Save some money you (prescription) drug junkies!

[slackerinabox]

This is quite amazing - being uninsured and on a limited budget (student loans!) has made me into a bit of a cheap bastard, always looking for the best price on things that I need.

I'm pescribed ritalin and celexa and CVS wanted to charge me $135 for ritalin (generic) and $49.99 for celexa (generic). With a little bit of research I found ritalin for $35 at Walgreens and Celexa for.. get this.. $5 at Costcos! That's a savings of $140 a month! Do you know how much booze I can get with an extra $140???

Seriously folks, do some research. Costco is amazing, most of their generics are $5-$20 without insurance! Amazing to me, really...

Good links:
http://www.medicarerights.org/rxchart5.html
http://www.nyagrx.org/ - New York Attorney General's price bot.

 

[iRONic]

Roofies for your dates FTW.

 

[fs5]

what's the ritalin and celexa for?

 

[slackerinabox]

Originally posted by: iRONic
Roofies for your dates FTW.

Ha.. If you know a doctor who'll prescribe them to me...

JUST KIDDING


I hope someone finds this info useful, I know I was pleasantly suprised.

 

[slackerinabox]

Originally posted by: fs5
what's the ritalin and celexa for?

Ritalin - attention deficit disorder
Celexa - "depression" - i put the quotes because I don't really have what most people consider depression. I just get very, very nervous and stutter and sweat and spazz out in social situations. I guess it's closer to social anxiety disorder but, whatever it is, celexa works for me. Other things haven't.

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: fs5
what's the ritalin and celexa for?

Ritalin - attention deficit disorder
Celexa - "depression" - i put the quotes because I don't really have what most people consider depression. I just get very, very nervous and stutter and sweat and spazz out in social situations. I guess it's closer to social anxiety disorder but, whatever it is, celexa works for me. Other things haven't.

So you freak out when you talk to teh girls? What's with all the YAGT's then?

 

[slackerinabox]

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: fs5
what's the ritalin and celexa for?

Ritalin - attention deficit disorder
Celexa - "depression" - i put the quotes because I don't really have what most people consider depression. I just get very, very nervous and stutter and sweat and spazz out in social situations. I guess it's closer to social anxiety disorder but, whatever it is, celexa works for me. Other things haven't.

So you freak out when you talk to teh girls? What's with all the YAGT's then?

You answered your own question - i freak out, over analyze things, over react to things, yada yada yada.

I don't have the physiological (sp?) issues anymore, but i still think the same thoughts.

 

[preCRT]

You don't need to go to Costco [though they generally have low Rx prices].

Generic Celexa [citalopram] is $4/month at Target and Walmart.


Target's $4 generic rx list in pdf format

Walmart's $4 generic list in pdf format

You may also want to call the pharmacies located in local supermarkets, many of them are matching Walmart's & Target's prices or beating them. One New England chain is now offering a 90 day supply for only $10.99 of over 200 generics Rx drugs.

 

[slackerinabox]

Originally posted by: preCRT
You don't need to go to Costco [though they generally have low Rx prices].

Generic Celexa [citalopram] is $4/month at Target and Walmart.


Target's $4 generic rx list in pdf format

Walmart's $4 generic list in pdf format

You may also want to call the pharmacies located in local supermarkets, many of them are matching Walmart's & Target's prices or beating them. One New England chain is now offering a 90 day supply for only $10.99 of over 200 generics Rx drugs.

Wow, GREAT to know! Thanks! Anyone else have any good pointers? If only I could find a good price for ritalin (Methylphenidate).

 

[PAB]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: preCRT
You don't need to go to Costco [though they generally have low Rx prices].

Generic Celexa [citalopram] is $4/month at Target and Walmart.


Target's $4 generic rx list in pdf format

Walmart's $4 generic list in pdf format

You may also want to call the pharmacies located in local supermarkets, many of them are matching Walmart's & Target's prices or beating them. One New England chain is now offering a 90 day supply for only $10.99 of over 200 generics Rx drugs.

Wow, GREAT to know! Thanks! Anyone else have any good pointers? If only I could find a good price for ritalin (Methylphenidate).

You all dont seem to realize that the drugs that are $4 have been around FOREVER. They dont cover a lot of things made in the last 20 years.

 

[preCRT]

Originally posted by: PAB

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: preCRT
You don't need to go to Costco [though they generally have low Rx prices].

Generic Celexa [citalopram] is $4/month at Target and Walmart.


Target's $4 generic rx list in pdf format

Walmart's $4 generic list in pdf format

You may also want to call the pharmacies located in local supermarkets, many of them are matching Walmart's & Target's prices or beating them. One New England chain is now offering a 90 day supply for only $10.99 of over 200 generics Rx drugs.

Wow, GREAT to know! Thanks! Anyone else have any good pointers? If only I could find a good price for ritalin (Methylphenidate).

You all dont seem to realize that the drugs that are $4 have been around FOREVER. They dont cover a lot of things made in the last 20 years.

