Do you ever take old medication?

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I was prescribed a medication, and I received three months worth at one time. Only problem is somehow, some way, I misplaced the third month. Insurance isn’t going to pay, of course, and it’s too expensive for me to buy an extra month without insurance. So I looked in my medicine cabinet and found the medicine I was taking that does the same thing as the missing medicine. I quit taking it because it made me gain weight. Well, I can manage three weeks of it. So, I checked with my doctor, and she said it was fine. What a relief! Do you ever take your “old” previous medications? And as a side note, if you do, please check with your doctor first.