Medication Cocktails Served in Milk Jugs
Wednesday March 5, 2008
Last night I went to grab some antacids from my nightstand where I keep all my various medications. In rummaging through the multitude of bottles, tubes, blister-packs and inhalers, it struck me that I’ve moved from a martini glass cocktail to a milk jug serving of prescriptions. In addition to meds for sleeping and anxiety, I have a slew for diabetes and allergies as well as some for the tummy turmoil (probably caused by all the others!) Also, there are a couple due to a rollerblading injury (really poor choice on my part).
In talking with friends and hearing from you guys, this seems to be the norm. But is this how it should be? Are doctors too quick to prescribe? Are we owned by the pharmaceutical companies? I know my life would be shortened without the diabetic meds and could end abruptly without the epipen so this can’t be all bad. What do you think? Does the number of prescriptions you have bother you? ~Kimberly
Comments
Our society as a whole is way too medicated, certain circumstances-ie Diabetes(type2 myself) are necessary.Psychiatric medications seem to be thrown at will to see what sticks, there should be more counseling from the doc’s instead of a RX notepad.
I have mixed feelings–I wish I was on less, yet I feel really secure on my current mix, and I have, as most of us, tried a lot of meds in a lot of combinations.
I guess I think the proof is in the result. I just hate that pharmaceuticals are for profit.
I have to agree with Ebeth. What works, works. You change it, and you get worse. Counseling never worked for me. I just hate how expensive some of the medications are. But what can you do. What works, works.
The amount doesn’t bother me, being unbalanced bothers me.