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Lowering costs of Epilepsy medicine...

Fri, 08/11/2017 - 16:09
I am trying to lower the cost of my epilpesy medicine. I am on disability, and am capped at what I can earn, however the cost of my epilepsy medicine is around $6000 per year. This cost causes me to neglect my other medicines due to not being able to afford to live. Currently I am taking: Tegretol Vimpat (outrageously priced stuff) Levitiricitam (also outrageously priced) The government says I make too much money for help... not even food stamps. However this cuts into my budget so much that it even cuts into my cost of living, which if was not subsidized by a family member I would be on the streets.

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Try an app called blink

Submitted by Tngirl2106 on Sat, 2017-08-12 - 03:11
Try an app called blink health. I am also on Levitirictam. And it makes it a lot cheaper. 

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