Re: Re: amitriptyline/price/buying

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>... So, don't know where you live, but you might

> check with your pharmacy to see if they have anything like this, and if

> not, email your State Assembly/Senatorial representatives and tell 'em

> to sponsor a bill similiar to what Sen. Jackie Speer did in California.

Gretchen, I'm in land, but not worried too much about cost, since my

health insurance pays most of the cost. I have an $8 co-pay for each

prescription. I am giving serioius thought to applying for SSI Disability

too, since my neurologist thinks I should. But I think I may have mentioned

that before on this list. :-)

Jim

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Hi Gretchen, Joanie here,

Thanks for info on generic medication. I try to always get the cheapest stuff.

But,........in spite of the fact that I have Medicare and BC/BS, and I send in

for all my Rx, the generics seem to have all disappeared????!!. Also, there is

a new rule about the co-pay. Even if I use the send in pharmacy, Merck Medco,

the co-pay is $20 for each Rx. Last year it was 00000!!!! My husband does not

have Medicare and he pays the same as I do. What a racket!!

Re: amitriptyline/price/buying

Hi Joan and Jim,

I always try to get a generic medication - cheaper! Then, also I

understand that ordering meds on-line say through planetRX for example,

it is still cheaper. I haven't tried that yet, tho. Here is the site if

you want to check out prices. http://www.PlanetRx com Also something

that just went into effect in California in February, is that persons

who receive SSDI can receive the Medi-Cal discount drug price, even

without being on Medi-Cal. So, don't know where you live, but you might

check with your pharmacy to see if they have anything like this, and if

not, email your State Assembly/Senatorial representatives and tell 'em

to sponsor a bill similiar to what Sen. Jackie Speer did in California.

Gretchen

jsheliko@... wrote:

>

> From: jsheliko@...

>

> Hello Jim,

> I also take the generic amitriptolin, elival. I was taking 25 mg. but was

> getting pain in my hands. Now I'm at 35 mg. I take it at 6 p.m. because it

> makes me very tired in the morning. If I have to wake up early, I take it

at

> 5 or 4 p.m., Still I fall asleep about midnight no matter when I take it. I

> used to pay $5 for 30 in my HMO plan. But when HMO raised the price to $15

> my pharmacist said to just pay the regular price and last month I got 30 for

> only $2.65. So shop around if you can.

>

> Joan

>

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