Every time I have a medication change, if I still have refills on the discontinued medication, I keep getting them filled until they run out. I've been doing this for several years. I have a huge collection of cyclics, benzos, sleeping pills, lithium, and painkillers, among others.I take comfort in having this copious stash in my home, available to me at any time.
You never know.
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I do the same with the benzos. Doc used to give me more than I needed and I like to be ahead of the game. That way I can ditch the doctor for a really long time. I like that. I don't much care for going to doctors. But... I know what you mean, too. That's why I had my husband take them and hide them. It would suck to do something that I might have changed my mind about later - after it becomes impossible to change my mind. Thinking it out is one thing, and it's a thing I probably wouldn't actually, rationally decide to do unless things were much worse. For me it is the fit of despair where I am not thinking right that is a danger. I've done that twice in a fit of despair. Obviously I lived to feel like an idiot about it. Take care, May. I hope you are treating yourself like a queen. You deserve certain things, you know. Bubble bath, good book, or whatever floats your boat. :-)
Well, thanks. I, as you know, loathe going to the doctor and will avoid it at any cost. That, coupled with the emotional anxiety I had when I had no insurance to cover my meds, made me start hoarding--sort of get while the gettin's good so I'd always have a reserve.
At some point my motives shifted somewhat. It's not as dangerous as it sounds. It actually calms me to know I always have options, even those options aren't what other people would consider rational.
I think I'm getting the flu.
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