31 years of tamazapan

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can anyone please help.
my 70yr mother has athritus and the other day i was checking her medication to my suprise tamazapan was one of the many tablets she was taking. she said she was taking them to make her sleep because of the athritus.
tonight my sister has told me that my mother has been on them for 31yrs after a death in the family..
this cannot be right surely that she is allowed to just phone up for a repeat perscription with no checks on her for a drug with a chequered history like tamazapan.
i asked my sister if they ever review her perscription she said it was done over the phone with the doctor.
we are extremely worried has these last few weeks her short term memory has gone she is constantly fidgety (spaced out)
can anybody share their experiances and offer help as i understand it will take time to get her of this drug and point us in the right direction.
thanks
whw
 
Temazepam = Restoril, which actually is a very good prescription sleeping pill for a short duration. I was on 60 mgs. (which a few years ago was the highest dose) and it did work for about 2/3 MONTHS. After that, it did virtually NOTHING. I can't believe your mother began taking this pill at age 39 and has continued to do so for 31 years. Either she is taking 10x the normal dose or merely believes (placebo effect) the once a night pill is still working for her. WOW!!!!
Have either you or your sister asked her if the Restoril still works??? Since she is on so many different drugs, perhaps it's not the Temazepam that is causing her short term memory loss.
Hey, I wished Restoril worked that well on me for 30 years.
 
amygdala
thamks for your reply.
the thing is there not working now she tries to convince us that they help her sleep but my dad says she is wandering about all night.
she has been on them so long her body is used to them but in her mind they still work in short she addicted.
the problem were going to have is getting her off them but like you say there is other slepping pills. but wouls she need them!
my other concern is ther are millions of others out there like my mum that its to easy to just get repeat percriptions with no physical check ups over the phone! and yes there is a review system but over the phone !.
why arent doctors being doctors anymore...............
thanks for listening
whw
 
Try this sight for additional information. Not covered by insurance, benzodiazepams have to be paid with cash, check,etc. They are the most widely prescribed drug in the world (benzos) so Big Pharma wants all it can get. At your mom's age, I would inventory, if you haven't already, everything she's taking. If it works for her after this length of time, stopping it could prove more problematic than allowing her to continue. Think of her well being and peace of mind first.

There are many types that may prove more effective like clonazepam, xanax, valium,etc all as addictive (that's a reality you need to accept) as tamazepam. See what the MG dosage is. Perhaps adjusting that would help.
 
While YOUR insurance might not pay for these meRAB it's completely inaccurate to say that no ones does and that they must always be paid for with cash, or to imply that there are not legitimate medical reasons for these types of medications. Many people take these types of medications regurlary for legitimate medical conditions and are NOT addicted or even physically dependent (and yes there IS a difference).

To the person concerned about their mother: Unless you are prepared to try to have your mother declared incompetent in court and ask the court to name you guardian, the only
thing you can do is to ask your mother if she'd like you to
accompany her to the doctor the next time she goes. Are you saying that your mother NEVER sees the DR in person, or just not every time she gets a medication refill? Certainly its not at all unusual for a Dr to refill meRAB monthly and only require a visit once or twice a year, especially for long term patients who are medically stable and who do not require medication adjustments. It would not be reasonable to expect a person to be seen every time a medication is refilled, I'd sure hate to spend the time and money every
time I have to refill my blood pressure or allergy meRAB.
 
It seems the good people at Health BoarRAB don't allow the names of other sights that could be of enormous help. They are editing to the detriment of their dwindling readership. Good Luck, my friend.
 
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