LJ
Posts: 16,351
Sep 21, 2010 8:12pm
Curly J;492600 wrote:I had GERD and the biggest help was JOB change for me.
No joke. I haven't took Nexium in over 4 years now.
yeah, i have general anxiety disorder and IBS too. stress is my biggest enemy
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friendfromlowry
Posts: 6,239
Sep 21, 2010 8:17pm
Here's what you do son:
1. Go to doctor
2. Tell him you want a cheaper GI medicine because prilosec is too expensive now and you're too big of a pain in the ass to just get the OTC.
3. He writes you a prescription for a cheaper GI medicine, one that you can get from Kroger for $4/$10. -- A quick list would include Deprizine, Tagamet, etc. They all do the same thing.
4. You take said prescription down the street to Kroger and get your supply without paying much.
5. You temporarily, possibly suffer from headaches while your body adjusts to the meds.
6. You feel better and leave me alone.
1. Go to doctor
2. Tell him you want a cheaper GI medicine because prilosec is too expensive now and you're too big of a pain in the ass to just get the OTC.
3. He writes you a prescription for a cheaper GI medicine, one that you can get from Kroger for $4/$10. -- A quick list would include Deprizine, Tagamet, etc. They all do the same thing.
4. You take said prescription down the street to Kroger and get your supply without paying much.
5. You temporarily, possibly suffer from headaches while your body adjusts to the meds.
6. You feel better and leave me alone.
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MontyBrunswick
Sep 21, 2010 10:32pm
friendfromlowry;492615 wrote: 2. Tell him you want a cheaper GI medicine because prilosec is too expensive now and you're too big of a pain in the ass to just get the OTC.
Apparently you missed the part where I mentioned I had generics of said medicine. I can buy the NAME BRAND stuff over the counter AT CVS for cheaper than what they want at the pharmacy for the generic stuff.
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friendfromlowry
Posts: 6,239
Sep 21, 2010 10:52pm
Do what I said anyways.
Just get the OTC shit then. What's the big deal.
Just get the OTC shit then. What's the big deal.
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MontyBrunswick
Sep 21, 2010 10:56pm
friendfromlowry;492900 wrote:Do what I said anyways.
Just get the OTC shit then. What's the big deal.
YOU, YOU BIG GAY.
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friendfromlowry
Posts: 6,239
Sep 21, 2010 11:04pm
Dustin, you're not allowed to call me gay, it's against the rules...similar to how I'm not allowed to call you Dustin.
chicago510
Posts: 5,728
Sep 21, 2010 11:18pm
ccrunner609;492616 wrote:I wouldnt buy a damn thing from a pharmacy until I find something natural
http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/home-remedies-for-acid-reflux/
Yeah because i trust globalhealingcenter.com over a doctor and a pharmacist.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Sep 21, 2010 11:24pm
Really?ccrunner609;492616 wrote:I wouldnt buy a damn thing from a pharmacy until I find something natural
http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/home-remedies-for-acid-reflux/
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Dthane
Posts: 169
Sep 21, 2010 11:49pm
Today at CVS I found capsules of omeprazole in a bonus pack 42 caps for like $15.89. It was a bonus pack, 42 for the price of 28. It may not be available every single day, but it was today. I found them for a little old lady who had lost her $10 prescription of the same, and insurance would not allow another. How friendly.
Maybe it is cheaper somewhere else, but 42 for 16ish didn't sound too bad. I just wish someone would have gotten the idea before you had gotten the rx, as we try to catch those things on a daily basis.
Maybe it is cheaper somewhere else, but 42 for 16ish didn't sound too bad. I just wish someone would have gotten the idea before you had gotten the rx, as we try to catch those things on a daily basis.
hoops23
Posts: 15,696
Sep 22, 2010 12:13am
Omeprazole ='s Prilosec.
And yes, w/o insurance just buy the shit OTC.
I'm a pharmacist intern and deal with this shit all the time.
I didn't read the entire thread, but if you would have told them AT THE TIME of calling in the script, it would have saved everybody a lot of time.
And yes, w/o insurance just buy the shit OTC.
I'm a pharmacist intern and deal with this shit all the time.
I didn't read the entire thread, but if you would have told them AT THE TIME of calling in the script, it would have saved everybody a lot of time.
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MontyBrunswick
Sep 22, 2010 12:40am
I had purchased some crappy insurance in the meantime until I can jump back onto my dad's again. I assumed the generics wouldn't be over $20-30 in the event that my insurance didn't cover the prescriptions at all (which they don't)hoops23;492990 wrote:Omeprazole ='s Prilosec.
