How would a very depressed person obtain anti depressants without medicaid?

Question

I recently applied for medicaid so i could afford anti depression drugs but was denied. I have have a pretty shaky work history and currently am unemployed. I seem to have a cycle of doing well (employed and happy) then i start getting depressed and slowly lose everything ive worked for.

The most easy solution seems to be go get a job with a health package. Weather it be depression, low self esteem or laziness, i simply cannot find it in me to keep getting rejected by these employers (i live in a tourist area so the jobs are low paying and we also barely have any work avail in our county, making the job situation even worse).

If i could just get some anti depressant drug prescribed to me i feel like it might just make all the difference. ive been on them before but due to losing a job was unable to continue the treatment.

medicaid denied me. What does a girl have to do to get help with depression right away regardless of money or health benefits? I dont have the cash to go see a doctor at full price nor pay for the perscription. what do i do? I just want to strt putting my life back together so i can move on and be happy.

Answer 1

I phoned around and found an agency that offers counseling on a sliding scale fee.  The also had a doctor who could prescribe medication....and some of these facilities will supply the medications at a very low cost to their patients - depending on their income.

I also looked under "Mental Health Advocates" in the phone book and they steered me in the right direction.  

Some pharmaceutical companies will cut patients a break and supply their medicine free of charge, but you need to go thru a doctor.

It may take a few phone calls and persistence - but the help is out there.  I had to dig for it and stand up for myself.

Answer 2

I hate to tell you this but you are better off without the anti depressants.    They all have been known to cause suicidal thoughts not only in teenagers but adults up to age 35.    I once tried prozac back in the late 90's and all that stuff did to me was make me throw up uncontrollably and become dehydrated.   This is especially dangerous for me since I am living with a transplanted kidney.

The QUACK shrink who gave me the poison prozac told me back then I was imagining the vomiting.    He said furthermore, prozac does not have ANY SIDE EFFECTS at all that is associated with it.    I told him to imagine getting me to pay him anymore of my hard earned money.   It became very obvious that this dumb b*****d was in it for the money only.    I later reported to him to the NJ State Board of Medicine for violation of the Hippocratic oath.    They began an internal investigation and found out he was indeed collecting bribe money from the drug companies.    His license was revoked indefinitely for that infraction.   Criminal charges were also filed but I did not follow up on it since I was moving to Florida.     His name and photo were printed in the Asbury Park Press back in 1999 with the headline that read, "Quack Doctor caught in Monmouth County pushing anti depressants for bribe money".    He was old, stupid and very incompetent to say the least.     I don't know where he is now but I do hope if he is dead by now he is burning in h**l.    If I had lost this kidney because of him, my health would have been in severe jeopardy.

Moral of this story.......NEVER TRUST A QUACK SHRINK WHO PUSHES ANTI DEPRESSANTS ON YOU.    THEY ARE ALL PHONEY CON ARTISTS WHO HAVE NO DESIRE TO HELP PEOPLE AS REAL PHYSICIANS DO.    THEIR MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO MAKE MONEY AND s***w THE PATIENT.   NOTHING MORE.  

Answer 3

Try ordering St.Johns Wart off the internet. It's a herb with natural anti-depressant properties.

Answer 4

Maybe you could try to find a public health clinic or a provider with a sliding scale fee. These facilities will provide medical coverage to self-pay patients at a lower fee or free. If you have problems finding one, call social services or a health department in your area. They may be able to help you locate one.

When you do see a provider, ask them to perscribe you something from the Wal-Mart $4 prescriptions. This will give you a month of meds for 4 bucks.  Another option is for you to apply to the pharmaceutical companies' indigent programs. This is for low income, uninsured patients who need meds. You can find info online for all of the above.