Lightning-Nl
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I believe that my mother has been using my Ativan prescription.
A little while ago, my mother was in pretty severe pain after pulling a muscle in her leg. Aspirin and Tylenol weren't helping her, so I told her that if she was in that much pain, she should take one of my Ativan because it would relax the muscle, allow her to get a bit of sleep and therefore, take some of the pain away. She declined at first (being the antidrug person she is) but eventually - she gave in, went ahead and took one. I could tell it really helped her because of how well she slept, and when she woke up - she told me how much it had helped.
Fast forward a couple months - I've noticed that I keep running out of my Ativan early each month, and yet, I've actually been taking LESS than what I'm prescribed. I didn't think much of it at first, but then I happened to hear my dad imply something that very strongly suggested that she was taking my pills - she had actually recommended to him that he take one if he had a headache because it helped her when she had a headache (which, as far as I'm aware, she's never taken one for a head ache before).
That was kind of a really big red flag for me and now I'm worried that she may have been taking them, without my knowledge, and that's why I'm running out of them a week or so before they get filled.
To be honest, I'm totally fine with anyone in my house taking one of my Ativan once in a while. They really do have a wide-therapeutic range (meaning, it can be used for many things) especially when the OTC stuff hasn't helped. But, if my mom is in fact taking my meds a couple times a week - I definitely have a problem with that.
I have a problem with that because - while taking Ativan a couple times a week won't precipitate withdrawals (if dosed correctly, and if the dosages aren't increased), that means that if I need it I won't have it.
This is sort of an ironic thread lol. Usually, it a mother asking people what they should do because their child is taking their meds. Anyways, I have no proof that she's doing it - only suspicions and a med supply that doesn't add up to what I'm taking. So, I'm not sure if I should confront her about it (because she would only deny it if I did), or what I should do.
A little while ago, my mother was in pretty severe pain after pulling a muscle in her leg. Aspirin and Tylenol weren't helping her, so I told her that if she was in that much pain, she should take one of my Ativan because it would relax the muscle, allow her to get a bit of sleep and therefore, take some of the pain away. She declined at first (being the antidrug person she is) but eventually - she gave in, went ahead and took one. I could tell it really helped her because of how well she slept, and when she woke up - she told me how much it had helped.
Fast forward a couple months - I've noticed that I keep running out of my Ativan early each month, and yet, I've actually been taking LESS than what I'm prescribed. I didn't think much of it at first, but then I happened to hear my dad imply something that very strongly suggested that she was taking my pills - she had actually recommended to him that he take one if he had a headache because it helped her when she had a headache (which, as far as I'm aware, she's never taken one for a head ache before).
That was kind of a really big red flag for me and now I'm worried that she may have been taking them, without my knowledge, and that's why I'm running out of them a week or so before they get filled.
To be honest, I'm totally fine with anyone in my house taking one of my Ativan once in a while. They really do have a wide-therapeutic range (meaning, it can be used for many things) especially when the OTC stuff hasn't helped. But, if my mom is in fact taking my meds a couple times a week - I definitely have a problem with that.
I have a problem with that because - while taking Ativan a couple times a week won't precipitate withdrawals (if dosed correctly, and if the dosages aren't increased), that means that if I need it I won't have it.
This is sort of an ironic thread lol. Usually, it a mother asking people what they should do because their child is taking their meds. Anyways, I have no proof that she's doing it - only suspicions and a med supply that doesn't add up to what I'm taking. So, I'm not sure if I should confront her about it (because she would only deny it if I did), or what I should do.
