Resource How to Be Broke & Medicated - for People with Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS - by Lily Silver

[Kit Cat]

Kit Cat submitted a new resource:

How to Be Broke & Medicated - Free or Discounted Meds, Supplements & Assistance for CFS / ME

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By Lily Silver

If you can’t afford the meds or supplements you need, don’t give up hope just yet. Try these things first:

Local Programs​

• Try contacting free...

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[Kit Cat]

Excellent resource lists above from @Cort and @Who Me?

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p.s. to read more click "read more" don't click the link that says "free"... that goes somewhere else

 

[Kit Cat]

Kit Cat updated How to Be Broke & Medicated with a new update entry:

How to Be Broke & Medicated.

Still broke! Still medicated!

I added a few new things:

free or discounted lab tests
financial aid for lyme testing
a few more prescription assistance programs
nonprofit groups that assist with navigating this whole mess

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[Kit Cat]

Kit Cat updated How to Be Broke & Medicated with a new update entry:

Less broken

I have fixed a few broken links and added in a few new resources

Also, I want to point out that some of these programs define "low income" as "less than $75,000 per year"

So you don't have to be all that broke.

- updated march 2017

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[Liz]

Lily,
Thank You! Not only for these resources but for making me laugh! LOVE the way you talk about simultaneously being Broke and determined to Move On! I needed that today.

 

[Kit Cat]

@Liz

Thank you so much for your kind comment.

 

[AquaFit]

Wow, very kind of you to think of others and help this way, Kit Cat! Bravo!

I have something to add for Canadians re Free Supplements. Our healthcare is covered by the province for many things, but a lot of people don't know the province of Ontario will cover the cost of supplements for certain mitochondrial diseases in Ontario. The phone number and email of the gov't program office is included in the link. http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/programs/drugs/funded_drug/pdf/list_food.pdf Also, http://www.mitocanada.org/about-mitochondrial-disease/how-is-mitochondrial-disease-treated/medications-and-supplements/

For dentistry, which is not covered by our healthcare, some colleges & universities will offer discounted and/or free dental care and/or procedures.

 

[Kit Cat]

Thank you aqua. excellent tips, I have added them to the post above (on the bottom)

 

[Natalie S]

Hi, really great set of resources here. I wondered if anyone has any tips for being broke and medicated for ME/CFS in the UK or the rest of Europe? Several European countries have free health care systems, but as we all know ME/CFS isn't widely recognised and many people go to private doctors which can end up a financial black hole... any suggestions would be welcome!

 

[Kit Cat]

Hi natalie,

Thank you for your comment. I'm sorry to say I don't know anything about Europe. I hope someone else might come by with some ideas...