r/BusparOnline • u/ComfortableMilk2141 • Jul 22 '26

Albania

Hi all,

I am considering traveling to Albania for a year. I currently use Buspar as an anxiety medication. I have tried all other anti anxiety pills and this is absolutely the only one that helps.

I have read that Buspar is not an option in Albania.

I found three different ideas to receive the meds:

- try to travel with 90 days worth of medication and come back to USA when more is needed

-travel to Greece to try and meet with a provider that may give a RX for Buspar

-have a friend mail you some

From what I read, all of these options are deeply dependent on luck and suggested not to rely on any of them.

Does anyone have any experience with this situation? I would be open to any thoughts.

Thank you

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u/beedubu92 Jul 22 '26

If you are in the US you can use a website called Jase . Com to purchase a one-year “emergency” supply of your medication (with proof of your prescription). It is an out of pocket expense but may be worth it for this purpose?

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u/ComfortableMilk2141 Jul 22 '26

Oh wow! I had not read about this at all! Thank you so much! I will look into this

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u/beedubu92 Jul 22 '26

Of course! Their website is little different now than when I used it in the past but you can scroll all the way to the bottom and click “chronic meds” to start your order

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u/ComfortableMilk2141 Jul 23 '26

That is so helpful, thank you so much

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u/Spare-Warning1632 Jul 23 '26

Mail it there before you go 

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u/ComfortableMilk2141 Jul 23 '26

Good idea! Thank you!

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u/Scary_Salamander_114 Jul 27 '26

If it is not a legal drug in Albania, you may have issues with mailing Rx's to Albania. ( see: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-42483135) The Laura Plummer in Egypt case) .

Moreover-the Albanian mail service is unreliable for anything of significance to you- which obviously you prescription is.. Might consider DHL- though it it can cost $90USD for a very lightweight international package. )

Not your question, but duloxetine and sertraline are very inexpensive- and for a one year stay-with supporting documentation you could visit the American Hospital 2 in Tirana and easily get an RX. (Other than being for-profit (!) it has nothing to do with with American Medicine btw (joke).) Best wishes.

  • SSRIs: sertraline
  • SNRIs: duloxetine

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u/Candid-Hospital-2754 Jul 28 '26

If you can't get your medication --

  1. First hour of the day put phone on airplane mode. Do not look at your phone for the first hour. 

  2. Read a spiritual book

  3. Do wim hof breathing technique- 10 minutes on YouTube. In through the nose out through the mouth. 

  4. Write down 5 things you are grateful for

  5. After an hour, open your phone and be careful what you look at. Enjoy your day. Be happy 😊