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“Latisse Well Worth It -- I Use Off-label Lumigan Because It's Cheaper - Denver, CO”

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Spent: $100 in Denver, Colorado

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Updated 17 Sep 2009

Posted 12 Jul 2009

I have been dying to try Latisse ever since I heard about the Marini Age Intervention Eyelash conditioner. Then her offices got raided by the FDA for illegally using a prescription drug, bimatoprost, in an over-the-counter product, and I couldn't find anyplace to buy Marini's lash product.

Anyway, I had my doctor write me a prescription for off-label Lumigan. It costs a lot less. I use a soft retractable brush to apply it each night after I take off my makeup and wash my face. I have been using it for 2 weeks, and I am already seeing some improvement in my lash thickness. Since I reuse other applicators like eyeliner and lip gloss, I am not worried about contamination at all. I think it's fine to use a eyeliner brush, as long as it's dedicated to applying Lumigan only, and not used for anything else.

The main reason why I wanted an eyelash growth stimulator is because my lashes are stick-straight. Unless I curl them, my eyes look very tired. Although my lashes are already decently thick, long, and jet black, if they are longer it will be easier to curl them.  In another few weeks I will post my before/after pictures.

Updated on Apr 17, 2009:

Just a quick update. I have been using Lumigan (same thing as Latisse) for close to 7 weeks now. I still love it.

My lashes are getting fuller and longer. I have to admit that my right eyelashes are doing better than the ones on the left, even though I apply it evenly every night. Kinda sucks, but I just go light on the mascara on my right eye since they need less, and just use a little more on my left eye and they look pretty much even. Hey, they warned about

In another month or so, I'll post an "after" picture so folks can see the progress. I am moving to Alaska in a couple of weeks and my laptop just died...so hopefully I'll have a new setup when I get there. Things have been hectic to say the least. =P

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My optometrist was a total jerk and refused to write me a prescription. Don't argue with them, just go see another doctor.

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Pattye 16 Mar 2009
I'll be waiting to see pictures of the results. Who should I order through?
posey_rosie 17 Mar 2009
I live in the United States but I use a foreign mail-order pharmacy because it's cheaper. I will post "after" pics in another 8-10 weeks or so after they've fully grown in!
Lucky Peg (unregistered guest) 18 Mar 2009
I have been thinking of ordering lumigan using a foreign on line pharmacy. No RX required. I am somewhat hesitant to use a credit card. What mail-order pharmacy did you choose? Did you run into difficulty asking a doctor to prescribe lumigan?
amandda g 23 Mar 2009

would you mind letting me know which pharmacy you ordered from. A spa sells it near my home but she wants to charge me $50 to write the prescription and then $120 for

Latisse

. Thats $170!

amandda g 28 Mar 2009
Thank you so much for posting all of this valuble information. I went through the pharmacy you suggested and ordered Lumigan.=) I'm so looking forward to getting this!=) Thank you again!
angela h (unregistered guest) 13 Apr 2009
that is because she wants you to buy it form her. This is unethical and greedy
chandy 16 Apr 2009
Please DO NOT order a product that goes near your eye from a no prescription required foreign pharmacy!! Products are approved by the FDA in this country for a reason. You have no idea what is really in the product if you try to bypass this safety net. The packaging can look the same and list the same ingredients but NOT be the same at all. And not manufactured in sterile conditions. It is not worth your eyesight to save a few bucks.
California Crookedteeth 20 Apr 2009
Chandy, I received my Lumigan, ordered online from foreign shores, and it's made in the USA, has a good batch number, is properly sealed, and is well within it's use-by date. Checked out fine.
Ajay Ahuja M.D 27 Apr 2009
Go to the spa or doctor who carries it. Then total cost would be $120 or $125
lashlover (unregistered guest) 8 May 2009
Believe it or not, a Dr. refusing to write you a Lumigan script is VERY ETHICAL. FYI-Lumigan and Latisse are priced the same in the pharmacy. If everyone who wanted Latisse got a Lumigan script, what do you think the insurance companies would do? I will tell you. They would make Lumigan a 3rd teir co-pay or require a prior-authorization from the physician in order to fill it. Think of all the people on Lumigan that actually need it to manage their eye disease. Your doctor offering you 2 for $200 is offering you a $40 savings. Not to mention, you are doing it legally, under a doctor's supervision, and you get the applicators.
highfashionlady 16 Aug 2009
It's exactly the same product and it's made by the same company.
oldteacher 20 Mar 2009
I am trying to order this online myself. I do not have a prescription. Do you know of an online pharmacy I can purchase this generic without a prescription? (Without is costing the same as brand Latisse. Thanks!
Latisse fan (unregistered guest) 28 Jun 2009
Latisse is prescription only. I wouldn't advice you to get a lumigan rx, for it is insurance fraud and you/your doctor could both be in SERIOUS trouble for having your insurance pay for a glaucoma drop you dont need. No generics available...it's a new product. Get the rx of latisse from your O.D and stretch it to last two months.
APRIL2009 21 Aug 2009
WHERE CAN I PURCHASE THE PRODUCT AT THE BEST LOW PRICE>
bebe4u27 11 Sep 2009
Shop around, call a few Drs. and eventually you will find a deal. I found this Med Spa in my area thru the Find a Doctor option on the Latisse website that offered free consultation and $80.00 per bottle minumum three bottles. They also sold it for $99.00 per bottle. I did the three bottles for $80.00 each, knowing this would last like 5 months! Shop around call several med spa places, use the find a doctor on the Latisse website and eventually you will find a deal! I also heard costco had it for like $90.00, maybe maybe not. Most med spa places give free consultations and have specials! Good luck!
posey_rosie 20 Mar 2009

