Who Needs Pirates When You Have Pharmacies?

It seems like everyone today is on some sort of medication. We have pills for allergies, restless leg syndrome, ED, ADD, and every other syndrome you can think of. I personally take 4 different pills a day to manage my mental illness. Recently I had to change medications and through the good graces of my doctor I've been surviving on samples for over a month. Unfortunately, today I had to fill my 2 new prescriptions for the first time. To start with, I have good insurance. Well... at least I have good health insurance. My mental health policy leaves a lot to be desired, but that's a rant for another day. I've always been lucky enough to get generic versions of my medications but I was never lucky enough for them to actually work. My doctor has recently found a good combination for me and I'm feeling better than I have in years. I take extended release Effexor with an Abilify kicker. Doesn't sound too bad right? I certainly didn't think so until I saw that my 1 month supply was going to cost me over $100 with my insurance. Without insurace the total was nearing $450. I have to wonder whether the pharmaceutical companies are making this stuff out of gold. Over $200 for a month's supply? Perhaps if the dose was really high I could understand, but I'm only taking 2mg. Someone should tell the pirates that have been cropping up lately that they're in the wrong business. They should start selling pills. We have to take them... we have to pay. It's legal piracy on a global level. Il'd say that it made me sick, but I'm afraid they would just try to give me a pill for that too.