Posted by Phyl on December 26, 2002, at 10:30:42
About 20 years ago, I went to a sleep lab and the doctor prescribed Elavil for me to help me sleep. Does this seem unusual to any of you? I was not diagnosed with depression at the time. (When I filled the prescription, I was given Mellaril in error. Because of the very bad reaction I had to Mellaril, I called the sleep psyciatrist who was alarmed and said "No, it is Elavil, not Mellaril. (Pharmacy error.)
I took the Elavil was able to refill the prescription for nearly five years. At about this time, I placed a call to the Sleep lab and the sleep psychiatrist was angry (at me!) that I had been taking Elavil for that length of time. I knew very little about meds at the time. He told me I should have been on it for just a month (but he never communicated this to me, and I had no problem at all getting refills).
After reading some of your posts, I think I was probably lucky that I used the Elavil only when I felt it was very necessary and not continuously.
From your posts, I realize now that I need to know exactly why I am given a certain prescription and I need to ask questions about it.
Still learning......
poster:Phyl
thread:133242
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