Posting for traffic - DD forgot her medication and we’re at the airport

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My DD (age 19) forgot both to take her antidepressant this morning, and to bring them with her. We’re about to board the plane to Amsterdam, going for a week. I tried phoning 111 and my GP, but neither could help (we were already through security).

Is there anything we can do when we get there to get an emergency prescription for her? If not the holiday is going to be a write off, I know from previous experience of her missing a day or two she gets awful withdrawals, and her dose has been upped recently so I’d imagine it’s going to be even worse. I realise any option is probably going to cost £££££ but I’d rather pay and save the holiday if possible.

Because she's a 19 year old woman, it a 9 year old girl.

My sister has been on antidepressants since she was 14 and would still be able to sort this out at 19.

My husband has been on ADs and can sort this out. My Niece was on ADs and could have sorted it out.

The OPs daughter's disability is the limiting factor here, not her MH.

Thank you @ElizabethBest, I’ll try there first!

we are staying at Efteling for the first 3 nights, so I’ll speak to reception there if I haven’t managed to sort it by then.

You need to speak to your hotel concierge if there is one or find a local pharmacy to see what they recommend. They can sort this.
Can a friend send a picture of the prescription on the box of the medication?

THIS.

I've had to do this once in Germany and managed to get my son's medication even without a prescription. You may have to find a helpful pharmacist, but it can be done.

Or maybe sometimes people just forget things 🤷🏻‍♀️

Why do people keep going on about what their children can do? Their children are not the OP's child. It's completely irrelevant that little Ernie has been packing his own bag since reception.

Congratuwelldone on your 19 year old.

As this thread is not actually about your 19 year old, can you maybe shut up about him? Every other post is about your 19 year old. No one asked or cares about your 19 year old. OP was asking for advice on a situation that you obviously cannot help with as your 19 year old would just fix it all on his own. So unless your 19 year old is going to go to Amsterdam and help, maybe knock off the "my child is superior to yours" pissing competition?

Not entirely sure why the OP is getting such a hard time.It really is immaterial who forgot, the point is, is that DD has no medication.
@00100001 not sure why you are being so vile tbh. Great news that you have such a multi talented DS and that you have not ever forgotten something yourself you massive misery! So sanctimonious!

You might be able to contact your regular pharmacy and they can contact a pharmacy at destination and email your prescription details. This happened to me with my mum's medicine. The pharmacy's sorted it between them. It was in the UK but don't see why it can't happen internationally, maybe? Worth a try once you find a pharmacy...

Because people are saying or implying that because she's 19 she can't sort this out. I'm just saying that atv19 she should be more than capable.

I offered solutions...

My son has a learning disability and is on medication. We have put in place as much as we can to help him remember but it is important to give him the level of independence he can cope with. This includes taking his medication. We will check, but you are doing your children no favours by never letting them take any responsibility.

Having a child who needs support, I am sure the OP has probably put in lots of support while allowing some level of responsibility, but I think this probably happened because of a big change in routine. I also think it it will help tham remember in the future.

You aren't helping by deciding on scant information that the OP is at fault!

We've all forgotten things.

I offered a solution, that others offered too....

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When you arrive get to you local pharmacy or hospital they will assist.

This is the OPs thread to get some assistance not your debating thread.

Good luck OP. Some of us have families where not everyone is perfect and who are also happy to help one another out.

And carried on bleating about inappropriate solutions even after the OP clarified her DD has learning difficulties.

Compare your snippy responses to those of, say, Panko who simply acknowledged that their suggestion of a solo flight wouldn't work.

A quick google for sertraline in Amsterdam brought up this old Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Amsterdam/comments/6kswe9/sertralinezoloft_needed_urgently_please_help/

It looks like the poster went to the clinic mentioned in the comments and got a prescription which they were then able to fill. Might be worth calling them.

Right. And when you've been told why your solutions won't work, have you conceded and shut up? No, you've continued to bang on about your 19 year old and how much more independent and capable he is than OPs child. How is that helpful? I'm sure your 19 year old would be delighted to discover his mum is using him on the internet as a stick with which to beat a mum and her mentally ill daughter in a tricky situation 🙄

...no I didn't.

As soon as I read they had other issues I stopped. It was other people bleating on about me responses.

I am just utterly amazed at how many parents think that their 19yo are somehow incapable of sorting their own problems out. It isn't a ridiculous suggestion to get them to go home to collect them and join the family the next day.

But fine, your 19year olds can't do that. We're all different
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Hopefully it will be quite easy to access following @ElizabethBest post.
Have a good holiday and ignore the twits.

@00100001 as we say in Scotland, can ye no just haud yer wheesht

Don't think it's just OPs daughter who's forgotten their meds today...

Oh stop.

A poster pointed out that a 19 year old is a year into adulthood and could sort this independently. THEN the Op did the massive drip feed about disability, young mental age, living remotely.

Why is ok the Op didn’t put it in the orginal post (because clearly they do everything for DD so didn’t think) but not ok for poster to points out adults can go home and pick it up?