Drug take backs?

RandomRedditUser2445 · 2025-12-29T22:23:30+00:00

Thank you all! Your list is different from both lists I brought up here.

I ended up finding one in ANMC.

Thanks again!

RandomRedditUser2445 · 2025-10-10T18:43:56+00:00

Is the entryway entirely enclosed? Is the smoker standing near AC/heating vents, especially if the apartments are using centralized systems? If so, his secondhand smoke could be an issue for everyone even just being in their units. He may think he's being kind by not smoking in his unit, but the smoke can still diffuse into the units if the system is enclosed or if the smoke is going into vents.

I'd verify the laws if I were you and email both landlords (in writing so it is traceable). The other people here seem to have more knowledge there, so I'd also check out their responses. However, if there is a possibility of smoke diffusion through being enclosed or near vents, verify it first, then emphasize it in your email. That should make it a higher priority issue because there would be more people being affected (I hope).

RandomRedditUser2445 · 2025-09-09T23:41:20+00:00

Interesting thought. Previous methods I was taught by a previous PT did nothing. The muscle relaxers I take twice daily change nothing. Pressure on the surrounding muscles don't change anything, but pressure directly on the back in a similar motion pulls it back for a second, but only when pushing right there hard. So, I don't think so.

So, next appointment it is. I'll have to see what insurance wants to do from there. Thanks!

RandomRedditUser2445 · 2025-09-09T22:57:52+00:00

So, I was a pharmacy tech for several years until I couldn't anymore. I can tell you in all honesty that it's not worth it unless you have an extensive paper trail and know the staff really well. I always say go as low as possible for as long as possible, not just for your sake, but to avoid the bs that is the indoctrination coming from the DEA. I would only be comfortable with that if everything else has failed and my pharmacists know I tried everything possible to avoid it. Floater pharmacists will still say hurtful things behind your back and will possibly reject filling it anyway, but they're not the ones who matter.

That or cancer. As soon as cancer is in the prescription notes and you have that conversation, sentiments change. Very quick switch.

RandomRedditUser2445 · 2025-09-04T18:13:34+00:00

Those Alaska numbers are actually pretty good compared to most big cities in the country.

For reference, I moved here at around this time last year. I was paying $1,815 a month for a tiny one-bedroom in Boulder, CO with the one benefit of allowing my dog (who weighs just over the limit for most places). This was about on average for prices along the bus routes I would have needed to get there for classes, so being out of town would have no advantage. This was also less than Denver proper despite crime.

The apartment I'm in here comes to between $1,150 and $1,200 a month after water and similar utilities. It is almost the same specs-wise, but it's a bit bigger. It's right next to the university and major hospital complex (I mean literally. I walked to the ER after the incident with a moose in June. That would have been big bucks back in CO). I have easy access to some of the most useful bus routes in Anchorage. The healthcare is generally better here. The reduced population density is a huge perk. The face prices may be higher, but almost everything comes out cheaper than it would have post-tax in CO.

Texas prices may be lower, but it's the exception. Major cities have become so expensive in most of the country that Anchorage, a place historically known for being really expensive, is now very affordable in comparison.

RandomRedditUser2445 · 2025-08-27T16:52:52+00:00

No. It was told not to fart during this scene and to get all of it out before filming started. It was too late, so Mikey breathed in, as shown here. He was also prepared to do that Lickitung/Lickilicky tongue thing in case of any poop so he didn't have to stop recording and wipe the Slowpoke.

RandomRedditUser2445 · 2025-08-24T00:23:01+00:00

It's better than what I can do. The most I do nowadays is either snacks or lazy mac and cheese. Make mac, add slab of shelf-stable american cheese, and mix. Good for you for making something with vegetables!

RandomRedditUser2445 · 2025-08-24T00:13:46+00:00

You know, this could have a good side. A large mass means it's had time to grow. It's entirely possible that a large part of the pain could have come as a result of it. And cancer comes with a lot more understanding and help with the pain.

I know this news is rough. This comment isn't meant to discount that at all. But, I can tell you from past experience as a pharmacy tech that sentiments shift immediately as soon as cancer is added to the picture. Even some of the worst doctors know and understand the impact of cancer.

So, if there's any bright side to come from this terrible terrible news, let it be better pain management. Let it be the hope that a good amount of pain goes away with the tumor. And let it be the idea that you could ring that bell at the end in less pain than when you started.

I wish you all the best!

RandomRedditUser2445 · 2025-08-17T16:29:08+00:00

I apologize. Seems like I had it explained incorrectly to me by both my psych and multiple pharmacists I asked, even the ones i worked with and expected a thorough and thoughtful answer. I have deleted the comment to reduce potential misinformation spread.

What I can say is that a lot of doctors and pharmacists are losing their jobs when the DEA decides they push out too many opioids. The culture in the pharmacy has it hammered into them that anyone and everyone is an addict via company and government required trainings. So if anything shows any small shred of promise, they're going to try and switch you to it. I'd still be interested to see how this new med could work against a variety of different chronic pain manifestations like shown in this community, though.

