Try A Half Dose To Save Money?
I’ve been suffering from sticker shock this week, which has stressed me out and made me more headache-prone than usual. Medicaid forgot to send me a crucial form, which of course I neve could fill out because I never got it, and I was dropped. I have to have Prozac (fluoxetine) in order to keep from turning into a stark raving nutter.
“Oh, well.” I thought, “I’ll have to pay $35 this month before this all gets sorted out.” Last year, the price of generic Prozac was $35 for 30 capsules.
This year, it’s jumped to $80 per 30 capsules.
My Point, And I Do Have One
I’ll save the rant against greedy Big Pharma for now and go on to my point.
Medicines are incredibly expensive for any condition. When I was homeless, getting over the counter painkillers to help with my migraines was a big luxury. Since I knew my most severe migraines were from a combination of sleep deprivation and caffeine withdrawal, I chose medicines with caffeine in them. I then took half the recommended dosage. If I still had pain in a half hour, then I took the other half dose. But often I didn’t need to.
I still do that today with over the counter medications. It does help save me some money — so I can afforf Prozac, apparantly. You could try it for over the counter medications and see if it works for you. Remember — I’m not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV.
I don’t recommend trying this for prescription medications unless you’ve discussed this with your doctor. And, of course, you can’t split capsules like you can pills or tablets.
Hope this helps. Because the way the American economy is going, we’re going to need to save every penny we can so we can start rioting in the streets comfortably.
February 9th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
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