Hello everyone. First post here and hoping to start a path to success, good health and wellness.
This January I am returning back to college for my 3rd time trying to get my bachelors degree. AD/HD has really put a damper on my life and need some advice. Currently have a part time job and am looking to find insurance to get back on my meds. Anything is helpful.
Thanks
to give a little backstory:
Diagnosed and taken off my meds at a young age without explanation, I have been struggling with life ever since. Realizing later on in community college the necessity for medication, I sought out help from friends and finished my degree in the top of my class. After graduating and having been accepted into a decent school with a 30k scholarship, I got in over my head and thought I can keep up with a full time schedule. Not the case.
After withdrawing from school, losing my health insurance, gaining 70-80 lbs., transferring to a closer school and not being able to keep up with everything, dropping below full time status, needing to pay the other half of tuition out of pocket and losing my health insurance again I am back into the rut I fell into.
As of right now I am trying to pick up the pieces and start again. I finally Registered for classes in January, and have decided to start with a Part time schedule. Now I want to get back on my meds and take my time but not sure where I need to get started. I only have a part time job.
If you have a prescribing doc, you may want to call them and ask what an out of pocket visit would cost. My local health network gives a 52% discount from what they charge insurance if you are paying cash. To fill a script out of pocket, try Good RX. I am currently using them due to being in school, no job, no insurance and my fill for 20mg generic adderall was $40 instead of close to $100. For me, this option is cheaper than paying for insurance since I only need to see the doc every 4-5 months now and she prescribes in between visits.
Thank you for your insight. This is a troubled time and I can’t thank you enough
If you're in the States, try applying for Medicaid or your state health plan first. Usually you have to make below a certain amount of money per year to qualify. If you don't quality for Medicaid, go to the Healthcare.gov website and browse the marketplace there. Insurance can take a few months to become active in that case, though, so you'll likely need to figure something out in between.
RenewedAt42 has some good advice on what to do in the meantime. Talk to your provider about out of pocket costs and also look into the costs of medications that might be prescribed.
Also, once you're actually at school, seek out services at the campus counseling center or the student health center. Usually those services are already paid for by your tuition and fees and should be free to you once you're an enrolled student there.
Good luck!
Thank you for the advice. I have a hard time seeking out help, will anything at the school actually help?
I tried going through Disability services at school and the woman was very combative. The feelings I got were overwhleming
I think things at school can help. Hopefully there are other people at the disability services offices that you can work with. If not, then even talking to your academic advisor or a faculty member could be an alternative when it comes to getting accommodations or other academic needs.
I would definitely say that campus counseling staff can be a huge benefit. And the student health center can likely have you seen by someone for medications. They may even have their own counselors on staff. I'm not sure how big the school is and what resources they have.
If you happen to be living on campus, you can also talk with the residence life people. The student staff can be somewhat supportive, but usually the professional staff like hall directors or people in the housing office have more clinical experience and can help too.
The majority of people you will encounter at the school are there to help you be successful. They will do what they can to help get you there. Sometimes you'll bump into people who are burnt out or who think that it's not their job to help you succeed, but I'd write those people off and move on to the next person who actually wants to help.
GOOD FOR YOU...for getting back out there!!! I'm also trying to do that...and I know it can be scary...however, please don't let fear or doubt prevent you from being all you can be!!! I will definitely see what I can find, as far as help concerning your insurance...
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