My Prescription Was Stolen Now What? (Page 6) (Top voted first)

Me and my wife recently had a birthday party for my son. After the party I went into the bathroom to take one of my suboxone and i noticed the perscription was stolen. I have not reported it to the police or my doctor yet. I am not sure what to do. I dont want to ask my doctor for a replacement script because I dont know if I can get kicked out of the program. This program is the last chance for me to get my life straight and it is working so far but I am scared if I dont replace them that I run a risk of relapsing. My next appointment to get my regular refill is three weeks away. Has anybody ever delt with a situation like this or have any real advise on what to do?

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I have just had a rx of tramadol stolen from me. I know who stole it and my husband and I gave him the chance to come clean and he did not. We went through his stuff while he was gone (I know this may be in bad taste but he is living in my house) and we found the rx with my name ripped off of it, but what it was, was the pill count and dosage on it with the circle and little mark above the pill count so I can identify it. I do plan on filing a police report but I'm scared he may hurt us or my daughter when we have the police escort him out. I do not like druggies or thieves. I'm just hoping with a police report I can get a replacement.

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I suggest that you do go to the police station and file the report rather than have them come to your house. You can tell them that you have a suspect. The police wouldn't have to cart him off unless you want them to. Have your daughter, hubby and the police report in hand to discuss if he is going to go into treatment and/or leave your house; or be removed. He does have a couple choices. Treatment is his best outcome in this program. A counselor once told me, "How can you tell when an addict is lying?" - "When their lips are moving" - so sad, but true.

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PS: take a copy of the police report to the prescribing medical professional to get your prescription back or the amount that is missing. The police will need the med info and how many pills were taken so that your doc can restore your loss. The insurance company probably will not want to pay their fair share, but you can usually at least get your supply back where it's supposed to be.

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My adderall n topamax have been stolen. I just went to take n noticed they r gone. What do I do? I have filed a police report but my dr is unavailable til tuesday

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Re: Carmen N. (# 6)

Yes my xanaxs got stold by a fríend of mine i thought. I have three weeks to get them filled, im scared if i put a police report on the guy that I'll lose my Dr but ive never asked my Dr before but i dont wanna lose him but i have seizures with out them or should i go to psych ward, im in alabama what do i do

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Re: Jane (# 9)

I agree with you 100%. I took opiates for about a year and in May I decided to come clean. I went into rehab for 9 days and came home on Suboxone, mind you this was in May. I am now being weaned from the Suboxone and my doctor is cutting my dose every time I see him. This was at my request. I do not want to be addicted to this drug anymore than I wanted to be addicted to opiates. I could not imagine being on this drug for even one year. I'm like you, I don't understand the 10-year use of Suboxone or methadone or any other kind of recovery method. It is a crutch and people lean on that crutch to continue feeling high and they think it's okay because it's a prescription. Let me tell you, you're not any better now than you were when you were a full-blown addict. Only difference is it's not costing you out of your pocket because your insurance is paying for it and you're not having to struggle and get it on the street, you're getting it legally but it still doesn't make it right. It's time to grow up and get off the pacifier. Thank you Jane for bringing these things to light.

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Yesterday april 19th I went to see my dr and on my way back through downtown these girls asked if I had anything to sell. I said no and they jumped me. I need to know how to write/file a police report online for stolen meds?

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Need help in Ohio,
Here in Indiana, to fill a prescription you have to present a photo I.D. especially if it is narcotic, and before that, you have to give your address and date of brith because they already have your information on file. So maybe the person that got prescription will be caught and you will be notified. Nonetheless, it is always safe and right to tell the truth to your doctor regardless of the outcome. And buying drugs off the streets is a very dangerous thing to do. My advice would be is let your doctor know what happened, and if you are a creditable patient, and your doctor knows you, as he should, you sholud not have a problem. Good Luck and God Bless.

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methadone is stronger an maybe for u it was to much..suboxone can do the same thing making u knod if its to strong..ppl are differant..

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Jane your right, I was taking 300 MG of morphine a day. One day I said enough and went on Subs for 4 days. Now I take nothing at all. Just living with the pain if my cancer.

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I'm wanting get to join to try to help peoplr

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Who are you telling to shut up?, that's just plain rude!!!

