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    #31
    That's interesting . Maybe order it on line?

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      #32
      It's out of stock on Amazon and they don't know when it will be available. I wonder if Sandoz barely manufactures it anymore now that non drowsy drugs are available. You can bet that if it helps MS they will ramp it up and charge a bundle for it though.

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        #33
        You tried asking for the generic name too--clemastine?
        SPMS diagnosed 1980. Avonex 2001-2004. Copaxone 2006-2009. Glatopa (glatiramer acetate = Copaxone) 12/20 - 3/19/24.

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          #34
          Originally posted by agate View Post
          You tried asking for the generic name too--clemastine?
          Joan is onto something, she's so smart! Not sure if this is exactly the same, check the study again for the exact name of the active ingredient, but a few possibilities on Howie's favorite site:

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            #35
            An old MSer looking for an old drug...LOL
            Love, Sally


            "The best way out is always through". Robert Frost






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              #36
              Equate Allergy Relief is the same med. I just did some digging, and anyplace carries it. I'm going to get some tomorrow at Food Lion when I get groceries.

              Also Claritin.
              Last edited by Howie; 08-09-2016, 05:01 PM.
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                #37
                Claritin is loratadine.
                ANN
                There comes a time when silence is betrayal.- MLK

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                  #38
                  Ann, if that was a question, then yes, same med.
                  "Given the millions of billions of Earth-like planets, life elsewhere in the Universe without a doubt, does exist."

                  Albert Einstein

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                    #39
                    I may have muddied things up with post #11 (7/31) in this thread. Tavist ND is loratadine.

                    Tavist (without the ND after it) is apparently the remedy that has been said to aid in remyelination -- clemastine.

                    Two different drugs. If you want Tavist, you ask for Tavist or Tavist Allergy or clemastine. If you want Claritin, you can ask for Tavist ND, and you won't be getting clemastine (Tavist). Is this confusing enough now?
                    Last edited by agate; 08-09-2016, 10:39 PM.
                    SPMS diagnosed 1980. Avonex 2001-2004. Copaxone 2006-2009. Glatopa (glatiramer acetate = Copaxone) 12/20 - 3/19/24.

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                      #40
                      Yes Agate I'm confusaledi !!
                      It doesn't take much Though!
                      Love, Sally


                      "The best way out is always through". Robert Frost






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                        #41
                        Howie,

                        Tavist = clemastine
                        Claritin = loratidine
                        Tavist ND = loratadine

                        The research was done with Tavist as clemastine
                        There comes a time when silence is betrayal.- MLK

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                          #42
                          I'm so confused now I'm not getting anything. Well, maybe a beer later.
                          "Given the millions of billions of Earth-like planets, life elsewhere in the Universe without a doubt, does exist."

                          Albert Einstein

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                            #43
                            Um, seems to me ANN made the whole thing clear, summing it up very neatly.

                            If you want the antihistamine that might help with remyelination, ask for Tavist or clemastine. It might make you drowsy but on the other hand it will probably help with any allergy problems you might have--AND it might even remyelinate. The facts aren't really in on that....

                            If you want an antihistamine that won't make you drowsy but isn't known to help remyelinate, ask for Tavist-ND, also known as loratadine, Alavert, Claritin. Generic name is loratadine.

                            And who knows? Somebody may find out that Claritin/Alavert/loratadine/TavistND cures MS.

                            Since I don't enjoy being drowsy, I'm sticking with the loratadine for the time being but I'm going to ask the new neuro about Tavist if the new neuro seems to have time for a question.
                            SPMS diagnosed 1980. Avonex 2001-2004. Copaxone 2006-2009. Glatopa (glatiramer acetate = Copaxone) 12/20 - 3/19/24.

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                              #44
                              It doesn't seem to take much at all to confuse him. Maybe someone dropped him on his head as a baby.


                              Whatever happens around you, don't take it personally. Nothing other people do is because of you. It is because of themselves. -- Miguel Ruiz

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                                #45
                                It's confusing because Tavist, and Tavist ND are called by different drug names simply because the Tavist ND doesn't make you drowsy. For all I know, the antihistamine I take at night has Tavist in it.

                                Oh, I ate soap when I was a baby, and was turning blue, until my panicked mom ran with me outside, headed to a neighbor's house, and when I hit that cold winter air, I started breathing again. Ever since, I love running naked through the neighborhood!
                                "Given the millions of billions of Earth-like planets, life elsewhere in the Universe without a doubt, does exist."

                                Albert Einstein

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