My repeat prescriptions have changed. Pregabalin and quetiapine being tighter regulated?

Medications
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My gp practice has a website where you can reorder repeat prescriptions. Each prescription is for 8 weeks worth.

Anyway I am unable to simply request pregabalin and seroquel online. I have to get my request checked by a doctor. It is called a special request. I can do this over the phone.

Was just wondering why pregabalin and quetiapine have changed status. I have never abused prescription drugs so that can’t be it.

I am wondering if these meds are getting abused generally in my area? It is a hotbed for prescription drugs on the black market. I do know pregabalin gets some folk high. Never heard of quetiapine being abused but I suppose each to their own

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i have a drawer full of pregabalin but i dont want it and i dont know what to do with it, guess i could take it back to the chemist.

did you not stop taking it J?

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In some areas, prisoners have known to abuse quetiapine in prison.
Here in the States.
Don’t know about Europe.

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Here as they progress, they are watching all meds you take, even tylonal 1

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I just googled it and found people are getting ‘high’ from taking one pill of quetiapine. I found this stunning as I spend my life not wanting to take an antipsychotic and people are paying for this stuff.

I was on a quetiapine depot for awhile and the last thing I wanted to do was take it.

Isn’t it amazing that loads of people want to take drugs to hallucinate and yet we spend our lives taking meds to stop hallucinating? I too, in my younger years was a stoner and absolutely loved the stuff, but to take an ap for fun really confuses me!

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I used to have five full bottles of xanax in a cubard and tons of trazadone stuffed away i hate meds , im on seroquel and have to get refills through my psychiatrist every 4 weeks

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I see a psychiatrist, 2nd year resident, ever 4 months. She electronically transmits a prescription with 3 monthly refills of seroquel and Haldol.
I live in usa.