As some of you know, my WS has been out of town for work. In that time I contacted OWH during the same weekend my husband ended contact with OW. He swears there has been NC. I am very anxious though.

He will be coming back home tomorrow, and I believe, since he has been so overwhelmed with work, he will finally begin the witdrawal process when he returns. I know I am feeling more and more anxious as the days progress. I just want him home with me, although it may not be very fun for a while.

So here's my question.....we are currently surviving a very difficult business reversal, basically starting over. We don't have insurance that covers anti-depressants, so what I need to find out is what are the affordable options out there to acquire some medication to get us through this next phase of our recovery? Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks.

Personally (based on experience) I would avoid them entirely unless you absolutely cannot function without them. I stopped taking mine by accident and decided not to start again. I can concentrate and focus and basically work with no problems. I agree AD is expensive. I was paying about $80 per month here.

I got much greater relief from cleaning up my diet [no sugar or junk food], exercising and adding Omega-3 fish oil to my diet than I ever did from AD's. The difference was quite dramatic for me. By making all of those changes in my lifestyle I was able to capably deal with the loss of my family without the wheels coming off the cart. I don't know if that will work for you as well, but it might be preferable to ADs.

I tend to agree with Melody Lane. I have been on Lexapro for 4 years, but I do think that going the natural route would be better in the long run. The AD's can help you through the really rough times, but it seems like once you are on them, they are really hard to get off of. My family doctor helps me out from time to time by giving me free samples.

I don't know your health but aerobics are great. I like running because it really kicks in the endorphines. I don't know about diet myself but exercise is better than AD's and I have no special diet. I stopped during my vacation but am back on exercise and I am starting to feel happy.

prozac is available in generic forms. Do NOT take prozac though if you are very anxious.... very good AD, just not good as an anxiety med.
The natural route if you can do it .... diet and exercise... are the way to go.
Generic prozac (fluoxitine) can be found for as little as 25 cents per pill.
Good luck to you.

Where do I find a generic form of Prozac? Before we lost our medical coverage a doctor perscribed Prozac for me and when I finally went to get the perscription filled the total bill was $400.00! Obviously, we'll be going the generic route if I can locate the best source. Thanks.

I also believe in the value of diet and exercise to calm the soul, but there are those days that are overwhelming to me. Like today.

Here's my next question.........what to do about a pathological liar! This week I have caught him in one lie after another. I believe he has spoken with OW this week even though he tells me he hasn't. His cell records don't show her number, but his room bill did earlier in the week. And when I asked him yesterday who was talking to on his cell when we tried to call him and there was no answer he said he was on the phone with his boss. However, when I check the records this morning, he was actually on the phone with his boss in the hour previous. There was no apparent cell activity during the hour we called him, which logically leads me to believe he was either using his room phone to call her or he was at a pay phone.

Should I confront him with it when he gets home? What to do? I don't want to make him feel defensive, which is exactly what will happen and he will lie to me and get angry that I asked and that I'm keeping such close tabs on him.

How else can I find out if he has stopped lying to me, if I don't investigate what he tells me? I would love nothing more than to find out that he actually has spoken the truth to me. So far, I'm not convinced.

Should I forget this incident or should I confront him in a letter or another way?

Will I ever be able to trust him again?

check with you local pharmacy about their costs. Prozac most likely was not available as a generic when you had the script... so, check your pharmacy and online if need be.
Good luck.

LHF,

I just posted about my getting off AD's. I took Lexapro for about 2.5 years and it worked wonders. I'd gotten to a point where I was fine for three weeks of the month, but the week before my P I was just a wreck. Talk about LBing??? So, my GYN prescribed it for PMS and it really helped. I understand it also helps with anxiety. I don't believe it's cheap but I am going to email you info - so check your email.

As for the lies, it is a sad fact that you really can't believe anything your WH says unless you can verify it yourself. All bets are off with the "truth" and "trust" when dealing with infidelity. Hang in there and keep checking, eventually you will find out that he is living a transparent and truthful existence.

I am so impressed with your patience and tenacity. I don't know how you do it!

costco online pharmacy has very low prices for ADs. You just mail them your script. They have two versions of prozac in generic form (fluoxetine) and you can get by for about $12 a month, at least that was about a year ago when I got them for Toolman.
I'm not on ADs right now, but probably should be. Good luck.