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this is why its depressing to work in a pharmacy.
I was definitely a profit killer when I worked in a pharmacy (which honestly was my favorite job in the entire world, but it was short-lived and nowadays you can’t work at a pharmacy like that, it’s all tied in with corporate retail and no one should ever trust me with a cash register ever). It was not, however, actually a profit killer for the pharmacy, just for the drug companies, so no one cared. These days I do medical billing, which means I actually bill OUT from hospitals so I’m mostly spending my professional time taking money away from insurance companies.
I will now impart all of my profit killing resources onto you, in case you don’t know them. I think most of you know them, now. But just in case you don’t.
THIS IS US-CENTRIC. I’M SORRY.
1. GoodRx - this thing has an app now, so you can look up the best places to get your expensive medicines at the lowest possible prices without insurance on the go, and you no longer have to print coupons because you can just hand over your phone or tablet. Times have changed for the better with GoodRx. Definitely use it before trying to fill your scrip, because it will tell you the best place to go. (You can do that on the website, too.)
2. NeedyMeds - Needymeds is basically the clearinghouse of drug payment assistance. They have their own discount cards, but also connections to many patient assistance programs run by drug companies themselves. They are good assistance programs, too.
3. Ask your county - This is not a link. This is a pro tip. Most county social services will have pharmacy discount programs for people with no and/or shitty pharmaceutical coverage. You can often just find them hanging around at social services offices; you can just pick one up and walk off with it.
4. Ordering online - There are a few safe online pharmacies. I keep a little database in a text file on my computer. Most of them are courtesy of CFS forums, my mother or voidbat, so a lot of that is a hat tip to other people, but if you’re in need of a place to get a drug without a prescription … first I’ll make sure you 100% know what you’re doing for safety reasons and then I’m happy to turn over a link.
5. Healthfinder - A government resource that helps find patient assistance programs in your area. This might also point out the convenient county card thing. RxHope is something a lot of people get pointed to via Healthfinder that’s a good program.
6. Mental Health America - Keeps a list of their best PAPs for psychiatric medications, which can be some of the most expensive and a lot of pharmacy plans don’t cover them at all.
This is so important ppl.
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Good Rx Saved my family a hundred dollars a month while I was getting signed up for CHIP seriously it’s a life savor especially for ridiculously expensive drugs like abilify
Useful info, friends! ;)
Since many of our followers are on medications, I feel like this would be an important resource. -Luna
Also! Some drug companies have patient assistance programs where they send you the drug for FREE if you are uninsured, or if your insurance doesn’t cover that drug.
Do a Google search for “patient assistant programs” + (your med), or search the manufacturers website. Sometimes the info is online; other times you have to call.
Even some of the big name pharma companies have this. It’s certainly not all companies, or all meds, but it is worth a shot.
Before Obamacare, I lost insurance and couldn’t pay for my mood stabilizers (kiiiiinda important to have those when you’re bipolar.) I was on generic Lamictal, but I went to the official Lamictal website, filled out a form with a valid prescription, and they mailed my meds to me every month for free.
If you know anything about bipolar disease, you know that that was a literal life saver. Patient assistance programs ftw!
Tea drinkers read this!!!
If you buy pre-made herbal tea blends (usually have names like Bedtime, Calm, etc) check the ingredients. I just saw a Nighttime blend that had St. Johns Wort in it, which can be dangerous when mixed with some medications. Talk to you doctor what herbs you should avoid. (Especially when you want to ingest st. Johns wort or mugwort)
A simple hint to remember is just because its in a food store, doesn’t mean its safe.
St. John’s Wort shouldn’t be taken with antidepressants as well as many anti-anxiety meds (such as Xanax)! For a full list see below:
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Source link isn’t working for me, so here’s an alternative link (scroll down to interactions).
St. John’s Wort also interacts with birth control.
Learn more about St. John's Wort uses, effectiveness, possible side effects, interactions, dosage, user ratings and products that contain St
Also look out for anything that contains kava kava (or just kava), an herb that induces relaxation, because it can negatively interact with a whole shitton of medications, such as Xanax, Klonopin, Ativan, Ambien, Levodopa, Flexeril, Valium, Prilosec, progesterone, Celebrex, Glucotrol, ibuprofen, Coumadin, codeine, Prozac, acetaminophen, Allegra, Imodium, Diflucan, and a LOT more.
Basically if you take anything whatsoever be careful about consuming kava kava.
HOly shit I didn’t know this about kava, followers please be safe!
