netsavy006 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 What was the highest number of medications you have ever been on? You don't have to list them, just provide the number. I was on 7 psychiatric meds + 1 multivitamin + a Vitamin C So in total my biggest "cocktail" consisted of 9 medications. (I feel like we have a topic like this. If so, I'm sorry for making a double) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 4 psych meds (5 if you count a combo of an XR and IR) + 1 med to combat a side-effect of one said psychrx so 6. is it bad that I look at that and go 'whoa, that's not bad at all! only 6?? cool!' I'm also only 21 so haven't had as much time to 'play' as some of y'all. m ps- even with 6 meds I find it annoying that I take between 10 and 12 PILLS every single day...only 6 rxes but it looks like a lotlotlot more because of how it's dosed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix_Rising Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 7 psych meds + 1 diabetic med + 5 supplements Blech! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryp Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 6 asthma meds + 3 psych meds = 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I'm on 6 right now plus fish oil and a multi which is way too much for me. I'd like to get that down to 3 or so. Hah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debiz Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I'm on 4 psych meds, 2 fibromyalgia meds and 1 thyroid med, so 7 all together. Oh wait...forgot the multi-vitamin to combat the hair loss from the meds, so put me down for 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPBear Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I am on 5 physc meds plus 2 meds for fibro and 1 for high cholesterol so a total of 8 meds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbird Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 10 psych meds and a supplement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withing Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I'm on 3 psyche meds, 1 multivitamin, and 1 OTC painkiller for the joints. I take fish oil when I can afford it - so 5 to 6 at the mo... wait, add the inhaler as needed. 7 on and off. I've never been on more than 3 psyche meds at a time - but there was a time when I was on an equal number of prescription pain meds and the vitamins, and three inhalers, and I was trying to "better" myself with "natural" supplements, but just made everything worse... I believe that made the magic number 12... yeah, around there. I don't remember. Could be 13... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatty Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 The most I've been on was 4. I'm making due with 3 now. EDITED TO ADD: I forgot I'm taking fish oil pills too, so that would make it a cocktail of 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel1 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Oh boy! Let's see...seroquel, lamictal, klonopin, tramadol, soma, promethazine, prilosec, motrin, tylenol- do OTC count? So, I guess that would be 6 rx and 2otc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kablume Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Hmmm? 5 Psych meds, 4 other meds, 1 vitamin, 1 calcium = 9 meds 2 OTC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpam Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Currently on 5 psyc meds, and 15 Vitamins (Just saw a doc who wants me to ween off my psyc meds with vitamins) so = 20 total In terms of tablets 22 psyc pills and 25 Vitamins = 45 tablets a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generica Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Only 2 psych meds. Alternate temazepam, doxylamine succinate and valerian for sleep as needed. Anti-inflammatories & painkillers a lot of days (back problem). Valium, only sometimes. It's the supplement count that brings me up - multi-vit, zinc, b12, magnesium, flaxseed oil, evening primrose oil, Blackmore's 'sugar balance', gymnema, veg glucosamine, Udo's oil blend, brewer's yeast, lecithin. So potentially 18 'things' a day. A lot more in terms of tablets though. I rattle in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaRufina Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 9 psych meds [i think] plus an otc med. And the number of actual pills a day was just nuts. a couple were prn though so it depended day-to-day. Now I'm at 5 plus fish oil and calcium [and depo]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 7 psych meds and 3 meds for other stuff. Tommy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdjeff Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 14 meds all together plus a multivitamin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdiotAtLarge Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 16 or 17 for psych, htn and vitamins. Down to six now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recoverymouse Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 5 psych medt. Terazosin and prilosec and relafen. 8 altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papertrees Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 5mg aiblify, 6 mg invega, 100 mg lamictal, 30 mg remeron, 2 mg biperiden and 4mg clonazepam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatty Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Up to five, plus fish oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daenerys Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Wow, that's a lot of polypharmacy. I had to pretty much beg to get a second medication added in for psych management. At the mo I'm just on 2 psych meds and my PRN inhaler for asthma. So that's 6 tablets a day (3 of each). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 7 psych meds plus additional meds for diabetes, high blood pressure, and kidney stones. Tommy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witchywoman Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 5 psyc meds plus one for thyroid and one for GERD. So 7 all together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisy Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 6 psych meds (although some are just PRN) + birth control + antibiotics (acne) + weight smart multivitamins (even though I know they make no difference on my weight and are likely the exact same as other multi-vitamins) + prenatal vitamins (don't laugh, i heard they made my hair and nails stronger!) + stress B complex + omega 3 + calcium + acidolpholis (I have no idea how to spell that... it prevents some not-so-fun girl problems that come from the antibiotics) Oh! And I just started that Nivea cellulite program, and it comes with pills that contain L-Carnitine and Linoleic Acid. I'm sure they also do nothing, but I'll try it. Of course, this doesn't include all of my acne prescriptions that I don't take via mouth. That would be 4 more. I need to look at all of my pill ingredients and make sure I'm getting enough Folic Acid, because I heard that can help with depression. So I guess 15 (19 if you count my topical prescriptions)... but most of those are vitamins, so it's not a fancy cocktail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 well, gotta update this I guess-- ((deep breath)): wellbutrinzoloftlamictaladderalladderallxrabilifyandatenalol oh! it's like supercalifragilisticexpialidocious on psych meds to stop the hallucinations of dancing around in side-walk chalk drawings and with cartoon penguin waiters before going into town to laugh on the ceiling. so I'm up to 7 - and I should