Are You On Permanent Medication

[Canary42]

Having recently joined the permanent medication brigade (in my case blood-thinning Clopidogrel and cholesterol-reducing Atorvastatin) and slowly coming to terms with the repeat-prescription process, I began to wonder how many other Abers are under a similar life-sentence.

[Hazlinny]

Probably quite a high percentage - me included!

[dustypuss]

Me . Atorvastatin

[Redhelen72]

Lanszoporal
B12
Vitamin D
Pendopril

These are probably spelt incorrectly

[jno]

same as RedHelen, only more, since I was in my 50s. But nothing new since then, and none of the cascading whereby you have to take one drug to counter the effects of another.

[douglas9401]

Beeswax

[Redhelen72]

Lol jno I haven’t added the multiple vitamins or the anti histamine I have to take all year round
Since I was 44

[albaqwerty]

Yes, for the things they can tinker with.

[-SharonA-]

I am. On statins and amlodipine.

[Buenchico]

^^^ Douglas likes to rise and shine ;-)

I'm on women's HRT patches (as a medical trial for prostate cancer), which involve incredibly little effort from me. I simply phone the hospital every few months, to say that I'm running low, and a courier brings a new supply to my door. I then just change the patches every Tuesday and Friday. Easy peasy!

I'm also on amlodipine for hypertension which, again, isn't really a problem for me. I just go online once a month to order a fresh supply and then, a few days later, nip down to the pharmacy to pick them up. Then I take one tablet each evening.

I've also been taking an omeprazole tablet for heartburn daily (ordered alongside and taken with the amlodipine each evening) but I couldn't ask for it when I went online yesterday as I'm due for a review from my GP. I'll try to go without it first and then see what happens though.

[Captain2]

For the sake of a bit of balance amongst ABers, I'll buck the trend. I'm 69 and can honestly say I can't remember ever taking any medication prescribed by a doctor. I do consider myself very, very lucky.
Red wine as a medication serves me well.

[Redhelen72]

Interesting Chris, that they continue with the trial when there is a shortage of HRT so much so that many women cannot get it

[wolf63]

Yes, HBP medication since my teens, statins, diabetes medication, antidepressants ( for last 25 years), occasional course of antipsychotic drugs, lansoprasole (sp?). About a dozen all together. Recently stopped taking Lithium due to it killing my kidneys and short circuiting my brain.
And chocolate & pepsi max.

:-)

[Buenchico]

^^^ The particular HRT treatment that I'm on, Helen, (Progynova = estradiol valerate) isn't one which is on the shortage list.

[Bobbisox1]

No, just joined this afternoon with a BP tablet so can I come in please :0)

[jno]

Buenchico, my experience isn't necessarily universal, but the zole is the one item in my armamentarium I absolutely have to take every day. If I forget, I get the heartburn the same day.

[Canary42]

/// just joined this afternoon with a BP tablet so can I come in please///

Certainly Bobbi, it was your BP thread which inspired me to field this one ;-)

[Redhelen72]

Thanks Chris was just interested tis all

[elliemay1]

Amlodipine
Perindopril
Have also been on Bendroflumethiazide but the Medical Centre pharmacist has asked that I stop it for a month and then do BP readings for a week

[Redhelen72]

I wasn’t on any medication pre op but loads post op

[Buenchico]

Jno:
I've tried twice to come off the omeprazole but each time my heartburn has returned within a day or two. I was originally prescribed them during my chemotherapy, two years ago, when intense heartburn was one of the side effects that I suffered. So I'm now left wondering whether the situation might have improved over time. (I might try stopping them before I run out of my existing supply. Then I'll be able to tell the doc whether or not I need them in the future).