Luckypeg & Pattye, if you change your settings on your profile I can send you a message directly. Oldteacher I already sent you a message. Anyhow, I went through {edited} and had a great experience with them. However it took sixteen days for my shipment to reach me because they are so far away.

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posey_rosie 21 Mar 2009
Although some of the doctors have said in their Q&A about Latisse that it has a lower concentration of bimatoprost than Lumigan, according to the patient information that's untrue. According to the prescribing information, both Latisse & Lumigan are bimatoprost ophthalmic solution 0.03%. So they are the exact same formula...except they have different brand names.
oldteacher 22 Mar 2009
Thank you so much. When I wrote the first post, I thought I had ordered the Lattisse, but later received an email telling me that my order would not be shipped until I sent in a valid prescription. I changed my post to reflect this, you may have been wondering what I was talking about! I was able to order it from the site you sent the link for. Thanks again!
highfashionlady 16 Aug 2009
I even called Allergan and was told that the 2 products are identical. The only difference the rep told me was the applicators with Latisse
bebe4u27 11 Sep 2009
Hmmmm...intresting... cause they say that latisse is not was strong, but you just proved it's the same. Maybe they came up with this theroy that it's not as strong because it's applied to your eye lid on top of your skin instead of directly on your eye, which in that case would make it less potant and maybe that where they came up with this munber.
Bigslacker. 23 Mar 2009
I would like to know if that online pharmacy send you Lumigan that was sealed or somehow protected, I just want to make sure is not some knock off, since I'm gonna use it so close to the eye. I checked ingredients for Lumigan and Latisse and they basically the same (active ingredient plus conservatives). I can't wait for your after pics!:)
Bigslacker. 26 Mar 2009

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Using it once a day it should last about 6 months (3ml). I guestimate that after using Jan Marini Intervention for a year (I think it was 5ml). Price is with shipping, no prescription needed. I believe exp date is Aug 2010 (I asked them). They ship pretty fast, but it takes about 2 weeks to get to US. I wait for it now. I hope that'll help!

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California Crookedteeth 26 Mar 2009

I've just ordered from {edited}. I figure it's not that much money to risk, but I'd caution people about one thing -- this business is in Vanuatu, in the South Pacific. I'm going to give the product a thorough going over before I put it on my lashes. Real pharmaceuticals have lot numbers and other information that make it possible to know if you have a fake.

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Becca Goodwyn 19 Mar 2010

Thank you for your ingenuous way of sharing your "best kept secret" source. My dermatologist who "prescribed" it has a routine-he does not give out the RX. He sold me the package costing me $165 per 3ml of Latisse. I told his manager that what they are doing is coercing their patients to buy from them and it is illegal. They agreed to verify that I have an RX with them but still, Latisse is cost prohibitive to a lot of people and when we can use the generic, it is irresponsible to continue paying too much when we can get the same results, right? I have found another website which charges half the price of {edit} :-) but at the moment, I have not received my order as I was out of the country when they shipped it and my local Post Office cannot locate the shipment. Anyway, I called your {edit} :-) and was trying to negotiate a price cut for 10 bottles. It was amusing, 6 for $120 and ten for $200. Duh! But it includes shipping. My website charges $5 per bottle. In any case, I have been combing RealSelf for some of my REALself "community" to drop some hints and I saw yours. I have to be an idiot not to figure it out. I called them, they seem nice. And so my lashes will go on and on! Have a wonderful weekend. I am putting my order NOW.

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California Crookedteeth 26 Mar 2009
Bigslacker, your name is not clickable. Can you click on mine and tell me what Web site and product you were talking about?

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