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#1
Oct 21, 2015, 12:38 PM
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I just got out of the pharmacy and I swear it took them an hour to fill all my crazy meds. After rattling to my car, I got in and cried. Is this how the rest of my life is going to look like? Monthly trips and a bundle of bottles on my nightstand table that scream "***** you crazy" everytime I look at them. I've been at it for ten years now and I guess this just shows I'm still having trouble excepting this. My BP runs my life. I can't work. And even if I got a job, I'd probably get fired again for my anxiety attacks. When will the cycles end? I can't take it anymore. Thanks for reading my rant. Needed to get it out.
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 Anonymous48690, CopperStar, jacky8807, Nammu, raspberrytorte, spring2014, WibblyWobbly, ~Christina
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#2
Oct 21, 2015, 12:49 PM
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A twisted sense of humor helps me out a bit. Whenever they realize I'm there to get a refill for an anti-psychotic, they tend to take on a nervous-niceness that secretly cracks me up inside.
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#3
Oct 21, 2015, 12:53 PM
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Just wanted to stop in say Wow do I relate to this post! It's great finding people who know the struggle but I wish none of us had to face it...feel better!
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I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning, I sleep alone Sweep the streets I used to own I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes Listen as the crowd would sing Now the old king is dead! Long live the king! One minute I held the key Next the walls were closed on me And I discovered that my castles stand Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand |
| ComfortablyNumb5
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#4
Oct 21, 2015, 12:53 PM
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Every time I go they screw up my prescription so I get to stand there. They've only seen the nice side of me so far. We try really hard to not get triggered, but the Angry One appears and makes an azz of us, then leaves. So getting triggered is not a good thing.
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#5
Oct 21, 2015, 01:08 PM
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I hate going to the pharmacy because it seems like every time I'm there, there's an insurance issue and I have to yell back the name of the drug I'm picking up which lets everyone standing nearby know that I have mental issues. As if I needed more people knowing... |
| WibblyWobbly
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#6
Oct 21, 2015, 01:26 PM
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Well thank god my pharmacy is in my pdocs office and they only do psych meds.
But I've had to use chain pharmacies before and that is embarrassing when they say "ok we'll get that Xanax and seroquel ready!" But other than that, my purse rattles. My bro makes fun of it and calls me our "crazy aunt June". So we joke about that and that's good. But my nightstand is filled with bottles. Every morning...rattle rattle, sip oF water. And again before bed. Thank god my bf is supportive and doesn't even ask questions. He KNOWS what they're for but he's good with it. |
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#7
Oct 21, 2015, 01:29 PM
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I go to the pharmacy a lot. They know me by name there and the pharmacist always asks if my husband is still tall.
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Oct 21, 2015, 03:58 PM
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They know me by name I go there so much. About three times a bunch I think.
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#9
Oct 21, 2015, 04:32 PM
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The pharmacy staff also know me (and my son) by name. I can't say I hate going to the pharmacy, buy it's super annoying always having to worry about whether or not I'm running out of a med.
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#10
Oct 21, 2015, 04:59 PM
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 I hate going to the pharmacy too. especially the pick up window. I get my meds delivered to my house instead . its easier for me cuz I don't have a car to pick up my meds . Diagnosis: Anxiety and depression meds: Cymbalta 90mgs at night Vistrail 2 25 mgs daily for anxiety prn 50 mgs daily for insomnia
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#11
Oct 21, 2015, 05:20 PM
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Thankfully I don't have to deal with that as there is a local non chain pharmacy that only does psych meds that mails out my prescriptions to me when my doctor calls them in
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#12
Oct 21, 2015, 05:24 PM
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I only drop of scrips then order refills by Internet, they send me a note when the meds are ready and I just need to pop in and get them. I try to go during the slow times when there's not as many people. Hate the drive up, too many people seem to use it for more than picking up and dropping of RX. They sit there and argue.
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#13
Oct 21, 2015, 08:21 PM
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I give my rx and it has 3-4 refills on it, so they just text me and I go get them.
I'd rather be picking up beeper meds instead of penicillin or some other embarrassing drug like fungicide. The pharmacists are all women. |
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#14
Oct 21, 2015, 08:46 PM
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It's something about picking up that huge bag of meds that make my BP more real to me. It sums it all up that this is what I'll be doing the rest of my life and I'm only 28. I'm sick of being treated. All I want is a cure already!