take a multi-vitamin and something for my crakalackin joints but I can't deal with taking any more pills. plus I'd have to buy a new pill box since mine juuuuust barely fit into the days of the week now m ps- I SO spelled supercalifragilisticexpialidocious right on the first try! Really, I checked it on google, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopamine Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 The max I've taken is eight at a time a few years ago: Citalopram: 40 mg Adderall: 40 mg Provigil: 200 mg Wellbutrin SR: 300 mg Donepezil: 5 mg Alprazolam: 2 mg Gabapentin: 400 mg Trazodone: 50 mg Plus a slurry of supplements, including resveratrol, green tea extract, ashwagandha, CoQ10, hawthorn, high-dose D3, milk thistle, alpha lipoic acid and acetyl l-carnitine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynnie Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 My biggest number was at a point a couple years ago... I was on 6 psychotropics and 1 to combat the tremors from them all. Abilify 30mg Lamictal 100 or 150 mg (? can't remember exactly) Prozac 60 mg Seroquel 300 mg Trazadone 300 mg Lithium 900 mg Inderal 60 mg not fun stuff. so glad i'm not on them all now. I'm down to one daily psychotropic, one daily med to prevent migraines, and birth control. have some PRNs, but only really use the migraine one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumpstump Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 4 psych meds + 1 other men + 2 supplements 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraphina Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I guess I should be grateful for my small cocktail. 4 psychiatric meds + 1 thyroid med + 1 for another health condition (PCOS) and 3 vitamins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stasis Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Five Psych meds, two heavy opiates, vits b and D, three or four more for my blood pressure one more for my guts handling all the above I probably forgot some like the thyroid pill S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
critical_reflection Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 When I was in the hospital I was meant to take 4 psych meds (Lithium, Seroquel, Valium and Tamazepam), the birth control pill, plus a multivitamin and fish oil. I'm not sure if the tamazepam counts though because I refused to take it after the first dose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkchylde Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 14 if you count all the pain meds and homeopathics and supplements only 3 of these would be considered BP2/depression related (just prescribed Zoloft + 2 homeopathic SSRI's) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somehow this hell is home Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 I haven't posted here in FOREVER!!!! I love this topic...makes my pill keeper feel normal! The most at once was: Buspar, Xanex, Ritalin, Ambien, Remeron, Prozac, Prilosec, Inderal, Topamax, Depo-Provera. Also Zomeg and Vicodin for migraines. Right now I'm not on as many, but I take 13 pills a day. Funny story..my mother in law is into herbal stuff and has a lot of health problems and she has shoeboxes full of herbal remadies and is always trying to pawn them off onto my husband and my his brother. But then she also takes prescription stuff and I want to tell her they don't mix! Then, we just visited her and she was taking Vioxx from 2003 and I'm like "Uhhh, they took that stuff off the market....AND it's 6 years old....you probably shouldn't be taking it!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywoodfreaks Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 I take 5 psych meds and fish oil, vitamin d, multivitamin, and docusate sodium for my (ahem) plumbing issues resulting from the meds. And I'm still kinda depressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldCoin Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 4 psych meds, 1 multi vitamin, birth control, fish oil. 14 tablets a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raquin Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 17 to 21 vitamins/supplements at breakfast, 17 to 21 at lunch (the school nurse went home before dinner) and some allergy medication, I think one, and my albuterol occasionally. That's the most I've ever been on. I know that was mainly vitamins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dojoloach Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I'm on twelve meds (not counting vitamins and supplements), trying to cut back. Two anti-depressants, one benzo, and just added provigil, so four for my brain. That's what my brain usually runs on...three or four meds. It becomes so difficult when some meds cancel others out, or when trying to add vitamins and supplements into the mix - the ones that which to be taken alone, the ones that have to go with food. I've got four compartments per day in my pill box, and I could use two more. The more pills I take, the more pills I need. Symptoms blend into side effects, then bleed and spill from one illness into another, no idea which end is up... But, cutting back means withdrawal - gotta choose the med and timing very wisely and still risk disease getting worse, either temporarily or for a good while. o, sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpam Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Update: I think I am on the biggest cocktail i've ever been on at the moment. Today I have taken 12 different prescription meds and 16 different Vitamins/minerals/amino acid In terms of tablets 48 prescription tablets and 26 Vitamins = 74 pills today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Magicaldancer Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 The Bigest Cocktail I am on is what I am on now which followa Topiramate 100 mg 2 x a day Sertraline 100 mg 1 x daily Abilfly 10 mg 1 x daily Ambiem 10mg as needed Nasonex Dail Loestren daily So a total of 4 psych meds abd 2 other Meds for a grad total of 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonsum Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 5 psych meds + 5 allergy meds + 1 BC + 4 supplements + 1 NSAID = 16. um yeah... lexapro 20 mg QD lamictal 300 mg QD concerta 54 mg QD ritalin 10 mg QD xanax .5 mg QID allegra astelin advair elestat xopinex Multi vitamin Calcium B-Complex Iron Advil 800 mg TID thankfully, i'm not on this much medication anymore. so many pills... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatty Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 I'm now taking 6 crazy meds plus fish oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spork Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 That would be 8 ... make that 9 ... including vitamins. Edited for # of meds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notfred Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 7 psych meds, 10 for other conditions, fish oil and multi vit 19 total. Do I win ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkendHour Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Yesterday, 6 psych meds (19 pills) 2 pain meds, one rx one otc (4 pills) 2 muscle cramps/spasms meds (7 pills) 1 tummy med (2 pills) Total meds = 11 Total pills = 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowswa11ow Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 2 psych meds + 2 Lyme meds + 2 asthma meds + 2 pain meds + 1 allergy med + 2 misc meds + 17 supplements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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