Posted by sassyveg on September 4, 2003, at 23:05:17
In reply to Re: sick of these drugs, posted by kookabear on September 4, 2003, at 19:25:21
oh yeah....i have to mention that i too am "sick of these drugs." not because i've been on any for all that long, but just because of the cost associated. i just quit my job in july so i could go to school full time, so now i have no insurance. i ran out of lexapro, and figured i would just stop taking it. 5 days into withdrawals, i've decided that i should stay on it, because the stuff that i started taking it for is coming back. plus, i'm almost out of the beta blocker i take for migraines, and if you stop that abruptly, apparently you can possibly have a heart attack. fun. so for a one month supply of that, and a two month supply of lexapro, i had to pay $210. my head nearly exploded!!
so basically - if docs are gonna be so quick to prescribe meds, then something needs to be done about making them more affordable....because i'd be willing to bet that most people taking prescription drugs aren't doing so by *choice*, but more so out of a necessity in order to function in one way or another (at least i know this is the case for me).
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