I use CVS Pharmacy to get my prescriptions. I take Benazepril HCL 20 mg, Avodart 0.5 mg, Tamsulosin HCL 0.4 mg, Furosemide 40 mg and Carvedilol 12.5 mg. I also take one Aspirin 81 mg each day.
I see my doctor on the 31st. He is going to want to put me on a cholesterol-lowering medication. I am going to say no to it. A doctor in Miami put me on one and for a month I felt like someone had beat every inch of my body with a baseball bat. I was thinking well this is old age and I do not want to live like this. Then I wondered if it might be the medication I was taking and I stopped taking it and the pain went away. This doctor is going to say he will put me on a different cholesterol medication but I am going to “just say no.”
I only have enough Carvedilol for today so CVS will have to call in and get the doctor to OK some more for me. I hate it that the doctor sort of has control of my life. I need the prostate and blood pressure/heart medications. Your doctor has to write and approve the Rx.
I should be taking something for arthritis all the time. I have pain all the time. It is getting worst. The doctor said for me to take Aleve when I need to take something for pain. It is rare for me to take it. I just do not like taking medications. When you get old you have to take medications. I guess the word to the wise would be to the young to take care of your health when you are young.
Do you have insurance to help with the cost of your meds? If not, know that you do not have to pay the full cash price. You can look online for a prescription discount card. I recommend the one at www.rxdrugcard.com. They show the drug prices and membership fee up front. They have great customer service -- except that it's only during business hours. No-one answers their phone from India at night.
Posted by: John | Tuesday, April 03, 2012 at 13:03