Question:
I currently do not have health insurance and in the state that I live
in I cannot get coverage for my wife because of her diagnosed bipolar
condition. Have any of you felt discriminated against for having a
medical condition you had no control over? It's very frustrating to
try to get care for my wife and the costs to get that care are
astronomical. Actually, it's not so much the doctor visits but the
cost of medications that are outrageous!
Has anyone had any success with alternative medications that don't
cost as much as Seroquel? Has anyone had any success in using Omega 3
as a natural supplement to control bipolar?
Answer:
My opinions on Omega3 is this: It's a supplement that will help along
side of meds, but not to take the place of. But your pdoc will make the
final diagnosis. It could be that your wife may suffer from cyclothymia
(poof that just came to me-duh). There are a lot more experienced
posters here that will give you great advice. I just thought I'd lend
some thought. I have a friend that works for the company that makes Seroquel and he
was telling me that more and more general practitioners are feeling
more comfortable in making a diagnosis like bipolar. He sees this
trend in the younger doctor's and I would certainly consider my wife's
doctor's as young. I have not met the doctor personally but my wife
tells me he is relatively young. Probably early 30's. I wonder if
these younger, relatively inexperienced doctor's are falling for the
sales pitch of the pharmaceutical representatives. Now that I think of
it, it really doesn't make too much sense to me that a sales rep is
spending time in general practitioners offices pushing a drug like
Seroquel.
