Refilling My Valid Xanax Prescription Early (Page 32) (Top voted first)

I only see one doctor and he gives me a 3 month supply of xanax. When I went the last time he wrote me out a prescription but I still had two refills. I had a friend and her husband passed away and I gave her some of mine thinking I would have no problem re-filling the prescription. I had sense enough not to go to the same pharmacy and not to give my insurance information. So I go to this small drug store by my house and I had to fill out paperwork such as dob, name and my DL #. Well they paged me to the front of the store and advised me that it was 7 days to early for them to re-fill. So my question is where can I go to re-fill a prescription that is valid written by the same doctor. I only tried one place, I'm guessing they must have a data base if you try and refill your prescription early (even without your insurance) does anyone have advice on where I can go to get this filled?

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Don't fool yourself? With a controlled medicine it is NOT the Insurance company that allows you to get your controlled meds early if this indeed happens, purely the pharmacy that is helping you. My Insurance company lets me get refills at the 75% point. Controlled meds would never be included! Violates Federal Law

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no it the movie stars who have been dying in these last few years not the meth addicts The DEA and FDA want MDs to write for people who really, really need them, and if they go into a drs office and he/she cant show legitimate proof as to why this patient is on so much, well then the doctor can loose there license, thank Anna Nichole and Michael Jackson, this didn't start happening until there death, and I am a Jackson fan he died way to young,

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ZANAX IS NOT A SCHEDUALE 2 NARCOTIC, IT IS A SCHEDULE 3 IT IS UP TO THE PHARMACY F YOU CAN GET IT EARLY THEY MAY CALL YOUR DR, BUT NO SCHEDUA;E 2 WOULD HAVE A REFILL ON IT MY SCHEULE 2'S I AVE TO PICK UP BECAUSE THEY CANT HAVE REFILLS AND ZANAX DOES JUST LIKE KLONOPIN. AND TEMAZAPAM FOR SLEEP THEY ARE ALL SCHEDULE 3'S AND ARE BENZOS

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First of all, there is no need for all the exclamation marks!! Secondly, because of my high risk pregnancy I was under my dr's care. Did I say I wasn't? Did I give you my full life story? My full medical history? No. I know all of the risks of not tapering. And I know all the risks that were associated w my particular pregnancy. You don't. OMG, a seizure you say?? I guess I'd be the first person to have ever lived thru a seizure right? Sorry, as a mother I'd risk a seizure over permanent damage to my child any day of the week. Your child's nine months old right? Hmmm, better not comment until she's actually showing signs or problems in the future that can't be predicted. Just bc a baby pops out w 10 fingers and 10 toes doesn't mean **** to me.

As a neonatal nurse, I've seen the effects of baby's born addicted to Xanax. If you're willing to put your baby thru something like that for your own benefit, I'd hate to think what that child will experience with you as a parent throughout it's life. SMH

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You have to fill it every 30 days use it or not. All drug stores are connected now they know if you doctor shop or try to fill somewhere else. You committed a felony by giving a scheduled drug to someone else .take your friend to the doctor she may have depression and need totality different medicine .

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Not that I agree with people calling you a criminal, but technically it's a federal offense and a felony to share ANY prescription drug OR for your friend to accept said meds. That's punishable with up to 30 years in prison (and I believe even the death penalty in some states) EVEN if you're just trying to help someone out! I'm ONLY saying all this because before you ADMIT for the WORLD to see that you've committed a crime, you might want to think twice... and at LEAST post anonymously.

