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Tuesday, February 09, 2010 sephie asks

Q: Depression treatments without insurance, are there any?

I have suffered from depression on and off since I was about 14, I'm 24 now, so about 10 years. It has ebbed and flowed and some times are worse than others. When it was at its worst I went on medication. I am at the point again where I KNOW I need medication to help treat it. It's tearing me, and my relationships up. I resent my boyfriend, my family, everyone, I feel so alone, and I shouldn't, but I can't help it.

 

My question is, does any one know of any way clinics, anything, that I could be perscribed meds w/out health insurance. I make MAYBE $600 a month, and pay about $400-500 in bills, thankfully I live with my parents so I'm not on the street or anything. But I have no insurance and no magical perspective jobs to give me amazing insurance so I can go into some super treatment plan. I live in the Las Vegas area, and I just need help. Unfortunatually I've fallen too far to pull myself out of it. Anyone have ANY good sugguestions (besides magically pulling a slot machine and winning millions)?

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2/ 9/10 4:20pm

Hello, Sephie.  Sorry that you're having so much trouble right now.  Here is a link to a sharepost by Merely Me on how to get mental health care when you have no insurance and no money.  There are clinics that have sliding fee scales, usually counties have them.  Let us know if you need any other information and hope you feel free to keep writing here.

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2/ 9/10 9:45pm

Thanks much. I'm gonna check it out and see what I can find.

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By sephie— Last Modified: 12/27/10, First Published: 02/09/10