So this is what happened.\ni have been placed on a medication which i am to take a tablet of medicine one and a tablet of medicine two daily. I have to be careful that I take one of each because taking more can have bad side effects. they have to be taken together in order to work. So, I must take exactly one of the one pills and one of the two pills at one time. So, I open up the one bottle, and I put a one pill into my hand. I put it aside and I open the other bottle. I do the same, but 2 two's drop with the one pill. the problem? I was not looking at my hand as the pills fell so I can not tell the one pill from the two pills. The pills look and are exactly alike, and they are not marked. they cost $100 each, so I cannot afford to throw them away. How do I do this without wasting the pills?Help!!
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they've got to have a little code on them somewhere, if you've got a magnifying glass try looking at them again...drugs.com has a pill identification database and a drug interactions checker
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that's Rx\nYes, they're real.  You can get them cheaper, but you also have to go through the trouble of supplying your prescription information or doctor's contact information, depending on the company.\nYou can get them cheaper by ordering online, and you may choose whether to buy the name brand or the generic.  \nIf what you take now works for you, then if you were to order the same thing in the same dosage, they should have the same effect.\n\nOh, and yes, I've ordered them.
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This totally depends on the med and what the doc has to say. Dont do it without his advice and careful watch. Even for a low level of medication. Especially if it is something you have been taking and your body is used to.
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Hi Brian,\n\nMy name is Sarah and I have a degree in psychology, keep in mind that I am not a doctor however.  \n\nAnyway, I think what you are going through is very common.  The first question that I'm wondering is why your doctor switched your medication?  I know that you said that you cannot remember but it might help you to ask.  Also, it's good that you know that taking that amount of pills is not a good idea.  Have you told anyone else about this?  A friend or family member?  My advice would be to tell someone (or just let them read your post) and have them go to the doctor with you on your next appointment and that way the truth will come out.  You should really let someone know about this before it's too late.  \n\nAs far as battling your ADHD, I do not think that medication alone works in most cases.  You should also seek counseling.  The two coupled together have a very high success rate as opposed to one in absence of the other.  It's just like depression, you can treat it with medication but there is still an underlying problem that contributes to it and until that problem is solved it will continue to come back.  \n\nYou seem to have a good head on your shoulders and I hope that you will seek help in others that are close to you.  Good luck. :)
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Call your pharmacist and ask them what the shelf life is for that medication.  They will also be able to give you advice on whether or not to take the xanax.  \n\nIf they tell you NOT to take it try and find a walk-in-clinic in your area.  Explain to the doctor your situation and see if he or she will give you a script for a few pills until you can get to see your doctor next week.  Take your old prescription with you so that they know that you have been prescribed the medication before and have some pills that have expired that you can't take.  If you do that they will be less likely to think that you are just out trying to get meds.\n\nHope that helps.
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If you took enough to make yourself pass out then you did overdose. Meaning took more than the recommended amount. Very dangerous\n\n\n\nWhy are you trying to hurt yourself? You wont get a buzz from doing stupid stuff like that you will be more likely to hurt yourself. Not kill but have horrible ramifacations that could last a lifetime. You think your life is bad or was bad? Wait until you have to have medical treatment for what you have done to yourself. I am only telling you this because I care. I don't know you but I do care. Please talk to someone. You don't have to tell them what you did but talk to them about what you are going through so you don't let this happen again.
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The experimenter messed up the experiment. Or the tablet contained no aspirin. try it again. Or the chemicals you used were old and expired.
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Surely a physician has been prescribing this medication?  I find it difficult to believe a physician is keeping you on this medication without wanting to monitor you on a periodic basis. Whether you are medicating yourself or not, get to a physician who will evaluate your need for this medication and perhaps formulate a plan to help you deal with these awful side effects.  Get yourself to the Doc. PRONTO!!  This is heavy duty!
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You gotta mix them and take them the way your doctor says.\n\nWhy? Because the doctor has to tinker with the mix to maximize the effective treatment for YOUR symptoms.  You're not helping by playing medicine cabinet pharmacist with this process.\n\nYou have a complex medical problem, so let the pros mix the prescriptions -- that'll be better for you, really.
