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Old stoners, How many meds are you on?

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happycabbyman

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i was a compulsive gambler as a schoolboy, lost every penny i earned for the 1st 20 years of my working life. i stopped gambling 25 years ago, seems i came down the hill a little slower, took all this time reach rock bottom..
 
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Hang on there Cabby, you are a survivor and will ultimately do well. :D

I do a 20 mil Zolcor every day, the occaisonal aspirin for transient pain and exercise 2 -3 hours daily 7 days a week. I watch my diet very carefully, have for over 30 years. I take my BP several times every day keeping an eye on it, as I am 55 and it has been edging up for the last few years, but so far the exercise has been doing the job. That and 2 daily meditation sessions.

I vape through a gram or 2 every day, 2 glasses of cabernet in the early evening, 2 shots of vodka before lunch saturday and sunday. While I have some pain from various injuries, mostly that doesn't bother me enough to do anything about.

Exercise and proper diet are the keys to a healthy lifestyle. I have many freinds in their 70's and 80's who agree on this. The first fellow that I ever went for 10 mile walks with was 93 when I started going on those with him. Wore out a set of tennis shoes every month he did, quite insiprational.


peace
 
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happycabbyman said:
i was a compulsive gambler as a schoolboy, lost every penny i earned for the 1st 20 years of my working life. i stopped gambling 25 years ago, seems i came down the hill a little slower, took all this time reach rock bottom..
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Look at it this way. It's all up hill from now on. :joint:
 
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Well, in the words of Keith Richards -- "I've never had a problem with drugs. I've had problems with the police." :angrymod: :Bolt:
 
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zoltron said:
Well, in the words of Keith Richards -- "I've never had a problem with drugs. I've had problems with the police." :angrymod: :Bolt:
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Knock on wood. :lurk:
 
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bummer. i was hoping more of you would be on the chemicals. :)

i'm on 4 scripts right now. mostly related to me being a fatass. any day now. yep, just as soon as i finish off this...

and of course, natures miracle drug, marywanna.
 
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fatboyfromOG said:
bummer. i was hoping more of you would be on the chemicals. :)

i'm on 4 scripts right now. mostly related to me being a fatass. any day now. yep, just as soon as i finish off this...

and of course, natures miracle drug, marywanna.
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I feel the munchies comin on. :fsu:

I went to get my scripts filled and my insurance woun't pay for it for two weeks. So, they held my scripts back.Hmmmmmmm :chin: With me taking 11 meds that gets kinds steep. :wallbash: :cuss: :beat-dead :jawdrop: :yoinks: I tried going to www.pparx.org to see if I could get them for free but I don't qualify even though I'm out of work and waiting for my SSD hearing. Seems the companies that make my meds don't participate in the program. :chin: :badday: So, Now I sit here stoned rattling on because I just smoked a fatty of some very sweet MJ. AAhhhhhhh
 
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fatboyfromOG said:
bummer. i was hoping more of you would be on the chemicals. :)
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Oh man, I'm on the chemicals all right. Just refilled my methadone yesterday [270/10 mg] & the Neurontin that costs about $250 for 90/600 mg.
Plus xanax & klonopins & Lexapro 20 mg. Then my heart medicine -- Toprol 100 mg & Ismo [time-released nitro] 120 mg. So this shit gets expensive.

Thisbuds4U...I just got my 'approved' letter from SSD & avoided the hearing, but it's taken 2 yrs from when I initially applied to getting approved. So, depending on when you 1st had the 'phone interview' or in-person, it's around 2 yrs from that when it kicks-in.
Good luck to ya, bro, it's a long process... :wave: :joint:
 
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2 year to get the meds you need. that's disgusting.

i'm fortunately in the position of having a great medical plan mostly paid for by work. i was unaware of the actual costs of my meds until one day they charged me like i didn't have insurance. i was shocked. who the fuck can afford hundreds of dollars a month? disgusting.

good luck to you brother.
 
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/\/\/\/\ Thanks man. Once my SS Disability starts, it'll all work out.
 
billy bob

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TB4u ;I mannaged to make it twenty years in the service. no meds yet . I know plenty of ex service guys that are in the same boat as you some of them are classified as 100% disabled you know AGENT ORANGE and some of the other stuff we used in south east asia WE ARE ALL GETTING OLDER MOST OF US ARE IN OR NEAR 60 hang in there . smokem if ya got em.
 
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billy bob said:
TB4u ;I mannaged to make it twenty years in the service. no meds yet . I know plenty of ex service guys that are in the same boat as you some of them are classified as 100% disabled you know AGENT ORANGE and some of the other stuff we used in south east asia WE ARE ALL GETTING OLDER MOST OF US ARE IN OR NEAR 60 hang in there . smokem if ya got em.
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My old man is pushing 75 and was in Nam. Been diabled for 25+ years now from agent orange. He gets a big laugh every now and then when I mention it. :yoinks: I'll take you up on that SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT'EM. :rasta: :canabis:
 
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I was in a motorcycle wreck in 92 and after that I was on a shitload of pills for everything from pain to depression. After a couple years of taking them (and having friends tell me I was turning into a zombie) I started to think about the fact that my pain wasn't going to go away.I was about 38 when I wrecked,when I reached forty I started to realize the docs would keep me medicated for the rest of my life and I started to question the damage the pills could have to my liver, kidneys and other organs over the long haul. I dumped every med that I was on, the only thing I medicate myself with now is herb and the occasional advil. I'm still in pain sometimes but herb helps me make the pain less important.
 
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