I agree. It sure does. I wonder when this problem is going to straighten out. They should stay in their realm,and let the doctors be in control of the medications. The insurance people started this in the 90's. BF:hug::hug::hug:

I can only fill my klonipin every 30 days now....it used to be I could fill them a few days early...not any more. So much for getting a stock pile....sigh
bizi

sorry bizi :-( same with me. I went to Walgreens a day early to pick up something else and I said while I'm here can I pick up my xanax? and they told me I'd have to come back tomorrow. So weird. So back the next day I went. :Heart:

Butterfly and Bizi,

Is this only about the Klonopin and Xanax? The benzodiazepines?
That is Yucky.

I have four other ways to get a stock pile.

1. Normally I take 2.5 mg Klonopin each day. Sometimes for two days out of the week I only take 2.0 Klonopin. I do not recommend doing that but I have done it in the past. At the end of the week, I have an extra 1.0 mgs saved. At the end of the month I have 4.0 and so on.

2. Schedule more frequently appointments with the pdoc. For example my pdoc's office wants me to see him every three months. He writes the prescriptions for 30 days to be renewed two times before I see him.
Then I see him two weeks before my three months. I end up with two extra weeks of prescribed Klonopin. It is available to me in the pharmacy computer I believe.

3. Lie to the pdoc. Get him to write the script for more than what you actually take. For example, I could tell him I need 3.0 mgs and only take 2.5. I do not recommend this and most pdocs are reluctant to raise benzos but I have done this in the past with a different pdoc and it worked.

4. Tell the pdoc you lost a bottle. You can probably get away with this every four years or so. My pdoc wrote an extra prescription for Verapamil for me. I doubt he would do it for Klonopin.

M

are we undermedicated?
 

Hi,

I wonder if we are under medicated.

Maybe we need more pills so that we can have enough to work with.
YA know, it is a hassle to get to the pharmacy within the perfect time period to get my meds. :( :confused: It is hard to keep track of them them once I get them home.

I really do think we need extra pills in the house and the pdocs should accommodate us with that.
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More importantly, the pdocs are barely treating us if we are going to be short a few pills at the end of the month.

M

Oh Mari, I am so sorry you're depressed, I do understand, I have been feeling it myself, I think part of it is the weird weather we're having. I know rationally I shouldn't be as down and sad as I have been, but I can't help it Rationality only goes so far, you know? Things just ARE the way they are sometimes, and all we can do is just try to get BY until it passes. :(

Its not people like us that are on this forum in this room.

Its others that have made this necessary. They absued the system.
Made it necessary to make more restrictions on the medications.

I am sorry when someone needs something and can't get it.

it really isn't a good thing. I hate it most when I'm trying to get one of Derrick's seizure medications. That honestly is the worst.

Donna:hug::grouphug:

I hope those who are feeling depressed feel better soon. ((((HUGS))))
Mari, Pammie, waves, bobby.
love you all.
bizi

Yes! They should have a better plan for us. BF:hug::hug::hug:

Hi, Steve,

You are exactly correct.
And we should not have to think through this as much as we do.

Making sure we have our meds should be part of the standard of care. Pdocs should not hastily write a 'script, say good luck until next time, and send us on our way. :confused:

M