[Cocosurviving]

Im trying really hard to remain positive and deal with things one day at a time. I'm just really pissed that I have no medical insurance. My Medicaid was cut off b/c I make too much money. Oh my only source of income is unemployment. Yes---your reading this correctly. My unemployment is too much for me to qualify for Medicaid insurance.

I've also learned about a few day programs for people with mental health barriers (classes, art and crafts etc....) however insurance is required. I found a based on income mental health program and I have a intake appt Friday--wish me luck

[BlueInanna]

hi Coco, welcome! that is horrible to hear you can't have medicaid and you're unemployed, sad how our country does not value health among other things, like schools and children But yes good luck on Friday, keep us posted.

[Trippin2.0]

Hello and to our neck of the woods! Wishing you loads of for Friday! I hope you stick around and get to know our family

[Cocosurviving]

Hi,
I have a good update. I found a mental health program that's based on income ������.
I'm really glad. My Friday was good. I even found an arts and craft program.

[bluemountains]

Hi Cocoa,
I am glad that you have found a good program. Although you haven't identified where you live, I can assume it is in the USA. I am not going to rant on my political position, but I will say this is the land of great opportunity as long as you fit the correct profile. I hope that your are able to find programs that can help all of your needs.
Bluemountains

[Cocosurviving]

Thx Bluemountains. Yes I'm in the USA---Tennessee. I also signed up for a prescription program and should hear back soon.

[~Christina]

Welcome fellow Tennessean

[LiveThroughThis]

Originally Posted by Cocosurviving

Thx Bluemountains. Yes I'm in the USA---Tennessee. I also signed up for a prescription program and should hear back soon.

That is great news! Congrats on the mental health program and good luck on the RX one.

I am in a similar boat: I get Disability, but make too much to get Medicaid/Care. Realllllly crappy. I've been fortunate enough to have enough money to pay for the necessities (quite a few as of late). I've tried finding a Rx program here and to no avail.

My therapist thankfully does a sliding scale for Disabled ppl, so I get to see her for a great rate, but I see her once a week, and it starts to add up....

[Cocosurviving]

Originally Posted by morethingswrong

Welcome fellow Tennessean

Thx. I'm so glad I found this site

[Cocosurviving]

Originally Posted by LiveThroughThis

That is great news! Congrats on the mental health program and good luck on the RX one.

I am in a similar boat: I get Disability, but make too much to get Medicaid/Care. Realllllly crappy. I've been fortunate enough to have enough money to pay for the necessities (quite a few as of late). I've tried finding a Rx program here and to no avail.

My therapist thankfully does a sliding scale for Disabled ppl, so I get to see her for a great rate, but I see her once a week, and it starts to add up....

We really are in the same boat. I'll be able to continue seeing my therapist due to a wonderful life saving sliding scale program too. I find out the co-pay next week. Then will decide if I'll see her weekly or every two. Unfortunately case management is not available on sliding scale.

I just mailed in papers for a prescription program. I'm sure it will take at least thirty days to process. I'll have to make calls tomorrow regarding one of my meds that I only have a 1 week supply of.

Overall I do feel blessed. Today I attended a newly started support group. It was really nice.

[Cocosurviving]

I really appreciate the support, thanks and hugs. I feel so empowered----

[LiveThroughThis]

Congratulations on the support group! Maybe they can give you some suggestions as well. Yeah, going thru a Mental Health Center does make things tricky. I had a really bad experience at the one here, so I opted to find an individual therapist....randomly found her on the internet and the rest is history.

I would like to see her less often, but she is literally one of the very few in my circle of unconditionally supportive people. Since life keeps popping up new things for me to deal with, I find I have to go to her just to straighten it all out,

Dunno what you take, but if any of it is older--I'm on Lithium and Zoloft for example--are you taking generic versions? If you can go that route, you'll save oodles of money that way. If not, can you ask your P-doc for samples? Supposedly if they're prescribing something new that has no generic, they can provide samples.

