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Medic alert bracelet for visit to doctor

Kayla55

Kayla55

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Recent visit to doctor for throat infection was real trial in discovering how we are responsible to list our allergies, and how even disclosing my status as being on spectrum isn't going to help me medically at this point!!!

What does our community think would be revelant. Pls specify ADHD or asthma as seperate bracelet, welcome to discuss here.
 
It wouldn't matter what bracelet l wore in Florida. Anybody over 40 in Florida is probably over medicated and sick of doctors here. My bracelet would say, yup, add more prescription meds because giant pharma needs your bank account.
 
I wear a medical id bracelet whenever I go out of the house because I have dysautonomia w/ severe low blood pressure problems and am a faint/ fall risk, and I also cannot be given any kind of local or general anesthesia. I wear one in case I faint or have an accident and become unconscious, while I am outside. It has my name and the phone number for my emergency contact person. As well as "faint/ fall risk, severe low blood pressure, no anesthesia, see phone for meds". Then I have a full listing of allergies and medicines, as well as important info about my condition on the "in case of emergency" info section of my cell phone. Those medical id bracelets are small and you cannot fit much writing on them....so I would limit it to things that are of life and death importance. Like a severe allergy that you have anaphalactic reactions to (and you may carry an epi pen for), also asthma, and any medication or condition that you have that might cause a severe negative reaction to emergency treatment or medicine that might be administered while you might be unconscious. This is important for asthma and severe allergies because during an asthma attack or anaphalactic reaction, you might not be able to talk... and someone could help you access any medicine you carry with you. It is also important for emergency responders to know that information, so they can determine more quickly what is going on with you, and how best to help/ treat you, when you are unable to tell them yourself. Whatever you cannot fit on the id bracelet, you can put on a card in your wallet, and in the emergency section of your phone..... and hope that people will read it. That is what concerns me... Will they look for an id and read the info in the event of an emergency? One can only hope so.
 
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This is general note for listing allergies at doctors office for me: incase it helps parents with children on spectrum.

Reduced sugar intake
Reduced paracetamol or none
(For inflammation I use spasmed which is galactose free) (Wild lettuce tinch can used to limit paracetamol to safer doses, only used in extreme cases for fever)
Requests for meds and antibiotic that's galactose free.
No histamines - even galactose free ones as I note first allergy is tummy upset....saline drops or oral rinse work better.
No over counter meds with excessive electrolytes (many remedies now are vitamin enriched)

I think chronic use Paracetamol really was trigger, as I had used sparingly over years and in low dosage it was ok..... (I bring this up due to inheritance factor in autism, I tried modural or something as youngster and it wasn't more effective in targeting PMS. I recently tried spasmed which is anti-inflamatory/muscle relaxer and found it was more effective in targeting PMS as it's similar to childbirth whereas pain increases and subsides and is muscle related. I only took one tablet whole day as opposed to half bottle paracetamol and I was fine with this and a hot water bottle. My periods are gone now so this was by no means extensive guinea-pig test. But others are welcome to pick up where I left off and confirm.

My medic alert bracelet would just state:
Galactose histamine paracetamol intolerant.
 
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MC1Rcat said:
I wear a medical id bracelet whenever I go out of the house because I have dysautonomia w/ severe low blood pressure problems and am a faint/ fall risk, and I also cannot be given any kind of local or general anesthesia. I wear one in case I faint or have an accident and become unconscious, while I am outside. It has my name and the phone number for my emergency contact person. As well as "faint/ fall risk, severe low blood pressure, no anesthesia, see phone for meds". Then I have a full listing of allergies and medicines, as well as important info about my condition on the "in case of emergency" info section of my cell phone. Those medical id bracelets are small and you cannot fit much writing on them....so I would limit it to things that are of life and death importance. Like a severe allergy that you have anaphalactic reactions to (and you may carry an epi pen for), also asthma, and any medication or condition that you have that might cause a severe negative reaction to emergency treatment or medicine that might be administered while you might be unconscious. This is important for asthma and severe allergies because during an asthma attack or anaphalactic reaction, you might not be able to talk... and someone could help you access any medicine you carry with you. It is also important for emergency responders to know that information, so they can determine more quickly what is going on with you, and how best to help/ treat you, when you are unable to tell them yourself. Whatever you cannot fit on the id bracelet, you can put on a card in your wallet, and in the emergency section of your phone..... and hope that people will read it. That is what concerns me... Will they look for an id and read the info in the event of an emergency? One can only hope so.
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I'm also low blood pressure, it's important to eat smaller meals, ensure you eat before going out. To increase iron levels is to eat either eggs/livers/spinach. My blood sugar usually is in check, but that's since I've always kept reduced sugar intake.
 
I'm not sure if this is a ' typical ' problem in South Africa, and I refer to private white doctors but
In keeping own dispensary its convenience to get meds from doctor, I'm not sure why they ask about your allergies for file because it's not considered when writing script or handing out meds, even over counter meds they have. So either one has to read and check to return unopened meds or better to get script and relay to pharmacists who generally more alert in response to allergies.

Just to make my case about not trusting your doctor too much, another point was when I didn't get better the doctor was like oh well there's no guarantees. And he's supposedly good but seems more focused on limiting each client to 15 mins consultations to improve his hourly rate??? for his private practise.

Even if they did know what's best for autism - well it might just be treated the same way, like he's too busy, doesn't give or whatever.
Astounding, isn't it?
 
I have a problem with doctors (USA) prescribing me medicines that have bad drug interactions with a medicine I take. So, now I always ask them and the pharmacist if it is okay to take w/ it, whenever I get a new medicine. I also check it myself on drugs.com drug interaction checker, before I take any new medicine. I think doctors are just too busy and they don't always check before writing prescriptions.
 
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