KAPRAO4LIFE Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Are hospitals my only option? It's just ridiculously expensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Querentino_Spaghettino Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 You can get them in my alleyway, I have a jacket full of them 😉 For real though, I found that a lot of the medicine tended to be available in my experience. Probably you can go to a pharmacy and ask around. If it needs a prescription, they can direct you to the right place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 all 7-11 sell alcohol...the cause and solution to all lifes problems...and yes will likely need a script for REAL meds... Ive tried 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 The OP may get clearer answers by specifying which anti-depressant(s) he's looking for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 (edited) Anti-depressants come in five main types, with different modes of action. Trying to obtain an anti-depressant without a prior diagnosis by a doctor, and their prescription, would be playing Russian Roulette with one's brain cells. Having said that, once one does have a prescription. many are available over the counter at a pharmacy. Edited May 16 by Lacessit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 They are OTC at any drugstore in Thailand. If you really want to take that stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Most antidepressents here do not require a prescription. That said, it is extremely inadvisable to self prescribe these. Among other things, they can trigger manic episodes in people with undiagnosed BPD and greatly worsen anxiety in people with either mixed anxiety/depression or people whose anxiety was wrongly self-diagnosed as depression. You can have a consultation with a psychiatrist at a private hospital wothout buying the rfecommended medication at that hospital - just tell the doctor you will buy it at a pharmacy. Or, you could go to the government psych hospital, very affordable even in the "after hours" clinic (which is recommended over the public channel - more experienced doctors and they'll have more time to spend with you). https://www.somdet.go.th/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAPRAO4LIFE Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 @Sheryl thanks for the information! i was previously prescribed 20 mg of Prozac but i recently ran out after i moved to bkk. the queues at the public hospitals are just ridiculously long! but, I'll check somdet, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 If you have already been prescribed this by a a doctor and it works well for you, you can buy it in inexpensive local brand at any large Thai pharmacy. Innumerable lical brands. Show the pharmacist "fluoxetine" written down. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 What's with all the wind up threads ... ... ridiculously expensive ... Stay in, turn the TV / MSM off, and you won't be so depressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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