I am always scared of this happening...thank God it hasn't happened yet...

my daughters friend stole meds from me, I was helping her apply for school and she asked for a drink of water, I went in my house and she took all my 10 mg norcos out of my purse! I didnt realize it til she was gone. She avoided me for 2 wks, I called her and asked her if she did it, she said yes. It scared me that she would take a med that she didnt know what it was and that she has a 2 yr old to care for!!! I didnt ever help her again after that. Luckily i only carry 5-10 in my purse.

I havn't had it happen so far and hope it doesn't. My doctor told me that they wont replace them if something happens so that scared me into being extra careful with them. I only take what I need or might need when I go out and keep everything else locked up. I also don't tell people what I have. I'm glad that you were able to get yours replaced.

I have had this happen to me before. I have even had the pharmacy short me of pills and not only a few. So, now I have the pharmacist count the pills with me at the counter and I have my pills locked up in one of those fire proof lock boxes. I have the only keys and they are around my neck. I have a little pill case that is a little enough to hold what I need for the day and that is on my chain around my neck too. I know...real attractive, but the case has a nice look to it. I need to safe, rather than sorry. I cannot afford for anyone to steel my pills. Be very careful because you cannot trust anyone. I would have never thought a pharmacist would take my pills, but my pain doc said addiction does not discriminate and there is a good percentage of pharmacist that are addicted to drugs.

Anyway....I hope this never happens to you again.

i've never had my address on med.bottles. is that really true or you just scared.? its probably kids. also the only thing that scares me is not having a doc. or med. i need. i see pictures on the news or other programs, they don't even have toilets much less medical care.

I am so sorry that is so wrong on so many levels. drugies aren't that smart sometimes maybe they never thought of getting rid of the bottle and the cops will find them and put them where they belong. I wish I had easy answers for you but I don't, I'd be scared too if a bunch of junkies had my address and I had pain killers in the house. I will keep you in my prayers IOne thing that might make you feel better if there stupid enough to show up at your house for drugs then you got them you know who they are, what they look like, you call the cops and then they get aressted the stupidist thing they could do is show up at your house.

I am so sorry hon! Thankfully the pain clinic replaced them for you. Let this be a lesson to all on safeguarding our meds.

Wow, I am sorry that this happened to you, that sucks! This has never happened to me (thank God), but one thing that I find peculiar, is that your pharmacy puts your address on your medicine bottles.... I just looked at my bottles, and my address is not on them, and I looked at some old scripts from another pharmacy and the address again is not on them, so maybe you need to request that your pharmacy does not put your address in your bottles, just in case....

I know how it feels last year a roomate stole my pain meds . But when I told my daughter and her husband they never did believe me . I just don't have the heart to tell her husband that this same person stole 8 of my adivan just this last month . I almost never take my meds with me . When I take pain meds I put them in my pocket loose so unless somebody steals my pants off my body I'm good .

wow this has not happened to me yet and i have been really scared that it happening to me hang in there and hope who ever it was don't try to come find more i would be scared to death if that happened to me and hope it never does i do carry my meds with me but i put them in a shoulder bag i have and also have them in a other bag but they are all in there bottles so i would know if someone was trying to get them so sorry that happened to you

Sorry this happened to you hon. My pain doc contract clearly states that they will not replace stolen meds so I hope I never get mine stolen. Another thing that my doc told me on my last appt:
Do not trust the firesafe safes because there have been an upsurge of people breaking into homes and taking the entire safe with them. They get it and take it with them! Now if it's bolted to the floor or in some other manner it would be ok but otherwise those thieves are getting very sneaking now.

I am so sorry this happened to you. I am glad your pain clinic was able to replace them for you. Are you sure your address is on your prescription bottles. I checked all of mine and none of them have my address. I hope this never happens to me.

Thank you for your support!!

Yes, my address does appear on my Rx bottles, kind of disturbing. I guess I need to change this.

I also have one of those firesafe safes and I thought about putting them in there but then I thought, "What if they take the whole damn thing?" My DH is very creative, so he will take care of it, everything from boobie traps to decoys. I feel sorry for anyone that crosses his path. LOL!

my address is printed right on the labels, too.

SSWarning,

Sorry to hear this! That sucks.

It all goes back to a few things:

1. Never talk about your meds! Only your doc and pharmacist need this info. You tell one person and they tell ten people who tell ten more...
"Loose lips sink ships!"

2. Lock up your meds. The larger, heavier, and more secure the safe, the better. While a determined thief can carry out some safes, even this minimal precaution will discourage many thieves.

3. NEVER bring all of your meds with you. Have a 2 day supply of all meds in a single container. Keep a printout of all your Rxs if questioned by police in a traffic stop. It is less bulky and obvious than carrying a bunch of bottles.

4. If you don't trust someone, you don't have a relationship with them. Do not hang out with people who aren't good for you. Do NOT get near anyone you don't fully trust and they won't rip you off!

5. Always try to take a few fewer meds each month than prescribed. Put them away in bank safe deposit box. I only keep 1-2 weeks in my home and 2 days on me. Use a bank vault for maximum security.

6. Always count your pills immediately after using the pharmacy, especially the schedule II opioids. Tell the pharmacy immediately if you are short. Have the pills replaced and put them on notice that you are paying attention. Most pharmacies will do a confirmation hand count on an auto-filled order, if you request it.

7. Maintain a trusting relationship with your pain doc. If you do, your doc may be merciful on you if something bad happens. (Don't count on it though; have a back-up plan.) Treat that nice doc like gold!

SSWarning, I'm glad it ended okay having your meds replaced but I am sure you still feel violated. Thanks for reminding us all to secure our property.