Did you take your meds today?

['andersom']

Not yet. I should.

Eyes are acting up. 

["couldbecousin"]

'Vitamin L' is already taken, my dear. Thats the colloquial term for LSD:P

  In my world, it refers to the damned laundry. 

["couldbecousin"]

  Not sure I did.  I'll have to count them now.

["couldbecousin"]

  Just took the supplements.  Big frickin' horse pills! 

['andersom']

  Not sure I did.  I'll have to count them now.

How did the counting go?

My medication comes in fortnight strips, two rows of seven. I know a row has to start at a Monday. It makes counting easy.

[Al Swearegen]

Medicinal Friday night bourbon

["couldbecousin"]

  Not sure I did.  I'll have to count them now.

How did the counting go?

My medication comes in fortnight strips, two rows of seven. I know a row has to start at a Monday. It makes counting easy.

  The counting revealed that I had not yet taken that day's dose, and so I took it. 

[Queen Victoria]

I'll take them with my second cup of coffee.

I gathered PA's pills up to send away for destruction (except for the 2 meds I also take).  They filled 3 large (not the humongous ones) pill bottles.   

["couldbecousin"]

  Yes I did, though I was late with the supplements.  No harm done. 

[Lestat]

QV, please know that I aim specifically not to be insensitive about your bereavement. May I ask, without fear of offense, if there is anything I may find useful and recycle to good end, rather than simply having them burnt (or whatever else happens to returned medications)

Opioids, psychostimulants, muscle relaxers (I have a very painful, unceasing spasm that never abates without my taking a muscle relaxer of some kind, in my leg due to nerve damage, I take gabapentin but it is of, well, not a great deal of use, as well as tizanidine (zanaflex, which is better)

Memory enhancing compounds such as cholinesterase inhibitors (such as galantamine, tacrine, huperzine-A, rivastigmine etc), as well 'racetams (names all end up in ''-racetam''. Clonidine (a type of BP med), betahistine,

Sedative-hypnotics. As well as some, but not all anticonvulsants.

Oh, and memantine.

Anything else, feel free to PM me and I'd let you know if I could make use of it)

BTW I read your last PM, and I am still ruminating on, and formulating a response that does justice.

And, last but DEFiNITELY, definitely absofuckinglutely certainly not  one single iota not 'list', how is the PR doing? I hope she is well *as I hope for you also QV*
Especially in these tough times. I keep finding myself wishing that I could in some manner separate that thick outer leathery hide surrounding my psyche, and graft it in equal portions to the PR, and some for you also. because I hate seeing you hurting, or thinking the PR may be feeling down.

Please do pass my well wishes and empathy to the PR when next you see her. *hugs QV tight* *hugs QV tighter*


And yes I indeed took my regular meds, had to phone the clinic I get my rx's from, because my morphine script was not scripted to the correct tune I need my dr to dance to.

Phoned them, had to wait all day until they fixed the problem until near closing time after belling them up early in the morning, then got the  additional quantities for both formulations I take, only my GP accidentally wrote up a moderate quantity extra of both.

[Walkie]

Oh! Lestat, perhaps you can advise me? if you would?
As you noticed , I  suffer TN,  plus I have  various other occasional pains, like you would. Problem is, I can't take pain medication any more, at least none that NHS would provide, due to reactions to the inactive ingredients (eg constarch in the tablets , gelatine in the capsules, and god knows what else. I have a lengthening list of food/drug sensitivities)

When I was on antiseizure meds, it was suggested that I emptythe  capsules into a drink, but that didn't work out well when I tried it, partly due to ataxia (I made an extemely inelegant job of it) partly due to being allergic to the contents of the capsule, as luck woukd have it.   I've refused further anti-sezure meds, because they've all been worse than the seizures. But I could still do with an analgesic.

I was using the soluble OTC  paracetemol and codeine for pain. Not overindulging, just every now and then, when I nedeed a break from the pain.  But last time, it set off a bit of a chain reaction. I mean I had a painful reaction , took more P&C for that, went on like that for two days before I twigged what was causing the painful reaction.
Any ideas as to what else I might legally try? I'm really stumped.

-Walkie

[Queen Victoria]

Lestat - None of the drugs you mentioned rings a bell with me.  The meds for an "elderly" man don't seem to dovetail with the meds for a "young whippersnapper."  Joke.  Seriously, none of the meds sounded familiar, either generic or brand name.  Sorry, wish I could help.


We're doing well.  My sister is here (has been over 20 hours and we're both still alive) and The PR is over the moon.  The PR went back to the Center on Monday and has had 3 lovely days there.  I've decided to quit being the rock and let/listen someone else give advice/thoughts.  It's just adjusting to a new normal which will take a bit of time and doing.  Thanks for being you.

[Lestat]

Well if I knew what he'd been on in PM  I could give you more of an idea.

*hugs tight* and sends hugs for PR. My thoughts are, and have been with you of late, very much so.
Bothers me far more than my own mother finally kicking the bucket actually.

[odeon]

I did.

["couldbecousin"]

  I did!  And my new multivitamins are smaller and easier to swallow!