• tourist@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    My mom has a similar condition

    If she feels a migraine coming she has to take Relpax (eletriptan) ASAP. If she takes it too late, it may not work.

    On top of that, it’s the only medication that works for her migraines. Even worse, the medication needs a prescription in South Africa (it’s OTC in some other countries); it’s stupid expensive; each box has like 4 pills; and the pharmacists keep saying Pfizer is going to stop producing it. I don’t think generics are available. Haven’t checked in a while.

    Btw Isn’t isotretinoin for acne? Do you need a prescription for it?

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      4 months ago

      All the triptans are great, all expensive as fuck, fortunately effervescent paracetamol works better for me than any triptan.

      >Btw Isn’t isotretinoin for acne? Do you need a prescription for it?

      Yes and yes. Prescription like every 6 months and blood tests to check if my liver doesn’t want to kill me for treating it so bad. But I have the skin of a Korean model and my hair has 0 grease now, it’s great.

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        I went through so much lip balm over the course of a year while taking isotretinoin. Miraculous how well it works though. The acne hasn’t returned since finishing the treatment a year ago.

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          Oh right! At least one per month, beeswax or petroleum based for you? I preferred beeswax, the vanilla flavoured one smelled so good I wanted to kiss myself.