Same deal with kanna
If you take antidepressants do not ingest anything with kanna in it.
little self care things ♡
open this if you don’t feel good today 💌
taste:
eat small fruit snacks
buy yourself a treat occasionally
make a cake in a mug
chew flavored sugar-free gum
put lemon in your water
hearing:
listen to your favorite music
or just wear earphones to block things out
listen to white noise/ambient sounds
smell:
put on some sweet-scented lotion
spray a bit of your favorite perfume
make your favorite coffee or tea
sight:
look in the mirror and tell yourself you look good today
clean the clutter in your room + throw things away
close all the unused tabs
clean the dishes + do your laundry
delete unused apps
make your bed
fold your clothes tidily
organize your books and papers
turn down the brightness of your phone/computer at night
smile and be more polite at strangers
open up the curtains, let the light in
go outside often
touch:
hug people you love
cuddle your pet
read while lying in your bed
hug a soft toy
appearance:
wash your face/use face wipes
dry shampoo if you’re too tired to shower
brush your teeth
exfoliate + moisturize your skin
change into clean clothes
brush your hair
put on some lip balm
body:
do your favorite exercises
take a nap
take deep breaths with your stomach
take a warm shower
stand up and stretch your legs
put on some music and go for a walk outside
get at least 7 hours of sleep
drink lots of water
hobbies:
always make some time to do what you love
create art, writing and music for yourself, not anyone else
don’t feel embarrassed about your hobbies
be patient with yourself, progress takes time! don’t give up
hobby ideas: cooking, reading, drawing, painting, a sport, a new language, learn a musical instrument, collect things, photography, join a class or a club
mind:
put yourself first
spend less time around people who make you feel bad
write your thoughts in a journal
stand up for yourself
stop judging people
don’t dwell in the past
concentrate on what’s happening now
don’t try for people who don’t care
stop caring about what’s not important
be a friend to yourself, rather than a bully
learn to love your body
see the bigger picture
change self-destructive habits
appreciate the good
let things go
ask for help
studying:
make lists
focus on priorities
stop putting everything off
turn off your phone if you need to
take breaks
do one thing at a time
believe in yourself!
other:
laugh a lot
get a plant and name it
buy flowers for yourself
be ok with being alone
go out with your friends
watch a movie
I hope you feel better soon. You deserve so much. Things will get better soon so keep going. ☁️ I love you

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when yr adhd does the intense Anger thing n u gotta remind yr brain that u dont wanna throw yr phone full force at a wall
gentle reminder to myself and those it may concern that “obsess over it silently, completely frozen while you just fume for six hours” is also not a healthy solution
what do I do then?
in the words of one JJ Bittenbinder, throw yourself off your rhythm!
anxiety and anger are extremely persistent in ADHD because we fixate on that input and devote all our runtime to trying to “fix” it when in reality the only way to fix it is to leave it alone. considering we are diagnosed with Chronic Cannot Leave It Alone Disease, that is Difficult.
when you’re outside one of these loops, take inventory of all the things you do that suck you into devoting all your attention to them. when i was a kid, the way i avoided asthma attacks was i played video games while taking my meds, so i wouldn’t be fixating on the anxiety and making the asthma worse. nowadays, i avoid anger spirals by also playing video games (in my experience turn-based strategy is a hyperfocus superhighway so i use those) so i’m forced to divert resources to do this other thing.
joke’s on you, impotent fury, you can’t kidnap my brain if my brain is somewhere else entirely
STREET SMARTS
Me, at my brain trying to suck me into a spiral of self destructive rage:
Everyone warns you about red flags in a relationship but I want to hear about green flags
So here’s some. Add your own if you’d like!
* listens to you talk when you have issues and supports you through them
* stops doing things you tell them make you uncomfortable
* compromises when necessary
* never puts you down deliberately, especially not publically
* supports your ambitions
* uses a calm rational tone during arguments
* is able to apologise when they’re in the wrong
* aids your growth process
More tips from my experience:
plain rice goes a long way for meals, and so do dried beans! they usually go for $1/lb at the store
huge bags of potatoes usually go for <$5 at grocery stores, and, when stored properly, they last a long time!
spending a little bit more up front for spices and/or sauces REALLY helps when you’re eating the same plain rice and vegetables every day!
look up ways to make your vegetables last by regrowing or freezing!
check out these subreddits (/r/EatCheapAndHealthy, [check out this post], /r/7DollarDinners, /r/Cheap_Meals, /r/BudgetFood, /r/StudentFood) for more info on eating healthy and cheaply! These help me out a ton!
hey if you’re in the U.S. and use food stamps or know somebody who does i found this online cookbook that has recipes for eating well on approximately $4/day :o)
I don’t have food stamps but I need to know how to eat well for $4/day. Thank you for this.
