Unfortunately, in the US if you have no healthcare your screwed. Especially, when you have to take medication on a daily basis. I am on Effexor at 150 mgs now and have been paying out of pocket for it for several months now. It is 116.00 per month. The Ativan is about 12.00 per month. However, when I was on a "weird" dose I was paying the 116.00 plue the 95.00 for the second dosage. I couldnt afford it so I had no choice but to lower my Effexor dosage.

It's a sad reality that so many of us deal with daily.

I remember my grandmother had to take a medication to thin her blood and was not covered my Medicare. It was nearly 400.00 per month just for her one medication. She lived on a fixed income.

It's all BS to me.