Re: Renewing Pain Medication/using a medication box

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> Keavan wrote:

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> My intent is to get one of those " by the week " pill boxes, put the prescribed

dosage in the little compartments when I have a prescription refilled and if I

find I can't stick to it, then I'll take it up with my doctor.

>

> He's fairly understanding, but he is the one who verified verbally what I

found to be true on my own and stated earlier, the more you take, the more you

need unless you discipline your body to get by on what's been prescribed.

>

> I hope this helps someone just starting out with prescribed daily narcotic

pain medication because the first time you run out and can't get a refill for

several days, you'll know why I posted this.

Keavan,

I take my meds at 5 am in the morning and I have inadvertently woke up and

forgot if I took my med or not and took another dose. So it is imperative to

use a med minder for me so I don't forget and don't run out and keep track.

You are right but also you should have break thu medications for time like those

and you might discuss that with your doctor since we all know when we over

extend, you just can't call your doctor at 3 am or on the weekend or wait the

day to two days when they call back for you to pick up a scrip or them to call

it in. Be prepared. I actually had one of my doctors to tell me to stash some

meds back for those bad days.

You can also ask you insurance for an override for vacation days and they

dispense a week in advance or " going out of town " but I would not do that very

often, a pharmacist got my medications that way for me.

You should be getting your medications a week in advance anyway as sometimes

they have to order them or it also plans for arranging to have it and not be

without them but I would discuss a break thru medication with your doctor for

those times you have problems.

I agree that there are times we need to have support other than normal days.

Bennie

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Hi Everyone

I mark on my calendar the week I will need my two narcotics refill. Then I call

to remind the nurse, and by Thursday I call too be sure it's read and pick them

up on Friday.

It's very wise (I learned the hard way) to keep enough narcotics to last an

extra week, if something comes up. Skip a few here and there, until you have

enough.

Using a daily medication box is the only way I can keep track of my medications.

I might take my morning medication, then can't remember later. So then I can

just check the box.

I put the number of break through narcotics in a separate container, so I can

remember how many I have taken. I can take 6 Lortabs, but I usually place 3 or

4.

One more very essential thing about the medication box, is that it can prevent

an overdose.

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Kaylene wrote:

> I mark on my calendar the week I will need my two narcotics refill. Then I

call to remind the nurse, and by Thursday I call too be sure it's read and pick

them up on Friday.

Good morning Kaylene and everybody else,

Whenever I get a new prescription and the old one isn't quite ready yet to

refill, I give my prescriptions to the pharmasist to hold onto for me until it's

time for a refill.

They have a filing system whereby they throw out the oldest of the RX's,while I

keep filling it up,lol. They have no problem refilling them for me.

PS I've a new email address, because somebody hijacked this one.

PLEASE send all other emails to; Jocko56beer@...

Thank you very much,