Posted by jsarirose on July 21, 2002, at 3:40:25
In reply to Re: any ADD med not dangerous when combined with MAOI?, posted by cybercafe on July 21, 2002, at 3:07:56
Well, I have been tempted to admit myself to a psych ward just to make them pay way more than they ever would have needed to if they covered my meds in the first place. But, basically my bottom-line is my own mental health above all else. That's why I don't bother ruminating about getting even and I don't admit myself to a hospital, etc. The more I can attempt to maintain a semi-normal life the better it is for me. I can't always, but considering where I am now (working 12 hrs/wk for the first time in years, relatively financially self-sufficient with disability, not in a bad relationship, living on my own) I'd rather keep what I have than move backward and spend 6 months in a hospital.
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> ... can you sign up for a drug assistance program while you are still on an older and cheaper medication?The drug assistance programs are 100% run by the individual pharmaceutical companies. Their plans, their rules. And they don't tend to talk to one another. I think it's pretty much just paper work and they'll give me whatever I need. (Actually, the pdoc has to do most of the paperwork.) They'll give you an automatic 90 days worth and if you need more after that you have to submit low income/neediness information.
> 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)Here the insurance is based on economic need. However there is still a waiting list even if you're needy. My income (on disability) is well below the level for state subsidized insurance. There is also federal government Medicaid (which sucks), but for some strange reason it doesn't kick in until you're on disability for two years. It doesn't cover prescripts or much else anyway. Also, the state insurance is different in every state. Some states have much better coverage than Washington.
My brother & his wife have been living in the UK for the last two years and explained the health system to me in great detail. In some ways it sounds better and in others worse. I think Canada somehow manages to have the best government sponsored health care system that I know of.
> ... what does gabapentin do for you? ... i just use it for anxiety.. but you don't have any anxiety problems do you ?
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Sorry, I don't take it, my friend does. She's bi-polar with borderline personality disorder. I believe she takes it for anxiety as well. She's also on a few other meds (Lamictal & can't remember the others right now).> ..... 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 ....
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> .... i just don't know how else you can force someone to *think*, or to *pay attention*
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> 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...
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> .. 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 willOr, maybe they should have to try every med before they're allowed to prescribe them. (Then they can know what withdrawal is all about!) I actually am an extremely non-violent person and would never dream of doing physical harm to any of my doctors. And I rather like my current one although she, too, is not as knowledgeable as I'd hope at times. Mostly I just wish some of them could walk a mile in our shoes on occasion. But then, I wouldn't wish long-term depression on my worst enemy.
-Jessica
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