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One should NEVER exceed half a mg of xanax. daily---- For special circumstances I would say 1mg. These doctors prescribing such high doses are only hurting their patients and getting them addicted, and ultimately causing themselves more trouble. If you have panic disorder take this advice---

do not overdo your medicine. Do not seek higher doses. Taper your usage, and take the drug responsibly. Anything you abuse, will abuse you, and anything over a milligram a day is quite frankly abuse.. (been taking benzos for two years at .5 twice a day and have had over 1000 panic attacks)

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The problem with not getting things filled on the 28th day is the extreme hassle it can cause on the very last day for instants on Father's Day I had to leave my 83-year-old father who I assist with the stroke because I was out of town and my physician had written me a 25 day supply because I was having a surgical procedure also up at my dads & he was like why didn't you drop it off the day before oh because they don't allow it you have to go in on the very day it's due why didn't you call early to see if they had it because you're not allowed to call dad why did you drive around 25 pharmacies in his local town... So yes there's a number of reasons it's nice to be able to fill two days before you're out but as I said I had a 25 day supply there was no problem obviously they check in the DEA database every time but it absolutely ruined what could be my last Father's Day with my father and had to leave town and worse spent six hours that day driving around in circles so things in Florida are locked down enough as far as the bad doctors are out of business and orange jail and the DEA database is up and running so there really shouldn't be such punitive things against regular normal compliant people ! Because situations do happen and a two day buffer for most things is really just enough to avoid an emergency situation like I faced with my father but that's just my opinion good luck with everything to everybody

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Xanax most certainly is NOT a narcotic and depending on your insurance and pharmacist, you can get a narcotic such as Vicodin, which I take, you can have them filled up to 5 days before a month supply is up. As for a diazepam such as Xanax, it is a C2 without the restrictions of an opiod, yet your pharmacist has can use their own discretion. I generally pick up both my Xanax and Vicodin a few days early, no problem.

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You're wrong. I'm a psychologist and Xanax IS a narcotic! No where in the US can you refill prior to 28 days. As for Vicodin it is off the market in most states. It is illegal to try and fill a prescription again without insurance in an attempt to fill early and you WILL be caught. Get your facts straight. Ps it's. A class 3. And diazepam is valium, what you mean to say is that it's a benzodiazepine.

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NO, not "only" opiates are considered narcotics. I do not know where that myth ever surfaced - but narcotics are any controlled substance such as barbiturates, benzos, amphetamines, pot, cocaine, meth... etc,

All opiates are narcotics - all narcotics are not opiates.

Get your facts straight before you bust Nurses chops.

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Re: concerned (# 29)

There should be no reason for you to run out of any drug that is given to you by a doctor if you're taking it the right way and by the way you can fill Xanax and any schedule drug in the state of Florida up to 3 days prior so there should be no reason for you to run out unless you're taking too many or you're selling them or you're giving them away.

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I have 1 refill coming up for Vicodin in 9 days. I have a prescription for another 5 ref fills from same doctor, can I submit the prescription almost at the same time, obviously I would technically be receiving double amount, but I was thinking of taking prescription to anther farmacy, have been worrying about this, also does the prescription expire.

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I dont know whats the problem? i fill two valid perscriptions for controlled substances all the time. i just use my insurance for one and not the other

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If you went to wal greens, go to cvs or another big pharmacy, as long as they don't share computer servers ( which they don't) you should be fine.

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shut up....you're not helpful....and nobody cares that you're a nurse.

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The only way to get your xanax filled early is go to the police station & tell them your meds were stolen show the pharmacy the report & they will fill it trust me I've done it before.

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Simple question... i get benzos for severe PTSD and social anxiety/panic due to a horriffic assualt...all i want to know is if it every 27 or 28 days i can pick up my refills in FL? Because everything i look for leads me to this stuff and NONE of it answers my question!!!

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I get xanax refills every month and i ha e no problem picking up my refills up to 6 days early as long as the insurance pays for it. The pharmacist will look at it.. Je might say ur a few days early but since the insurance approved paying for it even though its 6 days early i usually get my refill a week early every month .. Last month i picked it up on the 11 the second month i picked them up on the 5 so this month i will be able to het them on the 30 ... Yes my xanax .. Tramadol and every controlled substance .. Never had a problem picking them up 6 sometimes 7 to 8 days early depending on the pharmacist.. Some are jerks and even the the insurance approved it.. They wont give it to u till the date u picked it up the month before...

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There is a difference between drug dealing and a friend helping a friend who is obviously grieving the loss of not only just a loved one but that of a husband! What u think Ur better than people because u r a nurse?.... Hate is ugly....

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