Oh my god I hate dealing with pharmacies.

Everytime I transfer something or try to fill something I’m met with a fucking brick wall.

It’s really rare that a pharmacist cares about what’s happening, but I have that at CVS right now because I’ve been going to the same one over the last year or so.

And now I can’t go to the pharmacy at my mental health clinic (who are also amazing people who look out for me for several years now) because they’re out of network with my new prescription insurance and the costs are through the roof.

So fucking frustrating.

So I had to transfer everything from both CVS and Genoa (the mental health clinic) over to Walgreens and they STILL wanted $98 and change for my Buspirone.

Fuck that’s a lot.

So I looked it up on goodrx.com and the coupon is under $30 for the same amount at CVS.

So I had to transfer this prescription from Genoa, to Walgreens, and then to CVS.

That’s so so so so so annoying!

How is anyone not in the right mindset able to deal with shit like this?

If I was even the slightest bit unstable right now I would’ve broke down and started crying or yelling or both probably.

Instead I just got annoyed and super motivated to save over $60.

How maddening is this stupid healthcare system?

I just can’t believe how difficult it is every. single. month. to refill my prescriptions.

It’s always something.

They’re out of stock.

The medication is on backorder.

It’s too early to fill.

The price has changed (usually for the worse).

The amount has changed.

The doctor is late turning in the order.

The doctor hasn’t responded yet.

It always fucking something.

I’m going on vacation at the end of October and I’ll be like two days short on my Buspirone.

So after I transferred it again, I had to call the pharmacy back again, because it’s “too early to refill” but I’ll be out of state at the time they want to refill it and out of tablets.

So what the fuck do I do?

I didn’t cock an attitude with them or anything – it’s not their fault the insurance is saying it’s too early.

But I asked for them to just fill a few days if possible or get a vacation release or something.

Which I don’t even know if that’s a thing, but it should be!

What’s even worse is that I’m now paying more for some of these prescriptions than I was without insurance at all.

How the fuck does that make sense?

Where is the logic on me keeping this coverage?

That’s ridiculous.

I’ll have to sit down and really go through the numbers when everything is filled this weekend.

I was getting a price break at Genoa (the mental health clinic) because I didn’t have coverage at all, so most of those meds were super, super cheap for me but now I’m paying $20-$30 per prescription which is out of control.

Especially when the bulk of them were “free” there.

(majorly discounted because of my income.)

I hate dealing with insurance shit.

It’s literally the worst.

It’s so complicated and frustrating.

They quoted me all these good prices for my scripts before I signed up for it, and now I’m not seeing them.

At all.

I very well may cancel this crap.

I have the ability to because it’s open enrollment right now.

It’s all so pointless.

I pay for insurance and then I pay for the insurance to cover me by paying the offices even more.

Then I have to pay the insurance and pay the pharmacy for my prescriptions.

It’s so fucking backwards.

As I’m complaining about all of this I got a call from the beloved CVS and they’re going to fill the Buspirone for me so I won’t run out before it’s due again.

Thank goodness.

Sheesh, what a headache and a half.

But I’m so grateful they’re doing that.

I’m not even using the insurance for that one, so their limitations don’t apply and because it’s cheaper with a free online coupon from goodrx, go fuckin figure.

That’s so dumb.

So dumb.

I’m currently, willingly, paying for something that is financially hurting me.

Did they think I wouldn’t notice or something? 

How dumb.

Idiots.

I don’t like feeling like I’m being taken advantage of.

I don’t think anyone enjoys that feeling.

And the healthcare system here in the u.s. is full of capitalistic crap like that.

It’s painful.

– Keren