barbieq13's Journal, 15 February 2011

My pharmacy could have killed me. They gave me a drug that should not have been taken with another drug I already take. I had an interaction that was partially physical, partially mental. I felt like I had a complete breakdown. The dizziness, anxiety, hostility, crying and even increased pain this "pain medication" caused was devastating! To find out that this was totally preventable made me so very angry. The pharmacy has accepted responsibility and is attempting to make ammends. But how scary is that that we trust our pharmacist with our lives... even more than our Doctor? The pharmacist is supposed to double check your meds because we DO have different doctors. That's the point of going to one pharmacy only. I am so devastaed by this. It went on for over 2 weeks before I figured it out on my own... And embarrassed myself at Church choir by lashing out in frustration when everything was screaming in my head and my head was pounding and spinning. Anyway, I'm better, just trying to deal with the fall out. And now TOM is here to visit and I am NOT weighing in until Thursday. LOL