New year new costs

Medications
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My perphenazine, the one med that’s finally really helping and I can’t even imagine going without, went from $18/month to $95/month. I can’t afford that.

I only have enough pills for tonight then I’m out. I don’t know what to do. Do I go into debt to get one more month and then switch to something inferior on the 7th when I see my pdoc? Or do I just stop taking it cold turkey which sounds like a truly awful idea but I really can’t imagine for I would afford to pay for even one month of pills.

Ugh. I hate this. I should have tried to refill sooner so I would be able to taper better. This is dumb.

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Ask for support for money then contact your pdoc right away. That’s what I would do.

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If it were me I’d get a loan from family for the month and then talk to my psychiatrist straight away.

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Yeah I’d call my psychiatrist and ask what to do

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If you haven’t you maybe could call ur pharmacy and ask them if they have any coupons or something that will knock the price down.

Edit: also you maybe could get less perphenazine for a cheaper price like not the whole months worth

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Or try www.goodrx.com

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Don’t go cold turkey, your asking for trouble. Get another month and talk to dr ASAP

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Support with money? What program helps with this?

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I was more meaning a family or friend loan. Which normally is a bad idea but in your case it’s needed

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How does that work? Do I have to download a coupon? It shows it being almost half the price at Walmart.

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Yes like @everhopeful said, my mom recommends goodrx.

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I actually have no idea. I saw people raving about it on here before. The site is actually blocked for me here in Europe.

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Check with your clinic, I know they have a free sample plan for those in need here

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My clinic doesn’t have anything like that

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Unfortunately I don’t have any family or friends I could borrow money from. I’m not really close enough to anyone. But I also wouldn’t be able to pay them back for a while. It’s just too much money. We’re paycheck to paycheck over here.

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It’s even less to order it online from Canada it was anywhere from 20 to $30 for like a hundred a quantity of a hundred

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My husband has used goodrx at the pharmacy. If you have a smartphone you show them the codes. If not print at home.

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Yeah, I’m at Walmart now. Got it for $54. Still expensive, but at least manageable. Ugh. I’m going to have to switch meds.

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This country sucks. I know that it doesn’t cost that much money to make a pill. I don’t understand why the pharmaceutical industry is willing to destabilize people so they can be millionaires. I can’t believe it. This is bull. How are people who aren’t wealthy supposed to survive when they can’t afford their meds? Ugh this makes me so mad. You have gotten stable on this med. I don’t understand why they’re allowed to make a fortune while you suffer, quickly trying to find a med that will work before you destabilize and end up in the hospital. Just ugh this country.

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I’m so sorry you’re going to have to switch meds from something that’s been working well.

Under my previous Obamacare plan, pharmacy costs were part of the overall deductible. My Haldol went from $33 a month to $54, $78, $103, and $135 one month after the other. I was paying $103 for two months and now I just have a $20 copay. I kept going into my savings account to pay for my Haldol after I ran out of money from when I sold my car.

I agree with @Sardonic. Great post!

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