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Anyone tried Promethazine?

SienaSiena Inactive Posts: 15,759 Skive's The Limit
edited June 2018 in Health & Wellbeing
Heya
sorry to post another thread. Hope is okay?

But has anyone tried Promethazine as a sedative or to help with insomina and sleep? Know meds work for different people but would appericate if anyone could share experience with it. 

Many thanks
~Probably dead now
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  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 3,590 Community Veteran
    Heey :) I'm on it for anxiety but it does help with my sleeping aswell i think, its hard to tell as im on sleeping tablets too, but i know many people who are on it for sleep and its worked wonders with them :) no side effects either! what else do you want to know about it?  <3
  • SienaSiena Inactive Posts: 15,759 Skive's The Limit
    Heya bubbles

    thank you!
    Does it help your anxiety? Does it have effect soon after taking it or take while?

    ive mostly been prescribe it to help suicidal feelings/thoughts durning the day and then help stop self harming at night. I Said i only want medication for when i get v suicidal urges and dont want to take meds everyday. And she agreed at start. But Then towards end - she said i would take it twice a day. 
    Do you take it everyday or just when youre anxious?

    thank you v much

    ~Probably dead now
  • SienaSiena Inactive Posts: 15,759 Skive's The Limit
    edited June 2018
    Heya if anyone knows how prescriptions work and reads this and can help. Id be grateful. :)

    But like just realise because im getting prescriptions weekly so i dont overdose. Id be paying £8.80 every week that is like £36 every month instead of one perscription every month of £8.80. Extra £28 a month for the exact same thing.

    you pay the stand eight pounds no matter what the prescriptions are or pills are. I think? Does anyone know?
    ~Probably dead now
  • Former MemberFormer Member Fruit loop Inactive Posts: 2,762 Boards Guru
    Hey Shaunie! :)

    Yes you pay the standard £8 for any prescription unless it's of course birth control , I pay £8 each for both my ventolin(asthma inhaler) and my omeprazole(stomach medicine)

    I have not found any info on paying for it weekly and feel that paying full price weekly instead of monthly is a little unfair, 
    Have you brought this up with a pharmacist? It does seem rather unreasonable...

    Definitely a topic to bring up with a pharmacist or doctor next time you see them.

    Have you had a look whether you're entitled to reduced cost or free prescriptions? Or have you considered paying for the 3 month subscription? It should surely equal out cheaper

    Here's the nhs page for subscription info and entitlement ect: https://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcosts/Pages/Prescriptioncosts.aspx

    As for the medication prescribed, my sister was on that for her post natal depression and got along with it just fine,  however everyone's experiences are different.


    Best wishes x


  • SienaSiena Inactive Posts: 15,759 Skive's The Limit
    edited September 2024
    Thank you @Past User

    going to my doctors reception again when i can be bothered to get out of bed to see if the prescription has been faxed over to my GP. And if faxed can asked the pharmasist on how much would pay considering its everyweek. 

    Im thinking id payed more
    Which Rather shitty if im going to be paying that much. 

    ive been reading the reviews on this medication and they say it knocks them out for ages -  Yet they have prescribed me more. For some people are saying really makes them sleep alot. Im underweight & any pill has twice the affected so like i don’t know i mean i want to be asleep but i dont want to be more tired for when im awake. 
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  • SienaSiena Inactive Posts: 15,759 Skive's The Limit
    edited June 2018
    Okay well my gp still dont have the email and whatnot from thingy even tho they said they sent it out. They told me to write down the same thing i wrote last time. Ffs going no where. Why so hard just to get medication
    jist fucking kil me if really wanna help
    ~Probably dead now
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