Posted by JeremyNY on March 12, 2004, at 19:20:45
In reply to Re: My tapering off update!! » kgirl, posted by PoohBear on March 12, 2004, at 11:12:02
Hi guys/gals. this is my first post here, I've been browsing the site for a while. This is an excellent resource to have on the Internet. Thanks to Dr. Bob for making this available to us.
Tony - My pharmacist told me that if I need to go to 225 mg of Effexor XR (I'm on 150mg right now), I should ask my doctor to write the new prescription as 3x75mg capsules per day. That will still be considered a single prescription (since all pills are the same strength) and only a single co-pay. Ask your pharmacist if this how your insurance operates as well. They should know since they are the ones submitting to your insurance. I really hate to see people spending so much on drugs in this country. It's such a catch-22 in that the companies need the money to do research and create new drugs but it's ashame people have to pay so much money just to stay alive.
Jeremy
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