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Old 04-13-2017, 02:05 PM

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The fact she went out of her way to do that is actually rather sweet. If it had red dye in it, that kid would have to sit there and watch everyone else have cake and that would probably be really upsetting.
We've had patients with dye allergies before and had to order special meds for them that were undyed. (Red dye allergies can actually be pretty bad... like trouble breathing)

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I should clarify that the option is to bring something for all the kids or not at all. Also, she discovered the one without red dye was German chocolate cake.

It is not so much the accommodations as much as these things actually exist and it kind of blows my mind. Like that dye color is in a lot of stuff. It must be incredibly frustrating as a parent to have to be on the lookout for something that has previously never crossed most peoples' minds. And hard on kids to have to be so conscious of what they eat.

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Old 04-14-2017, 11:35 AM

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Old 04-14-2017, 02:06 PM

Oh it's definitely frustrating. Imagine having to ask what dyes are used in their medicine every time they go to the pharmacy.

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Old 04-14-2017, 02:09 PM

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Oh it's definitely frustrating. Imagine having to ask what dyes are used in their medicine every time they go to the pharmacy.
Are dyes even listed on a medicine label?

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Old 04-14-2017, 10:16 PM

*interjects*

I'm deathly allergic to seroquel and once I had to see a different therapist than norm (didn't realize she was also a psych)
and when I was going to leave they handed me a list of prescriptions including seroquel
I told them I was 1) on medication already and 2) I'm deathly allergic to seroquel
and they just slowly took the stack of papers back while I stared at them.


*social skills*

edit: and thats only one of like 4 times doctors have tried to put me on seroquel (in the same network too) where it clearly says on my chart NO SEROQUEL

edit2: I did have a conversation with one of the doctors and they said that allergy is very strange, which is why they thought I may have tried it as a child and just not liked it, so they tried offering it to me again and i was like nah, i like breathing.

edit3: and while we're talking about asking pharmacists questions...have you guys tried compounding pharmacies? those are so good

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Old 04-15-2017, 11:38 AM

I knew a kid who had a red dye allergy. He was usually this really sweet kid. If he ingested red dye he was just angry and mean. Always knew if he had accidentally had ingested red dye.

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Old 04-15-2017, 03:02 PM

No, dyes are typically visible on the pill itself. A white pill will not have any dyes in it.
Like Lisinopril, the most common one is a pinkish red. We had to order in one that was white for a specific patient for allergies to red dye.

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Old 04-16-2017, 01:33 AM

Its cool that that is available to people.
Can pretty much any medication be ordered without dye or are there some that can't?

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Old 04-16-2017, 01:57 AM

Pretty sure most can be unless there is no generic yet.

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Old 04-16-2017, 02:19 AM

Yeah I thought a brand name med that wasn't generic might be harder to get but I didn't want to assume so I asked. >//>

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Old 04-16-2017, 11:02 PM

Did everyone enjoy Easter? Ours was great.

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Old 04-17-2017, 01:48 AM

Mine was nice. Though my tummy is doing horrid things to me right now.

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Old 04-17-2017, 03:55 AM

Usually there's an alternative drug that does the same thing though.

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Old 04-17-2017, 01:08 PM

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*interjects*

I'm deathly allergic to seroquel and once I had to see a different therapist than norm (didn't realize she was also a psych)
and when I was going to leave they handed me a list of prescriptions including seroquel
I told them I was 1) on medication already and 2) I'm deathly allergic to seroquel
and they just slowly took the stack of papers back while I stared at them.


*social skills*

edit: and thats only one of like 4 times doctors have tried to put me on seroquel (in the same network too) where it clearly says on my chart NO SEROQUEL

edit2: I did have a conversation with one of the doctors and they said that allergy is very strange, which is why they thought I may have tried it as a child and just not liked it, so they tried offering it to me again and i was like nah, i like breathing.

edit3: and while we're talking about asking pharmacists questions...have you guys tried compounding pharmacies? those are so good
I am luckily not on any regular medications. But that's also by avoidance in general. I hate going to the doctor and no issues for me have ever been bad enough to have to see a doctor more than once. Strongest prescription I've had is amoxicillin.

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I knew a kid who had a red dye allergy. He was usually this really sweet kid. If he ingested red dye he was just angry and mean. Always knew if he had accidentally had ingested red dye.
Interesting. I wonder if he was angry and mean on red dye because of some other symptom (like he felt like crap so that made him angry) or if it was an actual reaction to the dye.

