need prescription for herpes-no health insurance

[needhelp128]

This may be more of an adminstrative question, but I've looked online to find a way to see a doctor and request a suppressant medication.  I've always had medical insurance, but I have not been able to afford it for the last year.  I'm self-employed and well, the real estate market fell out in California (seems worst than other areas of our country - I degress).  I was diagnosed with herpes a couple of years ago by my regular OBGYN with Kaiser.  I can't go back to her for a prescription and I don't know where else to turn.  Do you have any suggestions since I'm lost in the health care world.  I can save the money to see a doctor and pay for my prescription.  I've tried to manage my outbreaks naturally but my stress level is out of control and it's affecting me every month.  Please help me.

[gracefromHHP]

If money is an issue then you don't want to be paying the fee's the online doc's charge to give you a prescription!!  call your regular doctor and ask them to write a prescription for you and you can pick it up ( or have it called into your local pharmacy even ). If it's been more than a year since you were last seen by the doctor they might require you to come in and have a routine check up - otherwise they can just give you a prescription if they are willing.

If you can't find it cheaper elsewhere - the herpes homepage has a deal with drugplace.com to offer 6 weeks of daily suppressive therapy with acyclovir for under $25. You can fax your prescription from your doctor to them ( more info on their website - mention HHP to get the discounted rate ).   It pays to check prices at local pharmacies too - they can differ quite a bit. You can also use the costco pharmacy even if you aren't a member and supposedly they are cheap too.  

Another option is to go to planned parenthood ( they usually charge on a sliding scale ) and tell them you need a prescription for daily suppressive therapy for a year because your ob's are increasing in frequency.

grace