Also something I found out here: Going to a locally-based pharmacy has saved me literally $100s of dollars. A random med I take priced at Wal-Mart, CVS, etc, is anywhere from $100 to $250 for a 30-day supply. At the local pharmacy where I go, the most I pay for one med is about $35. A friend of mine recently got put on a bunch of stuff and even w/her insurance she's paying hundreds a month---I suggested the local places near her; she had no idea she could save so much at a non-corporation pharmacy. I think it's something a lot of ppl aren't aware of. But I had to shop around cause I just couldn't pay that,

Hope you find out soon about the Rx plan; there's online stuff too that provides discounts, $4 a month for certain meds if you qualify.

[Cocosurviving]

Originally Posted by LiveThroughThis

Congratulations on the support group! Maybe they can give you some suggestions as well. Yeah, going thru a Mental Health Center does make things tricky. I had a really bad experience at the one here, so I opted to find an individual therapist....randomly found her on the internet and the rest is history.

I would like to see her less often, but she is literally one of the very few in my circle of unconditionally supportive people. Since life keeps popping up new things for me to deal with, I find I have to go to her just to straighten it all out,

Dunno what you take, but if any of it is older--I'm on Lithium and Zoloft for example--are you taking generic versions? If you can go that route, you'll save oodles of money that way. If not, can you ask your P-doc for samples? Supposedly if they're prescribing something new that has no generic, they can provide samples.

Also something I found out here: Going to a locally-based pharmacy has saved me literally $100s of dollars. A random med I take priced at Wal-Mart, CVS, etc, is anywhere from $100 to $250 for a 30-day supply. At the local pharmacy where I go, the most I pay for one med is about $35. A friend of mine recently got put on a bunch of stuff and even w/her insurance she's paying hundreds a month---I suggested the local places near her; she had no idea she could save so much at a non-corporation pharmacy. I think it's something a lot of ppl aren't aware of. But I had to shop around cause I just couldn't pay that,

Hope you find out soon about the Rx plan; there's online stuff too that provides discounts, $4 a month for certain meds if you qualify.

I'm so glad you have a good therapist. I really like mine as well. My med is Risperdal and thanks for the local pharmacy idea. Like you said it seems there is always a barrier in the road but I'm learning to deal with them one at a time.

[LiveThroughThis]

Those of us with therapists we like our so fortunate...I've had therapists that clearly didn't know what they were doing, and I know ppl on here are dealing with that right now.

I was on Risperdal once...seems like there is a generic, can't remember.

I am glad to see that your mood is Inspired, and you're doing really well with everything so far. Maybe it'll just keep going that way.

[nacht]

Originally Posted by LiveThroughThis

Those of us with therapists we like our so fortunate...I've had therapists that clearly didn't know what they were doing, and I know ppl on here are dealing with that right now.

I was on Risperdal once...seems like there is a generic, can't remember.

I am glad to see that your mood is Inspired, and you're doing really well with everything so far. Maybe it'll just keep going that way.

Risperidone is in fact available as a generic! I took it for awhile until my patient assistance paperwork went through with Janssen.

[LiveThroughThis]

Originally Posted by nacht

Risperidone is in fact available as a generic! I took it for awhile until my patient assistance paperwork went through with Janssen.

I thought it was! Couldn't remember the name for it.

[Cocosurviving]

Originally Posted by LiveThroughThis

Those of us with therapists we like our so fortunate...I've had therapists that clearly didn't know what they were doing, and I know ppl on here are dealing with that right now.

I was on Risperdal once...seems like there is a generic, can't remember.

I am glad to see that your mood is Inspired, and you're doing really well with everything so far. Maybe it'll just keep going that way.

OMG ur so right! It's a blessing to have a good therapist. Mine works with me. I feel listened to and we set goals of growth for me. I never leave her office feeling unclear.

It was by God's grace that I found her. I had just stopped working and no long had private insurance ---heck I had no insurance. My therapist doesn't work at a community mental health center. In my neck of the woods lots of medical clinics are hiring licensed therapist. They are trying to create one-stop-shop services.

I hope to stay the road to recovery and will continue to use my WRAP.

[Cocosurviving]

Originally Posted by LiveThroughThis

I thought it was! Couldn't remember the name for it.

I hope u start feeling better soon

[LiveThroughThis]

Originally Posted by Cocosurviving

It was by God's grace that I found her. I had just stopped working and no long had private insurance ---heck I had no insurance. My therapist doesn't work at a community mental health center. In my neck of the woods lots of medical clinics are hiring licensed therapist. They are trying to create one-stop-shop services.

