Today we received in the mail, my wife's and I prescription drugs for the next 3 months. It cost me $150. That is not bad considering the drugs cost over $750 in real cost. Once again- thank the Lord that I have good health insurance and a drug card.
When I opened the huge mailing bag, it made me sick to see all the drugs and bottles contained within. If I didn't, (and wife wife didn't) really need these drugs to live a functioning life, I would have thrown them all away. It just looked disgusting to see all those pills. I can't believe we have to take all those.
In the bag: Risperdal, Lamictal, Ativan, Klonopin,and Cogentin. All in large bottles, which is stupid as most only had 90 small pills in each. What a waste of plastic.
My wife and I are very med compliant, we take all our drugs are prescribed. The best thing is that they all work. I could probably quit mine and survive and just go back to not sleeping and being in a mania and depressive state. However my wife really needs hers and would once again end up in the hospital pschy ward without them.
I guess its health through pharmacology ! I have no problem with that. Other than the fact it cost me $50 per month for drugs.
To all of you who are on my case for starting smoking again- THANKS. Not only does my wife yell at me about smoking now I have "cyber wives" yelling at me. I hope to try to quit smoking again here in the very near future, maybe in the next week or two. We'll see how it goes.
Saturday, July 30, 2005
Mail Order Drugs...Risperdal Lamictal, Ativan, Klonopin, Cogentin
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You have my empathy about the meds...we have family problems like that, too, and members on some of the same meds.
Nicotine functions as a dopamine uptake inhibitor...a lot of people with your syndrome find that they self medicate with nicotine possibly because they need the dopamine reaction. You might talk to your doctor about it.
Hi I'm one of the cyberwives who bugged you about smoking. I can relate to your pile of pills. I'm a walking pharmacy too! I can't buy 3 months worth, though, because my shrink only lets me have 1 month's worth at a time. :(
However I like seeing him so I guess there's no problem!
If malpractice insurance and lawyer fees weren't so high, the cost of medication would be more affordable for us all. We need to find some way to stop the frivolous law suites.
-Jawn Lam
TheRantSheet.com
I enjoy your site. I too am on meds, lamictal and seroquil. Thank God that president bush has not been able to dismantle the Department of Veterans Affairs as I could not maintain my mental or physical health without its services. I have linked your site to a site a friend and I have. please give it a visit. And put out that cigarette
The pills, the pills, the pills...yep, I relate all too well. I'm with Lamictal, Cymbalta, and Ambien.
I was telling a friend that I'd tried Lamictal & it made me want to gnaw on my boyfriend's arm. My boyfriend interrupted and said, "You DID bite my arm!"
oops
quit smoking again. if i did it after 30 years, you can do it too. :)
i quite after 33 years,sorry to say its in your head,nicotine withdrawl?how silly,just do it
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