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(Message started by: BstnEagles on Dec 10^th, 2003, 1:39am)

Title: Suspicious
Post by BstnEagles on Dec 10^th, 2003, 1:39am

Hey all,

Today I went to the school infimary to see about this cold I have. THey told me I ahve bronchitis and while I was there, I got a bad cluster. They had me lay down and then the docotr wanted me to take a Relpax tablet. I told him I did not think it was a good idea because I had taken a zomig nasal the day before (less than 24 hours) and that the box says not to take two different triptans in a 24 hour period. He said it would be fine, but I did not take the pill. I have never even heard of Relpax. Here's what WebMD had to say about it:

Do Not Take If:

have taken another serotonin receptor agonist within the last 24 hours - these include almotriptan (Axert), frovatriptan (Frova), naratriptan (Amerge), rizatriptan (Maxalt, Maxalt-MLT), sumatriptan (Imitrex), and zolmitriptan (Zomig, Zomig-ZMT);

I found this suspicious. Also tonite I am addding 80mg of verapamil on top of my 240mg time release. Going to the doc tomorrow, gotta find out about O2 and Lithium.

Later all....

Title: Re: Suspicious
Post by Bob P on Dec 10^th, 2003, 9:37am

That 24 hr thing is on the cautious side. Many of us have taken these meds without much regard for that caution and I have yet to hear of a bad reaction.

Myself, I take 3 times the allowed amount of cafergot with nothing more than cold fingers and toes.

BTW - even upping the verap to 320mg is on the low side. Most success is seen with doses of 480 - 960mg/day.