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I think you could if you mail it to yourself in care of! ???? I was told

all the times I go out to Ca. because it is so hard to get my refills in that

state, the best thing next time would be to have them filled here and mailed to

me by a family member or friend, both by Pharmicist and Dr. Ca. waaaayyyyyyy

Stricter on meds then here with how they handle them. Thought I may be taking

them to the Streets for income I guess, had quite the time with RiteAide out

there, and finally they were nice, but cheez. Take

Care Sharon

Angie wrote: Terry,

I'm so sorry. I was on Effexor for a while and went through similar issues.

Fortunately, my doctor kept me in effexor samples for quite a while. However,

whatever you do, wean yourself gradually off the effexor if you decide to do

that. It will make you sick as a dog if you stop it cold. My brother wound up in

ER when his doctor switched meds on him cold; and I almost did when I ran out

once.

I'm on Cymbalta now. I like it better. It works better for me and I don't have a

total meltdown if I forget a dose. So you might consider making the change. But

again, whatever you do, ease off the effexor.

BTW I have a starter pack of effexor but I don't think I can mail it to you. I

might be able to fedex it; I know one time my mom shipped my Rx's to me when I

was on a business trip.

Angie Harley Mama Double-D

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melt down

The last two days I have been doing battle with the insurance company over

not having coverage any longer for my Effexor. They said they had a

" glitch " in their system and they found it and now will no longer cover ANY

anti-depressants. There are going to be a lot of irate people because many

are on anti-depressants not only for depression but for many, many medical

conditions. I dislike insurance companies. I spoke to so many people at

the company in the last two days and seemed to get a different answer from

each one. Almost like the right hand doesn't know what the left is doing.

It finally came down to no coverage any longer for any anti-depressants.

And this is a major insurance company. Even had my doctor try to do a

pre-authorization. Denied.

So I'm screwed - I take a fairly high dose of Effexor and to pay for it

myself would run me almost $500 a month - I cannot afford that. Isn't that

what I'm paying the insurance policy for which is an individual plan in

itself? Lowering the dose right now isn't an option because the doctor just

increased it as my depression was getting worse.

So as I said - I had a melt down and cried like mad - my eyes are so swollen

this morning.

My doctor said they could switch me to Cymbalta and supply me with samples -

but how long can they keep giving me free samples?

I've searched around for other insurance and found out I am uninsurable by

any other insurance company because of all the medical conditions and

medications I am on - don't qualify for Medicare or Medicaid - so those are

out. Wisconsin has a high risk pool insurance that I might be eligible for

- but there is a six month waiting period before anything is covered - so

basically I would have to pay the premium and for all my meds not to mention

any other medical costs - which I might as well just shoot myself because I

can't afford that.

I give up. I just don't know what to do anymore. I keep praying an answer

will come because I can't deal with this anymore and keep crying.

Teri (central WI)