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| hi guys..have MS and have been using viagra since the day it came
out...always worked pretty good in the past...not so much anymore. i
have to use 1 and 1/2 or 2 of the 100 pills to get a decent soft
erection anymore...see my ureo doc in 2 weeks...ahve thought about
asking him about caverject. anyone here use it?? work decent...do have
rx coverage...but it is now 20 to 30 copay for 90 day supplies...they
determine number of dosage units in 90 days...not great coverage..but
for retiree...not horrible either...any suggestions or info?? thanks
ralph
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| easy wrote:
> hi guys..have MS and have been using viagra since the day it came
> out...always worked pretty good in the past...not so much anymore. i
> have to use 1 and 1/2 or 2 of the 100 pills to get a decent soft
> erection anymore...see my ureo doc in 2 weeks...ahve thought about
> asking him about caverject. anyone here use it?? work decent...do have
> rx coverage...but it is now 20 to 30 copay for 90 day supplies...they
> determine number of dosage units in 90 days...not great coverage..but
> for retiree...not horrible either...any suggestions or info?? thanks
>
> ralph
I'll respond on the Viagra side of this and let the Tri-Mix guys talk to
alternatives in injectibles and pharmacies. I wound up in the same boat
nearing my 4th anniversary on Viagra. When I hit 150mg and was going
for 200mg I ran to the GP and she sent me back to my Uro. Uro switched
me to a pair of small doses of Levitra about 30 minutes apart, starting
an hour before foreplay -- mandatory wait, no cheating!
This is a PITA but has me back in the saddle (brings the blood plasma
level up slowly without the shotgun blast from Viagra). I'm ready for
the needle though--probably this summer.
....Lmac.
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| Lmac, when you say a pair of "small doses" of Levitra, how many
milligrams each?
Jim
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| Ralph;
>From the point of view of economics, T-mix might come out cheaper than
Caverject, even with a co-pay from the insurance on the Caverject and
none on the T-mix (if they will not cover that.)
T-mix costs me about $1.70 per event, including syringes and I have no
co-pay on it. Add up the projected Caverject cost to you then compare
with what T-mix costs - about $80 for a 5 ml vial which lasts months.
Jim
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| Jim wrote:
> Lmac, when you say a pair of "small doses" of Levitra, how many
> milligrams each?
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> Jim
>
After the Viagra foolishness, Uro started me out splitting a 20 and
spacing two 10mg doses by 45 minutes. (With the first dose 90 minutes
before stimulation). He asked that I then try to reduce to two 5 mg
doses. The game plan was to retrain my brain to respond to stimulation,
not the med side effects. (i.e. return to being a sexual animal rather
than a druggie.) Biggest problem here was the 90 minute wait -- made
things too damn 'formal.'
After a couple of months I zeroed in on a 10mg dose one hour before
stimulation followed by 5mg 30 minutes later. That, 'sweet-spot' combo
kept me nicely capable for 30-40 minutes after start of foreplay.
Splitting a 20mg pill in 1/4s was more difficult than accurately
splitting a Viagra into 1/3s and I'd usually wind up with unmeasurable
'crumbs.' So, I settled on two 10 mg doses, 30 minutes apart.
One more birthday has caught up with me since I started the 'two-dose'
Levitra routine and the pair of 10mg doses is just about right for me
now. Levitra is a very 'soft' med for me and the only side-effects I
get out of the 20mg total dose are sneezing and plenty of sinus drainage
after the prolactin surge followed by some hamstring pain about 12 hours
later. I suspect that I have a much larger prolactin surge than the
average guy and it's certainly higher than it was 5 years ago.
The other age-related problem is a greater than average loss of penial
length. I've read stats that show a 25% loss of erect length at age
70-75 in comparison to age 20. My loss has been over 35% and that
places a premium on erectile quality. Levitra is barely OK but I know
I'll need to find an improved strategy.
Annual Uro visit is coming up in a couple of months and I'm going to
propose a combo of Levitra and TriMix. Any thoughts?
....Lmac
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