cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21148286

I was kicked off Medicaid at the start of this year and subsequently lost access to my ADHD and depression medication. In February, I moved to a new area and got a new job, but had to wait several months until I qualified for health insurance through it.

After that point, I had to wait for a weekday when I wasn’t working and when I had the mental capacity to tolerate back-to-back disappointing phone calls… all without medication that would make the process significantly easier to tolerate. These are only the calls I’ve made today.

Finally, FINALLY, I have an intake appointment scheduled.

It’s absolutely shameful how much a struggling person is expected to do in order to access basic mental health care.

  • LavenderDay3544@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 month ago

    Paper? What backwards ass pharmacy did you go to in the US that they didn’t send prescriptions via the internet?

    • xmunk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      1 month ago

      Well, it was Vermont, and this was more than a decade ago.

      (Does hard math)

      It’s been about fourteen years since I lived in America I think?