Posts by Nathan Baker

Grace Jones3 said:Yeah, they write it down on the prescription. They didn't even bother asking if I'd actually done the blood work yet—but whatever, the script just stayed sitting there at the pharmacy.

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This whole situation is entirely unprecedented for me. Up until March, I was on Celestol. That was a year-long prescription. And in all that time, never—and I mean never—did the folks at the pharmacy ask me anything beyond the script itself, nor did they ever scribble notes on the back or try to hold onto it once it expired. They were actually quite relaxed about it; they’d tell me that if it had lapsed by just a tiny bit, it wouldn't be an issue. Now, I tend to be quite meticulous about these things, so I wasn't exactly pushing my luck, but if I had wanted to, I could have easily built up a little stockpile. Honestly, I think I could probably use that old prescription to buy medication over in Canada too.

Oh, and as far as blood tests go, my OBGYN only sent me for them once, right at the start of the medication ten years ago. After that, I started insisting on them myself, but he’d always insist they weren't necessary unless there was an actual illness present. Well, in the interim, I’ve developed hypertension so significant that I’m practically a prime candidate for a stroke or a heart attack. So, I had to toss the pills. Even though he maintained I didn't strictly need the testing, I knew better. And I’m done taking them, precisely because of that. Besides, I'm flying solo these days, so there’s really no point anyway.

silverwolf38 said:Are you from NYC? Which pills do you use?

Yeah, I’m from New York, which I suppose is clearly stated in my signature if you bother to look. 🙄
And honestly, what exactly gave you the impression that I’m currently popping pills? Was it just my handle?

If you’re asking because you’re planning a little reconnaissance trip to that specific pharmacy, I wouldn't call that particularly brilliant.

Still, looking at the reality of things, I suspect it really could happen—it mostly depends on which drugstore you stumble into, who happens to be behind the counter, and whether they actually enforce those rigid policies about not selling certain stuff without a valid prescription. I’m not saying they already had her details logged in the system; I grew up in a small town, so I don't know, I’ve never even seen the girl. I’d wager she probably just showed up on a whim thinking, "Hey, maybe they'll give this to me," and then... well, she could have given them any name, any address, for all we know.

redpanther26 said:I've already tried Yasmine, and I was wondering if there's any way to pick some up at a local pharmacy without a prescription?

I actually witnessed this firsthand—this young girl, just a kid really, was trying to get them at the pharmacy right in front of me because she’d apparently misplaced her script. They ended up just taking her personal information instead. Honestly, ever since that whole Yasmin scandal broke, I suspect they've become a lot more meticulous about how they handle these things.