HOLY SHIT
This cookbook is really amazing. I’ve used a couple of the recipes and they are so easy to follow. And in the beginning there are a bunch of really great tips for saving on food stuff.
Here is a working link for the cookbook.
helping someone with psychosis
schizophrenia and psychosis (a key symptom of schizophrenia) are mental states that can cause symptoms including paranoia, hallucinations, delusions, disorganised thoughts and unusual behaviours. friends and family are extremely important to a person’s recovery from schizophrenia and psychosis. your empathy and love can make a big difference.
support for communication difficulties
- some people with psychosis may be unable to think clearly. speaking at your normal pace is fine, but you may need to give your loved one a little extra time to absorb and process what you’ve said, and be willing to repeat it if they didn’t understand.
- if your loved one shows a limited range of emotions, be aware that it doesn’t mean they aren’t feeling anything. some people with psychosis simply have difficulty expressing how they feel.
- understand that sometimes, people experiencing psychosis express “inappropriate” emotions, eg. laughing at something upsetting. don’t take this personally and try to remain patient if this happens. if you need to clarify the reaction with the person, do so in private and in a calm manner.
- some people struggle to make eye contact and find it unsettling. if your loved one is clearly avoiding eye contact, don’t make a big deal out of it - they’re not trying to be rude, rather, it’s a symptom of their illness. you may find that your loved one prefers to sit beside you over being in front of you as it’s less confrontational, so you could try to do this more often.
support for hallucinations
- avoid encouraging the belief that the hallucinations are real if possible, and instead use language such as, “i don’t see anything, what do you see?” so that they feel they can talk to you about it.
- don’t mock or laugh at your loved one’s experiences unless they do first or have stated that it’s okay if you make light of it.
- offer distractions such as watching tv or listening to music.
support for delusions
- recognise that their delusions may be very real to them. don’t dismiss, minimise or argue with them about these experiences, and do not act alarmed or embarrassed by them. however, it’s important to be careful that you don’t inflame your loved one’s paranoia - don’t actively encourage it, and instead, offer your empathy.
- be as empathetic as you can. if your loved one is experiencing paranoia and is afraid because of that, understand that they legitimately feel fearful even if you think the paranoia is unfounded. express that you understand why they feel this emotion and ask them what you can do to help in future.
support for social isolation
- encourage your loved one gently, never forcefully, to partake in social gatherings when it’s appropriate. perhaps suggest a weekly outing, for example, a walk in the country, seeing a movie together or a meal somewhere quiet.
- small things go a long way. they don’t overwhelm and sending something uplifting every so often encourages recovery. remind your loved one that you’re thinking of them and that you care about them.
- if your loved one forgets their medication, drop them a reminder every so often. it’s important that they keep taking it if it helps them.
crisis intervention
- know that you can’t reason with acute psychosis and that your loved one is unwell. they may say or do things that they wouldn’t normally do and they may not understand that those things could upset you.
- understand that the person may be fearful of their feelings and their loss of control over them. because of this it’s important that you don’t express anger or irritation and don’t use sarcasm as a weapon. don’t raise your voice. speak in a calm, level way.
- avoid making continuous eye contact and avoid making physical contact without permission or warning if the person is agitated or afraid.
- remove objects that the person may use to harm themselves if they express wishes to self-harm or attempt suicide. this includes anything sharp and tools that they could use to inflict burns.
- provide options for getting help. your loved one may be more willing to seek help if they feel they have control over the situation. for example, suggest a doctors appointment to get started on medication, but suggest that you or someone else will go back with them if the medication doesn’t help or has too many side effects.
- don’t leave the person alone. if they have a support network, get in contact with people who can help and stay with them.
- contact emergency services when the person is in immediate danger. IMPORTANT EDIT: DO NOT CALL THE POLICE. THEY MAY HURT YOUR LOVED ONE. ask for an ambulance specifically or get in contact with the persons therapist.

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A few things to consider when looking to buy or rent.
Layout:
Staged furniture when viewing. Staged furniture is usually small and can artificially make a room look bigger than it is.
Check placement of outlets and windows. Layout, especially on older properties did not take into consideration where you would place your furniture.
Which rooms face the front? Is it noisy out there? It could be detrimental to your sleep.
Any business, churchs or schools nearby? Traffic and parking could be a problem at certain times of the day.
Which direction does the house face? South facing rooms will have sun all day. North facing won’t and will be colder.
