I have OCD that is treated with a rather high dose of Zoloft. I ran out of my prescription on Tuesday and due to the shutdowns in public transit I wasn't able to get to the pharmacy until today. I've been off my meds for 3 days now and because of that, some of my OCD tics have come back, including finger tapping and hand rubbing. I guess I was acting too twitchy for the pharmacist and he refused to fill my medication because he said that he would be aiding in my drug habit. To be clear, I have NEVER used anything stronger than cold medicine and I barely even drink. The only drugs I take are Zoloft and birth control. He said he was marking my file for drug seeking behavior because I started crying and begging him to fill my prescription when he said he wouldn't. I called my psychiatrist immediately but I'm freaking out that I won't be able to get a refill now. Is there anything I can do? Can I go to another pharmacy? Am I now legally barred from getting this prescription filled because of my behavior? Is a pharmacy legally required to fill a prescription or can they all deny me? please help.
Digimountain on March 28th, 2020 at 14:13 UTC »
This one made me sick to my stomach. Pharmacists should know the dangers of stopping meds cold-turkey. It really seems like a power trip to do this over an SSRI - like, I could see where the pharmacist was coming from if it was benzos or something, but what the fuck?
johnmcdracula on March 28th, 2020 at 13:53 UTC »
This happened to me when I went out of town for a long weekend and forgot my desvenlafaxine. The withdrawal from it is immediate and intense so I called every pharmacy I could and they denied an emergency dose due to it being "a suspicious circumstance" and I called my home pharmacy asking them to call in an emergency dose and they laughed at me, saying , "you'll survive".
Darkdreams28 on March 28th, 2020 at 13:36 UTC »
Zoloft withdrawal is no joke. I tapered off of it and I felt like I has the flu for weeks, in addition to things like mood swings, irritability, and "brain zaps". Going cold turkey off of a high dose actually sounds potentially dangerous. Especially since depression is a potential withdrawal symptom.