"also used for ..."
Many of you out there may view your pharmacist as just a person you see once in awhile, but my dude rocks. It's almost always the same guy on duty when I'm in there ... he's older than me but not all the way to "parental age." (Although, he is a parent.) Anywho, we talk, we joke, we have a good ole time. He was amused by how I taught him how to spell my last name and so that's what he calls me now. The newer pharmacist and the newer tech think all the original people are nuts because of what they call me. :)
HOWEVER
I seriously have to wonder what he really thinks of me! First of all, the meds for fibro often fall into the anti-depressant category. Two of mine are anti-depressants. Honestly, I don't care what they're called or how they work so long as they make my legs and fingers function. But as a pharmacist, to regularly prescribe a week or two's worth of random meds until they find a combination that works has to raise an eyebrow.
I live with it. They see that a rheumetolgist perscribes it, so whatever.
But the drugs I picked up yesterday - yeesh. I feel like a whore! The dr gave me 2 pills to take the night before my re-do appointment so that my cells "ripen" and flow off of me and onto a q-tip.
There are labels ALL OVER the bag and the bottle about not touching it if you are pregnant. The use? "This drug is used in combination with (whatever the other drug is) to cause abortions." Under "Also used for ..." there are a variety of other random uses, but still. Geesh! So I walk in to the drugstore yesterday looking pathetic to pick up my antibiotics and also pick up the abortion pill!?!? Brings a whole new thought process to the conversation he started with me about the wedding. "so when are you getting marrried? Why, that's just around the corner!"
So yeah ... you have to wonder what goes through the pharmicists head ...
Sigh.
HOWEVER
I seriously have to wonder what he really thinks of me! First of all, the meds for fibro often fall into the anti-depressant category. Two of mine are anti-depressants. Honestly, I don't care what they're called or how they work so long as they make my legs and fingers function. But as a pharmacist, to regularly prescribe a week or two's worth of random meds until they find a combination that works has to raise an eyebrow.
I live with it. They see that a rheumetolgist perscribes it, so whatever.
But the drugs I picked up yesterday - yeesh. I feel like a whore! The dr gave me 2 pills to take the night before my re-do appointment so that my cells "ripen" and flow off of me and onto a q-tip.
There are labels ALL OVER the bag and the bottle about not touching it if you are pregnant. The use? "This drug is used in combination with (whatever the other drug is) to cause abortions." Under "Also used for ..." there are a variety of other random uses, but still. Geesh! So I walk in to the drugstore yesterday looking pathetic to pick up my antibiotics and also pick up the abortion pill!?!? Brings a whole new thought process to the conversation he started with me about the wedding. "so when are you getting marrried? Why, that's just around the corner!"
So yeah ... you have to wonder what goes through the pharmicists head ...
Sigh.