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You need to bring this to attention of your physician and I can;t believe that your pharmacy has not caught on to this.  Most physicians also will realize when a patient begins to overuse their daily doses and if your physician has never brought this over usage to your attention than I suggest you speak to him and let him know what predicament you are in.  I took pain medications for many years and I became addicted and no one saw it around me.  It is the most painful of all things I ever had to do because I was diagnosed with a disease and I needed that relief.  It has been almost 6 years and I havent treated my pain with anything but advil, tylenol and the odd pain pill given to me by the hospital when I deem necessary.  I took over 100 prescibed pain pills a week.  It wasn't until I had pain that I was medicating myself for that almost killed me and sent me into emergency surgery that I realized what I had done.  You need to get help!  If you don't get help, you will only need more and one day, you won't get them.  You risk your own life each day by what you are doing.  If you take it for that pain that it wasn't precribed for it will hurt you.  And if your pain doesn't seem better, you will need more and eventually, your body won't tolerate it and you will have to move on to another pain medication.  It may take away your pain and give you that euphoric "everything feels good" sensation...but it won't in time.
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What you should do is:\n see the pill count on the bottle/package\nhow many are you to take a day\n How many days have you been on it\nhow many pills are left.\n\nif you did take an extra one, don't worry its not going to do anything.
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O.K. heres the poop, I also take amiodarone, unlike the folks that have given previous answers.\n  I take 200mg in the morning in the middle of breakfast, although I do not have any problems swallowing the tablet would seriously consider consulting a pharmacist-U.S. or chemist-U.K. before altering it into powder form.\n As you know this is an antiarrithmic, personally I really don't know if by crushing would give you a jolt of med in that form.\n    Do you have an I.C.D. ?  I had one put in three years ago and got caught up in the recall and had to have the old one replaced.  If you do have an I.C.D please E-mail me I would really like to compare notes on the implant and the and how you are dealing with it.\n\n  Iggy465@yahoo.com
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Take it to the drug store pharmacy, the'll tell you. Otherwise, throw it away. If it's was found in your home, of course, check out your medicine cabinet... Dr Checko... (Nickname)
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WOW! Sounds like you need to take the problem a step higher than the manager... Call their regional or national office and tell them what happened.  Sometimes they will short you pills because they don't have them in, but they will give them to you when they get them. They should NEVER have been that rude though.. Also, maybe the delivery person stole them (?).  That wouldn't surprise me.  Maybe the girl on the line and the delivery person were working together if your medicine could be used to "get high" or whatever... They should never have told you to take your business somewhere else.   Definitely call the regional office.. I will try to find you the number.  Good luck!\n\nHere is the number for customer service:\n1-800-Eckerds \n\nAnd here is the site for customer service if you would rather email\n(i think calling would be better though)\nhttp://www2.eckerd.com/content.asp?content=help%2Fdefault\n\n\nPS- I think the girl lied about the manager... If s/he was a good manager, s/he would have talked to you personally...  There is no reason for people to talk to you like that..
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too long to read this time of the evening but from what i read in your first sentence... GOOD LUCK! \nThis has become the American way! \n\nRight now I'm so sick because of medication given to me for something different than whats going on with me now since I decided to follow my Dr's. instructions!\n\nThink twice before taking any medications!\n\nBy the way... Anymore, when you go for your second opinion, it'll be totally different from your first! \nSo who do you trust!?!?!?!?
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you need to report this to the college of pharmacy. It will be in the phone book. This is very serious they could have killed you . Don't wait report it imediately, before they kill some one.  My daughter nearly died in a similar insident. I reported it and they disaplined the pharmacist.
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I haven't taken Effexor myself, my brother is still taking it, I have been through withdrawals with him, it wasn't nice. In his case, he wouldn't keep up on his re-fills...... BINGO!! He would end up being out of those nasty drugs,having to call the Doctor, I expect you know the drill. I can tell you this, be careful, if you've been on 150mgs. or more, you risk a reaction from doing it cold turkey. I know their capsules, so it is hard to take smaller amounts, all the ones I've seen are capsules. Because of the dangers of coming off cold, you're going to have to do what I did for my brother.....ween yourself off of them. Before my brother started them, I had never heard of them, now I have a healthy respect for them....or should I say an unhealthy respect, that's a hell of a drug. Even if you have to take them apart and put a small amount in coffee or pop, I admire what you're doing, I don't blame you for wanting off of them, but PLEASE do it slowly. GOOD LUCK!!