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Posted by kartwk @kartwk, Jan 1 11:26am

The stepdaughter (the one that doesn't help out her Father) told us this morning she is taking one of those weight loss injections to lose weight. BUT it was not prescribed to her but to her husband.

She has been trying to get this drug for months and had been refused it by her doctor. She is always looking for a quick way to lose weight that doesn't involved changing her eating habits etc.

Evidently her hubby needs it and had to go to a higher dose so she is "finishing out the perscription" H and I both have our doubts about this. She claims that she called her regular doc and he said it was okay for her to finish out the 10 weeks left but he wouldn't give her anymore.

Now, that sounds strange to me. I cannot imagine my doctor doing something like that. He wouldn't give it to her before but tells her it is okay to finish off her hubby's prescription. Her husband has that one available because he had to be put on a higher dosage.

Hubby, with all his problems, is worried. Me? Well, her stupidity has no bounds especially when she wants something. I have seen this woman sit down and polish off a half carton of Byer's Ice Cream in one sitting.

Would any doctor worth his degree agree to what she is doing?

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kartwk | @kartwk | Jan 1 11:32am

I post this because H is very worried about what she is doing. With all his problems I don't need to add her to it as well.

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kartwk | @kartwk | Jan 1 11:34am

And as I say, if the Doc wouldn't give it to her before, why would he say okay, finish off your husband's prescription for 10 weeks but he won't renew it? Doesn't make sense to me.

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Scott R L | @scottrl | Jan 1 3:28pm

I'm no doctor, but taking other people's prescriptions is a basic no-no. Sharing injectables is a *huge* no-no.
And I'm not in law enforcement, but obtaining drugs through someone else sounds a lot like fraud.
Finally, I'm no chef, but this is a recipe for disaster.

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kartwk | @kartwk | Jan 1 4:04pm
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@scottrl

I'm no doctor, but taking other people's prescriptions is a basic no-no. Sharing injectables is a *huge* no-no.
And I'm not in law enforcement, but obtaining drugs through someone else sounds a lot like fraud.
Finally, I'm no chef, but this is a recipe for disaster.

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Thanks Scott. I guess she is not sharing needles as her H. got another prescription for a higher dose so she is just using up what was left of his prescription.

Fraud is the reason I was stunned when she said HER regular doc said it was okay for her to finish up her husband's script. Doesn't add up. Especially when this Doc. says, according to SD, that he won't give her a script for this drug.

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kartwk | @kartwk | Jan 1 4:05pm

FWIW, THIS is the daughter that was trying to get him to change his will.

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kartwk | @kartwk | Jan 1 4:39pm
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@kartwk

Thanks Scott. I guess she is not sharing needles as her H. got another prescription for a higher dose so she is just using up what was left of his prescription.

Fraud is the reason I was stunned when she said HER regular doc said it was okay for her to finish up her husband's script. Doesn't add up. Especially when this Doc. says, according to SD, that he won't give her a script for this drug.

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Well, maybe it is sharing the needle as I have no idea how these drugs are packaged.

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Scott R L | @scottrl | Jan 1 4:44pm
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@kartwk

FWIW, THIS is the daughter that was trying to get him to change his will.

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Yikes.
The question becomes, what can be done about this?
If what she says is true about doctor (which I doubt), that person is an irresponsible quack and should be reported.

As for her, I've learned that people who are very stupid and very determined are extremely dangerous. I avoid them (get outside of their "blast radius," as it were).

Is that possible for you?

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Jan 1 4:58pm

Let me weigh in here...We are a forum for helping others find solutions to their health issues.
Since the parties involved in this medical ethical issue are not part of this conversation, there is really nothing we can do to help solve it. Maybe we should let the subject drop for now?

@kartwk You were asking originally because your husband was concerned - if he was here asking I would tell him,
"Yes, you're right, your daughter is doing the wrong thing here. But she's an adult, and there is nothing we can do to stop her. If you are worried about her getting into trouble over this, the medication is not a narcotic, so I doubt any law enforcement agency would get involved. Let's just accept that she's going to do it whether or not we approve."
Do you think that would ease his mind?

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kartwk | @kartwk | Jan 1 5:58pm

Yes, Sue. Sorry, but with so much going on with him I just needed to let someone know what was going on. It is affecting him. I told him the same thing, she is an adult, she makes her own decisions.

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