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Yep, I'm on a medication that is commonly abused so they only allow 30 day prescriptions, and you can't pay with cash, it has to go through insurance.
by dx87 7y ago
Yep, I'm on a medication that is commonly abused so they only allow 30 day prescriptions, and you can't pay with cash, it has to go through insurance.
- RandomBacon 7y agoI imagine such medications must be very important to take as prescribed, but the only other option I can think of is one day out of every two/three/four weeks, take less of it so that you can save it and slowly stockpile it.
- dx87 7y agoIt's an ADHD medication, so there's no health risk associated with not taking it, they're just really strict about the amount given out at once because they don't want people getting a 90 day supply and selling it. Sometimes I won't take it on weekends to keep some extra just in case I might not be able to get a prescription filled on time due to no doctor appointments being available, or the pharmacies being out of stock for a few days.
- londons_explore 7y agoWhats to stop you stockpiling them at home for a year, and then taking them all at once and getting hooked?
- dx87 7y agoNothing. To be more clear about the potential for abuse, it's an ADHD medication, so they don't want you selling it to other people to abuse. It's not physically addictive, so you can only really get hooked on the benefits, there aren't any withdrawals or anything if you don't take it.
- JMTQp8lwXL 7y agoThere's a medication that's not available to people who don't have insurance? That sounds terrible.