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Difficulty obtaining acamprosate.

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liz62232
liz62232

My daughter has had a so far  successful home detox privately arranged and afterwards used acamprosate which had previously been prescribed for an unsuccesful detox.  She has now run out of acamprosate and our GP will not prescribe without going through the specialist service.  The specialist service will not prescribe until her appointment with them at the end of May.  I feel it is helping her and she needs all the help she can get, I am shocked by the lack of willingness of the services.  This only leaves the possibility of buying on-line (of course the professionals say don't do that).  Has anyone had experience of this?

 

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  • Joanna-SMUKLtd
    Joanna-SMUKLtd liz62232

    Posted

    Is there any scope for going back to the private physician who arranged the detox to get a prescription for the medication?

    Or any other private doctor close by you will likely be able to see her prior to the May appointment?

    Some do buy their meds online but there will be at least a 2 week wait for delivery and this forum is unlikely to allow responses about ordering online as it is against the regulations they have to follow with regards to a UK prescription-only medication.

  • sharon7979
    sharon7979 liz62232

    Posted

    Good luck with getting sorted, there are plenty of people on here that might be able to advise you. I havent tried any meds as such, i am taking a herbal supplement called kudzu which you may want to research. There is def something to it x
    • liz62232
      liz62232 sharon7979

      Posted

      Thanks Sharon...haven't heard of kudzu but will look it up. Thanks for your support.

    • sharon7979
      sharon7979 liz62232

      Posted

      Thats ok, good luck. It can be bought easily enough online and pretty quickly. Maybe it might help in the mean time anyway until her norm meds are sorted. Its not easy but your both doing well.
  • RHGB
    RHGB liz62232

    Posted

    I had to do it.

    I don't think there are any UK online pharmacies that do it, where you pay for an online prescription to get it, like you can with some prescription medications.

    You could try what Joanna has suggested, either the private doctor you have previously used or another private doctor, to get a private prescription.

    The only other option is abroad, which in my experience is seven to ten days and of course is more expensive.

    I know this is immensely frustrating, because I was in the same sort of position and once you break the continuity of taking acamprosate, you are in danger of relapsing.

    As Joanna has said, we're not allowed to discuss it on the forum, but if you look to go down the latter route, then feel free to PM me - that's the envelope icon under my avatar.

  • numpty
    numpty liz62232

    Posted

    Hi lliz,

    Yes this happened to me a while ago. I was told in no uncertain terms by a snotty doctor at my GP practice that they were not a drug and alcohol recovery service. I'm sure if I had gone with another illness, such as a mental health problem I wouldn't have been treated in the same manner.

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