Is there a generic Imitrex Pills? I was told that it wasn't coming out until next year. I did a quick search and found that it IS out.
Does anyone use a reputable dealer for these? Where can I get them.
Thanks.

  I havn't seen it yet but it looks like it sould be coming soon, I get my Imitrex through the VA and they always give generic if its available.
Hope its here soon then the price should drop no more monopoly by gsk.
     Phil




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Hay David,
   What do you order and what amount of pills do you use to abort a hit?   I assume it works pretty good for you?

Thanks,
Bill

billyjoe wrote on Oct 31^st, 2008 at 7:01pm:


Hi Bill - well strictly speaking Imitrex doesn't abort one but stops it once it starts. I might not be quite so nifty on the terminology as others here. As an abortive I use Topamax, which is also available at the Canadian pharmacies.

Far as I know the usual dose of Sumatriptan aka Imitrex is 100mg. You can take a maximum of 2 in 24 hours. I've never needed more than one, and I use it very, very sparingly. Think I ordered 12 of them for about $100... so Mrs. T. is beating that by rather a good margin in Mexico. (I'd love to have a link to that Mrs. T., if you're still reading this thread)

Have you tried oxygen? If not, I highly recommend it. Others here can give you more info, especially when it come to dealing with insurance companies. I just bought myself a tank of welder's 02 and fill it when necessary.

Good luck with all this - let me know if I can help further.
David

Balanchine wrote on Nov 1^st, 2008 at 12:48pm:


Hi, David.  Here's everything I've done and known.  I bought injections in Mexico many many years ago when I didn't have insurance.  At least 12 years ago, and at that time it was $25 shot (single shot).  Of course it's a pre-measured syringe for an auto-injector, so I was eye balling about 1/3 a shot at a time.  My neuro as well as my sister-in-law (M.D.) had no problem with my re-using the same syringe/needle, if I use up the shot in a week or two.  That was the last time I used Imitrex from Mexico.  Since then I've had my local pharmacy order injections in multi-dose vials to use with disposable insulin syringes.  That made my life a lot easier.

This time I'm between insurance again, and I had prices checked by a Mexican friend who visits his family every other weekend or so.  Injections are $30 for two shots (Imitrex), and generic pills are $35 for seven 100 mg tablets.  They've been out of injections for some time for some reason.  Mexican pharmacies apparently have some network going, and if one pharmacy doesn't have what you want, they get it from other stores for you.  Our friend checked 4 pharmacies in Tijuana, and generic pills are easy to find but not injections currently.

I tend to doubt you can get it via mail-order.  You need to be there physically.  Fluency in Spanish most definitely helps!  You don't need Rx to purchase, but you have to have Rx in your hand to cross the boarder.  Tons of San Diegans go to Tijuana to purchase meds.  Packages are different (in Spanish, of course), and many of them have a different name (i.e., Imitrex vs. Imigram).  But they're all the same, manufactured by Glaxo, Abott, whatever.

No problem, David.  I haven't been to TJ for over 20 years myself LOL.  Feel free to PM me when you plan on going down.  I'll ask my friend which pharmacies to try, and he can certainly get the phone numbers too so that you wouldn't waste your trip in case they're out.  He's originally from TJ, and his Mom still lives there.

I appreciate that, MT. At the moment I have a good supply on hand from my last Canadian purchase. Think I'd have to be going that way anyway for the price difference to make sense... but OTOH, I love burritos! I'll keep your kind offer in mind.

D.