I found mine literally picking her out of a list I'd made of some online. We talked briefly first, but I knew when I hung up it had a very good chance of working out. So far, so good.

[Cocosurviving]

I've called a local pharmacy and learned my med isn't part of the $4 discount program and the pharmaceutical company does not have any programs. Of course I'm not discouraged or giving up. I have a to-do-list for tomorrow. I'll call abt samples and call the United Way. This lady will be getting her medication---I've come too far to stumble.

[moremi]

Originally Posted by LiveThroughThis

That is great news! Congrats on the mental health program and good luck on the RX one.

I am in a similar boat: I get Disability, but make too much to get Medicaid/Care. Realllllly crappy. I've been fortunate enough to have enough money to pay for the necessities (quite a few as of late). I've tried finding a Rx program here and to no avail.

My therapist thankfully does a sliding scale for Disabled ppl, so I get to see her for a great rate, but I see her once a week, and it starts to add up....

How long have you been on disability? To my understanding after 2 years everyone qualifys for medicare. This is just what I was told by my mother in law who makes a **** load of money on disability and also gets medicare. I hope this gives you some hope. Maybe you can check into it a bit more. Are you in the US because that could be the difference. I sure hope you can get your medicare after two years. I just got mine early for some reason. Certainly you should qualify for it at the two year mark if you are in the US.

[LiveThroughThis]

Originally Posted by moremi

How long have you been on disability? To my understanding after 2 years everyone qualifys for medicare. This is just what I was told by my mother in law who makes a **** load of money on disability and also gets medicare. I hope this gives you some hope. Maybe you can check into it a bit more. Are you in the US because that could be the difference. I sure hope you can get your medicare after two years. I just got mine early for some reason. Certainly you should qualify for it at the two year mark if you are in the US.

Yeah I'm in the U.S. I've not been on Disability long enough. January 2014 is when I'll qualify for Medicaid. I actually received info in the mail that apparently in Jan of 2013 I qualify for free Medicare part A (hospital stuff), I can have part B for $100/month, which not sure I'll do cuz half my dr's have a sliding scale, plus part B doesn't cover prescriptions.

It's just the waiting game---Jan 2014 is a long way away, and this year I have spent hundreds on tests/bloodwork/therapy, etc. already, and I've got another major new dr appt this month, which may end up with more tests.

[moremi]

Originally Posted by LiveThroughThis

Yeah I'm in the U.S. I've not been on Disability long enough. January 2014 is when I'll qualify for Medicaid. I actually received info in the mail that apparently in Jan of 2013 I qualify for free Medicare part A (hospital stuff), I can have part B for $100/month, which not sure I'll do cuz half my dr's have a sliding scale, plus part B doesn't cover prescriptions.

It's just the waiting game---Jan 2014 is a long way away, and this year I have spent hundreds on tests/bloodwork/therapy, etc. already, and I've got another major new dr appt this month, which may end up with more tests.

Its so ****** that healthcare is so darned expensive. People should not have to sacrifice so much just to be healthy.

[moremi]

Originally Posted by LiveThroughThis

Yeah I'm in the U.S. I've not been on Disability long enough. January 2014 is when I'll qualify for Medicaid. I actually received info in the mail that apparently in Jan of 2013 I qualify for free Medicare part A (hospital stuff), I can have part B for $100/month, which not sure I'll do cuz half my dr's have a sliding scale, plus part B doesn't cover prescriptions.

It's just the waiting game---Jan 2014 is a long way away, and this year I have spent hundreds on tests/bloodwork/therapy, etc. already, and I've got another major new dr appt this month, which may end up with more tests.

With mine I just qualified Oct 1st for my medicare and I pay 100 a month for part B and I also qualify for assistance with prescriptions and they are 1.00-3.30 a piece. That comes with the part B medicare that I pay 100.00 for.

[Cocosurviving]

Originally Posted by moremi

Its so ****** that healthcare is so darned expensive. People should not have to sacrifice so much just to be healthy.

ITA. It's shameful. I now think back and recall how many times I heard of ppl not taking their meds. I now wonder if many of the ppl were able to afford their meds. Maybe they had no insurance.