Does your Dr have any samples to get you through until this gets straightened out?

everyone is at lunch right now, i'm going to call them back later this afternoon.

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Enough to cause a mental health crisis in any of us.

just talked to my doc's office again, they're going to see if they are able to get through and find out exactly what's going on.

Insurance co's are a big part of the problem with healthcare.

Oh, and speaking of fuckups....don't know if it applies to your doc's office, but my doc's clinic went on computer billings and scripts
last month, the office woman I talked to clearly did not understand why they did it, and barely knew enough about it to converse.
All I know is office visits doubled in price and the doc sent my script to Wal-Greens, where I never ever go for scripts.
THEN they sent Mr. Dixie's bill to Medicare.
'Cept he does not have Medicare for outpatient.
Entire system is fubar, apparently.

Lol, I learned that term in the day hospital.

i'm heading to the doc shortly.

never got through to the insurance company yesterday, will try again today. it's absurd how difficult and screwed up this whole system is.

they have different numbers, and often are more responsive to "official" calls.
I know, because one of my jobs was calling to certify treatment for patients.

Also, FWIW, so far I have not had any difficulty getting thru to Medicare office concerning my own billings.

the pharmacy just didn't run the script through their discount program like they had in the past.

Any luck?

they didn't have any samples, i'm going to ask if there are any cheaper alternatives.

Sorry you are being given the runaround there, Fizzgig. Keep us posted.

the pharmacy didn't run the script through their discount program, which dropped it down to $25. thank the gods.

Great. Glad they figured it out finally.

talked to my doc this morning and there's really no alternatives to the abilify. we talked about trying to get them from an online pharmacy, but the ones i priced were just as expensive.

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB PATIENT ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION, INC.
ABILIFY PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

www.pparx.org/.../2007-05-14.BristolMyers_Squibb_Company.Brist...

Anyway, Google "abilify prescription assistance application"

glad they got it sorted out. i go to the little pharmacy in my grocery store, and they are such nice guys. between hubby, who take 2 dailies, me taking 3-4 dailies, kiddos with many many over the years, they are very to us. when something is fubar, usually they will give us a couple to get by until it is straight. even pretty expensive ones. this might have stretched it, but probably still would have.
people shouldn't get cut off this kind of drug cold turkey. it never hurts to ask if you can get 1 or 2 to get by.

i didn't even think about asking if i could get one to get me through while i got things sorted out.

i was concerned about going off cold turkey. i did that with effexor several and that was a horrible and miserable experience. it was prescribed by my pa and i thought her nurse was going to slap the shit out of me when i told them.

That's on my list of things I'd have rather not done. It's right up there with exiting a moving car, or rock climbing and falling alone.

i could get my meds cheaper by mail, but i really value this relationship i have with these guys.