Home-made pills and airport security

runtime89 · 12-07-2008, 09:14 PM

Since LarryJ was so extremely kind as to give me his scale, I've been opening up Prozac capsules, measuring out powder, and putting it in empty, store-bought capsules. Does anybody know if these could cause problems were I to pack them with me on a plane trip?

Thanks.

Opal-CL · 12-08-2008, 01:39 PM

I don't really have an answer for you but I know when my husband and I flew, security didn't seem interested in our gobs of perscriptions. I would bet that if you take your home made pills and put them back in the original pharmacy bottle, security wouldn't know the difference anyway.

carolyn · 12-08-2008, 01:57 PM

The only time I would be worried about it is going through customs and, even then, like CarolLee mentioned, putting them in the original pharmacy bottle should solve that.

Homerbcool · 12-08-2008, 02:24 PM

I agree with the others...but as a frequent flyer, I suggest you keep the important meds in your carry or on your person...lost luggage means lost meds....

runtime89 · 12-09-2008, 04:37 PM

I'm having a lot of trouble convincing my parents that this will be feasible. Does anyone know the legality of doing this? Would security be able to seize the pills if they opened the bottle and saw mysterious white powder in capsules?

Thanks for any input.

carolyn · 12-09-2008, 04:43 PM

I really don't think it'll be a problem. Put the pills in containers and clearly mark what's on them. We bring ibuprofen through airport security all the time, in old prescription bottles with the labels washed off and "IBUPROFEN" in black sharpie. Never had an issue.

Honestly, I really doubt security will even bat an eyelash. I travel all the time for work and have never once had a TSA guy look at any of my medication (I currently take 3 pills and 2 inhalers daily). I even carry them in one of those daily pill carriers, not even in their original prescription bottles (naughty me) and they don't look twice.

They're looking for bottled water, shoes, and plastique, not peoples' medications.

Opal-CL · 12-09-2008, 09:38 PM

I agree. I would think it would be way too time consuming for them to go through people's perscription bottles. Seems like it would also be a violation of some health code.

Are you working with a physician on the tapering? If so, just have them make out a letter to keep with you explaining the "reduced dosage" pills. Not that I think it is necessary but hey, if it will ease your mind . . .

runtime89 · 12-09-2008, 11:37 PM

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I agree. I would think it would be way too time consuming for them to go through people's perscription bottles. Seems like it would also be a violation of some health code.

Are you working with a physician on the tapering? If so, just have them make out a letter to keep with you explaining the "reduced dosage" pills. Not that I think it is necessary but hey, if it will ease your mind . . .

Thanks, that seems like a good idea.

Heh, I'm not worried about it, just looking to get my parents off my back.

Betsy · 12-11-2008, 04:27 PM

Parents....he...what do they know! I am a parent, too!
Betsy

12-07-2008, 09:14 PM	#1
runtime89 Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 287	Home-made pills and airport security Since LarryJ was so extremely kind as to give me his scale, I've been opening up Prozac capsules, measuring out powder, and putting it in empty, store-bought capsules. Does anybody know if these could cause problems were I to pack them with me on a plane trip? Thanks. __________________ Prozac Hell: (month.[day.]year) 01.04: 10mg for depression over lost friends at age 14 03.04: 20mg (2 CT attempts) 12.01.07: 10mg Late 02.08: 5mg, feeling better than in years Late 03.08: 0mg, huge crash 04.12.08: 5mg 04.25.08: 10mg 08.19.08: 9mg (several drops) 03.06.09: 6mg 04.06.09: 5.5mg 05.03.09: 5mg 07.05.09: 4.75mg Late 07.09: 4.25mg ~200mg magnesium for sensitive hearing, B-100 and 25mg iron for rapid hair loss, fish oil for chronic idiocy.

12-08-2008, 01:39 PM	#2
Opal-CL Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 127	Re: Home-made pills and airport security I don't really have an answer for you but I know when my husband and I flew, security didn't seem interested in our gobs of perscriptions. I would bet that if you take your home made pills and put them back in the original pharmacy bottle, security wouldn't know the difference anyway.

