Forgetting to renew or pickup medications

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I struggle with this, frequently, and then I get unpleasant withdrawal symptoms before my doctor finally calls in my prescription.

I need to get better at calling further in advance so I have a surplus and don’t run out entirely.

Does anyone else have a problem with this?

I wish I wasn’t on anything because then it wouldn’t be an issue.

I use a mail order pharmacy and set up auto refills to do it automatically.

But, we changed to a new insurance company and it is a real hassle as they change their software.

Not exactly this but I have a problem with remembering to take my meds.

I struggle with this sometimes, too!

The problem for me is that a couple of mine are controlled substances, so I have to take the scripts to the pharmacy and can only get a 30 day supply.

I was off one of them for over a week because I was having trouble with my insurance.

I felt lousy!

I use a pill reminder, which holds a weeks worth of pills in seven compartments, each marked with a day of the week. They also come in other sizes.

I’m going to start using one, too.

I'm into cute stuff so I bought some cute pill reminders to motivate me to take my pills. At first it worked but then it lost its charm

My doctor still hasn’t called my prescription in. It’s frustrating. They said it’s because she’s working at the hospital this week. The hospital is in town, not some remote location.

I’m going to try to build up a surplus so this doesn’t happen again.

I always hoard medications because if I f**k up, the doctor f***s up, the pharmacy f***s up or some other scenario beyond any of our control, the only one to suffer the consequences is myself. I try to get overprescribed, figure out the dose I need and convince them I need a higher dose and hoard the excess(fine for drugs that I don't gotta pay out of pocket for). If you get overprescribed you gotta do the math and figure out what day you should be running out if you took the full dose and write that on your calender otherwise it can become obvious if the doctor bothers to check with the pharmacy when you refill. I also switch my meds often not for hoarding purposes but rather cause I build tolerance quickly to almost every drug and the leftovers of my old prescription go into the stockpile.

I try to refill early if I can(can't do that on controlled substances though), pharmacies here allow like 3-4 days early and work off the new bottle while stashing the leftovers in the previous bottle. I try and time my refills to as few different days of the month as possible. I also use a 24 hour pharmacy as well so if I really need to, I can just head over to the pharmacy even at midnight and get my meds filled. So if I do run into one of these problems I got a dresser full of pills I can rely on so I don't have to go through withdrawal or go without my meds. I've managed to find doctors who aren't chinsy on the refills either, all give at least 5 months, some as much as 12 months of refills at a time.

I’m really frustrated because the weekend is here and nothing has been done, and I’m running out of another one.

The problem came when I missed my doctor’s appointment. My kid was in the hospital, so I couldn’t make it.

Apparently, they can’t handle emergencies.

Last week I left the doctor's office with the prescription

What confused me was that the doctor left the room and returned with another doctor and an intern

("Just to say 'hi '. ")

The doctor shook my hand three times

Annoying b***h



The intern left the room and told me to wait for the nurse for the appointments

The nurse came

Nobody told me to stay or leave

Alzheimer's

Dementia

Executive processing dysfunction

Amnesia

Careless



f**k doctor Butler

She acted so indulgent, like a friend



But she was annoying