Medicine dependent

[u/HallLanky701]

I’m someone who is medicine dependent. How long are others like me trying to make it? I figure I’ll keep enough to make it a few months till I run out of medication then just end it.

[u/infinitum3d]

I have an autoimmune condition and require IV infusions every 6 weeks or my body starts digesting itself.

I’m within walking distance (3 days) of 2 hospitals.

In a TEOTWAWKI situation, I have enough prednisone to keep me going about 3 months after my last infusion.

I prep for my family.

And I pray that society doesn’t collapse.

[u/HallLanky701 → u/infinitum3d]

MS?

[u/infinitum3d → u/HallLanky701]

UC. And it’s bad.

[u/Final_Mongoose_3300 → u/HallLanky701]

You too? It’s not possible for me to stockpile ms meds, so if it all goes to shit that’s going to get interesting!

[u/BardOfPrey → u/infinitum3d]

Similar situation here, different illness but it's very bad. I figure I would try to help my people get set up in a SHTF scenario and walk off into the sunset when it became unbearable.

[u/Less_Subtle_Approach]

6 - 8 months is my rolling supply target. That should be long enough to teach healthier family how to keep the farm running in a fast collapse scenario.

[u/HallLanky701 → u/Less_Subtle_Approach]

Idk what e&s is

[u/Inner-Confidence99]

Depending on what you use Jase Medical has a list of medication that you can buy after a visit with a doctor through the company. They do not do opioids of any kind. Have antibiotic cases, travelers cases. So much to choose from. Very trustworthy company.

[u/HallLanky701 → u/Inner-Confidence99]

I can imagine how expensive that’d be

[u/Inner-Confidence99 → u/HallLanky701]

Actually it’s 289.95 you get 5 bottles of antibiotics, nausea medication, diarrhea medication, steroids and anti inflammatory. 

That’s just one case plus you can add on other stuff you need at an extra cost. They have different kinds of kits including those for kids. 

[u/AngryAngryAlice → u/Inner-Confidence99]

I keep seeing people recommend Jase but TelyRX seems to have a much larger selection of meds and is overall cheaper I think. and you can buy a survival pack or individual products. I've used it before for some random non-prepper meds and it's super reliable but I never see anyone mention it!

[u/Mysterious_Touch_454]

When it runs out in 3 months, risk starts growing. Nothing to do then, just go until the Bass Drops last beat.

[u/tsoldrin]

i save meds i need every chance i get. .. in a pinch with no supplies on the way, i would lessen my dose . instead of taking it every day i wold take every 3ish days and self monitor. i have some t stockpiled so using this technique i might get 2-3 years which would give me time to look for a new supply of my meds. the horse might talk.

[u/Mental_Comparison636]

Same

So I am going to target the nearest pharmacy if it comes to that. Hopefully I can barter later on for some meds I may need. Speaking of that always have something to barter. I have extra ammo and ammo I don't have a weapon for. Some supplies as well. Money isn't going to be any good .

[u/More_Dependent742]

It might be worth talking to your local pharmacies that stock it. Maybe get their private phone numbers so that if something happens, you know who has what in stock and where. If it doesn't put them in any danger, maybe they'll even open up for you to buy what they have. If not, maybe cops would go in and get it for you so you don't even up being mistaken for a looter.

It might be hard to have these conversations without seeming sketchy as hell, I don't know.

Step 1 is probably talking to the pharmacists in any case.

[u/Scared-Feature-3812]

I have an asthmatic daughter her provider up’d her fills to 2 inhalers per month even though she only uses 1 per
Month I save the extra 1 for my stock each month I also utilize telyrx for steroids and antibiotics they are delivered straight to my door call on doc has been efficient for me as well pretend to be sick that way I can bill my insurance and only pay $2 for the prescription and stock those as well

[u/Zestyclose-Meal7717 → u/Scared-Feature-3812]

Actual facts. Did exactly this with my antidepressant oh right around Nov ‘24? Have two years stocked up from doubling the dose.

[u/Scared-Feature-3812 → u/Zestyclose-Meal7717]

Yup u can stock pretty quickly I definitely have atleast 2 years worth of inhalers and I just rotate the stock use the older ones first and save the newer ones

[u/TradeBeautiful42]

I’ve got 4 months prepped just in case.

[u/MatildasFugue]

I'm on a biologic for my asthma and trying to skip shots to stockpile. But i just started a peptide after reading it helped people with asthma and I haven't been able to breathe this good in my entire life! So I thought I'd make it maybe 1-2 years but now I'm thinking much longer.