Update

[lexin]

I feel like shit.

The doctor and the pharmacy between them have messed up my prescription for antidepressants, and I haven’t had any since last Wednesday. You are not supposed to come off antidepressants cold turkey. It is a bad plan. I feel sick, dizzy and exhausted. I can’t sleep, I can’t concentrate and I’m getting brain zaps.

I have a doctors appointment today and I may well cry.

[Later]
I managed to show the pharmacy they had to be wrong. I keep a careful record of what meds I take and when.

I was able to demonstrate that I had last taken my antidepressant on 22 June. They are issued in 28 day packages, one per day. So the last pack must have been from a date in May, not from 4 June as they claimed. So I was due more from 23 June.

This finally convinced the pharmacist to pop next door to the doctor and get a new prescription.

Success!

So I hope the brain zaps will stop soon.

Comments

[clothsprogs]

What nightmare - Glad you managed to convince the pharmacist. I hope you're back on a more even keel soon.

Teddy

[lexin]

Thank you! I'm feeling better already.

[clothsprogs]

GOOD!

[bluewolf458]

Very careless on someone's part (Glares from a distance at pharmacist.)

[lexin]

Thank you!

[anotherslashfan]

What a deplorable situation to go through! Hopefully, you'll recover and feel more normal soon.

[lexin]

Thank you!

[kotturinn]

That's pretty shite. Glad you managed to get it sorted. Hopefully the brain will settle itself down again.

[lexin]

I'm feeling better already!

[kotturinn]

Oh good!

[queen_ypolita]

What an awful situation, but it's good hear you managed to get it resolved

[lexin]

Thank you! I had no idea that when I started to keep a record of what I take that it would help me later on.

[stranger]

Yay for record keeping (that you did) to be able sort this out even while suffering from not being medicated. Hope you're better now, and even better soon!

[lexin]

Thank you!

[corvidology]

I'm so sorry to read that you're having to deal with this nonsense!

[lexin]

It was a bit of an arse. Still, over now at least for the time being.

[marcelo]

Yikes and whew and fingers crossed. It's *definitely* a bad plan.

[lexin]

I know, antidepressants are hell to come off, and my psychiatrist says I need them anyway.

[doire]

Oh that's bad. I'm glad to hear you're feeling better.

[lexin]

It did suck, rather. And while I am feeling better, I’m not quite over it. My temper is on a knife edge, still.