Hello Lovelies
Now that I’ve seen the meds issued, I am sure of whats happened to me since last June.. have written it all down… I have been ‘DOCTORED’.. Docs used to be good but unfortunately in todays world things have changed, all on the money & big pharma..,Please be sure to research everything you are prescribed.. more to come .. love is all there is ❤️xx
You are so right! I was just talking to a friend about just that.
I know where you’re coming from. My mum was recently prescribed a medication that is contra-indicated if you are on Wafarin, which she is. I always check any new drugs prescribed for interactions with existing meds. I appreciate doctors are very busy these days but it does concern me when these mistakes are made, as not everyone has the wherewithal to check for themselves.
I thought it would flag up on their screens when prescribing if contra-indicated.
My mums old chemist told her gp off once for prescribing medicine that she shouldnt have had and I think saved her from having a serious problem, shame we have lost these little local chemists x
Hi Threecats you summed it up nicely , there is no way a GP could know all these things ,hence the reason they should listen to the patient or carer . They should also take note when patients point out the error instead of being arrogant , its called listening to your patient. Some things are inherrent to the drug but others may be patient intolerance to that drug. A simple example is your mum and drugs like naproxen being unwise for Asthmatics thats just two examples. Thank you for sharing your experience. I ended up in hospital via an incorrect drug causing reaction , I can't explain the out come but suffice to say it was not a nice experience to be treated like you where wrong I even had a freind who read the instruction leaflet for me as a witness. I am still at the same surgery with a different approach.
Hi Katieoxo, I’m sorry to hear of your experience after being prescribed an incorrect drug, that sounds awful and to be made to feel it was your fault in some way is unacceptable. I am sorry to say that yours is not the first example I’ve heard about. As you say, no one is omniscient and it would be unreasonable to expect a GP to retain information on drug interactions in their head but an attitude of listening to the patient is definitely lacking at times, particularly in their haste to get you out of the door. In my mother’s case I did mention to the GP we saw that mum was on Warfarin, as she had not seen mum before. Anyway, hopefully she will be more cautious in future and I’ll continue to check any meds prescribed!
All the best, TC
Hi Threecats - warfarin is one of the worst for interactions, that's why i was given Rivaroxaban because of my number of meds. less interactions - I always check the leaflet, times have changed,
Hi Ern, yes, thank you. As you say, as well as all the interactions with other medications, there are a lot of foods to be careful about too, when on Wafarin, aren’t there. Unfortunately, for other medical reasons, mum isn’t a suitable candidate for any of the DOACs , so it’s Wafarin or nothing.
You are indeed right, times have changed but sadly, not for the better.
Times have not changed for better, My son when he was 12 looked like he was having a stroke, it was a reaction to Stemetil for which he given for dizzy spells - The drug he was given to help him was a Parkinson Disease Drug, dopamine. I think.
So the Chemist that's what they was known as then rang us up and asked why he was on this drug aged 12, enough to kill him, we told him the circumstance and he understood. The point being he took the trouble to ring ------
The drug worked insomuch as it cured the dropped stroke like face, but was left until the drug was out of his system days after, he was seeing people as rats, prone to wandering - Anne and myself no sleep we dared not, for 4 days,
Another point - doctor came out to see him, those where the days,
Hope you mum is Ok twocats
Goodness Ern, you and Anne must have been beside yourselves with worry about your son. Glad he was ok eventually. As you say, those were the days in terms of your local chemist taking the time and trouble to check what had been prescribed.
Mum isn’t too good, unfortunately. She’s been going downhill since she had a nasty fall 18 months ago. I called the doctor out two weeks ago as she has an infection in her leg that hasn’t fully cleared despite two lots of antibiotics. Both lots prescribed via telephone and me sending in pictures! The third time I insisted on a home visit. Having seen the problem for herself, the doctor arranged an urgent hospital referral. “Urgent” has been a three week wait - the appointment is next Monday!
Yes it was surreal , that's an understatement, at least he got a GP and help from a chemist. I have never heard of diagnosis by picture, that's diabolical. My mother was treat badly, I have been treat OK, seems the luck of the draw, I hope you mother makes a recovery, and gets what she needs next Monday.
me to . My life has been destroyed by disinterested so called “DOCTORS “
Question everything, believe nothing. Legalised drug dealers.
Understand your post adenough, I look forward to more details of what you have realised. Enjoy your day
Goes to show peaple have to be vigilant about meds
The pharmacist should flag up any potential interactions with other drugs, if u go to same one so they're aware of what Yr on.a gp isn't a pharmacist & can't know everything re interactions etc
Pharmacist used to be good Pat, not so anymore - I am on a life saving drug that they could not get, they sent my script with it missing and never told me. Pays to check and read the leaflets. Things are not what they used to be like.
I AM STILL HERE FOR NOW
How do I know if I really have asthma...
Controversial I know.....
I don't know how some cope !
well now I am