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I was honest and I got taken out of the program; do not at all tell them somebody stole your script, well they stole my whole purse and it was in there!!!! My b**** doctor knows there was an investigation and police report and kicked me out! She said she forgot to make a contract so if somebody dies on them its on her, she looses her job!!! That's bulls***. I am 25 and not once did I know that you were suppose to keep pain killers in a safe or security box bc she never gave me the paper until today when she kicked me out of the program. It was her fault, she should of made me sign the contract a year ago when she put me on norco.

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My problem is I was shorted 60 pills at the pharmacy and they are telling me that there is nothing they can do.

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I'll bet your judgement is SUPER helpful.

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Methadone in my opinion is not a maintenance drug. I was feeling high everyday while on it, worse than before I started treatment. Suboxone actually doesn't make you feel high at all!!

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I need the phone number to report a stolen medication who do I call to report a stolen medication

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Actually... (First -have you personally taken suboxone?) Now.. Suboxone in no way "makes you feel high". I personally know this, it just pretty much keeps you from going through withdrawal (and not relapsing). Methadone on the other hand I believe should not be given as a "recovery" medication. Since people still feel high.. And taking suboxone for years actually has its reasons. After someone has taken pain killers of any kind for a time period of being addictive, then talking to your doctor to get help with taking suboxone instead to recover and block the receptors in your brain from thinking they "need" whichever type of narcotic pain killers they were addicted to. After taking any pain killers for a period longer than say after a surgery or injury... Even after switching to suboxone and weaning off of that your body never feels like it did before being addicted to pain killers. Yes there are people out there who put a bad name on pretty much all suboxone patients and it really is not fair to the people who take it correctly and for its purpose and don't even think about taking any pain killers or relapsing in general. I have been taking suboxone for... At least 4 years maybe almost 5, and I have went from taking a quarter (2mg) to taking a full 8mg tablet or film a day, and to taking a half of one ((4mg) while I have been on it. I also have some spine/ back and nerve problems/injuries and because I don't want to be prescribed pain killers I have stayed on suboxone to at least try and cover up some of the daily pain. My doctor knows that's why I am still taking it. I am also sorry to the original writer, I am actually in the stolen prescription issue at the moment... I can't get my refill yet and I don't know if I should go in and wait to see my doctor tomorrow, because I am pretty sure if I just call to try and make an apt with him they won't give me an appt. And my local police station said they can't really help me at all because they get people all the time asking for reports and whatnot to just get another prescription. I just thought if my doctor changed my next refill with the missing amount added onto my normal amount per day/month I could then fill it early. I also thought about talking to my pharmacist to see if he could help me at all with filling my refill 5-6 days early this month... He knows about the person who stole the rest of my prescription, and how I have to hide 2 of my prescriptions all the time because of this person and them being an addict and also stealing from me in the past (couple years ago that was) now its happened again and I thought I was protecting them the best way I could by holding onto my purse all the time and them in a small make up bag and at night putting the make up bag with them in it literally in my pillow case each night. But this person literally cut a hole in my pillow case to pull the small bag out, take the pills and put the bottles back into the bag and into my pillowcase. I feel like I am living in a nightmare right now. I am just worried to tell my doctor or pharmacist and them possibly think I am lying that this happened. I feel like its crazy even saying or thinking about it honestly. I can't kick the person out yet.. They have 30 days from the eviction notice now. So I am going to check into lock boxes tomorrow but I don't know if those can be easily broken into, or how well they can keep my prescriptions safe. Because I feel like I have done everything I can, plus having to worry that my purse is in my eyesight/same room as me all day every day. Has anyone been where they had like 6 days until they can fill next and what do i do? Or talk to? I am honestly very worried about having a seizure or something like that trying to go 6 days without my prescription. I am a patient who is always honest with my doctor, but I mean I don't know if he knows I am being honest or not or if he will believe me and try and help with a upped prescription amount for this next month so I can fill it tomorrow. I just am panicking, I have never not taken my medications... Let alone for 6 days. I am honestly just really scared.

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I hope my post was not what you were referring to Thomas. I know very well of addiction being afflicted most of my life. I lost my eldest daughter to this disease too..I empathize with anyone addicted. It's a b**** no doubt. Anyway, I wish you the best.

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Re: Pat (# 2)

If someone stole my prescription and overdosed I would laugh my ass off, because the scumbags that steal or buy prescription drugs to feel high, make it hard for people that really need help. I have ZERO sympathy for people that OD. Just my opinion. Have a wonderful day. Don't mean to sound brash but when you are a pain management patient and get put through the ringer because of some stupid kid or drug addict OD'ing, you tend to have no sympathy for STUPID.

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