The point is that pharmacies like CVS, Walgreens, Brooks, etc are still charging insane higher prices for these meds. Just because a drug has been on the market for 40 years doesn't mean that they aren't safe & effective. Some stores have been making craploads of profit on these generics, and folks were overpaying because they had no choice. Now they do have a choice.

Yes, newer drugs cost more than $4, and many are worth it. But why overpay when you don't have to?

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
Wow, GREAT to know! Thanks! Anyone else have any good pointers? If only I could find a good price for ritalin (Methylphenidate).

you usually get raped because it is a c2 med....i am on a couple c2 meds and without insurance i couldn't afford them, period.

as for your celexa, did you ever try xanax or valium? if you don't mind me asking, does celexa give you sexual side effects? not joking, i have been on decent doses of xanax for ~6yrs due to ocd, different anxieties, social issues. all of the "anti-depressants" just gave me sexual side effects and other medical issues but never fixed the problems.

again, i am asking seriously as i have numerous issues, some of which you share

 

[slackerinabox]

Originally posted by: bob4432

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
Wow, GREAT to know! Thanks! Anyone else have any good pointers? If only I could find a good price for ritalin (Methylphenidate).

you usually get raped because it is a c2 med....i am on a couple c2 meds and without insurance i couldn't afford them, period.

as for your celexa, did you ever try xanax or valium? if you don't mind me asking, does celexa give you sexual side effects? not joking, i have been on decent doses of xanax for ~6yrs due to ocd, different anxieties, social issues. all of the "anti-depressants" just gave me sexual side effects and other medical issues but never fixed the problems.

again, i am asking seriously as i have numerous issues, some of which you share

Hey,
Don't laugh at me for being completely honest! I've been on stratera and lexapro. A part of me thinks that my last long term girl friend dumped me because of stratera. I was never in the mood, always tired, and couldn't get it up. It would be really sad, actually - she'd try to "spice things up" but nothing could get over the side effects. Even peeing was hard - or not! Hah..I was also really grumpy and snippy, probably because I was never getting laid (or even able to).

Lexapro worked wonders and, after I lost my job, my doctor switched me to celexa since it's nearly the same drug but much cheaper. Lexapro/Celexa gave me very strange dreams and also made me gain weight, but I feel much more positive and do not close up when in a social setting anymore. It's still not easy - brain chemistry only goes so far, but i don't do my usual physical reactions. Everything left lingering is purely emotional, which i'm learning to deal with.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
This is quite amazing - being uninsured and on a limited budget (student loans!) has made me into a bit of a cheap bastard, always looking for the best price on things that I need.

I'm pescribed ritalin and celexa and CVS wanted to charge me $135 for ritalin (generic) and $49.99 for celexa (generic). With a little bit of research I found ritalin for $35 at Walgreens and Celexa for.. get this.. $5 at Costcos! That's a savings of $140 a month! Do you know how much booze I can get with an extra $140???

Seriously folks, do some research. Costco is amazing, most of their generics are $5-$20 without insurance! Amazing to me, really...

Good links:
http://www.medicarerights.org/rxchart5.html
http://www.nyagrx.org/ - New York Attorney General's price bot.

Save money on presciptions so you can be an alcoholic? Good plan dude!!!! Sarcasm implied.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: bob4432

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
Wow, GREAT to know! Thanks! Anyone else have any good pointers? If only I could find a good price for ritalin (Methylphenidate).

you usually get raped because it is a c2 med....i am on a couple c2 meds and without insurance i couldn't afford them, period.

as for your celexa, did you ever try xanax or valium? if you don't mind me asking, does celexa give you sexual side effects? not joking, i have been on decent doses of xanax for ~6yrs due to ocd, different anxieties, social issues. all of the "anti-depressants" just gave me sexual side effects and other medical issues but never fixed the problems.

again, i am asking seriously as i have numerous issues, some of which you share

Hey,
Don't laugh at me for being completely honest! I've been on stratera and lexapro. A part of me thinks that my last long term girl friend dumped me because of stratera. I was never in the mood, always tired, and couldn't get it up. It would be really sad, actually - she'd try to "spice things up" but nothing could get over the side effects. Even peeing was hard - or not! Hah..I was also really grumpy and snippy, probably because I was never getting laid (or even able to).

Lexapro worked wonders and, after I lost my job, my doctor switched me to celexa since it's nearly the same drug but much cheaper. Lexapro/Celexa gave me very strange dreams and also made me gain weight, but I feel much more positive and do not close up when in a social setting anymore. It's still not easy - brain chemistry only goes so far, but i don't do my usual physical reactions. Everything left lingering is purely emotional, which i'm learning to deal with.

i am not laughing at all, that is why i am asking. i has similiar issues with lexapro, but it left me with anorgasmia...talk about some not so fun times - desire was still there but couldn't "finish", glad that went away after i was taken off it but in the mean time it lead to prostatitus 🙁

good to hear it has helped in other situations and good luck in the future :thumbsup: