Pharmacy Mistakes....

[Maria]

Marty,
Because I travel to get to my PM's office I've learned to check all scripts before I leave and then because WC pays for my back related scripts but not my neck/migraine I check scripts there at the pharmacy.

I don't count the pills but I make sure what was ordered is what I receive.

In the good old days when I worked as a nurse we had to prepare many medicines and account for all of them before everything went unit dose.

I don't even know what system is utilized now but one thing I know is as you stated there are plenty of mistakes made so as best one can check your scripts before leaving your doc's office and your meds before leaving the pharmacy.

BTW, did the increase in Neurontin help you out significantly??

[martyusa]

Originally Posted by Maria

Marty,

BTW, did the increase in Neurontin help you out significantly??

I didn't feel a difference with the increase. My nerve pain was never that aweful bad. Just some slight burning in the back and Glutes and it got worse after the Doctor hit the nerve with the pin while doing a nerve block injection. As of right now, I am not taking any Neurontin. I want to see how I can do without it now the the surgery is complete. The only burning I am getting now is in upper calf and lower hammy on the inside. But this only happens while my legs are fully extended as I am doing some toe raises. So I feel it's more muscle than anything.

I'm not really sold on the neurontin, nor have I ever been. From some of the doses that I see some patients on, 300 or even 900mgs is not a lot compared to some.

[mmglobal]

300 Neurontin a day is not very high. I usually took 900/day and only occasionally took 1200. My pain doc wanted to ramp me up to 3600, but I could hardly tolerate the brain fog on 900. We don't call if Morontin for nothing!

When I think of pharmacist mistakes, I am always reminded about the pharmacist who was convicted of cutting cancer meds..... very expensive meds that he would cut 6 ways and sell 6, only buying 1. (It would not give me heartburn if he was tortured to death!)

All the best,

Mark

[ans]

I remember that story! Horrible.

Marty: Do you think that you are too far gone for Cymbalta re: nerve pain. The one problem is that it diminishes performance but there's ways around this. It helps me..

Chow, ans

[marion]

Hi Ans

I am about to ask my doc to prescrbe me a small amount of Cymbalta for weight loss, and for nerve pain as I take Pregablin and have put on alot of weight but when I tried to come off it, the heel and buttock pain reminded me I would rather be fat tha in pain! Is it ok at low levels for weight loss? I am interested in you saying it lowers performace what do you mean by this? Thanks marion

[ans]

Sorry Marty to side-track (boy I'm glad Randy Couture didn't get killed in the ring! And I always root for Silva 'tho he almost got beat by Luter while being pounded on the ground!).

Marion: I mean that for me in doses > 25 mg/day, it diminishes my sexual desire and performance - merely the most important thing to this teen's ego (actually in 50s). I hear Viagra can help women as well as men. Btw, I find it excellent for depression and anxiety. Good luck! Best, Allan

[Terry Allen Blackburn]

The Cymbalta worked wonders for me to lose weight as it entirely killed my appetite. I had to force myself to eat as it took away my desire to. It also made me incredibly sleepy. I was yawning all of the time. It does work good for pain management though, as does the Lyrica. I thought Lyrica was a wonder drug. It tends to act a little more centrally rather than globally like Neurontin.

Life goes better with good drugs.

Terry Newton