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I met with my Psychiatrist today for the first time in months (since I sat out of school Fall Quarter, I wasn't eligible to see her).
She and I agreed to keep me on the Fluoxetine, instead of putting me through another med change by switching back to Zoloft (eek! That last switch was HELL, as those of you who read my journal know!), but we did up the dosage from 60mg to 80mg per day. I'm fine with that, though I just wish the Prozac wasn't killing my sex drive, with a new boyfriend and all...
She also wants to put me on ADHD medication, Vyvanse, which is an Adderall product... BUT... she can't try me out on it until I get my blood pressure back down. It was 150/88 today, which is high for me, though my weight seems to be holding steady at 386. Once I get it back down to 135/85, she'll give me a free month's worth of Vyvanse. AND, after that first month, if it looks like it's working well for me, I'll need to find a way to cough up $150/month. *cough*
She and I agreed to keep me on the Fluoxetine, instead of putting me through another med change by switching back to Zoloft (eek! That last switch was HELL, as those of you who read my journal know!), but we did up the dosage from 60mg to 80mg per day. I'm fine with that, though I just wish the Prozac wasn't killing my sex drive, with a new boyfriend and all...
She also wants to put me on ADHD medication, Vyvanse, which is an Adderall product... BUT... she can't try me out on it until I get my blood pressure back down. It was 150/88 today, which is high for me, though my weight seems to be holding steady at 386. Once I get it back down to 135/85, she'll give me a free month's worth of Vyvanse. AND, after that first month, if it looks like it's working well for me, I'll need to find a way to cough up $150/month. *cough*
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better start coughing hard. =\
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No need to cough
There's a phone number to call:
Shire Patient Assistance Program
1 866 325 8224 for All products
1 800 593 7023 for the Vyvanse program
Here's the site for the application to get them to assist with the cost of the drug:
http://www.vyvanse.com/pdf/vyvansepapapplication.pdf
Hope the med helped, and that the folks at Shire elect to cover the cost of it if it was a help to you.
Oh, and as to BP, mine has come down since being on Vyvanse. Something about not being wound up and distracted all the time seemed to help with the blood pressure.
AG