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(Message started by: survivor13 on Nov 16^th, 2004, 12:15pm)

Title: another imitrex tip
Post by survivor13 on Nov 16^th, 2004, 12:15pm

most long time suffers probally already know this! but during days or weeks that your not in cycle (if u can afford it) build up a reserve of shots.

Title: Re: another imitrex tip
Post by unsolved1 on Nov 16^th, 2004, 12:29pm

Most neurologists have samples of Imitrex. This is a much cheaper way of obtaining the med. Try getting a neuro to give you some every week, regardless of if your in pain or not.

Now thats a way to stockpile !! ;)

Unsolved

Title: Re: another imitrex tip
Post by tpitts77 on Nov 16^th, 2004, 3:47pm

I finally got my insurance to give me 8 kit refills a month. I have a real nice reserve stockpile.

HooRay for me!

Title: Re: another imitrex tip
Post by marlin on Nov 16^th, 2004, 3:59pm

I'm on new insurance now but I used to have this great arrangement -- I had a mail-order pharmacy thru my insurance that would send 3-month supplies of 24 kits until I said stop, all for free. I must have stockpiled 200 doses at least.

Going through them now. I thought the CHs might be gone for good until a few weeks ago. Lucky I piled em up...

Title: Re: another imitrex tip
Post by Mac_Muz on Nov 20^th, 2004, 10:08pm

late in the game here... Anyone know what shelf life is? Mac

Title: Re: another imitrex tip
Post by unsolved1 on Nov 20^th, 2004, 10:28pm

on 11/20/04 at 22:08:15, Mac_Muz wrote:

late in the game here... Anyone know what shelf life is? Mac

Not sure on that 'officially'...but i've taken shots that had been expired for over 2 years many times.

Unsolved

Title: Re: another imitrex tip
Post by Kris_in_SJ on Nov 21^st, 2004, 8:05pm

According to my doc, almost all meds are still good up to 10 years past their exp. date. The exceptions are chemotherapy drugs and any that contain nitro (as in heart-type) meds. They might lose some effectiveness, but never truly "expire."

Kris