That's because I'm off my antidepressants, which might be due to my 
inability to pay for the exorbitantly-priced pills, which is due to my 
inability to work, which is in turn caused by, you guessed it, my 
depression (and manic phase).

My head feels not at all well. I barely feel alive :(

Maybe I'll try one of the two home remedies I have laying around.

Sam

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stbenge wrote:

> That's because I'm off my antidepressants, which might be due to my 
> inability to pay for the exorbitantly-priced pills, which is due to my 
> inability to work, which is in turn caused by, you guessed it, my 
> depression (and manic phase).
> 
> My head feels not at all well. I barely feel alive :(
> 
> Maybe I'll try one of the two home remedies I have laying around.
> 
> Sam

Have you asked your doc for samples? A lot of times, they'll have tons 
of samples lying around.

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stbenge wrote:

> My head feels not at all well. I barely feel alive :(

That does indeed suck.

I'd offer your my sympathy - but I suspect that won't actually help...

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Given the circumstances, if there is were other way, I would apply for 
Medicaid. I assume that your meds would be covered. My wife (whom I live 
apart from) is bipolar (type II) and she is also getting SSI.
I know how bad it can suck, just make sure you can continue getting to the 
doctor and find a way to continue your meds!

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Mike Raiford wrote:
> 
> Have you asked your doc for samples? A lot of times, they'll have tons 
> of samples lying around.

They used to have a countless supply of samples. Unfortunately, they 
stopped handing them out for whatever reason. Not that samples help much 
anyway. This antidepressant takes a month to kick in, and the withdrawal 
symptoms take just as long to subside. I've just stopped feeling the 
"brain zaps", these terrible electric shock sensations all over. Now, I 
guess I'm back to square one :/

Sam

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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> stbenge wrote:
> 
>> My head feels not at all well. I barely feel alive :(
> 
> That does indeed suck.
> 
> I'd offer your my sympathy - but I suspect that won't actually help...

Thanks. I'll just have to take some spice or something. It's the only 
thing which seems to help, although it can't be good for my liver....

Sam

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Halbert wrote:
> Given the circumstances, if there is were other way, I would apply for 
> Medicaid. I assume that your meds would be covered.

Well, I am on SSDI and MediCare/Caid, but they won't cover my meds, for 
whatever reason.

> My wife (whom I live 
> apart from) is bipolar (type II) and she is also getting SSI.

Yeah, I'm BP-II also, but I'm pretty sure I've dipped into the more 
serious form from time to time. I've been quite psychotic and delusional 
in the past. Not good at all.

> I know how bad it can suck, just make sure you can continue getting to the 
> doctor and find a way to continue your meds!

I'm about to make some calls now. Thanks for the input, everyone~

Sam

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On Tue, 06 May 2008 12:59:05 -0700, stbenge wrote:

> Halbert wrote:
>> Given the circumstances, if there is were other way, I would apply for
>> Medicaid. I assume that your meds would be covered.
> 
> Well, I am on SSDI and MediCare/Caid, but they won't cover my meds, for
> whatever reason.
> 

What the hell? I've only had caid turn me down for one, because some 
nurse forgot to call in the PA.

>> My wife (whom I live
>> apart from) is bipolar (type II) and she is also getting SSI.
> 
> Yeah, I'm BP-II also, but I'm pretty sure I've dipped into the more
> serious form from time to time. I've been quite psychotic and delusional
> in the past. Not good at all.
> 

If you want someone to yell at, I'm going to be home the rest of the day. 
Having been through days with similar situations (lost the bottle of 
short blood plasma time pills, very fun), I know sometimes a voice can 
help and sometimes it doesn't.

>> I know how bad it can suck, just make sure you can continue getting to
>> the doctor and find a way to continue your meds!
> 
> I'm about to make some calls now. Thanks for the input, everyone~
> 
> Sam

I would offer to help cause havok for who ever is responsible for you not 
getting the pills you need, but the specifics will wait till you are in a 
better mood.

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> That's because I'm off my antidepressants, which might be due to my  
> inability to pay for the exorbitantly-priced pills, which is due to my  
> inability to work, which is in turn caused by, you guessed it, my  
> depression (and manic phase).
>
> My head feels not at all well. I barely feel alive :(
>
> Maybe I'll try one of the two home remedies I have laying around.
>
> Sam

Are you better now Sam? Do you know something about the cause of your  
depression? Anyway, it's a bad feeling when one sees all sucks and I  
personnally know people who had hard time like that and most of them could  
recover sooner or later, with or without the help of pills.

     Bruno

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Bruno Cabasson wrote:
> 
> Are you better now Sam? 

Yeah, a little, thanks to a low dose of some OTC thing I got from the 
pharmacy. I hate to self-medicate like this :/

> Do you know something about the cause of your 
> depression?

Well, I know of many factors leading to its initial precipitation back 
in '97. Knowing the cause, however, has not been particularly useful for 
finding a cure. Some disorders can be treated this way (e.g. PTSD), but 
depression for me has become mostly a chemical issue. Of course, there 
*are* certain circumstances making recovery difficult at this time. Not 

doesn't help...

> Anyway, it's a bad feeling when one sees all sucks and I 
> personnally know people who had hard time like that and most of them 
> could recover sooner or later, with or without the help of pills.
> 
>     Bruno

Yeah, it will take time. In the past I've found that breaking out of 
myself once in a while helps. The lingering effects of depression are a 
lasting negative perception, and it helps to learn to see things 
differently. I should go camping at higher altitudes or something (I'm 
already at 5000 feet here).

Sam

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