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cluster CH.com Old Timer Offline WaterX3 - It helps! Posts: 259 Cologne(Europe) Gender:	More generic Imitrex Jul 30^th, 2010 at 7:33am Myiris news - Strides Arcolab gets USFDA nod for Sumatriptan Succinate injection: Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or
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Guiseppi CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline San Diego to Florida 05-16-2011 Posts: 12063 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA USA Gender:	Re: More generic Imitrex Reply #1 - Jul 30^th, 2010 at 11:07am Down side they're still sticking with just 6 mg shots, good news is the competition might drive the cost down a whsiker! Joe
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boski CH.com Alumnus Offline CH'S Suck for all that Suffer / The Pain The Pain Posts: 208 NYC Gender:	Re: More generic Imitrex Reply #2 - Jul 30^th, 2010 at 8:03pm Guiseppi wrote on Jul 30^th, 2010 at 11:07am: Down side they're still sticking with just 6 mg shots, good news is the competition might drive the cost down a whsiker! Joe What is the down side to the 6mg shot? Pardon my ignorance?
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Re: More generic Imitrex
Reply #3 - Jul 30^th, 2010 at 9:42pm

Many sufferers have found that 2-3 mg is all it takes to abort a CH. Some have gone to the vials which allows them to measure out just 2-3 mg per hit. Others who use the stat dose use the "Imitrex Tip" you can read about on the left, shows you how to break a stat dose down to up to 3 doses instead of just one by breaking it open and using a q-tip! Not for those shy of needles but a life saver for those whose insurance covers only so many shots.

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Joni CH.com Old Timer Offline Knowledge is Power Posts: 476 Gender:	Re: More generic Imitrex Reply #4 - Aug 1^st, 2010 at 2:52am I have a generic 4mg shot. Wish it were only 2mg, though.
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boski CH.com Alumnus Offline CH'S Suck for all that Suffer / The Pain The Pain Posts: 208 NYC Gender:	Re: More generic Imitrex Reply #5 - Aug 8^th, 2010 at 7:55pm Joe: I've used the 6mg vials for years now. Was looking for the down side. As I get 3 - 4 uses from 1 vial depending on strength of the beast. Wouldn't one just get fewer out of a 4? Sorry to be so dumb but I'm on plenty of Dopey-2-the-max remember. I use as little as I can to kill the sucker! 2mg or less.
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Guiseppi CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline San Diego to Florida 05-16-2011 Posts: 12063 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA USA Gender:	Re: More generic Imitrex Reply #6 - Aug 8^th, 2010 at 11:23pm Good point, it would just be nice if they'd do a stat dose with 2 mg so you could autoinject without the imitrex tip! I don't think I could do the q-tip thing with an exposed needle!!! Joe
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Re: More generic Imitrex
Reply #7 - Aug 10^th, 2010 at 2:15am

What about the vials? The dam auto injector needle is the
size of a roofing nail! With the vials I use just as much as I want.

But if needles aren't your thing I have a solution for all of you.

Get 3 kits and shorten the plunger in 2 of the pens.

#1 Kit you would modify the plunger to only inject 2ml

#3 Kit no modification

Now you could carry 3 pens and you would have 6 doses
from 1 of the 6mg stat dose kits.

All with no q-tip and no open needles

But the 31 gauge goes in so ez you don't even feel it.
The stat feels like a 8 guage! Shocked

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Re: More generic Imitrex
Reply #8 - Aug 10^th, 2010 at 2:19am

What about the vials? The dam auto injector needle is the
size of a roofing nail! With the vials I use just as much as I want.

But if needles aren't your thing I have a solution for all of you.

Get 3 kits and shorten the plunger in 2 of the pens.

#1 Kit you would modify the plunger to only inject 2ml

#2 Kit you would shorten but not as much

#3 Kit no modification

Now you could carry 3 pens and you would have 6 doses
from 1 of the 6mg stat dose kits.

All with no q-tip and no open needles

But the 31 gauge goes in so ez you don't even feel it.
The stat feels like a 8 guage! Shocked

Boski

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Re: More generic Imitrex
Reply #9 - Sep 5^th, 2010 at 11:56am

Glad I read this post...I didn't know they had come out with a generic version of trex yet. Called my pharmacy and they have it. Two questions:

1.) Does anyone know if their insurance will allow for more shots with generic since pharmacist says for 2 shots it's about $100 cheaper?

2.) Has anyone noticed a difference in the effectiveness between the generic and namebrand?

Thanks...I love this website!

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Guiseppi CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline San Diego to Florida 05-16-2011 Posts: 12063 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA USA Gender:	Re: More generic Imitrex Reply #10 - Sep 5^th, 2010 at 2:55pm I haven't noticed any difference between the speed of the abort or the effectiveness of it between the original and now the generic. It's cheaper, but still expensive, I'm allowed 4 doses a month now, like others I tend to stock pile on and off cycle. Joe
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cluster CH.com Old Timer Offline WaterX3 - It helps! Posts: 259 Cologne(Europe) Gender:	Re: More generic Imitrex Reply #11 - Sep 10^th, 2010 at 7:12am Bedford Laboratories to begin shipping of migraine drug Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or
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