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No, dyes are typically visible on the pill itself. A white pill will not have any dyes in it.
Like Lisinopril, the most common one is a pinkish red. We had to order in one that was white for a specific patient for allergies to red dye.
I assume dyes are mostly used for distinction purposes?

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Old 04-17-2017, 01:18 PM

To be honest dyes are more for cosmetic than anything else. Each and every pill already has a unique marking on it.

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Old 04-17-2017, 05:29 PM

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To be honest dyes are more for cosmetic than anything else. Each and every pill already has a unique marking on it.
So would you say the dyes are more of a marketing thing than a tool of distinction for patients?

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Old 04-17-2017, 05:49 PM

To be entirely honest it makes the damn things look like candy, and increases the risk of a child eating it, that's all.

I think a lot of it though is that a colorful pill catches a customer's attention better. "Ask your doctor for this bland white pill" vs "Ask your doctor for the big purple pill of awesomeness"
Because nowadays people are telling their doctors what drugs they want

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Old 04-17-2017, 09:01 PM

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I am luckily not on any regular medications. But that's also by avoidance in general. I hate going to the doctor and no issues for me have ever been bad enough to have to see a doctor more than once. Strongest prescription I've had is amoxicillin.


Interesting. I wonder if he was angry and mean on red dye because of some other symptom (like he felt like crap so that made him angry) or if it was an actual reaction to the dye.


I assume dyes are mostly used for distinction purposes?
Well normally he was the sweetest kid.

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Old 04-18-2017, 01:32 PM

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To be entirely honest it makes the damn things look like candy, and increases the risk of a child eating it, that's all.

I think a lot of it though is that a colorful pill catches a customer's attention better. "Ask your doctor for this bland white pill" vs "Ask your doctor for the big purple pill of awesomeness"
Because nowadays people are telling their doctors what drugs they want
I can't understand that mentality of telling doctors what drugs I want/need but again, I know very little about prescriptions in general.

Although the last time I'm was at urgent care (Happy New Year to me!), they made me go through a strep test despite my having said the BF got strep (this included 20-30 minutes of just waiting in the room by myself). Ok, my strep at that point was not too severe so possibly hard to tell and needed to test. To add insult to it all, they also made me pay more out of pocket by attempting to file through insurance than if I had just said that I didn't have insurance. Yaaaaay....

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Old 04-18-2017, 01:50 PM

Sorry to hear that.

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Old 04-18-2017, 01:51 PM

Not everyone does, but commercials are always saying "Ask your doctor about X for your Y". It's stupid. It should be illegal to advertise drugs.

As for insurance, the current issue with medical is the whole "well medical will pay for it" mindset. I mean I've seen a cheaper version get declined by insurance in favor of something way more expensive (brand name).

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Old 04-18-2017, 02:25 PM

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Sorry to hear that.
I mean, was not the worst that could have happened. Was just frustrating because I couldn't just pay the bill then and there. I had to wait for something in the mail.

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Not everyone does, but commercials are always saying "Ask your doctor about X for your Y". It's stupid. It should be illegal to advertise drugs.

As for insurance, the current issue with medical is the whole "well medical will pay for it" mindset. I mean I've seen a cheaper version get declined by insurance in favor of something way more expensive (brand name).
I mean, it's one thing to ask about them but another thing to demand you need them. Since I don't have any chronic illness, most of them do not speak to me. Although there have been times where I'm curious as my BF has crohn's disease.

I have an HMO. It will pay for nothing unless I am dying or severely sick. I get that it goes to the deductible but my odds of meeting my deductible aren't high as of right now.

ER visit last year for approximately 7 hours cost me just shy of $1k. It was for food poisoning in which I felt better by the time I left but probably because there was nothing left. So... Not great personal hospital/doctor experiences when I needed it.

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Old 04-18-2017, 03:04 PM

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Old 04-19-2017, 12:52 AM

Well Dae a lot of the commercials are either for the inability to "get it up" or depression, so of course people are demanding these. I've seen it happen on mene too, where a user has gone to ask for antidepressants.

Crohn's sounds like it'd be hard to deal with.

Food poisoning is an interesting one. I usually try to expel everything in my stomach if I get food poisoning, that way I can remove all of what is making me ill (and replace it with safe food). Not very good for your teeth, but you can always brush after.

My work is owned by an insurance company so I'm pretty sure my insurance is absolute trash. They are constantly trying to find ways to cheap out on us.

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Old 04-19-2017, 02:50 AM

I hate throwing up. Mine came all out the basement end of my body.

 



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