Don't forget your prescription, repeat or other!!!

sorry to hear your feeling bad at the moment. these things happen though! we cant remember everything! i hope after your second dose you start feeling 'normal' again.

The receptionist SHOULD guarantee your medication that day.  Would she do the same to someone on heart pills?  You can become very very ill when you miss your meds, so for someone to not take the urgency of that seriously is being very unprofessional.

The nausea will pass soon, and you'll be back up top soon too.

K x

That said I doubt you'll do it again

I knew I would get some helpful advice sooner or later.

We did mention this to my Doctor and I did, politely suggest, that the receptionist perhaps requires a little more training (and a more sympathetic understanding and approach to patients needs), I think this made me focus a bit more than I would have done. Saying that, it is, as Ketcogs said, important that receptionists understand and I know, from one particular career, that things have to be done properly and there is always a reason why!

I have to say that on talking with one of the pharmacists were we usually go (they seem to come and go quite regularly, that they would have to know us very well to consider handiing out odd meds. We then went to the main Boots in town (there are other chemists in the high street and other towns of course!) and gave them the repeat. We asked the same question and got a more positive answer even though they would not just dish em out willy nilly, but I thought, should I be a numpty again I'd feel less of one going there!

I am only getting a months supply at a time now that I am on 40mg (and the increase really started to work, level me out proper like, until I ran out!), but with my next pre booked appointment only 9 days away I will ask about having some in reserve. Although, I do not intend to do that ever again, trust me it was absolutely awful, I feel it was worse than the initial side effects. Yesterday, is a horrible blurr.

This morning, after a night of horrendous dreams, I feel almost back on track even with some persistent ringing things are better. I didd get up in the night feeling I was going to be sick, but that came to nothing.

As I have mentioned a BIG lesson learned and I do not recommend anyone forget their meds, even worse run out! It was my own fault for riding that wave and forgetting to tie the board to my ankle!

Thanks again guys you do not know what your response means to me, especially these days when we don't hear much if anything from some of the old regulars!

"Old regulars!", I have only been here four months, what am I like? What am I like, well, I am like I feel a part of a disperesed Family who come together to help each other when ever possible.

I only wish (silly I know) that my dear late Dad (who had a similar illness many years ago) could have had the same kind of extra wonderful, loving support I have here. In fact it would have helped me as I looked after him for 16 years after Mum passed.

This is why I, have chucked in the old life (and style) and want to turn this into a positive and help others.

Thank you, love you all (Nick - man hug!)

Abide.

David