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Old Jun 16, 2023, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Aurelius710 View Post
When I can. I've done a bit of all three, though music festivals have been my favorite in recent years.

Have you ever been unable to afford your meds and gone without?
Luckily, no, but early on in my bipolar disorder treatment my monthly med co-pays were quite steep. Probably around $500 or so per month. At that time, many of the meds we all know well were still not yet available in generic forms. Later down the line they began to be, and/or I was prescribed ones that had been, or found coupons that helped more. I'll also say that early in my treatment I was still on the payroll at my last job. Either at times full-time, or part-time with private short/long-term disability or full private disability. Those payments were nearly my full-time pay. I had excellent benefits. When I went on SSDI, the income obviously went down, but luckily also the copay amounts. This was all in the US.

I now live in Czech Republic. I still take many generic forms, but also medical/drug costs are much cheaper than in the US. They are throughout most of Europe. I think my monthly medication co-pays are max the equivalent of $10 for all of my meds combined, which includes a couple name brand forms.

What do you spend most on each month? Housing, food, medical care and meds, other?
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Dx: Bipolar type 1

Psych Medications:
* Tegretol XR (carbamazepine ER) 800 mg
* Lamictal (lamotrigine) 150 mg
* Seroquel XR (quetiapine ER) 500 mg

I also take meds for blood pressure, cholesterol, and tachycardia.