Valium/Diazepam Shortage

timothymcdavid · Postby **timothymcdavid** » March 21st, 2020, 9:28 am

Hey guys ... anyone knows where one can get valium yes i got a prescription also any idea what caused and when this situation will return to normal?

pugboy · Postby **pugboy** » March 21st, 2020, 9:29 am

you come to the right place to ask

*KRONIK* · Postby ***KRONIK*** » March 21st, 2020, 9:40 am

Indeed

pugboy wrote:you come to the right place to ask

timothymcdavid · Postby **timothymcdavid** » March 21st, 2020, 9:46 am

Rest assured this isnt my first or only port of call ... you never know ... someone here might have scored some somewhere.

There have been folks asking for business and relationship advice on this forum general information on a now scarce commodity is small thing in comparison.

VexXx Dogg · Postby **VexXx Dogg** » March 21st, 2020, 10:05 am

For sleep?
Unisom is OTC and knocks you TF out

viedcht · Postby **viedcht** » March 21st, 2020, 10:11 am

pugboy wrote:you come to the right place to ask

rspann · Postby **rspann** » March 21st, 2020, 10:47 am

Stethan drugs in Heartland Plaza. I've heard people say Unisom works good as someone said here.

timothymcdavid · Postby **timothymcdavid** » March 21st, 2020, 1:05 pm

Tried there they are out ... this isnt for sleep ...

pugboy · Postby **pugboy** » March 21st, 2020, 1:10 pm

Strange it would be out of stock, very old drug and aren’t there generics by now ?
Try Ali’s they carry a lot of drugs

rspann · Postby **rspann** » March 21st, 2020, 1:14 pm

If it's not available , get the doc to prescribe an alternative. Spasms , anxiety , seizures can all be treated with other drugs .

timothymcdavid · Postby **timothymcdavid** » March 21st, 2020, 1:17 pm

Apparently the company that was importing it hasnt imported it for this year ... This medication prescribed for alot of different illnesses ... at this point I am more than a little annoyed that the doctor continued to prescribe this knowing that it isnt being imported. There are alternatives so we will see.

pugboy · Postby **pugboy** » March 21st, 2020, 1:18 pm

And dem mc will charge again just to change prescription

adnj · Postby **adnj** » March 21st, 2020, 1:59 pm

Diazepam is the generic. I have a dog that gets it for seizures.

It's on the WHO list of critical medicines so I can't imagine that it will be unavailable for long. The order has probably been sitting at the port for two months waiting for the shipment to clear.

Postby **nervewrecker** » March 21st, 2020, 2:31 pm

VexXx Dogg wrote:For sleep?
Unisom is OTC and knocks you TF out

Not on this end.

I have been noticing that quite a large number of people have sleeping issues.

Another set, the brain keeps running and processing stuff.

Cant help but wonder who else uses what.

Soul Collector · Postby **Soul Collector** » July 13th, 2021, 3:50 pm

bluefete's post on the sleeping pills got me thinking about this.

Are there still drug shortages in Trinidad right now? Pharmacies have been out of valium for years. Apparently the shortage has a lot to do with covid.

SARS-Cov-2 and drug shortages -Trends and lessons from a Caribbean perspective (2020)
https://www.caribbeanmedicaljournal.org ... -covid.pdf

Things not good in local health (2017)
https://archive.ttrna.org/index.php/new ... cal-health

Dizzy28 · Postby **Dizzy28** » July 13th, 2021, 9:18 pm

Public institutions are short on some stuff. My aunt who we look after is on sertraline prescribed by St Ann's however for the past few months we have had to get her the branded version Zoloft. Pretty expensive stuff.

De Dragon · Postby **De Dragon** » July 13th, 2021, 10:56 pm

Try the Zolpidem.........

timothymcdavid · Postby **timothymcdavid** » July 14th, 2021, 9:51 am

Aye boy first time ah ole post of mine get dig up ... lol ... still on an alternative that is being well tolerated.

The one thing that this pandemic has revealled is our healthcare system needs to be overhauled but I guess foreign exchange is better used to acquire ministers personal vehicles than medication.

Soul Collector · Postby **Soul Collector** » July 17th, 2021, 3:32 pm

Dizzy28 wrote:Public institutions are short on some stuff. My aunt who we look after is on sertraline prescribed by St Ann's however for the past few months we have had to get her the branded version Zoloft. Pretty expensive stuff.

Alright, thanks. And expensive is right yes... hope something works out to help the situation soon.

timothymcdavid - check PM

jedismurf99 · Postby **jedismurf99** » August 25th, 2021, 2:30 pm

Lexotan (bromazepam) is about to come back in stock.

Kenjo · Postby **Kenjo** » August 25th, 2021, 4:41 pm

jedismurf99 wrote:Lexotan (bromazepam) is about to come back in stock.

Anyone had any side effects from this ? Do you actually feel a difference with these anxiolytics ?

Soul Collector · Postby **Soul Collector** » August 25th, 2021, 6:36 pm

Kenjo wrote:
jedismurf99 wrote:Lexotan (bromazepam) is about to come back in stock.

Anyone had any side effects from this ? Do you actually feel a difference with these anxiolytics ?

In my experience with the drug many years ago, it offered little to no help. It turned me into a zombie at work and in general so I had to cut the course short, even though I lessened the dosage. Feeling dohtish and being unable to function is not what I would consider being helpful.

jedismurf99 · Postby **jedismurf99** » August 26th, 2021, 9:12 am

Dizzy28 wrote:Public institutions are short on some stuff. My aunt who we look after is on sertraline prescribed by St Ann's however for the past few months we have had to get her the branded version Zoloft. Pretty expensive stuff.

APO-Sertraline 50mg should be back in stock, still expensive but not as much as brand name Zoloft. (Around $10 ea)