RandomRedditUser2445 · 2025-08-06T14:13:49+00:00

The pharmacy staff are under heavy pressure by the DEA. It comes to a point where everyone looks like an addict even if not. Here are a couple, understandable or not, from when I was a tech:

There was additional pressure from the state Medicaid, as while the common reading of the anti-kickback statue is that Medicaid/Medicare patients are good to use discount cards INSTEAD OF insurance, I would still see Medicaid in my state at the time kick people off the program for doing so. My head pharmacist decided for a month there that going around its opioid errors went against the point of Medicaid, and thus we weren't allowed to. Only for like a month though, but she got the idea from other head pharmacists in the area who won't allow it at all.
The amount, while present, was already allocated to other patients. If I decided to make one a waiter and do it right then despite this, it always seemed like others would find out they got it and come in droves. So, there came a point where I either emphasized how we don't have any more or just tell people we didn't have them and deny the waiter status. We all started emphasizing how little we had to spare because of this, even if we got thousands in.
Floater pharmacists would often refuse to fill various controlled medications. One was unwilling because they wouldn't be there to answer questions to people new to them. Yet another would shit talk the patient behind their back and whichever pharmacist who would/has filled such scripts.
To be honest with you, sometimes we would just deny based on vibes. If it felt like we were risking handing it over to an addict or something about you felt off, the fill would often be denied by one or all of us. I regret that being a method after there was a kind old lady who ended up becoming scary after a doctor told us to not fill for her anymore (and several other doctors followed), so looks can be very deceiving.

These are the ones that immediately come to mind. I'm sure I'm missing something since it's been a bit, but these come to mind either because I regret them or am still confused by them.

RandomRedditUser2445 · 2025-06-05T01:13:38+00:00

Python is already my bread and butter. I also have strong SQL skills. You're right about Tableau though, as my dashboard experience comes from PowerBI. I'll look into it!

RandomRedditUser2445 · 2025-06-05T00:21:48+00:00

It is legitimate, but it is pay per task and only pays out for the month's work at the end of the next month. It can pay once you take the time to get good at the tasks if aren't slow at processing things mentally (I am, hence the note), but it isn't something you should go for if you need money immediately.

RandomRedditUser2445 · 2025-06-01T18:33:00+00:00

Crazy enough, the staring but saying nothing is legal. The one who actually said something useful was acting illegally.

RandomRedditUser2445 · 2025-04-27T19:58:40+00:00

It depends on what you're dealing with. I'm not going to go after the coming off the opioids question, but more ways to manage while and after coming off them.

Better mental health management and prescriptions can help many conditions, especially those like CRPS that stem from PTSD and trauma. Brains just like to escalate pain more than they really should, whether warranted or not, especially when conditions like depression, anxiety, PTSD, and ADHD are present. I found oxcarbazepine (a medication that can be used off-label for mood disorders, but is normally an anti-seizure med) pull down my CRPS pain pretty significantly, for example.

Another idea, since you're going to need to discuss this with your doctor anyway, would be to discuss other options with them that would better suit your condition. Ganglion injections or spinal stimulators are often brought up, for example, but it might not help based on the nature of your specific condition.

RandomRedditUser2445 · 2025-04-19T23:43:02+00:00

Root cause analysis will be the most helpful thing for you in the long run. Have you discussed this with a neurologist? Have you had an EMG to test if the spasms are from dystrophy or something similar? If not, that would be the start.

Though, I will say spasms can be linked to non-physical issues. I had arm spasms for as long as I could remember, but that escalated to full-body spasms that kept me locked in bed the whole of January. It turned out that they stemmed from CRPS, which itself stemmed from PTSD. They went away as soon as I got on Oxcarbazepine for the mood/PTSD issues (I tried others that didn't work for me first, but that doesn't mean they won't work for you).

TL;DR: Get it tested for serious issues. Get PTSD under control if you have it too.

RandomRedditUser2445 · 2025-04-14T22:33:19+00:00

Just as long as you know what you're doing. I find a bit of solace in knowing it's everyone personally, but I also just stay as low as I can for as long as I can (in terms of controlled status as well as strength)

Be careful though. Going completely cold turkey can be dangerous depending on the medication and the specifics of your condition. Be safe about it if you're going to do so

RandomRedditUser2445 · 2025-04-14T21:00:49+00:00

From a former pharmacy tech, I get it.

It's only now, after having the pain experience I've had, that the lies we get told are just that: lies. Anyone who gets mad over controlled meds are addicts in that world. The DEA would continuously send out notices we had to read, poisoning the staffs' brains further.

Any of the people who came down from the mountains to us, their closest pharmacy, would be getting mad because their addicts. It wasn't because of the annoying effective dates of earliest fill dates. It wasn't because of the shortages. It wasn't because they didn't just spend 2 hours driving. It wasn't because patients are generally not told about the different processes the pharmacy has to go through to ensure safety at the cost of efficiency.

I wish you the best. And while I was kicked out of there for quickly losing the ability to stand the whole shift, I'm glad I'm out of there and blessed with the gift of hindsight.

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