Hi all, I want to cut down on my Imitrex use. But my problem is I have to use it at least once a night (for a hit the O2 won't kill), often twice a night. And during the day I go to several places I can't take O2 along with me, not even a small tank. So I often need more than 2 shots per 24 hours.

I already use the imitrex tip DJ put on this site (although my dr and pharmacist don't approve of it, but that's easy for them to say), but it would be much more convenient if I could just get vials of the stuff and some insulin needles along with it. Now GSK in The Netherlands only imports the auto-injector and the pen refills. So the pharmacist tried, but couldn't help me. 

I also use energydrinks for daytime hits, to try and lessen my use of Imitrex. I'm also going to order a decent O2 mask from this site, hoping that will make the O2 more effective, especially for the nighttime hits. I already use a high flow regulator (25lpm).

My question is: does anyone from Germany or Belgium know if you can get the vials there? If so, I hope I can work something out with my ins. co.

I've also tried melatonin before bed (several weeks) and it doesn't work for me. 

Lottie

I'm currently on lithium and methysergide. Lithium is fairly new to me, so I'll have to wait and see if it's going to work.

ClusterChris wrote on Oct 10^th, 2009 at 9:31am:


That's good news Chris. Verapamil works well for many, but not all.

Have you tried Clusterbusting method aswell Lottie? Or checking that Hormone Replacement Therapy?

2-3mg of Imitrex are more than enough even for a very strong hit in my case, as for most people from what I've read so far. Vials do not exist in my country either (Italy). The mystery of the sole availability of 6mg doses thickens, above all when very few people have as few as 2 hits per day, also knowing that injecting all that Imitrex during clusters - for years - is quite dangerous for your heart, too.
When necessary, try to endure the extra hits using O2.

I'll also quote Matty, adding that the Clusterbuster method has proven to be effective on most people without having to wait the usual 14 days, like sertraline, lithium therapies and such; it also implies avoiding injections. I recently went from a complicated and tiring sertraline, di-hydroergotamine therapy and Imitrex (average of 4 hits a day nonetheless) to an innocuous average of 1 hit every 1-3 days, using 0.2-0.4g of Psilocybe Cubensis every 2-3 days (for me, this is not even close to a psychoactive effect). So far, I have not had the need for Imitrex or other expensive drugs anymore.

Plus, I wouldn't disdain the fact that your country is the only one on Earth where applying this method doesn't get you in jail. And therapy sources are always trustworthy.