Posted by cybercafe on July 21, 2002, at 3:07:56
In reply to Re: any ADD med not dangerous when combined with MAOI?, posted by jsarirose on July 21, 2002, at 2:28:40
> 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.
What?? Because for me, depression is something I cannot tolerate, and I would rather not resort to suicide, I think I would
1. have myself hospitalized ... you must get free meds that way
2. rob a drug store ....
i mean what happens if your illness is physical in nature, and you will DIE if you don't get your medication???
... can you sign up for a drug assistance program while you are still on an older and cheaper medication?
how did you get on the insurance plan? did you have to lie ? i was actually told by a doc that charged $250/hour in the UK that i should sign up for insurance and claim that i developed the disorder later ....... (he was a very very reputable doc)
> 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.... what does gabapentin do for you? ... i just use it for anxiety.. but you don't have any anxiety problems do you ?
>(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".).... wow... i don't think i could hold down a job feeling this way .... certainly nothing more than 4 hours a day...
> 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)!
..... well i dunno... violence is bad, .. but from my personal experience in martial arts, being physically hurt NEVER EVER compared to the agony of depression ....
.... i just don't know how else you can force someone to *think*, or to *pay attention*
actually jess i don't think violence is necessary, ... i have looked into it (easy when you've left the lame doc, and your depression has lifted) and i'm quite sure i could have him found incompetent ..... i just don't want to do anything so extreme... there should be some middle ground between ruining your docs career and letting him get away with murder...
.. the only reason i mention violence is because my docs SEEM LIKE NICE PEOPLE.... they just don't seem awake... i actually think a better idea might be to fire a tranquilizer dart at my doc filled with amphetamine (and no tranquilizer) .... a stimulant dart, if you will
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