Posted by yxibow on October 17, 2008, at 19:29:14
In reply to Re: Want to taper down your havin a laugh, posted by manic666 on October 17, 2008, at 5:14:25
> jay i had to beg my gp to put me back on loz or i new i would not make it after being on a high dose .he said his hands were tied with the srinks disition , i said if you dont i will die its that simple with drink or overdose. he consuted the head g.p an they came up with 4 mg a day the most they were aloud in england to precribe. i settled for that . i took 2 on my first time back an the feeling transformed my mental state , not for long but inough to carry on .you may wonder how i came to be on 10 loz. i was on a repeat prescription of 28 a month,but when in remision saved up the loz istead of canceling the script so managed to save up loads witch was my downfall . because when i got bad i had a large supply nobody new an soon started taking to many an trouble loomed . manic666
Yes, that's the downfall of going AMA on your prescription management. I mean I can't blame you for wanting to drown your pain with more medication.. well that sounds a bit accusatory, I can't find a better way of saying it politely -- mitigate, maybe? -- for a lack of better words, but it unfortunately can create a situation like this.
Its the opposite of saving a "cushion", the extra amount that accumulates because some insurance can be overridden at less than 28 days, that people save enough for a bad spell but otherwise stick to their prescribed dose, or it occurs because the amount that is actually used is slightly less than the prescribed amount because medication is being adjusted.
I won't go further into that because whether or not I have done that, I don't advocate having large extra amounts of controlled prescriptions around, as it can lead to more deleterious effects than yours and I am not going to describe it but one can get the gist.
I won't say it but [unnamed pharmacy #1] won't dispense the benzodiazepine load I had before certainly, they counted it up against my weight and refused.
The other [unnamed pharmacy #2] has a documented reason from my doctor on file and that is where I have been prescribed from.
Doctors are a bit skittish here with what the DEA having their ear to the ground and their license, which is their ticket to a career.
But here you can prescribe more than "a typical dose", your insurance may or may not pay for it, but with preauthorization or with paying for the extra amount, you can get the prescription you need.
-- tidingsJay
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