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Dear List,
     I am wondering if anyone out there has resources on gluten-free
medications.  I can find name brand prescription medication info somewhat
easily,  but my problem is with generic brands.  I have terrible insurance
and it never authorizes name brands.  The generic brands almost always seem
to contain gluten.  Examples of meds I have had to take recently are
generic Flagyl and generic Soma.  Both of these medications have put my
system into an immune assault that I can barely deal with each day.  The
dermatologist I went to would not authorize my Dapsone without a biopsy and
my insurance will not pay for a biopsy.  I am swollen,  itching beyond
belief,  covered with welts and skin eruptions,  and so tired I cannot get
out of bed to be the single mother that I need to be each day.  I have no
more money for gluten drugs that the doctors I see prescribe and I am so
tired of living like this.  Does ANYONE know of inexpensive relief for the
itching and does ANYONE have references to publications I can get ahold of
that list gluten-free generic type dugs (for when they are needed)?  I sure
would appreciate any feed-back and will summarize responses back to the
list.

                                      Signed,
                                      Sick and tired of being sick
                                      and tired,
                                      Elizabeth
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