[LoneWolfie]

Ok I will say up front I once took an overdose of meds, anti depressants and that was in mid February.

My pdoc will not give me more than 7 days worth of meds, I am on abilify for anxiety and depression and seroquel for sleeping.

So at my weekly appointment I am given my abilify for 7 days, it is samples so I can save money.

I was using my wife's script for seroquel but they are 25mg each and I have to take 4 a night and going through them fast. I asked Pdoc for my own prescription says not a problem she will call in to the pharmacy.

Today I go and pick them up and I am hoping it will be a 30 day supply. Nope 7 days worth and I have to go back next Saturday. My wife says she is keeping you on a short leash!

Will my pdoc ever trust me enough? I don't consider myself suicidal, I mean I have thoughts at times and I have admitted that in my writing to her. But I haven't got a plan or anything and things are kind of stable at the moment.

Anyone else given weekly scripts?

[Miswimmy1]

"kind of stable". i think that is why your t is keeping you under such close watch. it is hard to tell what stable is. if you have thoughts, and have told your doc that, then she will want to play it safe. i considered myself non-suicidal, until one minute i was ok, and the next i was standing on the roof of my house. it is so easy to make that shift. so i assume that doc wants to play is safe. unless there is a problem with the way things are going (besides inconvienience), i would thank my dr for watching out for me like that. but thats just me.

My doctor once threatened to put me on weekly scripts, but didn't follow through with it. I was on weekly scripts for a little while from a psychiatrist - but that was because it was hospital policy not to prescribe more than 7 days at a time. I guess they have to be careful if you've admitted to a plan or have overdosed, but it's so inconvenient.

[Nobodyandnothing]

My pdoc only prescribes 30 day supplies because he insists my husband lock them up and only give me one day's worth at a time.

There is a good reason for this, your pdoc is taking care of you com is concerned for your safety and this is wonderful! It will take time to prove to her you are stable again and time to come out of this depressed state and back to being in a healthy state! It's nice that she cares about your life:-)

[bluemountains]

My pdoc gives me monthly scripts, but keeps an exact count on my benzos because sometimes I take extras, and it usually involves alcohol as well. No, not a smart choice, and yes, this is why she counts. Last time I called in to the pharmacy, she called me before filling the prescription to ask exactly how many I had left.
I know the trust issue must bother you, but the fact that you are getting samples is a good thing. This saves you money!
Bluemountains

[stopdog]

Could you go see a different one?

[wotchermuggle]

My Pdoc has never had me on weekly meds, but she will ask me if I'd like a month supply or two weeks. If I even slightly hesitate, she suggests two weeks. Sometimes I say two weeks just because I don't want the temptation.

[LoneWolfie]

Thanks for the replies. I never thought of her doing it because she cares about me, that is food for thought.

I think maybe we can make the same arrangement as once before. Have the pharmacy send a month supply to the site I see my pdoc at and me go to the pharmacy and for the months supply one trip a month. Then I can just get my prescription at the same time I get my sample of abilify from the nurse.

[LoneWolfie]

Originally Posted by stopdog

Could you go see a different one?

I wouldn't trade my pdoc for anyone else, she doesn't just push meds and boots you out the door 15 minutes later.

I do talk therapy with her for at least an hour a week, you don't hear of that with a psychiatrist these days.

[5519]

WOW!! I thought I was the only one left on the planet who had a psychiatrist who did therapy as well as prescribe and manage meds. I'm right there with you. I wouldn't change drs for the world.

Can your wife lock up your meds and disperse them a week at a time? That would be an option allowing you to buy your meds a month at a time which would surely be less expensive.

Originally Posted by 5519

WOW!! I thought I was the only one left on the planet who had a psychiatrist who did therapy as well as prescribe and manage meds. I'm right there with you. I wouldn't change drs for the world.

I'm another one, and I agree - I really would not change (though that's mainly because he is a very good T).

Originally Posted by LoneWolfie

Ok I will say up front I once took an overdose of meds, anti depressants and that was in mid February.

My pdoc will not give me more than 7 days worth of meds, I am on abilify for anxiety and depression and seroquel for sleeping.

So at my weekly appointment I am given my abilify for 7 days, it is samples so I can save money.

I was using my wife's script for seroquel but they are 25mg each and I have to take 4 a night and going through them fast. I asked Pdoc for my own prescription says not a problem she will call in to the pharmacy.

Today I go and pick them up and I am hoping it will be a 30 day supply. Nope 7 days worth and I have to go back next Saturday. My wife says she is keeping you on a short leash!

Will my pdoc ever trust me enough? I don't consider myself suicidal, I mean I have thoughts at times and I have admitted that in my writing to her. But I haven't got a plan or anything and things are kind of stable at the moment.

Anyone else given weekly scripts?

LoneWolfie, it's frustrating not to be trusted. I'm sure it is out of concern for your safety, and the pdoc has to use her best professional judgment. Getting samples is good, too.

Does your pdoc/T know how you feel about it?

(For me personally, I would hate to have my H dispense my meds for me - I'd much rather that my doctor had that kind of responsibility, than my significant other becoming my guardian. But that's just my own reaction.)

Originally Posted by Apteryx

(For me personally, I would hate to have my H dispense my meds for me - I'd much rather that my doctor had that kind of responsibility, than my significant other becoming my guardian. But that's just my own reaction.)

I hated having my husband dispense meds also, but going all the way to my pdoc to get my meds was not really a possibility as he's close to an hour's drive away. And paying for a refill every week would be way too expensive. So, my husband locked up my meds. Once a week I'd fill my med container for the week and my meds were in my hands for the week to take on my own. Still much preferred to have the meds completely in my own hands, but when you have overdosed in the past, you kind of have made your bed so to speak . . . .

[LoneWolfie]

Originally Posted by farmergirl

Can your wife lock up your meds and disperse them a week at a time? That would be an option allowing you to buy your meds a month at a time which would surely be less expensive.

I would like to say "yes" but honestly if I was desperate I would find the hiding place or safe box and manage to get to them. In the process with my anger would most likely tear the whole apartment apart to find them. So it is probably best that they are not in the house.

[Perna]

Originally Posted by LoneWolfie

I was using my wife's script for seroquel

I don't see anything trustworthy. It's not so much that you are/are not suicidal and planning now, right this minute, but if you are even thinking about such possibilities, and using other people's meds, etc. it does not sound like you are managing well enough right now to move on to bigger and harder coping yet.

[LoneWolfie]

Originally Posted by farmergirl

I hated having my husband dispense meds also, but going all the way to my pdoc to get my meds was not really a possibility as he's close to an hour's drive away. And paying for a refill every week would be way too expensive. So, my husband locked up my meds. Once a week I'd fill my med container for the week and my meds were in my hands for the week to take on my own. Still much preferred to have the meds completely in my own hands, but when you have overdosed in the past, you kind of have made your bed so to speak . . . .

I have to see my pdoc every week anyway so if they had the meds in there meds room, it would be one less trip to get them. Now I will have to make a trip to the pharmacy.

If I paid for it monthly, only one trip to the pharmacy a month.

As for my partner dispensing weekly meds, I know that I would become resentful and don't need to and stress to our relationship.

[LoneWolfie]

Originally Posted by Perna

I don't see anything trustworthy. It's not so much that you are/are not suicidal and planning now, right this minute, but if you are even thinking about such possibilities, and using other people's meds, etc. it does not sound like you are managing well enough right now to move on to bigger and harder coping yet.

My psychiatrist is well aware of me using my wife's script, it was a matter of trying to save money. As I am strapped with med costs as it is for my type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.