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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

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Suggest Alternative Medication For Valdoxan

Hello Dr Rynne, Could you please advise if there is a cheaper option to valdoxan as I can t afford to be on this drug. I was prescribed this after having issues with Zoloft as I often forget to take my medication at the correct times even though I set alarms and I would feel very sick if I didn t take on time. I suffer from depression, severe anxiety and panic attacks. I have also suffered anorexia since I was 16 (now 35) but my gp decided to try valdoxan to help me sleep and eat more it started off at 25mg and has since increased to 50mg which I can t buy and have not taken any valdoxan for 3 nights now?????? I m also on 800mg Seroquel daily (300mg am + 500mg pm) and 300mg Lyrica (150mg am + 150mg pm). until February I was also using valium and serepax to help with panic attacks and anxiety + aid in getting off to sleep unfortunately my new GP will not prescribe either of them or even a sleeping tablet which I was given imovane. I have had maybe a few hours sleep per night (since start of Feb 15) + only eat 1 meal per day at 9pm approx. I can t afford to see a psychiatrist either. Although I was admitted to a private hospital in November 2014 for 1 month having TMS and my doctor trialled me on neulactil which I had an allergic reaction to and after telling nurses etc nothing was done for over a week?? It wasn t until I showed the head NUM not only did it have gluten in it (I m a coeliac), I was suffering from nearly every allergic reaction listed on website. So as a result I am not permitted to go back to the hospital and my doctor has refused to see me because I made a complaint to head office. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!
posted on Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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