Assistance to pay for my anxiety/depression medicine? Disability?

Question:

I just got laid off from my job, is there any kind of assistance that I can get from the government or any organization to help pay for my medicine and my psychiatrist visits?

I live in the San Francisco south bay

I heard the job market is really good right now, but im having a lot of panic attacks lately and don’t know how soon I will be able to get a new job because of this.

Answers:
Yes there is help and lots of it. I've seen advertised 1-800-4PPA-NOW, I've used http://pparx.org which is what Montel Williams talks about. My wife and I have both gotten approved for a years worth of our medications for FREE, we got applications on-line and get our meds 3 months at a time for free; look at your medication alert paper that comes with every script and see who the manufacturer is, go directly to that site to download an application. There is probably no one that will pay for your psychiatrist visits, you will probably have to seek out a counseling center.

One more thing, while my wife and I were with-out drug coverage and before our free medicines arrived from the drug companies, both of our doctors were great about giving us free samples, a month at a time, for quite awhile, all we had to do was ask, we didn't even have to see the doctors. I'm also laid off and I wish you well.

Other Answers:
You can go to the ER with your panic attacks and they may have samples of the meds you need.

Try your local Dept of Family and Children Services or dial 211 from your home phone.

If you had ins. thru your job then you should have Cobra and you can continue your benefits.

yah there's a number u can call for assistance with getting meds based on your income. 1800-4PPA-NOW
i saw a comercial for that, give it a try

try visiting your local public health department. some health departments have clinics that are low cost and that can help you with paying for yor medication. if they dont have a clinic, then they will be able to refer you to a clinic in your area that provides low cost health care and medication coverage. especially living in the bay area, there should be plenty of health departments around that you can visit and look for resources to help you.

Some pharmaceutical companies offer help to people who can't afford their medicatinons, so you could check that out.

Also..though likely illegal, you can do what many californians do: go to Tijuana or Mexicali and purchase them on the cheap.

what will happen without your meds? are you a little off or totally off? you better be careful who you ask for help. someone might wanna put you away. I'm paranoid for you.

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