Posted on 07/19/2009 3:17:48 PM PDT by Jemian
Can anyone help?
The medicine is called “ANALSIK” and is a combo drug of 2mg diazepam (valium) and 500 mg of methampyrone. I need to know what the last chemical is, what can I take along with it (B12, benadryl, antacids, etc), how often and in what dosage should I take with it, and how do I take it, along with food, empty stomach, milk, water, diet coke or tea, AND what are the side-effects?
I live overseas, next to a jungle and doctor care here is sparse. We (the ex-pats here) have to be pro-active in diagnosis and treatment. The good side is that we can get medicine much easier and less expensive than is available in the US. The downside is that we have to have a vast body of knowledge about medicine which is outside of our training.
Sunday I have an extremely debilitating headache and, oddly enough, I was out of the standard analgesic. So, my husband goes to the drugstore, describes the situation and asks if they had anything to treat me. They give him the drug listed above, but no other information AT ALL. So, we began the research when he got home. We found it should be taken 3 times a day with meals, but that methampyrone has dangerous side-effects and should be taken "only as a drug of last resort."
This left us with a lot of questions. I haven't used the drug yet. My husband went back to the drugstore and got some ibuprofen. It helped but I still have the headache.
That is interesting. I am anemic (or at least I was at the end of May) due to a B12 deficiency (which was being handled until during May I had TWO cases of malaria which chomped up all my new red blood cells).
Thank you. I think I’ll flush it.
Thanks. I appreciate your pinging him/her.
From the name of it, it appears you don't actually eat it.
Could not get back in. I remember it said it was an “NSAID”
Diazepam is valium, and 2 mg might relax your muscles a little bit. It also said for “psychic” headaches, hence my little joke, but that might be a tension headache.
About two or three times a week at most, I take 1 valium 10mg, when shoulder and neck get cricks. Sometimes, weeks between. No side effects except I feel relaxed and my muscles ease up some.
parsy, who is scared of pills
Thanks, parsy. I’ve been expecting jokes. Just google “analsik” and you get a lot of unwanted responses. At least for me they’re unwanted. If I click on those and the guys in the IT lab see it, I’m fired. No clicky for me!!!
Thanks for your ... er ... INPUT. ;)
I saw those! I did not go to those sights for fear of horrible viruses and such, but oh yes I saw them. It must be the day for it. Go to the dinosaur post and visit that site. Very interesting scientific study over to the right of the linked story. I recognized Betty Page.
parsy, who is embarrassed that he recognized her
Always take with 12 year old scotch, single malt, or a GIQ of Colt 44.
Good advice even if you’re not needing a medicine.
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