Bipolar Disorder Support Group

Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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deleted_user
So my health insurance got cut off 3mths ago and since then I've been off Lithium. I dunno if I necessarily want to get back on Lithium but I do know I need to be on something. My mania is driving me crazy!!!! I go to a support group every Monday and that seems to help, but I need medication. I just can't function, or focus at all. I had TONS of energy yesterday so I decided to clean my house. Let's just say the house looked BETTER BEFORE I started cleaning.....I'm not really sure what happened but I basically tore the place apart.

I guess what I'm asking is...how does one go about getting therapy/meds for lowcost without health insurance. I'm so scared of landing myself back in the looney bin and leaving my young daughter without a mom.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Lithium's cheap, real cheap.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Lithium at Walmart $4.00. That's were I get mine.
beckyp
beckyp
I just lost my insurance so I am going to a low income clinic. Luckily I have Medicare D so I get my meds for cheap. The clinic I go to charges me according to what I make a month which isn't much because I'm on disability. Why don't you ck around and see if your town has a clinic like this?
deleted_user
deleted_user
Wow, I didn't know that! My only problem with Lithium is that right before I got off it my doc pointed out that it was affecting my thyroid??? I also gained weight on it...which I'm totally unhappy with. Hmmm, I dunno.....that's a hard choice. Get fat, or stay crazy???
chilvr
chilvr
first, check with your local mental health agency concerning therapy/meds, you can ask your doctor for samples, wal-mart offers many prescriptions for $4, look up the drug manufacturers on the internet...many of them have programs where they will provide meds free...your doctors should be aware of these programs also...
beckyp
beckyp
When I took lithium I had to take synthroid for my thyroid levels to stay normal. It's cheap too but you will have to get a blood test to see if your levels are right after you've been on it a while.
deleted_user
deleted_user
tegretol is cheap too....you'll need thyroid meds if that's been damaged..they speed yr metabolism x
deleted_user
deleted_user
Most churches will help with meds too
deleted_user
deleted_user
Lithium is really dirt cheap...cheapest psych med I have ever paid for.

Is disability and option for you?
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