For four years the medical profession has been unable to diagnose the cause of my wife's chronic nausea and fatigue. Domperidone is being given to her for a ten day trial. I realize the drug is not available in the US, but it can be purchased in Canada.

I tried it in 2009 and paid $34.00 month. It was becoming costly with my other medications and not covered under US Health insurances. It did work but my EES works just as well and is covered. A friend of mine "finally" was diagnosed with gastroparesis (felt she had it for years), and was placed on domperidone but shouldn't have. First, it is from Canada (not under our FDA and technically we are not to buy across country lines...even though used in Europe and Canada about 30 yrs and very good) but her cost is $700/month and her friend's at the pharmacy I used, is now up to $500/month she said. My friend is elderly and has a cardiac pacemaker, tears in her aortic arch and congestive heart failure. All "NO's" for domperidone's usage. She did not get a paper with side effects but, her daughters and I looked on the computer and she was shocked. My brother-in-law had 2 pharmacies that compounded it locally for him (they did it for years) but they discontinued doing it. He now obtains it from Canada and does help him a lot like it did for me. I do not remember his cost but I don't believe it was that high. I could be mistaken. The USA should manufacture it.