Warning: I am medicated on a big blue pill called Treximet right now. I gather that it is a cousin of Imitrex that has some naprosyn in it. To me, it sounds like Tresemme shampoo, so I have been singing Treximet, treximet, ooooooh la la. It has also made me slightly loopy, probably because I slept very little last night. Now, let us begin today's tale of woe.
As you know from last night's batshit crazy post, I have had migraines for the past couple of weeks. I went to the neuro today and what an exciting visit! All was going perfectly well. It seems that there are new drugs, like Imitrex, that have been invented in the past ten years since my migraines have been under control. She gave me some of those in sample form and I told her that my biggest concern was the sudden onset. She said it could be the weather or some other seasonal factors and she asked what else has been going on. (If you are friends with me on FB, this is old news, so you can skim and skip ahead. I won't be offended.)
I told her about The CVS Incident. In August, I called in a refill of my ultracet Rx. CVS gave me blood pressure medication instead. I thought it was a different generic for the ultracet and didn't think anything of it. Took it for a month. Thought I was going crazy and had major issues sleeping and thought my fibro was out of control. You may remember that from here, here, here and here. Nope, I was taking a diuretic instead of a pain pill as part of my nighty night cocktail. The issue was discovered when I tried to refill the medication. It took a while for me to figure out what was going on, but CVS eventually called and said that they screwed up and oh, so sorry, but it shouldn't be a big deal because it is like being on a water pill.
I was super pissed because I don't need a water pill. I need a damn pain pill. I wrote a hostile letter and they gave me a $50 gift card which I am giving away because I don't intend to go back there. Do you know how hard that is for me? I am obsessed with CVS. Now, we have to break up because they made me miserable for a month and then tried to make it better with a $50 gift card. I don't mean to sound all Lloyd Dobler "I gave her my heart. She gave me a pen." but that's kind of where I was at the time.
Back to today. I tell neuro about The CVS Incident and she displays the proper level of shock and disgust. More importantly, she asked when I went off of the wrong medication. She said that the wrong medication was very likely the trigger for this lovely cluster of headaches.
Oh, it's just a water pill, it won't do anything. If I wasn't well-medicated and pleased that the headache was easing due to the Treximet, Treximet, Oooooh la la, I am pretty sure I'd be writing another hateful letter. Don't worry, it's still on the to-do list. Fortunately, I've already switched a couple of prescriptions to Smith's, so now my grocery store can sell my medical info to the same people it sends my grocery habits to. When the rest of the refills come up, they will also be transferred.
Yes, I did learn that I need to look up all of the generic names, but it is still CVS's job to GIVE ME THE MEDICATION THAT MY DOCTOR PRESCRIBED. Instead of just going through the hell of last month, their screw up also led to the migraines. So displeased. At least I know there was a trigger and this wasn't just new migraines coming out of nowhere. The doctor did prescribe a new preventative med called Topomax, so I will try that. She said that should also help with the non-migraine headaches that I sometimes get at work from looking at a computer screen.
Migraine trigger mystery solved. Hatred of CVS increased. So far, loving Treximet, Treximet, ooooooh la la.
Sorry that I sent you CVS coupons...I didn't know or didn't remember.
Posted by: Joann | October 15, 2009 at 08:10 PM
Well, that's good news in the end, eh? I hate to hear it was CVS as they're my favorite pharmacy. Also glad to hear there are new migraine meds. I had an allergic reaction to a migraine med I can't remember the name of, then same with Imitrex, years ago and haven't tried a migraine med since.
So you ARE getting better! You are my inspiration. Although you aspire to be well and I guess I just aspire to be in remission. I guess I have too many permanent things wrong with me now to expect wellness. Anyhoo, I'm glad for you.
Posted by: Sherril | October 15, 2009 at 08:30 PM