The kid needs glasses so i hope he only figures they are just generic tablets. Colon cleansers can be very strong...I have not got them yet so i am not sure what they look like

I know you cannot tell your doc your meds were stolen without a police report proving it...so moot point...and more important i still need a place to live, which he knows.

what a world we live in where we have to lock up, hide, count and covet our medication.

I sure will let all of yas know how it goes. i will count them before I leave and make sure i know how many are gone when i return.

TEE....HEEE....yup, dont piss me off.

You're right about not being about to say they were stolen without a police report. I've had mine stolen three tims. Once by a man who ran over my great dane as we were rushing her to the vet. He was still in the driveway as we pulled out. And the second time by a "friend" of my son's. My son kept saying it couldn't have been him. Yet, 5 months later he was busted at college with pills in his apartment - the same kind that were taken from my house. Makes you go hum. I got my lock box from CVS. Third time, from my husband who's leaving me because he's tired of living with someone who's in chronic pain. He took 1/2 of my valium. That's the one I 'ld like to replace with a horse laxative, but I don't think they come in pink. he he.

I have an almost identical story and my solution was very similar. This happened years ago, from 1985 - till about 1988? - after my major back surgery. Was weaned down from morphine to Percocet and then tylenol w/codeine. First the percocet which I didn't like kept seemingly disappearing, but i thought maybe i was befuddled and taking more than i realized, but i was actually only taking the 3x a day prescribed. my older brother would visit.. always cheerful and friendly. would 'casually' pick up my meds bottles a if 'no big deal'-just to see what i was taking..i never thought anything about it. you trust family, right? so i must be slow on the uptake...it took a long time for me to realize (and to begin to count) my pills when i renewed them..prompted by one full bottle of codeine that was 'suddenly' only half-full when i absolutely knew i hadn't used any at all (still having some left over in my bag). After figuring out who might possibly be the culprit, we set a 'trap'..inviting my brother & wife over, setting out a bottle with pills looking very similar (white with numbers) but were to take along with nsaid's to prevent ulcers..so would be harmless but definitely NO pain relief! we wrote down how many pills we put in the bottle..wiped our fingerprints off, then made sure the 4 of us were the only people in the house...and when his wife exited the kitchen i made sure to stay in her presence to prove it wasn't her. after we left we checked the bottle..he'd taken 20 out of the 30 in the bottle! - this is how brazen he'd become - since it'd been going on so long he thought i'd never catch on, i guess. I didn't challenge him until a couple of months later..but I still wonder what he thought when his stomach felt great,but he wasn't getting high.. ;) he grudgingly admitted (but only to me and in a very round about manner just in case i was taping him) that he 'needed' them to supplement his own pain meds - i don't believe it. he never used codeine, was on meds much stronger than mine. the only way he'd actually 'fess up..say the words, was if i promised not to tell his wife. so i did promise. i didn't tell the police, but i made sure he never had access again. our relationship went downhill after that, since he no longer found reasons to 'visit' and it dawned on me that all along that was the only reason he'd been coming by. sad, that.

you may want to do that but it is also very important to lock up your medications to keep people from stealing them. I went to a party (afternoon christening) and someone went into my purse and stole my lortabs. I had a get together at my home and someone stole them out of my bedroom. so I bought a safe, a small one that fits nicely in my closet, it is hidden and easy to access, I dont have to worry about people( cable, cleaning, family, friends or neighbors) stealing drugs jewelry or money, it is a good idea. YOu should also report the theft to the police. Your dr. will not be too happy that you got ripped off, I dont understand the five a day thing. If her son stole your drugs he needs to be confronted, she needs to be responsible for her little theif and not have him in your home again. I dont understand how he got into your room and got them. I really would not risk possibly poisoning him, if he took several sleeping pills he could die, if he took several laxatives thinking they were muscle relaxors he could also die, you would not want that on your conscience. Just confront him and demad that he return your drugs and tell him never to do it again or you will have him arrested. It is pretty funny to think of him pooping his bed while out cold... hahaha

I can't believe you are going to try and poison this person. If he takes too many and gets sick and dies, you will be guilty of murder!
I have to be a hard case here, but the reason this person stole from you is your own fault. When you started taking narcotics, I am sure you sign a paper from your doctor, taking responsibility for these medications. And not to doctor shop, report all medications you are taking to all doctors you see, not reporting them stolen unless you file a police report, AND taking care to keep them safe and out of the reach of children and potential thief's.
I am very surprised at anyone who is taking narcotics and is keeping them in the same way you would keep Tylenol or Advil.
If you get ripped off its your own fault.
No one should know you business except perhaps your sig. other. If you advertise what you take, you are asking to be robbed.
Especially if you have some in your purse. How did the person know who to rob?
I have been taking very strong narcotics for the past 14 years, and have NEVER been robbed.
I currently take MS Contin (morphine) and MSIR, have used Duragesic, Methadone, Actiq, Fentora, etc in the past.
I have ALWAYS kept them in a LOCKED metal box HIDDEN in my private bedroom.
I raised a daughter since I became disabled and she has thrown many parties in our home.
But no one knew MY business, except my daughter. And she was taught to NOT share our private matters.
I think you are at fault also since you should have spoke to the police IMEDIATELY after you discovered they were stolen. Move, if you are in a unsafe place. There are people who would be able to help you relocate.
I wish you luck but please act responsible.

sorry but i completely disagree with the ENTIRE post...from a moral AND legal viewpoint krissy

not to add additional confusion but the disagreement is with the post prior to mine NOT the original poster

