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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I have insurance and Vyvanse was still going to be ~$200+ a month

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

When I was on my parents insurance, the first 1-2 fills of the year were $11/pill and ~$1.20/pill after that (20mg). Now that I'm on my own insurance, it's $2.50/pill year round.

That means if I take it every day, it's ~$900/year

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For daily, it’s $400 USD/month for me for with my insurance at the moment. Not trying to minimize your position, but offering another anecdote how wildly screwed pricing/insurance is. I just hope my insurance accepts the generic 🤞

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I was just in the same boat! $400 a month was a real kick in the head. I recently got a new job and the price is down to $25. I happy they have generics now!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

$900 a year to become a functional human seems like a killer deal ngl

I spend more than 900 a year on way more stupid shit

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Having to spend almost a 1000 dollars just to be functional isn't great, it sucks. Bringing you up to baseline should be free/virtually free imo

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

And your ideology doesn't even matter, even if you're a hardcore capitalist it's more beneficial to the economy to freely give the support needed to enable people to become productive.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

My insurance doesn’t cover it at all unless I hit my deductible. Which is $3k. Making it cost just about $400/month

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Jesus, it's insane... I'm in Quebec, my Vyvanse and Escitalopram together cost me less than $40/month w/ 80% coverage, so about $200 if I paid out of pocket...