Hi OP8S
Thank you for replying. I've just got back from the doctor's surgery where the duty doctor has given me a temp script for 30 ml until the DW comes back to work tomorrow and this gets sorted out.
I take your point about not admitting stock piling but unfortunately I've already done that and admitted both to the GP and the drug service that I kept a small amount aside for emergencies simply because a Friday pick -up, with no out of hours service anymore, makes me very nervous. I've never needed to use the spare meth until now though but thank god I did have it.
My argument would be that without the spare meth i would either be incredibly unwell by now and/or have been forced to score street meth or gear (bearing in mind also that I've not used illicit drugs for about 6 years now so have no idea of strength/tolerance)
I'm usually on 90ml a day, not from any raging habit, lol, but because I've gradually been increased due to break through pain that was assumed to be due to becoming immune to the effects of the lower dose (in fact my last post on this forum was about this and whether I should ask for an increase etc)
But, as you can imagine, being on 90ml is a bit of a burden when things go wrong. I also admitted to having some spare so the GP would realise that I still have quite a lot in my system and therefore not just give me 30ml on the assumption that I'm starting from zero as of today but she wouldn't listen, I guess they do have to be careful not to overprescribe but still...
If I needed insulin or heart medication I wonder if the doctors wold be so reluctant to do a replacement script? It really annoys me how just because of one characteristic, opiate dependence, people are assumed to have all sorts of moral failings and can't be trusted.
So, at the moment I have this 30ml and have used up my stock pile. I'll be fine and I don't anticipate that they'll use the stockpile against me as the drug worker was aware of it as well but it will be interesting to see what happens next as they always like to blame the client somehow.
The service is provided by the local NHS mental health service but they do seem keen on recovery although no-one's pressured me into anything as i think I'm a lost cause!
I'm definitely going to complain. I really like my DW, and mistakes happen but I'm furious with the lack of help from the GP surgery and the refusal on Friday to do a replacement.
Also, on Friday I wasn't sure if my scripts were done by the doc at the DS so didn't press the point but apparently they are actually signed by a GP at the surgery so there was no reason not to do one other than the fact it was late and the DS was closed so the GP couldn't verify anything. But they could have just asked the pharmacist downstairs to confirm that I usually pick up on a friday and was due that day. As I said, if it was insulin or something they wouldn't have been so callous.
Onwards and upwards.