JON Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 Jon, have you tried Lomotil? I know you mentioned atropine. My uncle gave me some Lomotil on a business trip to Southeast Asia, it worked great for me. Almost to well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JON Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 (edited) I have tried atropine: Diphenoxylate which, according to drugs.com is the generic of Lometol. Didn't work. The Codeine they recently gave me has not worked either. Thanks for the tip, though. Edited August 1, 2011 by JON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT24usn Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I'm not sure if you are worried about the price or wandering what to take? If it is a price thing ( no insurance) sometimes the va hospital can do a formulary request for something not carried at the va and get it for you. Might be worth asking the va pharmacy and doctor. As for the medicine, they are still missing with my cholestyramibe trying to get it to work. Had my 6-8 inches of intestines taken out ( diverticulitis) and my gall bladder removed ( post chilcystectomy syndrome). Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JON Posted August 3, 2011 Author Share Posted August 3, 2011 Sounds like we have a lot in common. My ARNP Gastro tried to get the pharmacy to compound or buy Tincture of Opium outside VA- No dice. Saw a private Gastro-he suggested giving the codeine more time and possibly increasing dosage. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder john999 Posted August 3, 2011 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted August 3, 2011 Regular opiates are usually cheap and that is why the VA prescribes things like morphine and methadone. Years ago I asked for celebrex and the VA gave me morhphine instead.....price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder Pete53 Posted September 22, 2011 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted September 22, 2011 Lomotil worked very well for me also. I have a prescription and use it several times a year for a day or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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