I got the shock of my life

i see nothing wrong w/you getting a 3 months supply of your meds. i found out a long time ago the hard way that if u don't look after yourself noone else is going to.

Hi Cynthiann, Well as a Christian we should trust in God to provide for our needs however I am also a realist in the sense that I do have what I call a provsions cupboard at home in case of emergency and people know to travel to me if need be. I keep dried egg powder, potato powder, tinned products. matches. candles all sorts really so for your to stockpile your medicine is being sensible I feel. Huggles. Ellie :D

of course it is not, if you need you get it that is all there is too it, you can't save the world but it is you duty to save yourself.

It would be hard to help other people if you had a stroke from not taking your BP meds! There isn't anything immoral about planning for the future. God wants us to use our heads. How prevalent is medical insurance in Jamaica?

We where declared yesterday by our goverment that we are in a recession, but I already knew this, as everyday someone I know here is loosing a job. It really is awful. I have a mortgage on my home and we missed it for the first time in 20 years, as with christmas and our heating oil running out. My husband was upset and phoned up the bank but they said we can pay the missing month back through direct debit of £10 per month. We will be fine this month, but the food prices are through the roof. The gas prices have come down (after me selling my car) so thats good. I think you should stock up on your medication though if you can afford too. We are lucky, as I can buy a yearly certificate that covers me for everything and it has been cut to half price this month, so I do not need to worry now about this. I am not in a third world country, but I really am feeling sorry for a lot of people and worring what is going to happen to them. As long as I have food on the table and home heating oil that is all that matters, but I expect people will go cold and get hungry because of this world crisis and some people might die.

Goodness me get your medicine while you can that is outrageous .You will soon need a carrier bag to buy a postage stamps.We are all christian to a degree meaning me must look after each other and you must look after those little ones what will happen to you if you need to go to hospital or worse.Stock up on other things flour, fat,rice,the staples of life as well take care and do what you must my love.

I can tell you are a kind and considerate person. That said. Girl, go get your meds while you can. LOL. You are not hurting anyone. Three months of meds is not going to crush the national economy. I buy my meds from Australia because I cannot afford to buy Amrerican prescriptions. I buy 6 months at a time. Christians have to stay healthy too. If you find someone in need, help them out, but do not deprive yourself of your meds. That's why your pressure is up. You worry over stuff you don't need to worry about.:)

The issue you are worrying about is between you and your conscience. No-one can advise you...you are the one who has to search inside yourself to make a decision. But I will tell you this, this recession is world wide and it is going to last a lot longer than three months.

Consider it a blessing from God and go for it.

It's not a bad idea at all to be prepared. Will they really let you have a three month supply? Also, is there anything else you can do for the high blood pressure? I'm thinking of my Dad and when my step-mom got him exercising and eating better he was actually able to go off the medication.

I don't see a problem. It is the same as when the guys on Wallstreet see a good deal. Go for it! Get the medicine. Help someone else and you will feel better about it. But you have to do what you have to do.

Hi I live in the USA and things are no better here. I have my pills that i need just in case I get laid off from my job. As my meds cost over $400.00 a month. So yes get your meds. As it is important that you stay healthy for others you mite end up helping is my way of looking at it. You have a great day.

I think you need to do what you can. The rate of exchange ,( US money into your money) is very flexable and hard to prodict. I can't see where you are doing harm so I don't really thin religion enters into it.

You are right to see that high inflation is going to hurt your economy, and that the exchange rate is a bad thing for imports to your country, although it will probably work in your countries interest, because people with stronger currencies will be more inclined to buy your exports. Recession and high inflation are not the problem; deflation is as big a worry, as prices fall and people stop buying, waiting for prices to hit rock bottom, and not wanting to hold stock that is losing value. What has this got to do with your ethical dilemma? You are living in an imperfect world; if you rephrase the question, "is it wrong for a Christian to take medications instead of relying on God to heal?" and "is it wrong for a Christian to pay the going price for medications?" or even "is it sinful to neglect my body if I know how to tend it with medicines?", you may be closer to your solution. The unasked question is probably "am I denying others the chance to get treatment if I buy up all the available supplies": if it is legal to allow 3 months purchase, and if your doctor and government have not seen a need to place restrictions on this treatment, then it seems reasonable for you to trust that the supplies and costs will be kept up. I should add, that as an Australian, I am used to all medical care and medications being available under a universal health scheme. No-one is denied treatment on the basis of cost, and all essential medications are subsidized without means-testing.

Hey cynthiann if you have the means o save some money on medicine than do it. I don't think you are breaking any christian teaching or law by your deed. All you are doing is saving some bucks in your pocket. Earning or saving money is not bad. I don't think it is immoral. I don't think you have to be such scrupulous. you are not stealing money from other people.

Hi cynthiann In our country,the dollar value will not have wide fluctuation as you have said. And all medicines or their equivalents will always be available. Absolutely we have no fear of any medicines going out of stock. So there is no need for us to keep stock of medicines,anticipating any short supply. For you,if needed,you can keep stock of your BP medicines,if you think it may go out of stock.(I know ,you will check the expiry date,before making a buffer stock!) Your health is more important to you than anything else. It is your Government which should ensure that there is no short supply of any life saving medicines. Happy mylotting.

I live in Canada, and we went to get a tv dvd that before cost $40 and it went up $10. And when I wanted to put some $150 Canadian dollars in my Canadian dollar account, I only got $116.00 U.S. dollars deposited. I do not think you should go to another doctor because he might get in touch with your former doctor and you would find yourself in trouble. And it would be taking medicine from another person. There might be enough pills to go around. You may ask your doctor for enough pills for twice the time, and see if it works.

No....it's not wrong. The way of nature is to balance things out. If you are lucky enough to be able to afford your meds then by all means go and get them and don't think one thing about it!

I am in the US and I went to get my son's medication last week, it went from $144 to $173 in just one month. We pay for the medication ourselves since our insurance only picks up after we have $10,000 in medical bills. I hope with our new president that he will have the right team to get the US economy flowing again and I'm sure that will help the rest of the world.

this is a hard truth right now. I feel we all need to help each other and best ways we can as well. Times are gonna be tough for awhile too. I hope that things get better and I feel they will but no anytime soon. There are always ways to make more money too though, we need to be conservative as well with the money we do have. I was thinking about this also why would someone from the Us use there money in this way. The must have a lot of money just laying around, I mean I live off less than that in 2 months! Its true but I guess you live within your means. Nice discussion and happy mylotting to you. Have a great night!