Posted by Meri-Tuuli on May 29, 2006, at 5:12:56
In reply to I should add..., posted by wishingstar on May 28, 2006, at 23:55:16
Hi there,
I'm sorry you're in this situation....I can't really help with the finding a pdoc bit, because I live in the UK and here we have free/state healthcare....but well, I don't really understand why you are paying health insurance if they won't cover mental health stuff?? Can you take it up with them?? I thought health insurance was supposed to cover that sort of thing?? Are they just fobbing you off because they're just trying to pay out for as little as possible?? Whats the point of having health insurance if they won't cover any of your medical bils?? Sorry, I honestly don't really understand the complexities of health insurance because we don't have/need it here in the UK (fortunately)....
But anyway my main point is that you should *seriously* consider St John's Wort, if you're suffering from anxiety and depression. It works, and it doesn't have any side effects. And you won't need a prescription for it, although you will need to buy a quality brand like kira or pernika (which is quite expensive here, but thats because we only pay a minimal amount for prescription drugs here, its like $9 per script so in comparison, $30 for SJW is alot here!!)
But anyway, SJW is very good for unipolar depression/anxiety particulary if its mild to moderate.
I guess you have to decide how important this other medication is and if you're willing to give SJW a go. It might be worth taking the SJW whilst you are trying to find a pdoc or resolve some of the issues with the docs. It takes about 4 weeks to get up to full effect.
Just because its a herb doesn't mean its not as effective as the SSRIs/TCAs. Actually in Germany you can only get it on prescription. But anyway...
Good luck!!
Kind regards
Meri
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