Someone had also been doing the same thing to my grandmother, and I had no idea until she asked me one day if I had taken her Darvoct and Vicodin, and I had not, I take alot stronger meds than that weak stuff, I am on Oxycontin and Dilaudid, so Vics, and Darvs do nothing, anyway we soon found out after a set up that it was my aunt, my grandmothers own daughter taking them, she confessed and cried all at the same time, it taught my grandmother a lesson as well as myself, keep secret what you take and keep your meds where no one knows where they are, in fact I have lost my meds from myself, because I have hid them so well, it is saD TO HAVE TO HIDE THESE DRUGS WHEN PEOPLE AROUND YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A NEED FOR THEM, but they don't care they just want that quick high, and that is sad, as far as replacing the real meds with false meds sort of speak sure why not, and if he does become deathly ill or what have you, either he is going to have to explain what the hell he was doing or you are going to say I suspected it but was not sure and now I am sure. so power to you for catching a theif and too bad for his sorry &%@ to be stupid enough to take meds from people.

I was raised that what is yours is yours and no one else should touch it. Old fashion I guess but that sets you up to trust all who you come in contact with...automatic trust...I should be less trusting I guess and be suspicious of everyone (sad world we live in now days)

Anyway, got the herbals yesterday and they look nothing like our junk. Besides that they SMELL to high heaven...YUCK. Ever smell Valerian? Stinky feet.

I am going to get a lock on my door. We are 3 old hippies living here by the code of hippy-dom: I will share if I can!

Hey, I still think it's a great idea. If he steals, it's his own fault, not yours. Now that you know about the thief, I'm sure you will be taking steps to make sure the real stuff doesn't get stolen, I know you're very smart... If he steals again and gets sick, whether from the real stuff or not, it's only his fault. You didn't make him steal!!! If he happens to get sick, too bad. In my opinion, anyone who would to that to a person in need is a loser and deserves to be taught a lesson. I'd love to see him explaining to a doc how he got sick, that would be priceless!!!

And for the record, I never signed a contract like that at my PM.

I'm just tickled with this idea. If someone stole my meds I'd do the same to them. Great minds think alike!!!

I want to hear the outcome too!!

Mert

'chronic630',she's not saying anything at all about 'poisoning' him. He has the freedom to take or NOT take whatever's in those bottles, does he not? in our OWN HOMES we have a perfect right to expect no one to steal our own medicines! I have no small children to worry about, and i gather neither does nem. my medicines aren't kept where other regular pills such as 'tylenol or advil' are kept. my pain meds were always kept close at hand in the room where i was bedridden (or, rather 'couch-ridden')..so i could get to them easily without having to cause myself undue pain getting up. i was completely disabled for a long time and unable to move at all without intense pain. thankfully, i've turned that around and am no longer immobile, but for the time that i was, i could not have the couple of meds i took round the clock hidden away in a locked box where i would have had limited access - how absurd!
when my loving brother (also my next of kin since my husband worked 4 hours away and therefore the person who would be contacted in an emergency) who used much stronger pain meds than i did came to visit, i never dreamed he would steal my pain meds. no one else ever had. something like this was unheard of in my family,so why would we think a trusted family member would ever do such a thing? as far as signing a 'contract', i just saw my very first one at the most recent pain management dr. i went to last week, yet he won't be handling my general pain care.. this was only a one-time visit to determine whether or not i could safely postpone surgery. my regular neurologist who handles my migraine treatment has never once asked me to sign such a contract. i've never had to sign a piece of paper about using 'narcotics' responsibly and had been put on these meds back in 1985 post major back surgery: percocet and codeine. they treated me as the adult i was; these thefts occurred during the time period from probably 1986 through 1989 when he got too brazen and it became obvious. personally, i am appalled by your hard-line attitude towards victims and not towards 'potential thieves'.
I sure do agree with others who think if an adult is going to steal someone else's pain meds, then they could certainly do a whole lot worse than spending a couple of hours contemplating their sins on the toilet. I wonder..would you also blame the victims for being responsible for other crimes committed against them?

I too came around, he could just as easily die from taking prescriptions, so if he is stupid enough to steal and take someone elses medications, then he needs to accept all of the possible outcomes. I really think there are better pills out there, some OTC pills called equate for sleep and plain white exlax or ducolax? for moving it on through, please let us know what happens, good luck. People just think they have the right to help themselves, I had realtors help themselves to my pills during a showing once, and someone took my necklace too. I hate thieves, I too come from the time of trust. I have changed now.

I am standing by my original reply. I signed a document for my pain management doctor stating If I was robbed or my medications were stolen I would report the incident to the police. Its against the law to steal, period.
I also agreed to take responsibility for the medications I was given which included keeping them out of the reach of children or anyone who may mistakenly take them, thinking they were something else.
I also agreed to keep the medications in a safe place, ie: A LOCKED box, cabinet, etc. Where I or a trustworthy other, would have the only key.
Would the person who got robbed be any less guilty if the person who stole her medication, took too much and overdosed and dies? No, they would be just as guilty. This is why we promise to lock these medication up in the first place. Just ONE the 1600 mg Actiq pops I used would KILL any person who did not have the narcotic tolerance I have.
So, would I retaliate by leaving substitutes of some other medications? No, this sounds like a immature game to me.
She should have immediately reported this to the police. Then get a locked box or something to lock up her medications.
My whole point was "two wrongs do NOT make a right".
Anyone can have their own opinion, but legally she is responsible, and morally she has to also assume responsibility for her actions.

Please, Please do NOT listen to the one poster, NO one agrees with. When in your own hone, you should not have to go to such extreme measures. Obviously there are other issues behind the person posting the disaggreable posts. Let us know the outcome!!! Hopefully he will learn a not so easy lesson and will NOT steal from anyone else! ha ha he he he!