Posted by fachad on January 4, 2003, at 20:20:28
In reply to Re: Shawn T. - Glad You're Back and Question, posted by Shawn. T. on January 4, 2003, at 18:30:50
Shawn,
Sorry to hear you lost your insurance. That is always a big worry for me. I actually price out my pdoc visits and meds "as-if" I had no health insurance. I try to choose generic meds, so if I lost my insurance I could continue my regimen on self pay.
It's just too easy when you have good insurance to get comfy with an "ideal cocktail" that includes many proprietary drugs that would be absolutely cost prohibitive without insurance. I think pdocs should factor this into drug selection algorithms. It will certainly have a profound impact on patient compliance in the long run.
I think that Wellbutrin is available as generic bupropion. That may not be too expensive for self pay if it really helps you.
Regarding the Remeron weight gain, did the weight gain level off after a certain amount, or do you find a slow, steady gain that continues as long as you keep taking Remeron?
-fachad
> Thanks for the note. I still take Remeron (15mg now) simply because there's no other way that I could control my sleep schedule. It did cause weight gain, but that was not a problem. I was underweight beforehand, and I now weigh an average amount for someone with my height. I still like the idea of the low dose Remeron + normal dose Wellbutrin cocktail. I haven't been taking Wellbutrin because I lost my health insurance, but I'll be getting new insurance soon. I haven't been posting because I've been spending most of my free time working on my web site. I'm looking at using it as a launchpad for me to post research papers that I'm working on involving neuropsychology- related topics.
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> Shawn
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