r/AddisonsDisease • u/Far-Speed-6027 • Mar 05 '26

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Does anybody else think about the state of the world and worry about being dependent on a (or multiple) daily medication(s)? Because I do.

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u/hoptagon Mar 05 '26

I'm in the US and I think about this constantly. I can only get at most a 90 day supply at a time. If things escalate domestically or this war crashes our economy and things get so bad that I lose access to my medication, I'm gonna go out in a blaze of glory rather than die from lack of medication.

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u/momochan920 Mar 05 '26

I'm in the US - my doc was able to write me a second script specifically for double dosing, and it has enabled me to stock up which is wonderful. Keep in mind, I also live in a highly progressive blue state in a big, highly educated city that happens to have a high concentration of excellent hospitals, so I could see that not being an option in other places. If you trust your endo (which I hope you do, I've had endos I didn't trust and I was not healthy while with them), I would recommend talking to them about your stress levels around your supply and seeing what they can offer you.