Utilities:
Check taps and shower for low pressure.
Fill sinks and let them drain. Slow drainage means a potential blockage and problems down the line.
Smoke detectors. Do you have them and are they hard wired or not? If not, changing batteries every six months is a must.
Circuit breaker. Is it in good condition and everything labelled correctly?
Two prong outlets? Its a good sign that they are old and could give you problems.
Are the windows double pane? If not, your heating bills will be higher.
Which rooms are wired for tv? Are you going to have to pay to have co-ax cables installed elsewhere?
Are there areas in the house where wi-fi signals won’t get to? Also check for cell phone coverage all over the house.
Misc:
Is there an HOA and if so, what are the rules?
Mold and damp spots. Walk away.
Whats your commute like?
Whats the area like? Check at different times of the day to get a feel for the place.
Are there lots of rentals nearby? This can cause issues with bad neighbours.
Meet your potential neighbours. You will have to coexist with them so it’s best to find out now what they are like.
For an even larger list - check out this guide.
The most valuable thing I learned doing a Masters degree with depression, anxiety and ADHD was to change my “things I’m bad at” list to “things I can’t do on my own.” Stop thinking of them as things I could do if I tried hard enough, and accept that I can’t accomplish them by effort and willpower alone; they’re genuine neurocognitive deficits, and if I need to do the thing, then just like a blind person reading or a mobility impaired person going up a storey in a building, I need to find a different method.
I’m “bad at” working on long-term projects without an imminent deadline or someone breathing down my neck? Okay, let’s change that: I can’t work on long-term projects without an imminent deadline and someone breathing down my neck. So let’s create an imminent deadline and recruit neck-breathers. Find a sympathetic prof who will agree that 3 weeks before the due date they expect me to show them my preliminary notes and bibliography. Get a friend I trust to block off an hour to sit with me and keep asking, “Are you working on your project?” Write a blog post about my progress. Arrange to trade papers and proofread them with another student.
Accept your limitations and learn to leverage them, instead of buying the neurotypical fairytale that they’ll go away if you just try hard enough.
I needed this so much.
This is wonderful advice. I will decide not to follow it and to continue berating myself for being bad at things instead of seeking help with them.
Have fun with that! If you want some practical techniques, I find ADDitude mag a helpful resource. Beating yourself up has its perks, but if you desperately need results, another method might suit you more.
Study Tips for Chronically Ill Students
Most bloggers aren’t writing for the chronically ill audience. Typical tips, tricks and hacks on productivity, motivation and studying just don’t work for us. As a chronically ill student who’s in her last year of undergrad (yay!) I decided to share what I have learned over the (many) years.
1. Get comfortable. Seriously. Don’t force yourself to sit at your desk, or go out to a coffee shop to study. Most people will tell you not to lay in bed while you read your books but if you are anything like me, getting ready and driving to the library or Starbucks just takes too much energy. I recommend making yourself a nice set up with everything you need. If you can tolerate sitting at a desk don’t skimp out. Buy yourself a decent, ergonomic office or gaming chair. Make sure you have a drink, a snack, your medication, charges, books, and anything else you need within arms reach. The less you have to get up the more energy you are saving.
2. Take frequent breaks. Okay, this may sound contradictory to tip #1 but hear me out. Everyone person is different, every body is different, and every day is different. Some days your symptoms are just so bad you need to get comfortable and try not to move. But other days you might be fighting brain fog and mental exhaustion. So get up, or even just stop and sit for a minute to rest your mind. Some days I will stop every few sections and get up to do something small like apply a face mask, go back to studying, and then get up in 15 minutes to wash it off etc. Just find what works for you.
3. Write shit down. Write everything down. And write it in multiple places. Again, brain fog is such a bitch, but writing things down multiple times in multiple places will help you remember. I have a paper calendar that I write all my assignment due dates, doctors appointments, and other important things onto, but I also have an assignment check list with all of my upcoming assignments in my notebook. Also, I keep a huge running list titled Never Ending List of Shit To Do with boring chores and tasks that need to be done like doctors to call, bills to pay, letters to mail etc; and I use that list to pick and choose what I’m going to do each day and fill that out on a sticky note or another small insert that serves as my daily to do list.
4. Establish a routine. But don’t be discouraged if you can’t follow it to a T and don’t be afraid to change it up. My routine changes a lot because my symptoms and body are constantly changing too. Also, it’s important to note that a routine is not the same as a schedule. This is important for those of us with chronic illness because its just not feasible to assume we will be able to get up at the same time every day, eat lunch at the same time every day, and study for the same amount of time every day.
