[ComfortablyNumb5]

What I mean by this is... I have plenty of meds left in my bottles (maybe I forgot to take them or they're PRN) but if my refill is due, I fill it anyway and just put it away in my cabinet. The reason I do this is because I have a terrible fear that my insurance will get turned off abruptly. It has happened before! I have Medicaid and they can change it on me or put me in a certain program month to month with no warning. They "say" they mailed a notice but I didn't get anything. One time I went to fill my script and they said "sorry your insurance ended!" I freaked out so bad that my brother had to pay out of pocket for a few days worth of the script until I called the company and got it straightened out. Ahh the joys of state/low income insurance! And it would be disastrous I'd i didn't have my meds for a few days. I was so upset I begged the people on the phone and explained that I depend on these meds to function. And imagine if I had diabetes or something where I could of gotten seriously ill for not having my meds? Well insanity is pretty ill as well. Been there! Anyone else do this?

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[furiousfever]

I totally do. Even meds I don't take anymore. It's like a safety blanket for my brain.

[pirilin]

Rx,
I do the same. Better to have a lot than none at all.
Only problem with me is I don't throw away previous medications,
and I'm prone to try them again on my own. Not recommended

[Roaming_bird]

Yep. I have a cabinet full of them, often due to dosage changes. The only things I got rid of were ambien and benzos because I tend to misuse them if they're around.

[Victoria'smom]

Yeah, I got piles of pills.

[DelusionsDaily]

Yes...but not for that reason...

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[Ocean Swimmer]

Yes. When I have med changes I keep the old ones.
I have a ex -friend ( the guy who's been embezzling ) he works but says he can't afford his Meds. So I gave him 2 big bottles of Cymbalta.
( I'll never take them again they were almost impossible to wean off.

I don't share Meds in the states though.

My husband takes my old Valium at night when he can't sleep.

[gina_re]

Dose changes is the reason my nightstand drawer is full of pill bottles. One is essentially a full bottle because after a couple of dosage I couldn't take it. But even though I still take that med (Wellbutrin), I can't cut them in half or anything since they are SR.

[Row Jimmy]

Heck why not? They belong to you. Think no further than that! Plus, if you have a copay, you paid for them too.

[violetgreen]

I have a ziplock bag of old medicines. Sometimes I take some to a pharmacy for disposal.

[SingDanceRunLife]

I had what felt like an entire pharmacy in my bathroom at my old apartment, but I went through and got rid of everything old/that I no longer was taking for my move, so now all my pill bottles are current.

I have a ton of antipsychotics and depakote lying around. I figure might as well keep it in case I need it again.
I've never had the problem of hoarding benzos...they get eaten right up.

[mtnannie]

I hoard my meds because it helps me feel secure. When I don't have extra I freak out. Never had problems with ins. The meds are my security blanket. Not sure that is healthy, but hoarding helps.

Yup. For the same reason -- fear of suddenly being cut off and having no money to do anything about it. I especially fear that situation if it were to happen with lamictal. That would not be good! A number of years ago, I actually calculated how many I'd need for a ramp down, and slowly set them aside. Just in case.

I don't have a current calculation, but do put any missed doses into an old bottle (with "backstock" written on it). In the interest of avoiding any potential expiration problems, I swap out periodically.

I need all the peace of mind of I can get(!)

Yes I do, just in case about insurance. Just in case I go mixed, can't sleep and its been days. Yes!

[RomanJames2014]

I hoard all of me meds. Unfortunately I can't sell them because they don't get college kids high (joking) but I keep them for some reason. I have so much. I guess if I ever need something to fall asleep with I have three different kinds haha.

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[1278]

I also have tons of old medications due to med changes and that's just in the past two years!

[DelusionsDaily]

Gonna start. I'll take my meds every other day since they arent working anyway. Plus seeing new PCP monday for sleep issues. I need to sleep better.

[czarina1984]

My closet has one container of the stuff I'm currently on and a second for old medications or different dosages. If there is an emergency I want to be able to be prepared and not worry about meds.

I used to keep old meds, but at the encouragement of my therapist and pdoc, I got rid of them for safety reasons. We keep only our current medications now in our house and I much prefer it this way. Having all of those old meds around just left too much temptation to self-medicate and/or abuse meds.