Saturday, August 29, 2009

Re: [epilepsy] Transport with sz meds

 

Tim,

Do you have your daily dosage somewhere in your billfold, medical
alert bracelet or your body so that police know when you need your
meds?

Millie

> Sandy,
> On that day I was only using daily containers and took that days meds.
> that I needed to take during my time at work.  
> It's better if you work to use both types of containers, daily and weekly.
> I have a few of each, on Saturdays (today) I divide my weekly supply of
> medicines. These are separated by day, in two lines AM & PM. Then I put
> these into three weekly pill containers, one of the lines is PM, since I'm
> always home in time to take my nightly dose, it goes into one weekly
> container which goes into my Living room where I'm always at during PM
> doses. The AM dose is divided between two weekly containers. One is for
> the doses taken at home, weekdays off and weekend days, it goes into my
> bedroom. The other is for days at work, maybe M,T,Th,F. Wednesday will be
> a day off, so its already been included with those to be put in my
> bedroom.
> I use Daily containers mostly on weekends in case I go out and possibly
> won't get home in time for a PM dose.
> Tim Baldwin             
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> ________________________________
> From: Sandy <uhura102@yahoo.com>
> To: epilepsy@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 1:11:52 AM
> Subject: [epilepsy] Transport with sz meds
>
>  
> Hello Tim, Sandy here.. This is an important issue for treated for
> seizures or narcolepsy.
> What is the difference between the type of container confiscated and the
> weekly pill container you now use to take a days supply of meds to work
> in?
>
> --- On Fri, 8/28/09, TIMOTHY BALDWIN <tbb1@prodigy. net> wrote:
> ..I had a seizure when in one of the D.C. metro stations, a police officer
> was nearby and responded. While unconscious, the officer quickly examined
> me to find out if it the seizure was related to alcohol or drug abuse.
> Lack of smell showed that it probably wasn't alcohol. To decide if drugs
> were related,They pat you down, if any pills are found lose or in any type
> of container, they view them as drugs of abuse. I was transporting my
> morning and afternoon doses for that day at work at FDA in Washington,
> D.C.. Now,  I take each days supply of meds. to work on Monday in a weekly
> pill container.
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