And yes, w/o insurance just buy the shit OTC.
I'm a pharmacist intern and deal with this shit all the time.
I didn't read the entire thread, but if you would have told them AT THE TIME of calling in the script, it would have saved everybody a lot of time.
I bought some generics online. I got some ridiculous amount for $20.
killdeer
Posts: 1,538
Sep 22, 2010 12:44am
several gaps in logic that always surprise me...
1. "Hmmmmm, medicine cost me more when I dont have insurance, now me way pissed off...hmmm...insurance must pay som of cost of medicine"...and all of our premiums underwrite the apparent obstinant refusal for you to just go and buy some Prilosec OTC off the shelf, which is the same dam stuff......
2. "me think that medicine should be cheap or free because it is medicine"; because I want to save all my money for cigarettes and liquor. I am willing to pay full price for those, however, and there are apparently no generics for Cuervo.
1. "Hmmmmm, medicine cost me more when I dont have insurance, now me way pissed off...hmmm...insurance must pay som of cost of medicine"...and all of our premiums underwrite the apparent obstinant refusal for you to just go and buy some Prilosec OTC off the shelf, which is the same dam stuff......
2. "me think that medicine should be cheap or free because it is medicine"; because I want to save all my money for cigarettes and liquor. I am willing to pay full price for those, however, and there are apparently no generics for Cuervo.
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MontyBrunswick
Sep 22, 2010 12:55am
killdeer;493011 wrote:several gaps in logic that always surprise me...
1. "Hmmmmm, medicine cost me more when I dont have insurance, now me way pissed off...hmmm...insurance must pay som of cost of medicine"...and all of our premiums underwrite the apparent obstinant refusal for you to just go and buy some Prilosec OTC off the shelf, which is the same dam stuff......
2. "me think that medicine should be cheap or free because it is medicine"; because I want to save all my money for cigarettes and liquor. I am willing to pay full price for those, however, and there are apparently no generics for Cuervo.
....what? I was under the assumption that generic prescriptions would be cheaper than the stuff off of the shelf. I was wrong. What is the mistake in that?
It doesn't take a genius to know that name brand stuff is more expensive, but these were generics that had their patent expire in 2001...
killdeer
Posts: 1,538
Sep 22, 2010 12:59am
trying not to be too blunt here, but............dlazz;493015 wrote:....what? I was under the assumption that generic prescriptions would be cheaper than the stuff off of the shelf. I was wrong. What is the mistake in that?
It doesn't take a genius to know that name brand stuff is more expensive, but these were generics that had their patent expire in 2001...
..............grow up.
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friendfromlowry
Posts: 6,239
Sep 22, 2010 1:05am
killdeer;493019 wrote:trying not to be too blunt here, but............
..............grow up.
Oh the irony, telling others to grow up while you stereotype people who complain about medicine prices as more concerned with buying cigarettes/alcohol. Be honest, though. What in life has happened to you for you to feel that way? I'm curious.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Sep 22, 2010 1:05am
I still don't get what you're upset about.
CinciX12
Posts: 2,874
Sep 22, 2010 1:16am
My acid reflux would have to be of biblical proportions before I ever paid that kinda money for it. I'd go as far as esophageal tears from the acid.
killdeer
Posts: 1,538
Sep 22, 2010 1:16am
friendfromlowry;493022 wrote:Oh the irony, telling others to grow up while you stereotype people who complain about medicine prices as more concerned with buying cigarettes/alcohol. Be honest, though. What in life has happened to you for you to feel that way? I'm curious.
yup, I think you caught my drift just fine.
believer
Posts: 8,153
Sep 22, 2010 5:08am
But WAIT just a doggone minute....I thought with ObamaKare you're now covered until you're 26 on your parents' insurance program? WTF? You DID get robbed.
Have BHO call CVS and tell them to shove their OTC up their ASS.
Have BHO call CVS and tell them to shove their OTC up their ASS.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Sep 22, 2010 6:37am
justincredible;492381 wrote:Cranberry almond trail mix.
Queerbait
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Sonofanump
Sep 22, 2010 8:08am
ernest_t_bass;493058 wrote:Queerbait
Takes one to know one.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Sep 22, 2010 8:20am
Sonofanump;493088 wrote:Takes one to know one.
I know you are, but what am I?
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Sonofanump
Sep 22, 2010 8:53am
Crap, lost that one.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Sep 22, 2010 9:35am
ernest_t_bass;493058 wrote:Queerbait
Personal attack.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Sep 22, 2010 9:40am
justincredible;493151 wrote:Personal attack.
Go complain to a mod, noob.