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#15
Oct 21, 2015, 09:18 PM
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The pharmacists know me by name... because the pharmacy I have to go to is in my place of employment! How embarrassing is that?!
rxqueen - I get sad too when I think about how I'm going to be this way for the rest of my life.
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#16
Oct 21, 2015, 09:59 PM
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Great posts. Totally relate to everyone. I have Bipolar and CPTSD and other medical problems and take a truckload of meds. My life is literally structured around my three distinct times for meds each day. The other day I snapped in the pharmacy when the pharmacist told me I'd need to pill-split a new med. Total overreaction on my behalf. I apologised over and over but they said they get it all the time and they just appreciated my apologies, which they said they never get.
I too find I am embarrassed when they loudly talk about my medications. These illnesses are so degrading and life-sucking, a bit more privacy would be appreciated. They too know my name. RxQueen875 I too feel like this is what my life's going to be forever and it's pretty bleak. Moreta - lol |
| Nammu
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#17
Oct 21, 2015, 10:14 PM
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We have a privacy act. Pharmacy isnt even allowed to say med name when they leave msg for pick up. Maybe ive come to terms to a degree due to my age. My pharmacist is awesome. Theres a private room if you're uncomfortable talking in public regarding rx. When i was first dxd i was embarassed as i lived in a town where everyone knew me. I made my husband at the time pick them up. There was no privacy though legally there was supposed to be. Anyway. I see both sides of this. I can say they got better for me and hopefully they will for you
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#18
Oct 22, 2015, 12:40 PM
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We have to use the pharmacy where I work at for our health insurance. SO with them filling my lamictal, ativan, abilify, vyvanse, and other stuff. They probably think I am nuttier than a squirrel. But the pharmacist likes me so she makes it a point to fill my meds in about ten minutes. I usually drop off my script before I start work and then I pick it up on lunch break. Now there have been some pharmacies like CVS that treat patients with mental illness like crap. I won't go back to them or the small mom and pop places. I always get weird looks or a terrified response when I drop off a script for an antipsychotic. I live in deep south Georgia, so mental illness has a lot of stigma still attached to it.
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#19
Oct 22, 2015, 02:18 PM
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I completely understand. I hate making up my pill boxes for the week. It's not funny but is, they know my name at the pharmacy. I hate it but laugh at the same time. I've just accepted that this is how life is.
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#20
Oct 22, 2015, 02:39 PM
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I liked going to the pharmacy, the beer cooler was next to the counter. I'd pick up a 12 pack and a bag of pills. Alas we quit drinking. Now it's iced tea.
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Oct 22, 2015, 09:13 PM
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Hate it too. My p-dr writes paper scrips and leaves off my birthday. So every time I get asked my birthday (sometimes with year, it's inconsistent), then I have to wait for them to fill it. I am jealous of the people who get to get their meds at home! Oh and no refills, have to go in to fill the same scrip(s) every month.
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Oct 23, 2015, 12:47 AM
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Oh, this is my hate as well. I live in pretty small town and just knowing they know is bothering me.
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#23
Oct 23, 2015, 11:44 AM
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That ducks small wonder. I have mine filled at walmart so they're super busy but they still know me by name!
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#24
Oct 26, 2015, 11:15 PM
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I know my pharmacists and they know me and the bf. I can call in scripts, I had them fax the Docs for refills, and once when I was on a bad depression slide they called me at home a few times to see how I was doing
I have the best pharmacy
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Oct 26, 2015, 11:38 PM
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I thought about this thread while I waited, waited, and waited in the pharm line today. They don't know who I am any more. Everybody is new, every single person! I received an email the other day apologizing for delays in the pharmaceutical sector of the drug store...not clue why. Today I go in to pick up my usual and there's one elderly person doing the check outs and two brand new still in high school( ok they just look like that to me) kids in lab coats putting pills into bottles. The check out clerk was still learning the computerized registers. The pharmacists were hiding in the back so the clerk was having to do both cars and people inside. What? Everyone quit? I knew it was busy and they were overworked...but! The pharmacy is open from 8-8 and it was allways the same people no matter what time I went in weekday or weekend...so I think they walked out.
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