12-08-2008, 01:57 PM	#3
carolyn Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,104	Re: Home-made pills and airport security The only time I would be worried about it is going through customs and, even then, like CarolLee mentioned, putting them in the original pharmacy bottle should solve that. __________________ 10mg: 5/02 - 8/07 for panic disorder 20mg: 8/07 - 8/08 CBT: 8/07 - 2/08. Recommended! 1 unsuccessful taper in 7/08; went back to 20mg 2008: 8/2: 18.75mg 8/24: 17.25mg 9/28: 16.10mg 10/19: 15mg 11/9: 13.75mg 11/30: 12.5mg 12/21: 11.25mg 2009: 1/11: 10.6mg 2/1: 10mg 2/22: 9.4mg 3/6: 9.2mg (liquid) 3/29: 8.4mg 4/19: 7.6mg 5/10: 6.8mg 5/31: 6.2mg 6/21: 5.6mg 7/12: 5.1mg 8/2: 4.8mg 8/23: 4.4mg 9/13: 4mg 10/4: 3.7mg 10/25: 3.4mg 11/15: 3.1mg

12-08-2008, 02:24 PM	#4
Homerbcool "colors outside the lines" Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 15,949	Re: Home-made pills and airport security I agree with the others...but as a frequent flyer, I suggest you keep the important meds in your carry or on your person...lost luggage means lost meds.... __________________ That's one of the curses of anxiety--we make possibilities into certainties.....Tim

12-09-2008, 04:37 PM	#5
runtime89 Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 287	Re: Home-made pills and airport security I'm having a lot of trouble convincing my parents that this will be feasible. Does anyone know the legality of doing this? Would security be able to seize the pills if they opened the bottle and saw mysterious white powder in capsules? Thanks for any input. __________________ Prozac Hell: (month.[day.]year) 01.04: 10mg for depression over lost friends at age 14 03.04: 20mg (2 CT attempts) 12.01.07: 10mg Late 02.08: 5mg, feeling better than in years Late 03.08: 0mg, huge crash 04.12.08: 5mg 04.25.08: 10mg 08.19.08: 9mg (several drops) 03.06.09: 6mg 04.06.09: 5.5mg 05.03.09: 5mg 07.05.09: 4.75mg Late 07.09: 4.25mg ~200mg magnesium for sensitive hearing, B-100 and 25mg iron for rapid hair loss, fish oil for chronic idiocy.

12-09-2008, 04:43 PM	#6
carolyn Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,104	Re: Home-made pills and airport security I really don't think it'll be a problem. Put the pills in containers and clearly mark what's on them. We bring ibuprofen through airport security all the time, in old prescription bottles with the labels washed off and "IBUPROFEN" in black sharpie. Never had an issue. Honestly, I really doubt security will even bat an eyelash. I travel all the time for work and have never once had a TSA guy look at any of my medication (I currently take 3 pills and 2 inhalers daily). I even carry them in one of those daily pill carriers, not even in their original prescription bottles (naughty me) and they don't look twice. They're looking for bottled water, shoes, and plastique, not peoples' medications. __________________ 10mg: 5/02 - 8/07 for panic disorder 20mg: 8/07 - 8/08 CBT: 8/07 - 2/08. Recommended! 1 unsuccessful taper in 7/08; went back to 20mg 2008: 8/2: 18.75mg 8/24: 17.25mg 9/28: 16.10mg 10/19: 15mg 11/9: 13.75mg 11/30: 12.5mg 12/21: 11.25mg 2009: 1/11: 10.6mg 2/1: 10mg 2/22: 9.4mg 3/6: 9.2mg (liquid) 3/29: 8.4mg 4/19: 7.6mg 5/10: 6.8mg 5/31: 6.2mg 6/21: 5.6mg 7/12: 5.1mg 8/2: 4.8mg 8/23: 4.4mg 9/13: 4mg 10/4: 3.7mg 10/25: 3.4mg 11/15: 3.1mg

12-09-2008, 09:38 PM	#7
Opal-CL Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 127	Re: Home-made pills and airport security I agree. I would think it would be way too time consuming for them to go through people's perscription bottles. Seems like it would also be a violation of some health code. Are you working with a physician on the tapering? If so, just have them make out a letter to keep with you explaining the "reduced dosage" pills. Not that I think it is necessary but hey, if it will ease your mind . . . Last edited by scotty : 01-16-2009 at 06:01 PM.

12-11-2008, 04:27 PM	#9
Betsy Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,832	Re: Home-made pills and airport security Parents....he...what do they know! I am a parent, too! Betsy __________________ Started at 30mgs 1997 1999 - 2004 tapered 25 to 12.5 Nov'05 10 mgs. Dec'05 tried liquid/BIG mess for me Jan'06 up to 15 mg. Mar'06 - Mar'07 15 mg to 10 mgs in tiny tapers every 6+ weeks Mar 07 - Mar 08 10 mgs to 7.5 tiny tapers w/digital scale Sep 08 - 7mgs April 09 - approx 6.25 mgs "SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE" ~ The Tortoise

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