Running out of options

Medications
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I’m so frustrated. I’m on 30mg of Abilify currently and it just isn’t helping enough. I’m running out of meds to try! The only meds I haven’t taken out of the atypicals that are available in the us are Rexulti, Vraylar, and Caplyta and I don’t think my insurance will even cover any of those! I don’t know what to do. I’m scared of first gen meds as I’ve had bad experiences with them in the past. Anyone have any ideas?

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Vraylar was very good to me. Insurance issues is a real pain though. Hope they fond something.

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Thank you @dougRN ive had my eye on Vraylar for a while as I’ve heard very good things but my insurance is a pain with newer medications

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Yeah i was on olazapine, abilify, latuda, invega, and risperdal before I was on vraylar.

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I’ve been on olanzapine, Risperidone, Invega, Abilify, Latuda, clozapine, Haldol, Trilafon, seroquel, and some others I can’t remember the names of

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Wow thats alot of meds. You think they would allow a prior authorization or something to try vraylar or caplyta.

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Have you tried injection?

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Ask if your pdoc will try to get a prior authorization for you for one of those meds. The insurance company will see you’ve tried all those other options

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I hope so, i see my pdoc on Tuesday morning so we will see what happens

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It’s something I’ve brought up to my pdoc but he wants to find a good med before he puts me on an injection

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Thank you! I’ll bring it up to him

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I got off the newer atypicals because of the price…I am on fluphenazine now…generic prolixin…four dollars dude…

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I’ve been on one of the good old ones for quite some time and I much prefere it over the newer meds. In my country prize doesn’t matter as meds weather new or old is state sponsored.

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I’ve been on

  1. Amisulpride
  2. Risperdal consta
  3. Risperidone generic
  4. Zyprexa
  5. Olanzapine generic
  6. Invega
  7. Abilify
  8. Haldol
  9. Chlorpromazine
  10. Clozapine
  11. Dipiperon
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I’ve only been on 2 or 3 first gen meds but I had awful experiences with all of them. Plus if I were on a first gen I’d likely need another medication such as a mood stabilizer as well which just increases my chances of side effects, which in turn would make me more likely to stop my meds again.

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I’m not in anyway going to get political. But the American state could save a lot of money and human suffering by making public health care for Al I just don’t understand why insulin and new antipsychotics ain’t covered by a public health insurance.

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I’m on an oldie perphenazine. As long as I remember to take it I’m alright for the most part. There are still meds you can take don’t give up.

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