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Anyone else have trouble getting meds and feel discriminated against? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 6 months ago by ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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I'm in US. Every year it gets harder and harder to get my meds. Since my doc is in another state, I have to drive 80 miles to get ADHD, anxiety, and sleep meds. However, I can just get my other meds near my current house.

Also, instead of have refills on my sleep meds, they have to be prescribed by the month. It's really annoying because I drive to get them and pharmacy doesn't have them due to a mistake while interfacing with my doc. It's happened a few times now. All the docs here are insurance billing farms so I never switched any doctors when I moved.

ADHD and all comorbidities seem to create a need for meds that are harder and harder to get. Drug tests, drug shortages, sleepless nights... At this point I want to sue the DEA. (Drug enforcement agency - Sorry for American defaultism) Anyone else have these issues?

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[–] JiveTurkey@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago (1 child)

I'm experiencing this. Shortages, and constantly adding hoops to jump through. Drug testing that I have to pay for out of pocket, missing doses because I can't get meds filled anywhere, when I had insurance it would constantly switch from requiring name brand, to not covering name brand. It feels bad to be treated like I'm on fucking parole.

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[–] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com [S] 3 points 6 months ago

That's how I feel. It's typically illegal to discriminate against people who have medical conditions. It just seems like there should be some recourse. We already have lower life expectancies.

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