Question for those who live alone

[Guest guest]

Hi all, I was wondering if I could hear some feedback from those who live alone

or totally manage their own medicines.

I've just had an incident where the doctor proscribed the wrong version of

Metformin I was taking. I was on two 500 Metformin twice a day. Well he gave me

a proscription for Metformin 1000 and it was the generic Metformin. So for 15

days I took two 1000 Metformin twice a day. I was thrilled at the numbers I was

getting but didn't think much about the medicine. Well I ran out and went back

to the pharmacy to get the Metformin refilled and they said sorry you have to

contact the doctor for a new proscription. So now I have to call the doctor and

try to explain the mistake. I'm pretty shy and am having a hard time trying to

call the doctor.

And I hate to give up those great numbers like 97 and 110 fasting numbers. I

know the amount I was taking was over the recommended levels so understand

having to go back to what I was originally taking.

I said all this just to say. I guess I have to be more aggressive with the

pharmacy when I pick up my drugs to make sure they are they right amount. How do

others handle this?

I think it was the doctor and the pharmacy who dropped the ball because the

pharmacy has on record and even told me that they saw that this proscription was

wrong but they gave it to me anyway. But now they are both are going to make

like its my fault and I'm a little annoyed about that.

Thanks for any feedback.

Ricky Joe