[healed84]

On the heels of the meds talk with my T, I am feeling kind of guilty. My husband and I talked about me taking meds last night and my main concern is the money. We are very blessed with pretty good insurance, low co-pays, etc.. However, when I think about everything I would be paying for I feel guilty.

Once a week appointments with T, and that Co-pay, then the co-pay for Zoloft once a month, and then however often I would have to refill Xanax. As well as co-pay for the Dr. that I will be seeing to get the Rxs and I have no clue how often I will see him. That is going to be a lot of money..I know we always make it through and it will all work out, but I just can't help to feel so guilty about the money that is being spent on ME!

Anybody struggle with this?

Yes. .

[bluemountains]

Yes, healed, I can definitely relate!
Without good insurance, I don't know what I would do-and, like you, I would love to be able to use the money for something other than my health. I take 4 drugs for mental disorders, 2 for high blood pressure, 1 for high cholesterol, 1 for low thyroid, strips and kit for diabetes/sugar check, and three supplements. I see the t at least once a week, the pdoc once a month, and my family doc about once a month on average. I find all of this very discouraging because I try very hard to do everything the docs tell me-I exercise, I try to keep a pretty healthy diet, and, when I am not hypomanic-like now, I drink very little.(hypomania is a different story on that one!)

I sometimes wonder what would happen if I stopped all of it-not in a crazy way, but slowly, another reason I have to go to therapy each week-so I don't do anything like this.

Bluemountains

[confuseduk]

yes, I totally get this. I feel guilty for taking up time and appointments, don't see why I'm so special when I have a friend's mother who has been on a waiting list for 4 months. I know I pay for it but still feel I shouldn't be spending that much on me to you healed

[vanessaG]

Yes! A lot. I think a lot all this $ should be going towards my girls, bliss maybe? A savings acct for them? Lots of ideas roll through my head.

Right now I have 5 medicines I get once a month copays for each
T twice a week....that copay def adds up and pdoc once a week. All together it's about $300 month! With insurance. I am grateful I have insurance but still.....
Makes ya feel kinda guilty when I have a family to support and that kinda $ is going out every month just on ME!

But I'm looking at it as an investment into my health....for me & my kids. Because if I'm not here....all the $ in the world won't matter anyways.

[roads]

I can relate too. I complained about the expense, even to my mdoc!--to the point that he began becoming less agressive in dealing with my medical problems. Not good.

Nope, folks--look at it this way: We are taking care of ourselves. We are able to be more productive, do more for others, need them to do less for us.

Overall, if you worked it out on a spreadsheet I bet it would show a profit. In fact I wish someone with a family and a job would do that. It would lay a lots of worrying minds to rest. Even people like me, no family, save money. Ask my friends who have to take time off from work when I go of my meds..