Discount on Wellbutrin when you have insurance?

Martina · Mar 25, 2011 at 10:57 AM

I'm on a crappy high-deductible health plan this year, and they don't pay a DIME towards my medical until I reach a $2,500 deductible. That includes prescriptions.

So my prescriptions are full-price.

My pnurse screwed up on a refill and I have to buy 60 pills instead of 30 at a time of the Wellbutrin. And I'm not really in the mood to make her fix the prescription. I'm just done with her.

The refill costs me $205. I also have to pay $100 for the Lamictal and a cheap amount for the Lithium.

We're not low-income on paper, but we have massive amounts of debt and $300 bucks is NOT cheap!

I've looked for assistance programs before, but none of them will accept you if you have insurance. I guess they assume insurance actually PAYS something!

Any ideas on where to look? Specifically for the Wellbutrin.

Martina · Mar 25, 2011 at 11:01 AM

Guess I should have looked again before I posted! Go to the wellbutrin.com website and there's a coupon for $35 bucks off (or a $15 copay if your copay is up to $50).

But that's for brand-name Wellbutrin....probaby cheaper to just get generic. I'll have to find out.

That's something!

Mar 25, 2011 at 12:04 PM

I take the generics for everything now and it's way cheaper since I have a terrible insurance plan too - in January I got brand names for a few and paid over 7oo bucks for 3 prescriptions. I also shamelessly ask for samples when I see my dr

ECHOES · Mar 25, 2011 at 09:19 PM

Martina, I have always heard good things about this program. Montel Williams used to do a lot of promotion for it. You can qualify even if you have Rx coverage:

http://www.pparx.org/

Martina · Mar 26, 2011 at 12:33 PM

Thanks, but all that refers me to is the Oregon Health Plan and I know we're not low-income enough, especially when they see we have health coverage already.

I wish there was a program that listed income AND debt. Sure, I'm the dumbass who racked up all the debt, but there was a reason for it, and I'm basically living on less than half of my income now.

jaclinhyde · Mar 26, 2011 at 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by jadedmoonbeam

I take the generics for everything now and it's way cheaper since I have a terrible insurance plan too - in January I got brand names for a few and paid over 7oo bucks for 3 prescriptions. I also shamelessly ask for samples when I see my dr

Be VERY careful of Wellbutrin's generic because it is notorious (google it and see) for being very different from the real thing. I was put in the deepest pit of depression by the generic and only after reading about the difference online did I put two and two together. I am now on the brand name and am doing much much better. Hope it all works out!

sunrise · Mar 27, 2011 at 01:33 AM

It depends on what company manufactures the bupropion. My PNP has written my generic prescription to exclude the bad manufacturer. Most of them are OK.

Martina · Mar 27, 2011 at 01:41 PM

My generic Wellbutrin costs me $205 a month. You really expect me to buy brand-name? I'm not a billionaire.

ECHOES · Mar 27, 2011 at 02:50 PM

I think the poster was just giving a friendly warning.....

Perna · Mar 27, 2011 at 02:55 PM

Is that the 60 pills for $205 or the 30 you want? I would just buy the 60 now and not have to worry about pnurse and getting more from her ever again? It will last you until you can find a new prescriber. It may even be cheaper to buy "more" now rather than two prescriptions of 30 each which would require more prescription writing/filling, etc. time for medical personnel and pharmacist both so cost more to do; that's why they're doing prescriptions in 2 or 3 month lots, so you don't have to go back to the doctor and/or get a new prescription.

May 24, 2011 at 07:48 AM

Martina,

For a couple years I went through northwestpharmacy.com depending on what type you take it could be as low as $56 for a three month supply. You have to get the doc to write you a script for 100 pills as that's how they sell it so cheap but once you do it'll end up being about $30 a month! Hope this helps,
Love and hugs,
Tara

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Anonymous33005 Guest Posts: n/a	Mar 25, 2011 at 12:04 PM #3 I take the generics for everything now and it's way cheaper since I have a terrible insurance plan too - in January I got brand names for a few and paid over 7oo bucks for 3 prescriptions. I also shamelessly ask for samples when I see my dr
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ECHOES Legendary Member Since Aug 2007 Location: West of Tampa Bay, East of the Gulf of Mexico Posts: 14,352 (SuperPoster!) 16 1,020 hugs given	Mar 25, 2011 at 09:19 PM #4 Martina, I have always heard good things about this program. Montel Williams used to do a lot of promotion for it. You can qualify even if you have Rx coverage: http://www.pparx.org/
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sunrise Legendary Member Since Jan 2007 Location: U.S. Posts: 10,383 17 106 hugs given	Mar 27, 2011 at 01:33 AM #7 It depends on what company manufactures the bupropion. My PNP has written my generic prescription to exclude the bad manufacturer. Most of them are OK. __________________ *"Therapists are experts at developing therapeutic relationships."*
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Martina Veteran Member Member Since Dec 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 413 15	Mar 27, 2011 at 01:41 PM #8 My generic Wellbutrin costs me $205 a month. You really expect me to buy brand-name? I'm not a billionaire. __________________ Martina 30 year old wife & mom to a 5 year old girl Bipolar Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder
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ECHOES Legendary Member Since Aug 2007 Location: West of Tampa Bay, East of the Gulf of Mexico Posts: 14,352 (SuperPoster!) 16 1,020 hugs given	Mar 27, 2011 at 02:50 PM #9 I think the poster was just giving a friendly warning.....
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Anonymous32982 Guest Posts: n/a	May 24, 2011 at 07:48 AM #11 Martina, For a couple years I went through northwestpharmacy.com depending on what type you take it could be as low as $56 for a three month supply. You have to get the doc to write you a script for 100 pills as that's how they sell it so cheap but once you do it'll end up being about $30 a month! Hope this helps, Love and hugs, Tara
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