
Acopia
Specialist
- Sep 21, 2020
- 356
I'm still not set on a method, but I thought I'd give getting Meto a try so that at least I've got it should I go down the SN route (plus I was curious to see if I could pull it off).
I'm not a natural liar, I'm terrible at lying - it's not something I do. I figured in order to create a good lie, it needs to be as close to the truth as possible. Plus, with Covid my GP is doing telephone appointments which makes it a bit easier.
I suffer with migraines anyway, so figured I'd use that to my advantage. I said that I wasn't sleeping so well, and was anxious which was triggering migraines at least twice a week, they're lasting for a couple of days a time. With the migraines I'm getting bad nausea and vomiting and so can't keep paracetamol down, and I'm struggling to eat and drink. I said that even when the migraine has subsided I still feel really sicky for a while afterwards. The dr asked me about the pain, and I just described how I feel when I get a migraine - info that if you're not a sufferer, can be easily found on the internet.
I then said that my mam gets the same migraines as I do and she swears by Metoclopramide, so asked if I could have some too. To make it a little bit more realistic (and to detract from the Meto) I also asked for Sumatriptan - which is also a medication due to treat migraines.
The plan very nearly fell apart when she looked at the list of meds I take and noticed that I'm on Amitriptyline - which I'm on for pain + anxiety, but is also a very good med used for migraine prophylaxis (should've done my research, oops). But I stuck with my story and said I'm still getting migraines. There's another med I'm also on that can react with Meto (another research error), I just said that I'd keep my eyes peeled for any side-effects and ring back if I felt more unwell.
Anyway, the plan was a success! I've been prescribed Meto (and Sumatriptan, but I'll just save that for when I actually get a migraine). The dr told me that Meto is a good drug used for migraines and they were happy to give me it. I was told that apparently with young women it can cause some sort of muscle problem, I didn't know that, but again said I'd ring back if I had any problems.
Maybe it sounds more complex than it was, but it was actually very easy!
So there we go. Project: success!
Peace + love,
Acopia
I'm not a natural liar, I'm terrible at lying - it's not something I do. I figured in order to create a good lie, it needs to be as close to the truth as possible. Plus, with Covid my GP is doing telephone appointments which makes it a bit easier.
I suffer with migraines anyway, so figured I'd use that to my advantage. I said that I wasn't sleeping so well, and was anxious which was triggering migraines at least twice a week, they're lasting for a couple of days a time. With the migraines I'm getting bad nausea and vomiting and so can't keep paracetamol down, and I'm struggling to eat and drink. I said that even when the migraine has subsided I still feel really sicky for a while afterwards. The dr asked me about the pain, and I just described how I feel when I get a migraine - info that if you're not a sufferer, can be easily found on the internet.
I then said that my mam gets the same migraines as I do and she swears by Metoclopramide, so asked if I could have some too. To make it a little bit more realistic (and to detract from the Meto) I also asked for Sumatriptan - which is also a medication due to treat migraines.
The plan very nearly fell apart when she looked at the list of meds I take and noticed that I'm on Amitriptyline - which I'm on for pain + anxiety, but is also a very good med used for migraine prophylaxis (should've done my research, oops). But I stuck with my story and said I'm still getting migraines. There's another med I'm also on that can react with Meto (another research error), I just said that I'd keep my eyes peeled for any side-effects and ring back if I felt more unwell.
Anyway, the plan was a success! I've been prescribed Meto (and Sumatriptan, but I'll just save that for when I actually get a migraine). The dr told me that Meto is a good drug used for migraines and they were happy to give me it. I was told that apparently with young women it can cause some sort of muscle problem, I didn't know that, but again said I'd ring back if I had any problems.
Maybe it sounds more complex than it was, but it was actually very easy!
So there we go. Project: success!
Peace + love,
Acopia