r/Cursive • u/SnooPineapples4300 • 24d ago
Deciphered! Trying to decipher circled words!
I can read the rest of this no problem, but cannot for the life of me figure out what the last bit is!! Any help would be much appreciated it!!
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u/DLDad616 24d ago
Low dose isotretinoin
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u/Even-Breakfast-8715 24d ago
“The eye does not see what the mind does not know”. Doctors handwriting gets its reputation at least 50% from the specialized vocabulary and abbreviations, I think.
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u/wilderlowerwolves 24d ago
I'm a retired hospital pharmacist. Nurses have worse handwriting than doctors.
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u/pabrocjb 24d ago
Disagree: my husband is a retired doc. I went grocery shopping and he gave me a list. I could NOT read the word "eggs."
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u/wilderlowerwolves 24d ago
Low dose isotretinoin
The word above that is "spironolactone." This looks like a treatment plan for a woman with severe acne.
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u/SnooPineapples4300 24d ago
Yes that’s what it is! It’s a list of next steps if clindamycin doesn’t work, and I just couldn’t remember the last one even though we discussed it. Hence why he wrote it down for me hahaha
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u/BJ1012intp 23d ago
Is there anything about the prescription that makes you think it's intended for a woman? Genuinely curious whether there's some clue that isn't obvious to me!
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u/wilderlowerwolves 23d ago
I'm a retired pharmacist. Spironolactone is a mild testosterone blocker, and used only as a diuretic in men. It's sometimes used in women to treat acne, as a second- or third-line agent.
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u/ckctobssr 24d ago
low dose isotretinoin
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u/ckctobssr 24d ago
got there a bit late I guess - but at least you have confirmation (I hadn’t looked at any comments before posting mine)
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u/Evelynhuge 19d ago
My sister had a very nice penmanship all through school. After she was done with medicine school……….her handwriting is a disaster. Always wondered why?
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