If It's Not Broke, Don't Break It!

[MaeDae]

This is only my fourth Anti-epilepic med (divalproex) that I have been prescribed and I have been taking it for about a month. Its been working with a few quirks, but I can live with em. I noticed that my large bottle of gigantic pills is getting rather low, only a few days left as a matter of fact, no biggie i thought at first until I realized that the bottle is not refillable, oh chit, what am I suppost to do, why in the heck didnt dr give me refills? what the heck was he thinking, if I calculated correctly, I will run out 3 days prior to seeing him again. He's making me grovel for help? Did he do this on purpose? Is this something all neuro dr's do? Is this some kine of initiation?
the stuff is working, so why mess with it?

Anyone else's dr put them thru this? Is this normal?

The med is really working for me, I've only had 2 maybe 3 very very brief aura's and the funny thing is, I knew thats what they were. Scary, but brief. Im sleeping, my mind is regulated, no twitching, tingling, lights, colors shows, shadows, nausea, stomach ache, numbness of hands, feet, falling sensation and best of all, "NO FREAKIN UNPLUGGING!!!!!!!!!!

So, why no refill?

 

[jayde-101]

i this is the first time on this pill maybe he wants to see how your getting on with them before giving you a refill ... thats how it usually is here in the UK ...

im not sure about ohio :/

but its it a bit bad he didnt calculate the ammount right for you

 

[Nakamova]

Call your neuro and let him know what happened -- as jayde said, he may have wanted to see how you did on the med before adding refills. Or it may have been a sloppy oversight. Either way, let him know ASAP so that you don't run short in the new year!

 

[Chaz1]

oh crap

But I am reading some seriously joyous things here


"The med is really working for me, I've only had 2 maybe 3 very very brief aura's and the funny thing is, I knew thats what they were. Scary, but brief. Im sleeping, my mind is regulated, no twitching, tingling, lights, colors shows, shadows, nausea, stomach ache, numbness of hands, feet, falling sensation"

praise the good Lord (well, thats me) and hallelujah to boot...!!

 

[MaeDae]

You guys areprobably right, i'll call him on wednesday, tell em he goofed up, but let em know i forgive em because he picked a good one. im suppose to see him on 10 , i got about 5 day supply left. and ur right Chaz1, all those things are good. i got one new one tho, its only happened 2 nites in a row about 2 weeks ago, and thats the feeling of not breathing in my sleep.

 

[MaeDae]

no response, no freakin response. i called dr's office, told them my plight. they told me they would let dr know and this was day before yesterday, again waiting, no response but before i could get the chance to call again, they called me and asked where did i have it filled at, told em, and she replied, i will let the dr know. remember now, he didnt prescribe but one prescription of this med to start with.

I hate the passive aggressive side of me. Im thinking horrible horrible thoughts, like, its just a placebo only because i have been doing so well for almost 4 weeks now, or, he wants me to have a full blown seizure by withholding meds from me? I knew he didnt like me, just when I let my guard down, I get the crap kicked out of me........

Should have known better, should have seen this one coming

I resolve.....
Im only taking one a day until i run out......time please be my friend!

 

[Nakamova]

Customer service is at an all time low these days, isn't it? Especially frustrating if you're trying to reach your doc. Keep trying, I hope you get through and get this resolved.

 

[Chaz1]

maryltyme, still early your neck of woods, no more waiting....keep calling @ and calling and tell them you are freaked out for the weekend......only remain polite . How can they let u run short of meds?

Grrrrr......

 

[MaeDae]

too late, they closed at 3 pm here today. i ahve no choice but to wait it out. my guess, nothing will happen to me, i've already asked God for the favor.

 

[Chaz1]

will be sending up some addational prayers for u..

 

[CathyAnn31]

Is there no after-hours on call dr?

I hope you get your meds soon.

 

[MaeDae]

yippeee, i did try calling again, got answer servive, didnt leave message got mad, but, by the time i got home, i called pharmacy and checked, guess waht? it was t here, yippeee,. im on 3rd day of not taking it twicve a day, well this would habe been third day,k i took second dose, boy, i was starting to lose it,on.y beasue of fera of having an epsido, ive never had a tonic clonicv seizure and dont wont to

thank you all for getting me thru this without scars, i pappreciate it very much, hopefully tomorrow iwill have a better dya

 

[Chaz1]

Your prayers answered maryltyme, praise the good Lord.

I am just so relieved for you. May it be a peaceful weekend, that u so well deserve.

 

[MaeDae]

thank you Chaz1, yes, God answers prayers
The prayers of the righteous prevailith much!!

Know that I pray for you as well

Hugs, Hugs, Hugs

 

[cazzy]

what unplugging

 

[CathyAnn31]

I'm so glad it all worked out and you have your meds.

 

[MaeDae]

what unplugging

its one of the worse things i experience as an aura? i guess. It feels like someone has unplugged by brain from my body and eveything is shutting down, like a power surger. i feel like i am disconnected, unable to move, think and sometimes difficult to breath, like someone cut my juggles vein and all the blood in my body is flowing out, horrible horrible feeling, it renders me totally helpless and emotional distressed. i actually feel like im dying. it last anywhere from 1 min to 3 mins, afterwards, im as tired as a horse, i litteraly need to take a nap, extremely, tired, feel like ive been drugged.

do you get unplugged?

 

[MaeDae]

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[MaeDae]

I'm so glad it all worked out and you have your meds.

thank you CathyAnn, thank you so much for your support! : )