Posted by jsarirose on July 21, 2002, at 2:28:40
In reply to Re: any ADD med not dangerous when combined with MAOI?, posted by cybercafe on July 21, 2002, at 2:09:18
> > Actually, I'm on the lovely state health plan. WITH insurance I have to pay 50% of name brand drugs whether there is a generic available or not. Today I talked to a friend who takes
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> you have to pay for 50% of your meds? what happens if you can't afford to?
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> >Lamictal (800mg) and she's on the assistance program through the manufacturer. It's easy to get on (since I'm on disability and below their
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> I fully support intelligent and well informed patients showing a blatant disregard for the medical profession when it is mere red tape keeping them from leading productive lives :)
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> > I'm thinking of holding firm at 70mg for now. I'm a little nervous about my mood. In another month or so I should be able to start therapy again and I think that might help as I'm trying to wean off Parnate.
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> i don't remember exactly how fast you've been ramping down... but from personal experience i would definately recommend staying at a dose for 3 weeks to see if there any negative effect on mood... assuming your depression is as severe as mine (which it probably is)... (i judge severity of depression by side effects patients are willing to put up with) ...
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> > > is there a branch of Parke-Davis in your town??
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> > Not that I know of, but I thought Lamictal was Glaxo-Smith-Kline (sp?). I already get free Parnate from them so I should be able to tag on the request for Lamictal (hopefully).
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> you're right, i'm wrong :(
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> i was thinking of gabapentin, ... i used to pay $300/month for that drug ...
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> ... i can actually get the gov't to cover 100% of it, and i have about $2000 - $3000 worth of receipts sitting here, but my doc filed out the paperwork wrong and now he is taking about 3 months just to SIGN A BLOODY FORM ....
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> monday i am going to sit outside his office till i get some attention....
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> really i don't want to physically assault psychiatrists (anymore?) .... i just sometimes have fantasies of giving a psychiatrist a slap, him suddenly waking up, and saying "OH! Thank You!" and starting to express some higher cognitive function :)Umm, I could easily rant for a looong time about our (lack of) health care system and the republicans and Bush and bleepin' idiot Americans (the US-type) who believe every biased report they see.... (Ooops, forgot the pharaceutical company lobbyists!)
But, I won't! Before I got on this insurance, which took 7 months, I had none. I was paying out of pocket for all my meds and bought them mail-order through a Canadian Pharmacy. MUCH cheaper. And I, very luckily, have a mother who helped me out when she could with the meds.
My friend is on Gabapentin too! We often swap meds when necessary because we've both been on so many different ones and we're both always broke. (She has no insurance at all even though she works 30hrs/wk. She's been a "temp" for the city for over 6 years and they technically don't have to pay benefits since she's a "temp".)
And lastly - YES - I can think of several pdocs and therapists too that I would like to slap back into reality. My favorite was the psychiatrist who wouldn't bill insurance (I had to pay out of pocket and get reimbursed) and charged $210 per hour. He would then talk on and on about the lawsuit he had pending against his former condo owner. I wanted to kill him whenever he'd charge me by the clock (that he ran up)!
-Jessica (ready to become a Canadian any time they'll let me!)
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