Try to have a years meds on hand for yourself.

[longbow]

Most generics are cheap and several websites now will fill your scrips for a year. I did it for $260 and my HSA let me pay it tax free.

 

[natdscott]

Many (most?) insurance plans will not approve that...

...under the theory that they don't want to help pay for meds that you may not use, if you change course, decide not to take, die, etc. ...

...so for the people that do use their insurance to help, this may not be an option.

Still, damn good advice.

AND: Read the friggin program, people. UNDERSTAND your medications, and the possible medical effects of a significant lapse in availability.

Hint: Cold turkey off some meds can kill your a**.

So, having at least enough extra of those kinds of meds to slowly titrate yourself off of them seems like a very good idea.

 

[fullmetaljesus]

I don't take prescription meds, but I always have lots and lots of acetaminophen on hand bc I love that headache life.

Everyone thinks the headaches are massive head trauma related but Ive had them like crazy since I was a kid....not sure why I added that part but bourbon makes me overly verbose.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Many (most?) insurance plans will not approve that...

I think he forgot to put a disclaimer that you'll be paying cash/goodrx price doing this. This wont be going through your insurance, but you can use pretax bucks to pay for it.

Edit: the only caveat is getting your doc to buy in and write you a 2nd script for the backups. (separate from your normal periodic script)

 

[Mij]

I think he forgot to put a disclaimer that you'll be paying cash/goodrx price doing this. This wont be going through your insurance, but you can use pretax bucks to pay for it.

Edit: the only caveat is getting your doc to buy in and write you a 2nd script for the backups. (separate from your normal periodic script)

My doc did it when I explained my reasoning, my dentist wrote me 3 extra antibiotics scrips also after being up front and honest about my reasons.

Most will stop at scheduled narcotic types though.

 

[Cameramonkey]

My doc did it when I explained my reasoning, my dentist wrote me 3 extra antibiotics scrips also after being up front and honest about my reasons.

Most will stop at scheduled narcotic types though.

Yep. Its not like you can get high or anything on BP or cholesterol meds.

 

[bwframe]

I sure like the idea of not needing any meds.

 

[longbow]

I sure like the idea of not needing any meds.

Just wait, thankfully mine are cheap. My wife's meds are not.

 

[Steve]

A question on a similar note. How long are most prescription meds viable AFTER their "discard by" date? Some of mine are getting long in the tooth.

 

[Slow Hand]

A question on a similar note. How long are most prescription meds viable AFTER their "discard by" date? Some of mine are getting long in the tooth.

From what I’ve read, most all drugs just slowly lose efficiency over time. Of course all are different and there’s no set rule.

But this pushes the FIFO (First In, First Out) program that should cover all preps. If you get a year’s prescription to hold back, keep getting your monthly or quarterly setup, but always use the oldest stuff first.

Now, if it’s something like a partially used prescription that you didn’t finish and have it around ‘just in case’, I can’t say how useful it will be if it is needed months or years after the original issue date. That would be a good question for Doc Bones and Nurse Amy at Doom and Bloom Medical.

 

[natdscott]

I sure like the idea of not needing any meds.

I think everybody probably likes that idea, but some are not that lucky.

 

[gassprint1]

I got a full case of walgreens migrain pills months back and also 2 cases of 80% alcohol...all free from the hope center in grovertown. Might get used sone day, but i doubt it willl ever be need3d.

 

[natdscott]

A question on a similar note. How long are most prescription meds viable AFTER their "discard by" date? Some of mine are getting long in the tooth.

Stock rotation.

 

[Tactically Fat]

headache life...bourbon...

Less bourbon, more water. WAY more water.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Stock rotation.

And if its something you cant rotate. (e.g. those happy pills you didnt finish after that one surgery) I believe vacuum sealing with an oxygen absorber bag included will go a long way to extend their life.

 

[tim87tr]

I sure like the idea of not needing any meds.

I read this recently that with the US being 5% of the world population, they use 50% of the prescription drugs.

Composing Only 5% of the World Population, Americans Take 50% of All Pharmaceutical Drugs

While Americans comprise only 5 percent of the world population, we consume an incredible 50 percent of Big Pharma’s pharmaceutical drugs.

naturalsociety.com

Outside of necessities, there's a ton of money to be made and other drugs are marketed as necessities through testing. This fact should be glaringly apparent the last 4 years.

Statins are one.

 

[Creedmoor]

Brian Lauech (Brians Surplus) and a few of us were talking about the lifespan of certain drugs a few months ago in his store. As I have a pretty good stock on hand that I keep on my sailboat,most are from the early to the middle 90's. I was interested on what others had to say.
Brian pulled out a few copies of this book that one of his Aunts had written a few years ago. Its been an interesting and easy to understand read.
I believe starting with page 72 covers the longevity of Antibiotics and other drugs.

 

[Creedmoor]

And if its something you cant rotate. (e.g. those happy pills you didnt finish after that one surgery) I believe vacuum sealing with an oxygen absorber bag included will go a long way to extend their life.

I have a few different opiates from the early 90's and I don't believe they have lost that much of there potency.

 

[fullmetaljesus]

Less bourbon, more water. WAY more water.

Well I wasn't drinking bourbon when I was a kid so that doesn't hold water.

The real bitch is. If I give up soda. Headaches like crazy all the time. Start drinking soda. Very few headaches.

 

[firecadet613]

Well I wasn't drinking bourbon when I was a kid so that doesn't hold water.

The real bitch is. If I give up soda. Headaches like crazy all the time. Start drinking soda. Very few headaches.

Caffeine maybe?