Can't say as I ever have.

This is what I found in the insert:

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Good thing Jimi didn't find that answer for you - he usually gets $2.00.

Linda_Howell wrote on Apr 18^th, 2011 at 10:12pm:

I will PM you.

You're welcome.

Not met, exactly.  He sent me an e-mail through my Family Services for OUCH, and yes,  He says he lost his corneas.

Well I'm not too happy about this.  I use A LOT of Imitrex while in cycle.

Sami

I think anyone here would say...moderation.  They've certainly been known to cause rebounds and who the hell wants that.  Out and about, especially in public with no other way to abort, it's a Godsend.  Every day...no way.

BTW... I sent that guy all the info and help I could re: Imitrex use.  I have YET to hear back from him.  Guess he didn't like what I had to say.   

Here's another report.  It appears that there are no known problems of this nature in humans (dogs only at this point).

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Corneal Opacities: Dogs receiving oral sumatriptan developed corneal opacities and defects in the corneal epithelium. Corneal opacities were seen at the lowest dosage tested, 2 mg/kg/day, and were present after 1 month of treatment. Defects in the corneal epithelium were noted in a 60-week study. Earlier examinations for these toxicities were not conducted and no-effect doses were not established; however, the relative exposure at the lowest dose tested was approximately 5 times the human exposure after a 100-mg oral dose or 3 times the human exposure after a 6-mg subcutaneous dose.

The above is also in the insert for Imitrex injections (Sagent Pharmaceuticals).

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Ricardo, I also asked him that.  He said he was taking 4 injections per day for the several months his cycle lasted.  I believe another reason he never answered me back after the 2nd. e-mail was because I flat out told him he was taking too much and the dosage  should be..no more than 2 per day.   In my opinion, even that is too high.

Ricardo wrote on Apr 23^rd, 2011 at 12:31pm:


It's been said that I might have been a bit rough here, and maybe I was...Sorry if I offended anyone.  I know there are good doctors and bad doctors.  My doctor is great in some ways, not so great in other ways.  He's been my doctor since I was 8, so I've been hesitant to switch...but he's just too busy (he's the CEO of the hospital now, doesn't see many patients anymore) to really give me the level of attention I've needed.  So in some ways I guess it's my own fault, I know what I need but haven't taken the steps to get there.  I'm sure some of this comes from my experiences when I was dealing with epilepsy.  The Doctors threw all sorts of poison at me that didn't work, and it didn't ever really seem like the point was to find out why I was having them.  Just through dope at them until they stop.  When I did enough research myself I found links between gluten allergies and epilepsy and cured myself.  My Doctor's still convinced that they "miraculously" disappeared. 
     I think that's my major beef with the health care industry and doctors.  It's a given that doctors are supposed to make lot's of money.  Think your doctor would have more time to research your clusters if he took a smaller paycheck and had less patients?  I do.

Sorry If I offended anyone, or high jacked a thread--back on point--As far as the corneal softening only happening with dogs that had extreme amounts of Imitrex, that might not be true.  It said they found the effect in the lowest dosage tested.  Who knows how much it takes to have happen.  (obviously a bit though, cause we're not all blind)