5. Stay (way) ahead of schedule. You never know what life is going to throw at you, especially when you are chronically ill. Unfortunately, we can’t plan our flares, but we can prepare for them. If you know you suffer from migraines that will knock you out of commission for 3 days then make sure you are always 3 days ahead of schedule. Something I highly recommend is doing a little bit every day, even if its only 20 minutes of reading. Of course, sometimes we need a break and that’s okay too! Self care is important!
6. Online classes are the best. So many people say online classes are hard because you have to be super disciplined, and that it’s easier to have the accountability to show up to class, but I highly disagree. Online classes give you the freedom to read when you want, listen to lectures when you want, sleep when you need to, and stay comfortable in bed when it would be impossible to get to class. I work solely online and if it weren’t for the option of online classes I would not be in college right now or anytime in the near future.
7. Audio is your friend. Honestly, this is a tip for everyone in high school or college out there. Sometimes we are too tired or in too much pain to stare at a book or screen, or sometimes we need to utilize our energy wisely and multitask by listening while we clean the house. And this isn’t limited to audio text books. There are so many YouTube videos, podcasts, documentaries and more that you can easily just pop on while you are resting or doing chores! I listen to my lectures while I do my nails every week.
8. Don’t rewrite your notes. Don’t write them at all if you can avoid it. Almost all of my professors supply chapter outlines or summaries that I can just print off and fill in extra notes on. If you do need to write your notes I suggest typing them, or only writing them out once, and only what is most important. Whatever you do, don’t rewrite them, and for the love of god do not waste your time trying to make them look like an Instagram photo. Ain’t nobody got spoons for that.
9. Try to balance your course load appropriately. If you are taking a full course load try to even out the number of upper division classes you take with some easy classes, as well as some boring and some interesting. Alternatively, don’t be afraid to drop classes and go down to part time, even if just for one semester. I have tried to stay full time all year round since I re-enrolled in school fall semester of 2017, but spring of 2019 my health took a drastic decline and I did drop down from 5 classes to 3. I also took summer of 2019 off to focus on my health and came back this semester (fall 2019) ready to rock and roll. Seriously, do not be afraid to drop classes. It felt like the end of the world when I did it, but it was absolutely the right choice for me. It saved my GPA and my sanity.
10. Talk to your professor. And your university, and your classmates, and your adviser, and anyone else around you who can offer resources and support. Every university and college has a Disability Services Coordinator Student Center available to request accommodations. The information to contact the center should be listed on your syllabus and the school website. They can help with everything and anything disability related. And if you feel comfortable you should really talk to your professor. Just give them a heads up and inform them of what’s going on. As for your classmates, its always good to connect and find a study buddy or someone you can borrow notes from whether you have a disability or not!
I really hope this list can help some fellow chronically ill students out there. This is what I have learned in my 5+ years of attending college with various chronic and mental illnesses. I truly live by everything I talked about in this post and I have been fairly successful in my academic career. Please re-blog this post to help a fellow student who may have a chronic illness or disability! Happy studying!
Can you describe or explain what an emotional flashback is? I wanna have that level of awareness too. I was listening to sad music and disassociating too.
Emotional Flashbacks are one of the hallmark symptoms of CPTSD and one of the things that differentiates it from PTSD.
In PTSD and typical flashbacks you flashback to an event and are re-experiencing that event as an explicit memory. In typical flashbacks you are experiencing a specific memory of an event.
In CPTSD and Emotional Flashbacks you flashback to an emotional state without a clear memory of the event that caused this state. So you are experiencing the emotions tied to the traumatic event without remembering the event itself.
This makes it harder to recognize that you are experiencing a flashback because you seem to just feel bad for no reason, especially if you don’t realize that you were triggered. People with CPTSD sometimes can’t remember specific traumatic events because trauma was long term and a part of their daily life, and/or because the trauma began at such an early age.
To give a more clear example, I recognized that I was having an emotional flashback today because I was feeling frozen, helpless, powerless, and as if my actions would have no impact on the world around me.
Just recognizing that you are having an emotional flashback can be helpful, but grounding techniques that pull you back into the present are especially helpful. Once I realized I was in an emotional flashback I turned off the sad music and tried to reorient myself to the present.
Writing this reply to you has actually been very grounding.

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The original tweet is in response to a tweet about Ellen Maud who sought out medical help and was routinely told to just lose weight. She later died of cancer.
This is something I cannot advocate for enough
My intense emotions make it hard to be myself around others. Emotional Dysregulation is a MASSIVE and underrated topic in ADHD.