same for bipolar (and schizophrenia as well). I'm technically a Canadian citizen because my dad is Canadian, but if I wasn't I would probably be ineligible to immigrate - ThreadSky

keezyyoung.bsky.social • 115 days ago

same for bipolar (and schizophrenia as well). I'm technically a Canadian citizen because my dad is Canadian, but if I wasn't I would probably be ineligible to immigrate

Reposted from Allyson Willsey

Oh one more fun fact:
You know the whole “I’ll just move to canada” bit we all do—I don’t even have that anymore!

Having MS makes you ineligible to immigrate to Canada, cause they don’t wanna pay for the treatment!

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tofu-irl.bsky.social•115 days ago

Why I do not plan on seeking an autism diagnosis even though I almost certainly qualify and the clarity it might provide could be helpful for me

keezyyoung.bsky.social•115 days ago

Canada at least doesn't have any barriers for autistic people immigrating, luckily!

keezyyoung.bsky.social•115 days ago

although the reason in my case is that I might pose a threat to the public 🙃

allysonwillsey.bsky.social•115 days ago

I was going to say... "I don't think the treatments for that are THAT expensive!" but BOOOOO, that's straight up discriminatory.

brandontseifert.bsky.social•115 days ago

About the new schizophrenia drug, "Bristol Myers Squibb says the drug will be available starting in October at $1,850 a month, which is in line with other schizophrenia treatments."

So, not as much as MS!! ...Pretty godawful, though. My Abilify was $900/month initially—

brandontseifert.bsky.social•115 days ago

—but I never had to pay that. Because my first psychiatrist was renowned in the local psych community for *guilting pharmaceutical reps into giving him heaps of free samples, and then giving them out to homeless patients*. And also, to me.

Later there was a generic, too. It's like $30/month, now.

allysonwillsey.bsky.social•115 days ago

yeah, okay, I guess I shouldn't be surprised at the cost of that considering ..... everything!

brandontseifert.bsky.social•115 days ago

I mean, I was pretty shocked. But you're right — I shouldn't have been.

desdarkdesigns.bsky.social•115 days ago

These post kinda make me think.... better not get any disability nor ADHD diagnosis in my country before I flee cuz fuck did I not think about those being this big of a barrier for that.

keezyyoung.bsky.social•114 days ago

adhd isn't really a barrier to moving to canada, at any rate haha

alvarofreitas.bsky.social•115 days ago

not the best in the world, but some 50% ish is okay, if all fails come to Brazil (we tend to be nicer to anglophones

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