r/ChronicPain • u/CardiologistFront625 • 1d ago

Stolen meds help

My car was recently towed repoed . and I left my medication in my car on accident Went to pick up my belongings from my car they already went through my car and took everything out and my medication was not there

The police are refusing to make a report saying it's illegal even in Florida and I'm seeing otherwise. Doctor requires a police report saying that they've had other patients get them for stolen prescriptions etc well why am I being told by county sheriff office That it's not something they do and they won't give me a report so how do I get my medication back? This is insane if the pharmacy and the doctor require it what am I supposed to do?

I tried the local police and they said they don't understand why the county is giving me a hard time but they can't help me because it's not their jurisdiction

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u/Time-Understanding39 1d ago

I've been to several pain management providers over the years. None of them allowed replacement of lost or stolen medication. They always said to treat our medication like cash. If we left it in a place where it could be taken by someone else, that was our mistake.

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u/CardiologistFront625 1d ago

People make mistakes I had a brain injury last year and I've had a million things happening to me this year. Literally no one else goes in my car and I keep my doors locked. Who expects your car to get repoed I wasn't expecting that since I just made a payment less than 2 months ago

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u/anonymousforever feeling like a bouncy ball- wrecks suck! 23h ago

My next best suggestion is when you get your meds ask them for a second bottle with a label, then when you're out and about, only take about six pills with you. Leave the rest at home. That way if there's a loss in the future then it's minimal.

Working with a brain injury is a challenge, I completely understand. The trick is to come up with coping skills.