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so i got my Ferrous sulfate 325mg pill form today. my nut wants me to crush them all so i can get use to taking them for after the surgery. but know its 41 pills and it makes me so sad and upset about all of these meds, i just feel like not taking any of them. my nut also told me that when i see my dr. for my pre-op appt. with Danielle she can discuss the medications with me.

so why then she wants me to be taking them crushed and my other meds. how im i going to b able to take all those pills. so my new update med list is like this.

These are the meds I take everyday.


VICTOZA INJECTION 1.2 MG - DR.KUNG

SUMATRIPTAN 100 MG - 2 DAILY AS NEEDED - DR. KUNG

LIDOCAINE OINTMENT 5% - DR.DESILLIER

VOLTAREN GEL 1% - DR.DESILLIER

ABILIFY 5 MG - 1 DAILY - DR.KIMANI

PROZAC 20 MG - 4 DAILY - DR.KIMANI

LAMICTAL 150 MG - 2 DAILY - DR.KRAUSE

ZOCOR 40 MG - 1 DAILY - DR.KRAUSE

ZESTRIL 5 MG - 1 DAILY - DR.KRAUSE

GLIMERPIRDE 4 MG - 1 DAILY - DR.KRAUSE

GLUCOPHAGE 1000 - 2 DAILY - DR.KRAUSE

PRILOSEC 20 MG - 2 DAILY - DR.KRAUSE

INDUR 30 MG - 1 DAILY - DR.KRAUSE

NEUTRONTIN 600 MG - 3 DAILY - DR.SALEH

TRAMADOL 50 MG - 2 X 3 DAILY - DR.SALEH

FLEXERIL 10 MG - 3 TIMES DAILY - DR.DANIC

Was just given to me by my pharmacist::::: All in pill form

CALICUM CARBONATE 600MG - 2 DAILY - DR.DEMARCO

VITAMIN D3 1000IU - 3 DAILY - DR.DEMARCO

MULTIVITAMINS - 1 DAILY (2 after surgery) - DR.DEMARCO

VITAMIN B 12 SL- 1000MG- DR.DEMARCO

FERROUS SULFATE - 325MG (iron) - 3 DAILY - DR.DEMARCO


After surgery::::and whatever else I mite need.

BIOTIN 5000mcg - 1 DAILY -

NO PALINA FLAX SEED PLUS Fiber Omega 3, 6 AND 9

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Wow, I don't mean to be rude, but your doctors sound like pill pushers. Maybe do some research and find a doctor that can review what you are taking and try to get off some of them. That can't be healthy in anyway to take that many.

I friend of mine was on so many pills, that she ended up taking pills for pills she was taking. She went and got a 'second opinion' she went from 15 medications upwards of 50 pills a day to 3 medications and 6 pills, because the new doctor put her on the right stuff.

Worth a try.....

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That's absolutely ridiculous! That many pills is not living, it's existing. I agree with what the above poster said about your doctors being drug pushers. If I were you I would get another opinion, unless you really like taking this many pills.

I couldn't imagine what that many pills do to your wallet every month. Not to mention your body.

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Hopefully surgery will help you get off some of them too... My dog gave me some chewable and liquid meds to take right after surgery, this helped get them down until the tummy healed a bit... you can also get chewable vitamins... this helped me a lot.

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Hopefully surgery will help you get off some of them too... My dog gave me some chewable and liquid meds to take right after surgery, this helped get them down until the tummy healed a bit... you can also get chewable vitamins... this helped me a lot.

My dog hates pills! :) Dontcha hate autocorrect?

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They make me sick to take them, I hate it. They are from diff dr's

my reg dr. nurse called me to make an appt bc she hasn't seen me since nov idk why she has to see me anyway I have an appt for the 6th and I called the hosp pharmacist to tlk about all those pills. I pray I don't have to keep taking them all. a lot are for pain but the pain been ok, I take them everyday even if im not in pain bc I guess I have to, that's what the bottle says take everyday 3 times a day

Hope to stop them all soon

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That's a heck of a drug list - I'm surprised you can stay awake or count past 3. I hope one pharmacy is taking care of all these prescriptions.

Just asking - does your primary care physician know about all these different prescriptions? Is someone reconciling the medications and telling you whether you have to take them or can postpone until you are in pain?

I would surely encourage you to get a single review by a doctor soon.

D3 and B-12 are available in chewable or dissolvable form (I am trying TwinLabs mini versions right now and so far they are fine). I take an approved Gummy bear type Vitamin.

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yes same pharmacy. and yes im going to see my primary care physician and let her know about all these meds. from diff dr.'s I have an appt on the sixth. and also seeing the hospital pharmacist.

will update....

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thank you everyone, what im going to do is not take any of the Vitamins until I see my surgery dr. and let her know about all the meds im on. also im not going to b taking the pain meds if I don't need them im on a few of them, I will continue to take my health meds and I go see my reg dr on the sixth and their pharmacist also.

im not going to stress it anymore, let them deal with it, I just want to be able to have the surgery done and get off as many meds I can.

thank you for being here for me.

ull r great.

Blessings.

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