Posted by blueberry on May 29, 2006, at 6:03:11
In reply to can't get a perscription - help?, posted by wishingstar on May 28, 2006, at 23:49:52
You might have to just talk to whoever you can, whether you worked for them in the past or not. Possibly cancel or postpone one of the counseling sessions and use that money for a general practitioner.
There are many sources on the web that sell common antidepressnts without a prescription, some in the country and some overseas. Some of them require an internet consultation where you fill out a medical questionnaire and then a real doctor or pharmacist issues the prescription. Many of them don't require anything, you just click on the buy button. You can't get hardcore meds, but for garden variety antidepressants it is no problem.
St Johns Wort is an option.
If you did well on serotonin antidepressants, you would get a similar effect with 5htp supplements which are a whole lot cheaper than meds, side effects are a lot milder, it works faster, and no doctor needed. Common at drug stores, grocery stores, health food stores. 5htp is a natural substance that converts to serotonin and basically accomplishes the same thing as ssri antidepressants, that is, it boosts the amount of serotonin in the brain.
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