migraine + hormones = monster! blow up at pharmacy

marivalentine09 · May 2009

This morning I got a migraine. I used to get them all the time.... then they went away, and now they are back with a vengance. Called the doctor's office and they called me in a prescription for Imitrex.

So I go to the pharmacy..... walk in looking like hell, my head pounding, wearing sunglasses. Go up to the counter, and some crabby lady tells me it is going to be 45 minutes. I told her I had a migraine, and asked very nicely if there was any way they could do it faster. She gave me attitude back and said no. I look around, I am the only customer and the pharmacist is sitting in the back chatting with another employee.

And I just lost it. DID YOU WAKE UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED TODAY? I AM PREGNANT AND I HAVE A MIGRAINE, AND THIS IS HOW YOU TREAT ME? WHY ARE YOU BEING SO MEAN? THERE IS NO ONE ELSE HERE, WHY CAN'T YOU HAVE SOME SYMPATHY? WHAT IS YOUR NAME? I AM GOING TO REPORT YOU TO CORPORATE..... on and on..... All the pharmacy employees seemed scared of me. But my Rx got done in less than 5 minutes!

Moral of the story: Be nice to pregnant ladies with migraines!

And now I am relaxing at home.... Imitrex is a miracle drug.

WearingRed · May 2009

Ahhh, The joys of being Pregnant!

DO WHAT I SAY NOW AND NO ONE GETS HURT! Wink

darleenmonroe · May 2009

The only thing good about all these hormones! LOL We get to lash out at people and get away with it.

Betz84 · May 2009

Thats funny you got it in less than 5 minutes. I sometimes get pretty bad migraines too. My doc told me to take 200mg vitamin B2 , and 250mg of magnesium daily. So far it has been helping a lot, and its baby safe!

libertadw · May 2009

Sorry you had to get a *** at the pharmacy. BTW I had a bad migraine for 2 days, I called the Dr. and she wouldn't give me anything for it, just said take a Tylenol with a coke and see if it works, it did!

Jen&Louie · May 2009

You sure know how to get results!!! ;-) Glad you're feeling better now.

teacherjulie · May 2009

Now if they could do it that fast after you yell, why could they just not do it in the first place. That annoys me.

anhella · May 2009

teacherjulie:
Now if they could do it that fast after you yell, why could they just not do it in the first place. That annoys me.

I work in a pharmacy. Just because you do not see anyone standing there waiting does not mean there are no prescriptions ahead of yours, and you have no idea what those prescriptions are. They could be for a sick baby, a dying hospice patient, or any number of other things.

We often have people drop off a script and go run errands or go get something to eat and come back so again, so if everyone came in and demanded that their script be put first, there would be problems.

marivalentine09 · May 2009

I was a pharmacy tech for years.... so I definitely understand why it takes a while to fill a prescription, other scripts ahead of you, etc.... but I don't understand or accept being treated disrespectfully by pharmacy staff. That was my main complaint. If there is a hospice patient in front of me... by all means fill their morphine 1st. Just explain the situation in a respectful, nice way and I will be just fine.

j*&p* · May 2009

teacherjulie:
Now if they could do it that fast after you yell, why could they just not do it in the first place. That annoys me.

Seriously. Especially with a kind request from a pregnant lady who is obviously in a lot of pain. I understand there may be a lot going on at the pharmacy that we don't see, maybe a lot of call ins for pick up, etc., but is a little kindness too much to ask for?

anhella · May 2009

yeah I totally agree, there is no need for rudeness. Just explaining the why's behind the wait.

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