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Never Run Out of Your Nitro!
Agh!II I thought I could make it until I get to the doctor's appointment tomorrow to refill my nitro. I took my last one last night, and now I have had a spasm that has lasted for the past 20 minutes. I don't have any nitro to take. I had to call the doctor's office and wait for the nurse to call me back. Then wait for the call to the pharmacy and wait for them to fill it. Argh!!!
Amen. Never, ever run out. I also switched to nitro spray which is less fragile than sublingual tabs and it saves a few seconds from unscrewing the tab bottle and it easy to see how much is left. Watch the expiration date also. Sorry for your miserable 20 minutes. Joan.
I also switched to nitro spray. Joanincarolina, I had to use a nitro spray last week and grabbed an older bottle by mistake, and it knocked down the angina fine. I looked at the expiration date, and it is six months over! I've used pills over the expiration date, and all the magic would be gone. Apparently the liquid stays stable for much, much longer a time. I got a new bottle today and stuck the old one away for a back-up if needed.
Good to hear from you ChatterAlly. Been wondering how you are.
Some meds (like my Diltiazem) can skip a day and it's not important. But nitro is for emergencies and you definitely need to have it on hand. Is it difficult to get a prescription refilled before they think you should have it? Some meds they won't refill too frequently because they worry about abuse. Yeah, but who's going to abuse nitro. Not like it's fun.
Some meds (like my Diltiazem) can skip a day and it's not important. But nitro is for emergencies and you definitely need to have it on hand. Is it difficult to get a prescription refilled before they think you should have it? Some meds they won't refill too frequently because they worry about abuse. Yeah, but who's going to abuse nitro. Not like it's fun.
Ah, come on guys! Nitro is beautiful! It saves me so often on top of what I take in every hour by patch. It is fun...to be alive!
I had a struggle to get the pharmacy to fill so much nitro for me years ago; now they remind me of expiration dates and I have no trouble getting what I need. Spray is more stable especially when protected from light. I have a couple of spare bottles. Watch the older ones as they need to have a spray to re-prime before you give yourself a spray. Tabs are just too crumbly and dusty and are very fragile exposed to moisture and air.
And to think that this OLD drug is still so effective! Joan.
I had a struggle to get the pharmacy to fill so much nitro for me years ago; now they remind me of expiration dates and I have no trouble getting what I need. Spray is more stable especially when protected from light. I have a couple of spare bottles. Watch the older ones as they need to have a spray to re-prime before you give yourself a spray. Tabs are just too crumbly and dusty and are very fragile exposed to moisture and air.
And to think that this OLD drug is still so effective! Joan.
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