Schedule 5? I thought that stuff was Schedule 6...
your doctor is most generous... we have to pull teeth and beg and plead for repeat scripts here..
I get the whole bottle of 30. It actually comes in a box and pharmacist stuck the label on the box so you get the details on the bottle. I get 20 on an international flight 10 each way. Then I often fly to Durban or captions once in 3-6weeks. Mostly Capetown though.
I have also been told by an anesthesiologist that my kidneys burn through drugs at an alarming rate, which does aid in post operative recovery(I tend to wake up enroute to the recovery room, often leaving 3-4hrs post op, walking) but makes their job difficult. But that would also explain why I can take 2 tramacet and 2 Celebrex 200mg and still be fully awake. That combo only calmed the pain for 3-4 hours after the meds kicked in (that was post gallbladder removal). So I only took the drugs twice the first day and twice the next. What's the point of taking all that if I can't even sit or lie pain free.
I still have the rest of those. Tramacet was meant to be every 6 hours and Celebrex 8 hours. With a 30 day supply.
Of course mr took that as an opportunity to bitch about me being lazy. I should be cleaning and cooking etc. He can't understand why I'm over exaggerating about pain. It's time I grow up. When I saw dr at 10 days he told me no vacuuming, mopping etc that requires you to use your core to lean over for at least another 6 weeks.
I got him to write that on a sick note with dates and his signature. I taped it to the fridge!
If they really want to keep me pain free they need to insert S7 drugs through the drip. And they won't give that as take home.
Edit: if you get the Ativan that does not go under the tongue (no SL) then it's less effective. The SL dissolves under the tongue and works in minutes. The swallow tablets must first be absorbed through the tummy. And every time the pharmacists try give me the other, then I'm like no thanks! If I have time they can order it. If I'm in a hurry I get them to look for the nearest branch with stock, then drive there.