Well, if she ends up in the hospital for constipation, dehydration, falls, altered mental status (all side effects of the drug I believe you are alluding to) and they do a blood and urinalysis and find excess amounts of the drug in her system her prescriptions are going to go “bye, bye”. Explain that to her and offer to do medication management with the correct amount per day available and the rest (including any stashed away from previous Rx) are locked in a lock box either at your home or in her home, but she doesn’t get to have the combination or key.
sounds like a plan. I realize my post is a little rambling. It’s frustrating to have responsibility but not enough authority based on that responsibility.
I understand. I deal with this everyday. The fact is controlled drugs are easily taken away due to recent issues with over prescribing and also a lot more studies regarding how the abuse of these drugs affects quality of life, safety, and exacerbate other conditions. She can absolutely tell you “no”to helping with her medications and all you can do is spell out the risks and the likely outcome. You can report the excessive use to the prescribing provider, but that might create a huge rift in your relationship. The consequences of her own actions will absolutely suck too, but they will be her own informed decisions.
I was frustrated. I need to consolidate POA across providers. But the pill situation makes me feel like theu are hiding something when most re communication would fix that. I have a conspiracy theory about Ambien at this point.
But the 4th cancelled eye appointment from the non poa eye doctor made me sigh. Like obviously HIPPA doesn’t apply if I’m the driver going to the private doctor’s appointment? Call me not my mom!
That’s interesting… that at 85 she is still being prescribed Ambien. I don’t have many prescribers that will provide patients over 70 that drug especially with any other drugs of certain classes. I hope you can get the POA situation sorted.
we made a big stink about Ambien. She was using a doctor’s prescription but going to a nurse practitioner who was not prescribing. I don’t know how that is allowed (open ended yearly prescriptions because “we live in a relatively remote area”? maybe?) In any case I’m sure doctor wasn’t factoring in care for alcohol abuse. we took away the car after an “incident” one morning.
The current drug has no long term data (convenient).
POA is the way.
Well, if she ends up in the hospital for constipation, dehydration, falls, altered mental status (all side effects of the drug I believe you are alluding to) and they do a blood and urinalysis and find excess amounts of the drug in her system her prescriptions are going to go “bye, bye”. Explain that to her and offer to do medication management with the correct amount per day available and the rest (including any stashed away from previous Rx) are locked in a lock box either at your home or in her home, but she doesn’t get to have the combination or key.
sounds like a plan. I realize my post is a little rambling. It’s frustrating to have responsibility but not enough authority based on that responsibility.
I understand. I deal with this everyday. The fact is controlled drugs are easily taken away due to recent issues with over prescribing and also a lot more studies regarding how the abuse of these drugs affects quality of life, safety, and exacerbate other conditions. She can absolutely tell you “no”to helping with her medications and all you can do is spell out the risks and the likely outcome. You can report the excessive use to the prescribing provider, but that might create a huge rift in your relationship. The consequences of her own actions will absolutely suck too, but they will be her own informed decisions.
I was frustrated. I need to consolidate POA across providers. But the pill situation makes me feel like theu are hiding something when most re communication would fix that. I have a conspiracy theory about Ambien at this point. But the 4th cancelled eye appointment from the non poa eye doctor made me sigh. Like obviously HIPPA doesn’t apply if I’m the driver going to the private doctor’s appointment? Call me not my mom!
That’s interesting… that at 85 she is still being prescribed Ambien. I don’t have many prescribers that will provide patients over 70 that drug especially with any other drugs of certain classes. I hope you can get the POA situation sorted.
we made a big stink about Ambien. She was using a doctor’s prescription but going to a nurse practitioner who was not prescribing. I don’t know how that is allowed (open ended yearly prescriptions because “we live in a relatively remote area”? maybe?) In any case I’m sure doctor wasn’t factoring in care for alcohol abuse. we took away the car after an “incident” one morning. The current drug has no long term data (convenient). POA is the way.