Medication Dosage

whistles

Why does it matter? 
I thought it was whether or not you could or couldn't do the descriptors.
I am on a high dose for one condition ( apparently never actually given it a thought) 
Low dosage for the other which is one of their reasons for dismissing the condition among other things. ( will be lower soon I am in the process off cutting it down anyway)

Everyone's tolerance / needs are different. So the dose is surely only part of the picture. But it gets mentioned maybe just because. 

debsidoo

Hi Whistles.
The reason dosage of medication is mentioned is probably because some can have pretty strong side effects which can impact on your abilities.Such as dizziness,frequent nausea,tiredness,insomnia.
All these can impact on your mood,concentration and ability to function.
   Debsidoo.x

whistles

One of mine is causing adverse "check with your doctor" side effects. Its being cutting down. 
They ignored the fact I was on it anyway so won't make any difference if I am to pip. 

CockneyRebel

Medication and doseage, especially pain relief, either go toward backing up or refuting the condition you claim to have.
An assessor might dispute that you are in chronic 24 hour pain if you take two asprin a day.
Or accept that you are if on 60mg morpine and 300mg pregabalin every twelve hours
It is wrong to make some of these assumptions without further investigation but they usually take the easy route

CR

charlene

Also it can also depend on your illness.  I take 5 Amitripiline at night for chronic pain, due to Fibromyalgia,  it is thought it is something in the brain which causes Fibromyalgia. 

I was on morphine patches, but had to come of them due to bad reaction to them.

Jurph

@charlene my assessor noted Ibuprofen and paracetamol - which of course meant I was perfectly fine.

They completely ignored my allergies to antidepressants.

charlene

So sorry to hear that Jurph.  Can't you fight back saying they are ignoring your allergies.  

I can't take Ibuprofen(kidneys) so have o put up with flare ups.

Jurph

I am. I've told them in my application form, at the assessment, at MR and will have to do it again at Tribunal. 

I rarely take over the counter pain meds any more as it doesn't do anything. I'm on Tramadol now. I'm recently diagnosed so still working with the GP to find something that helps.

charlene

Good for you.  I am not feeling brilliant and most probably will have worse days to come.  Just so incensed with their cruelty.

whistles

I've been on these a few years now and I will just see how I do on less/ come off and look for something else. 
My guess is it will take a few weeks to notice any difference. 

Jurph

Me too. The stress of this whole thing has brought on a bad flare up. I thought I wouldn't have the energy to fight but the injustice of it all is spurring me on.

whistles

I have contacted my gp with the stress. It won't just be me, lots of us are. 
I feel like I have gone through a mangle and been hung out to dry. I'm so mentally tired.

halli

HELLO GUYS its a point that you are challenging whats been wrote about you.dont agree with whats been said questions and answers are wrong or way off the mark .assumption is there not what you say its what truths are said.i felt dissmisst.conversations answers i think hes taling about someone else and not me.answers i gave and what he wrotewas way out of line .and yeah if i saw my answers he wrote id strike me off to halli

whistles

Yes I got the same because I couldn't prove it effected the descriptors. 
I think that's the issues, yes you use cream and yes it causes that and we scored you for washing. 
Then they move on. 
So they did take note of it. 

whistles

Yes mostly definately.
I scored zero for the medication help because he decided I didn't have a cognitive issue because I hadn't supplied it. No memory proof despite condition and meds being known for it.

I can't get the test done in a month. So declined to do the MR because I have no other evidence to include.

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whistles

Victoriad said:

whistles said:

I've been on these a few years now and I will just see how I do on less/ come off and look for something else. 
My guess is it will take a few weeks to notice any difference. 

Hi my wee pal 
I don’t want to pry .....but I hope you are not reducing your medication off your own bat,without consulting the GP or other specialist.

If you are reducing under the watchful supervision of your GP or specialist then go for it.

With gp's knowledge. 

whistles

Victoriad said:

If anyone is thinking of altering their dosage of medication it should be done with the go ahead from the GP or specialist under supervision as withdrawal of meds can cause severe effects.

I said I have been in touch with gp. 

whistles

lillybelle said:

Apparently I can converse with others without prompting because I speak to my own family.
my own family are the ones who do the prompting A’s absence seizures cause me to have no hearing or sight for about 10-15 sec at a time.
im completely oblivious to any conversation forgetting what was said or what I was saying.again this is a safety concern.

This is the citizens advice re that question.

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/pip/help-with-your-claim/fill-in-form/9-communicating-verbally/ 

I have a problem with speaking to others so I am understood. But that's not four out of seven days that they require. It's not severe enough a problem and they are solely talking about verbally. I bet you £1 my aid isn't on their accepted list of items either, so I don't have to communicate verbally.