Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hormone replacement therapy => Topic started by: skylar123 on January 25, 2016, 02:15:06 PM Return to Full Version
Title: Stocking up on hormones?
Post by: skylar123 on January 25, 2016, 02:15:06 PM
Post by: skylar123 on January 25, 2016, 02:15:06 PM
Is there any way i can buy a larger supply of E and Spiro instead of refilling them monthly?
Title: Re: Stocking up on hormones?
Post by: Emily.P on January 25, 2016, 02:25:03 PM
Post by: Emily.P on January 25, 2016, 02:25:03 PM
Internet?
Title: Re: Stocking up on hormones?
Post by: Emjay on January 25, 2016, 02:26:41 PM
Post by: Emjay on January 25, 2016, 02:26:41 PM
I buy mine through my insurances' mail order program (my insurance actually requires this). I get a 90 day supply with each order, and it costs much less than buying them at a retail pharmacy.
Title: Re: Stocking up on hormones?
Post by: skylar123 on January 25, 2016, 02:39:04 PM
Post by: skylar123 on January 25, 2016, 02:39:04 PM
Quote from: Emily.P on January 25, 2016, 02:25:03 PM
Internet?
i don't buy them online i get them from a pharmacy
Quote from: Emjay on January 25, 2016, 02:26:41 PM
I buy mine through my insurances' mail order program (my insurance actually requires this). I get a 90 day supply with each order, and it costs much less than buying them at a retail pharmacy.
i'll have to look into this
Title: Re: Stocking up on hormones?
Post by: Emjay on January 25, 2016, 02:44:52 PM
Post by: Emjay on January 25, 2016, 02:44:52 PM
I love getting mine this way honestly, no waiting in lines at the pharmacy and it's an extra trip I don't have to make anymore.... I have mine set to "auto-order" now too.
One time I cut it too close for them to get to me via mail, I only had to go a day without but I didn't like it lol. They usually come in about 2 weeks before I run out so they're always here when I'm ready for them.
One time I cut it too close for them to get to me via mail, I only had to go a day without but I didn't like it lol. They usually come in about 2 weeks before I run out so they're always here when I'm ready for them.
Title: Re: Stocking up on hormones?
Post by: FTMax on January 25, 2016, 02:56:22 PM
Post by: FTMax on January 25, 2016, 02:56:22 PM
I'm not sure about the options for you ladies, but testosterone comes in multiple size vials. The one I have tends to last somewhere between 4-5 months. I have to pay out of pocket for it, but it's much more convenient for me than making a monthly trip to the pharmacy.
Title: Re: Stocking up on hormones?
Post by: skylar123 on January 25, 2016, 03:01:31 PM
Post by: skylar123 on January 25, 2016, 03:01:31 PM
i'd love to get mine in the mail because i get a lot of anxiety when i get low
Title: Re: Stocking up on hormones?
Post by: Mariah on January 25, 2016, 03:09:11 PM
Post by: Mariah on January 25, 2016, 03:09:11 PM
Same here. Hugs
Mariah
Mariah
Quote from: Emjay on January 25, 2016, 02:26:41 PM
I buy mine through my insurances' mail order program (my insurance actually requires this). I get a 90 day supply with each order, and it costs much less than buying them at a retail pharmacy.
Title: Re: Stocking up on hormones?
Post by: melissa_h on January 25, 2016, 04:23:22 PM
Post by: melissa_h on January 25, 2016, 04:23:22 PM
The walgreen's I use actually prefers a 90 day supply. My dosage just changed, so I've immediately got a bit less than that now though. Every pharmacy is a bit different, but I think most giving a discount for buying more months. Really just a question of how stable your prescription/bloodwork is.
Title: Stocking up on hormones?
Post by: iKate on January 26, 2016, 07:59:45 AM
Post by: iKate on January 26, 2016, 07:59:45 AM
My insurance offers the choice of either mail order (express scripts) or local pharma. My last vial is from a local Walmart pharma but the next one I may order direct from them.
Co pay is the same($20) either way.
Co pay is the same($20) either way.
Title: Re: Stocking up on hormones?
Post by: DeidraDee on January 27, 2016, 05:06:20 AM
Post by: DeidraDee on January 27, 2016, 05:06:20 AM
Agree with "I-KATE" switched to walmart and got 90 day supply for $20.00, big saving my previous pharmacy with insurance was about $38.00 for 30 days, I passed using my insurance and used their free discount prescription card as their druggist suggested, as it was less expensive then my insurance plan; very happy with the change.
Title: Re: Stocking up on hormones?
Post by: Arch on January 27, 2016, 11:00:19 AM
Post by: Arch on January 27, 2016, 11:00:19 AM
I made sure to get one last prescription from my private endo before I had to switch to the low-cost clinic, so I was able to have a reserve vial of T (ten milliliters) to ease my anxiety. If I didn't have the reserve vial, I would obsess constantly; I don't need that.
I keep the vial in my safe. When I bring home a new vial, I put the it in the safe and use the old vial. I've never injected more than I should; I just need back-up in case (and it happened just this December-January) my refill doesn't come through in time.
Apart from that, my scrip is for ten milliliters, but my insurance will cover only a month's worth at a time. So I simply pay out of pocket. For T, the cost is minimally higher. Can you do this with E?
I keep the vial in my safe. When I bring home a new vial, I put the it in the safe and use the old vial. I've never injected more than I should; I just need back-up in case (and it happened just this December-January) my refill doesn't come through in time.
Apart from that, my scrip is for ten milliliters, but my insurance will cover only a month's worth at a time. So I simply pay out of pocket. For T, the cost is minimally higher. Can you do this with E?