Posted by johnj on May 31, 2008, at 19:14:56
In reply to Re: The best Tricyclic for anxiety.... » johnj, posted by torachan on May 31, 2008, at 17:49:50
I had a pdoc here in the US who wrote prescriptions for me and a family member sent them to me. Here in the US you can get a 3 or 6 months supply if you have been on a med and are stable on it. That is what I did. All legal. You may want to talk with your doc and maybe he will work with a pdoc over there that speaks English. I would lay a lot of groundwork now.
What is best is to get on something that you can get in Japan. Nortryptiline is one of those. I think you can get remeron now, but I don't like that med. Seriously, I would try a tca with effexor and if it works try maybe weaning off effexor. I believe you can get any benzo over there as I got tranzene when living there. Newer meds. I think a tca for sleep is better than remeron and seroquel. Again, I didn't have luck with those in the long run when comparing them to a tca. TCA side effects improve over time too. Nortyp has a low side effect profile too. If/When I try another med it will be some type of tca. I can't see low doses for sleep having many side effects.
You can import your meds no problem. I even did it when I was working in the US and Japan. I would spend 6 weeks or more and one time I had my doc office ship it over. They were cool about it. I don't think the healthcare in Japan would cost you that much but I compare it to the US which is way more expensive than Japan or Canada due to national programs.
I can't remember what a visit in Japan costs but it is cheaper than the 20 US I pay over here for a visit. I am used to relatively high costs so it doesn't seem high to me.
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