Going to Be without Meds for a Few Days — Is This Going to Mess Me Up?

[Ash04]

I was prescribed 20mg Fluoxetine and 25mg Nortriptyline daily a month ago when I was in the hospital. The place they referred me to to see a psychiatrist and start therapy is a mess.

To make a long story short...I saw someone for intake at this place and then had an appointment a week later with the psychiatrist. She was a total jerk. The appointment was maybe 15 minutes and she didn't even look at me once. She said she'd call in my prescriptions in 30 days. I called today to make sure my prescriptions were going to be called in and the psychiatrist is out for the next few days.

I'm going to be without meds for a few days. Is that really going to mess me up? I don't know anything about medication. I have always avoided everything unless it was antibiotics that I had no choice but to take.

I should mention I was in a psych hospital because I was suicidal and still feel that way some days. I'm trying not to stress, but I really can't handle anything else at this point.

 

[Pleasure_Paulie]

You will likely have a fair bit of anxiety and stress as you come off them.

Can you not see another doctor for a perscription?

 

[Elfin]

Not ideal, but I have been on fluoxetine before and a couple of days isn't too bad as it has a long half life. If you've only been on it a month though, you may not have a large build up in the system so it could affect you slightly differently.

You will likely feel stressed as you are perhaps anticipating anxiety. This is a normal concern and emotion.

You can bridge a couple of days.

 

[glynis]

25mg is ok but if I was you I would break your 25mg in half so you have a lower dose till you get some more thats better than none.
I have done that easily with no problems on 25mg and dropped the other when come off it.
now I take a 25mg for sleep when needed.

 

[BobbyH]

If your pharmacist has the prescription on file and you don't have refills left and that's what you're waiting for your doctor to do, you might ask the pharmacist to extend you a few days till they can contact the doctor.

https://www.uniprix.com/en/tips/1/h...end-a-prescription-that-no-longer-has-refills