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Originally Posted by bluebicycle
This is the second time I've taken expired meds by mistake. This time around, it was klonopin, even though I really, REALLY didn't want to take Klonopin for my agitation. Now I feel worse knowing that I took expired s***.
It expired 8/29/2018, so... Not too far off. I think I'm fine. About a month ago, I took Ritalin that expired in April 2018 and was fine.
I'm just going to go through my PRN meds and toss the old ones so that this never happens again. I'm a huge idiot.
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No need to worry. My pdoc is also a pharmacist and she's told me that meds last for years as long as they are kept in opaque or amber bottles (I assume the same is true for the green bottles a few places use). It's not good to stockpile meds or anything but all meds "expire' a year from when they are filled and that's just an arbitrary thing. You can of course check with your own dr/pharmacist.
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Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD.
Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2.5 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily
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