I'm not sure, exactly. I'll admit that I have always sought out coupons from the manufacturer, when possible, but sometimes there weren't any or they were still expensive with the coupon. I know that the pharmacist told me recently that Latuda costs about $1,000 for a 30-day supply, but I use a coupon for that and have so-called good insurance in the US. I have been paying $15 per 30-day supply. That's obviously not $1,000.

I actually took Lamictal and Abilify at a time when they were only available in brand name. I think the Lamictal was super expensive and didn't have coupons, so that copay was quite high. The Abilify was super expensive, but I recall having a coupon. I think I still spent a lot on it, despite. I also took Seroquel XR for a long while before it went generic. With a coupon I paid $15 per 30-day supply, but I could only use the coupon for one dosage. Most of the time I've had to take two different dosages to add up to a certain daily amount. The second one I couldn't use the coupon for, and that was $75 per 30-days supply. Who knows what the full costs of these suckers all were if no insurance was permitted.

I also remember taking Campral (and alcohol craving reduction med) and Provigil (modafinil) briefly before they went generic. Both were very expensive. I recall at one point being on mostly all brand names and paying monthly copays that exceeded $300. Back then I could afford it. Now I couldn't. Luckily now all of my medications, except Latuda (for which I have a coupon) are generics. Altogether, I probably pay under $100 per month in copays.

Q: Which side effect from medications did/do you hate most?