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By Anonymous - 09/12/2012 20:03 - New Zealand - Auckland

Today, my doctor finally prescribed me some medication for my arthritis. The cap was insanely well-secured, and my hands were too racked with pain to get it off. FML

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By charlotte9338 - 23/10/2011 23:32 - Canada

Today, I went to the hospital with a broken hand. They gave me a cast and some prescription pain medication. The only problem is that the bottle of medication is child-proof, I live alone and I can't open it with one hand. FML

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By Anonymous - 14/07/2022 06:00 - Australia

Today, I was prescribed medication to treat the headaches, caused by the medication to treat the lethargy, caused by the medication to treat my crippling nerve pain, without which I'd be stuck in a wheelchair. FML

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By InnocenceBlue - 02/09/2019 04:00 - Australia - Perth

Today, I finally sorted out my health insurance and went to the doctor. After seeing my X-rays and confirming I still had scoliosis, he also confirmed arthritis in both hips, 2 exploded discs and that I have "the back of a 50 year-old." I'm 24. FML

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By digressions - 29/12/2011 19:01 - Canada

Today, I tore a muscle in my back. At the hospital, I was prescribed some pain medication. My husband got me settled at home, with everything I needed within reach, and left for work. As I picked up the bottle to take the first pill, I knocked it on the floor. It rolled under the couch. FML

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By Agonised - 29/05/2021 00:01

Today, I went to the hospital for crippling back pain that made it impossible to walk. The doctor was more interested in telling me off for not taking a pill that he admitted doesn't help acute pain. He then gave me an injection that wore off in an hour, and sent me home, telling me to take over the counter meds. FML

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By Anonymous - 21/02/2019 17:00 - United Kingdom - Derby

Today, I had a anxiety attack about taking my anxiety medicine. FML

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By lmastr64 - 08/10/2010 10:31 - France

Today, I'm sitting in agonizing pain following a scoliosis surgery. I have a bunch of painkillers that I need to suppress the incredible back pain, but looks like I can't take any, because my mom has hidden them from me because she thinks I need to be taken off them. I wish my doctor was here. FML

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By GamerAM - 27/06/2019 22:23

Today, after over a week of trying to get a hold of my doctor for a much-needed medication refill, he finally called back. Too bad my phone got unplugged and died in the middle of the night. FML

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By VoiceMail - 09/04/2011 12:53 - Australia

Today, when I picked up my repeat subscription of anti-anxiety medication, they had changed the packaging to be more 'child safe'. Now it's so hard to get the pills out that I had an anxiety attack trying to take one. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/01/2013 21:18 - United States - Fayette

Today, I had to have major oral surgery. Needless to say I am in need of some heavy pain medication. My pharmacist insists that my surgeon never called in my medicine, and my surgeon insists otherwise. This has been going back and forth for hours. FML

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Monday 10 December 2012 2:57

Might I suggest a hammer? OR you could get a child to open it. Those little ******* seem to be the only ones capable of opening those damn child safety caps.

pil_84 9

Monday 10 December 2012 2:56

Irony.

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nightwishs 13

Monday 10 December 2012 9:18

That's really horrible op I'm sorry to hear that

KatzeZauber 7

Monday 10 December 2012 9:40

You can always request from your pharmacist to change the bottle/cap your medication is in. No FML, no blaming the doctor, just ask someone to get you an easy open bottle.

BlackBlazeCobra 16

Monday 10 December 2012 10:42

Is it one of the push down to turn capsules? If they are, flat palm it open. If its push to the sides, then I'm not sure what would work.

chris2213 2

Monday 10 December 2012 12:33

Guts bro. Use a hammer

pandoraisme 14

Monday 10 December 2012 14:46

Ask for easy open caps at the pharmacy, I will even open a script for a patient if they can't and change the top so they won't have that problem again

upsidedownn 8

Monday 10 December 2012 15:58

Hence why I stated that SOME medicine bottles have caps that can be turned upside down. I am deeply sorry that you guys are too deprived as to have actually seen such an invention that you think I'm dumb. :) irony.

Nicnic5000 4

Monday 10 December 2012 16:08

is anyone calling bullshit? i mean you cant open a bottle but you can certainly type this out?

MatsumotoMania 13

Monday 10 December 2012 16:19

Was it Triopenin?

Ferreesley 3

Wednesday 12 December 2012 3:42

Definitely been there! It suuuuucks.

lol70720 5

Friday 14 December 2012 3:33

The doctor is a troll, eh?

emeraldmaz 9

Sunday 23 June 2013 14:18

More the pharmacist who filled the script. Unless it's in the container that the company that makes it supplies it to the pharmacy in. Either case, it wasn't particularly thought through, given what it is. As others have said, OP, take it back to the pharmacy you got it from if you can (when I lived rurally, as is common in NZ, we had all our prescriptions delivered to one of the local stores to pick up). If the case is that you cannot get to your pharmacy, call them, and be sure, either way, to ask them to make a note on your records.