My Support Forums - View Single Post - Unmedicated and struggling: generic meds suck

Nike007 · Oct 09, 2017, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by aaronsmack

Hi Nike007,

Thanks for your reply. Here are my replies to your reply. [emoji16]

My doc will gladly prescribe me non-generic meds, and I'd gladly take him up on it if he'd also pay the difference. [emoji5] As for pharmacies, I have no problem shopping around different pharmacies, but (currently anyway) I get my a 3-month supply of my meds thru mail-order pharmacy, and they, just like every other pharmacy, give no notice when they change generic manufacturers. Still workable if necessary but a pain in the *****.

I don't mind taking meds when they are needed. I'm definitely pro-med! But each med adds another variable to the equation, and if I don't absolutely need a medication, I'm gong to eliminate it.

I'm not against seeing a doctor about my migraines, and if I'm unable to make any headway with them I certainly will. But not until I've exhausted all reasonable non-medical possibilities. I'd rather prevent them from occurring in the first place than to spend a lot of $$$ covering up symptoms.

I see... Sorry, I did forget how other places in the world have different costs for medication. I am in Canada, so the government does pay for a lot of the medication costs. For example, my brand name antidepressant cost me $4 a month, but I have insurance. Without insurance, it would be about $35 per month.

Are you able to change your pharmacy place after this patch of medication? Are you able to call different pharmacies and ask them where your medication is made, or the generic company that makes them so you can determine where to go? I know it is a pain, but it will make your life much more worth it in the end.

I see... sorry, but I did read you originally as a person against medications. But I do understand that medications do costs a lot of money for some people. I just forgot about that variable. And I do understand it gets more complicated the more medications you add, since the doctor has to check interactions and you may have to avoid certain medications or food so you don't have an interaction. It can get a lot more complicated.

Anyways, I hope you do find a solution to your problem.