Corona Virus - Antidepressant supply
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Anyone else a tad worried about the impact on supply of antidepressants. Everyone's buying Toilet Roll but i need Sertraline more 😉
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Notes on Corona Virus - Antidepressant supply
Emis_Moderator SerotoninSurfer
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Aimee87 SerotoninSurfer
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I'd be lying if I said the thought hadn't crossed my mind! Its not something people can stock up on though is it so it should be fine!
nancy39057 Aimee87
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you can if you use online doctors, they don't know how much you have or when your last script was
nancy39057 SerotoninSurfer
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I went ahead and used an online doctor to get 6 months worth of my sertraline. 3 months with a 3 month refill. already had 3 months worth. so I'm good for 6 months. did same thing with my other med. 9 months worth on that one. should always have a back up. the online doctors work out well in that case. I went to drsays, only 35 dollars
Aimee87 nancy39057
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we can't do this in the uk though
BulldozerMcr SerotoninSurfer
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More Setrtraline = demand of much more toilet paper 😃))
SerotoninSurfer BulldozerMcr
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Very true Bulldozer especially when you're on 200mg like me 😉
GodsServant SerotoninSurfer
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Hi, of course that's crossed my mind. And since I'm OCD, I used to stock up on sert. But then not long ago, I was cleaning and saw several bottles that have expired a long time - we're talking like 2004!, so I threw them all away. I also found out that as drugs expire, they lose their strength and effectiveness with time. So that's why we're often urged to throw away expired meds. Personally, I think it's always good to have an extra month's supply on hand. Not just for a possible lockdown, but for situations like not being able to get an appointment with my doc in time because he's traveling or I can't see him in time because I'm traveling out of town.
But I really don't think this is something you should worry about because I'm sure we can get access to our docs for meds refill even in lockdown because remember we're NOT the only ones needing a maintenance dose. There are bazillions of folks out there, like diabetics, who need their meds on an ongoing basis. And I even have a friend who goes to a center for dialysis 3x a week as she waits in line for a new kidney.
And so...we are fine. 😃
abbi19580 SerotoninSurfer
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I wasnt worried until i went to go get my prescription yesterday and they didnt have it! i went to 5 different pharmacies and none of them had the correct dosage! I was lucky that i eventually found some but im now stressed about next months