hi Anjelmarie, I am so sorry this is happening to you. If I had a magic wand, everyone would get the help they need.
Annonymous 29348 talked about what I want to say. The state I live in has great health care insurance for low income people. Many states do offer some coverage for low income residents. In my state its actually much better coverage than medicare. So I agree with Annonymous and Fresia's suggestion. Perhaps you have looked into this already. I didnt know about my state and what it offered for many years. Even though I thought I had looked into it enough. Finally someone who is extremely resourseful directed me to the right person to help me get in state support for health care and medications. It was the best insurance I ever had, by the way.

Some ideas re how to find out if your state has any health care support you are not aware of is to
~give you contact your state dept of insurance and explain your situation.
~You also might try contacting your state Health Care Ombudsman's office.
~ Or contact united way ( usually their phone number is 211) to find the most expedient way they know of to learn about your options for low income people in your state.

I think you know that medicare will be offered to you 2 years from when you first applied for disability. It took 2 years for me to get on to disability. So I was offered medicare as soon as I was accepted on disability. Because I am low income, the state I live in picked up the premiums copayments and deductable for all medicare -- including part D (drug plan).
If all else fails, I agree with Nucking and JD re contacting manufactures of the drug you need to take. you can go online to find the info re how to do it. Or you can call the united way. they should have a way to direct you to the right people who can help you to file. These huge pharmesudical corporations do offer help to low income people who qualify for assistance. They would mail forms to you to fill out.

Finally, I think there should be a word for people who have adverse, degrading reaction to talk of mental illness. I am not sure what the word would be. but I do believe that, just as with homophobia, its the fear of being ill oneself that keeps others from compasssion when hearing about or discussing it. I personally try to never talk about it with most people. I do not want to be the recipient of their mis-information or fear. Good luck and blessings Anjelmarie and everyone else here who is trying to navagate the confusing and often all too exclusionary health care system. ( sorry this was so long )