Confessions of a Fugitive Mind
July 12, 2006
Does That Make Me Crazy?
I remember when, I remember, I remember when I lost my mind
There was something so pleasant about that place
Even your emotions had an echo and so much space
- Crazy, Gnarls Barkley
I want my Lexapro.
After splitting tablets all weekend while waiting for my mail-order supply to arrive, I'm out. Express Scripts needs prior authorization for Lexapro because the HMO Blue New England doesn't want to cover it. Unfortunately for me it took them more than a week to open and process my original prescription and an additional week to notify me and my doctor that they couldn't fill it without the almighty PA. And once they have the PA (which my doctor's office faxed out this morning) it will take another 72 hours to process and 3-5 days to ship. Fighting with Express Scripts got me nowhere, so I asked my doctor's office to call in a 7-day prescription for Lexapro to tide me over until the real stuff gets here. I was willing to pay it out of pocket just to get rid of the withdrawal symptoms that have been creeping up during my half doses. That was all fine and good until I opened the package tonight to discover they gave me a 30-day supply of Citalopram.
That's right. A different medication.
Generic Celexa, to be exact. And while Lexapro is a trimmed down version of Celexa, it's not the same thing. And from what I've read, the dosage I was given is not the equivalent of the existing Lexapro dosage. I still can't believe my doctor prescribed me a different medication without saying anything. And now I'm not sure if they gave the authorization for the Lexapro or switched it to Citalopram.
I don't even know what to say at this point, other than I'm tired. The drugs have helped a lot, but I'm beginning to think that I'd be better off crazy than jumping through all of these hoops.
Posted by criminal at July 12, 2006 12:14 AM