Chris J's post

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With having that amount of meds to last that long, don't they get

past their expiration date ?

jane

>

> I can't tell who it was of course since I participate in not

posting

> drug sources on the groups.

>

> Anyway I ordered my meds Nov 11. About Dec 1st I get a note from

> Customs that the FDA has halted the order. They always hold for 3

> weeks to give you a chance to prove the drugs should come to you,

then

> it's shipped back to the sender. Of course it takes about 2 weeks

to

> get back to where it came from. I received word on Jan 6th that

the

> shipment arrived back to the shipper that day and would be sent out

> that day.

>

> Well, it arrived today and oh what relief it was when it arrived.

> Luckily I had enough meds for one to last until May and the other

> until July.

>

> Anyway, the moral of this story is

>

> 1) don't wait until you are almost out of your med(s) to reorder.

I

> recommend re-ordering no closer than 6 months before you will run

out.

> In my case when I reordered last Nov, I had 6 months of Medrol

and 8

> months of Florinef left.

>

> 2) Try to build up a huge reserve of your meds. I have 2 years

worth

> of Thyroid-S and 7 months worth of Armour. Why build up such a

> miserly amount you say? What if your source(s) dried up? How long

> would it take to find another or wait until a new source popped

up?

> My goal is always 3 years worth of stock of each med in reserve.

>

> 3) If your meds are held by customs and sent back to the shipper,

as

> you can see from my experiance that eats up a lot of time. Send

scans

> of the customs letter to the shipper and then I recommend asking

the

> drug shipper to refund your money and then reorder so you don't

use up

> the 2 months the credit card company gives you to contest a

charge.

> You can call your credit card in a few days to see if the company

> refunded your money or not and if they did, reorder again.

>

> If anyone has tips to share, please do.

>

> Chris