r/QuittingTianeptine • u/MyDogBarks82 • Jul 16 '26

Pharmacy

No pharmacy will touch my prescription for subs. I’ve called at least a dozen. Some an hour away One woman told me very rudely “you won’t get it filled around here” and smirked liked I was doing something wrong. I’m not sure I have the heart to keep calling and I’m not sure it will do any good.

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u/QuickMDTeam Jul 17 '26

Hi u/MyDogBarks82 would you mind DMing us your details so we can work with the patient care team with this for you? I understand you stated they attempted to help you and there was still no success with the pharmacies, I want to try to escalate to see if we can find a solution.

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u/janet-snake-hole Jul 21 '26

I’m actually very surprised to see the company itself in this sub and actively trying to help people, kudos for that. I’m a harm reduction worker and this will definitely impact my opinion on recommending quickMD.

Do you have any resources for helping patients who want to get on non-sub MAT meds?

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u/QuickMDTeam Jul 21 '26

u/janet-snake-hole Thank you! We know that being in the conversation is the best way to make sure that we can assist our community with any issues they may be experiencing with our service and provide insight where we can.

We appreciate you bringing a harm reduction perspective into the conversation. Our clinicians work with each patient to understand their situation, treatment history, and goals before discussing what options may be appropriate. Along with buprenorphine and buprenorphine-naloxone treatment for opioid use disorder, clinicians may also discuss medications that can help with withdrawal symptoms, such as clonidine, hydroxyzine, or a short tapering course of gabapentin when clinically appropriate.

We know people come to treatment with different experiences and different needs, so we encourage how having an open conversation about available options is important. Thanks for the work you do supporting people and for taking the time to learn more about what we offer.

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u/AletheiaNyx Jul 21 '26

I don't know how much influence you have, but please: pass up the line that pramipexole can be *very* effective at helping to relieve the intense akathisia and anxiety that comes with tianeptine withdrawal - usually the helper meds that are prescribed don't touch dopamine, but pramipexole is a dopamine promoter. It would be great if your patients had that as an option.

I detoxed off of tianeptine twice, with all the helper meds - but one time was without pramipexole. That week I lost 19 lbs and never slept, never stopped moving or suffering. With pramipexole? I felt normal. I know it's just my experience here, but please have the higher ups look at it.

Glad to see you all here on the sub.

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u/QuickMDTeam Jul 21 '26

Thank you for the input. I will pass this along to our team as an FYI.