I take antidepressants and antianxiety medications. Are they hard to get in Thailand?
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Getting antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications in Thailand is generally easy for most individuals, especially antidepressants which are often available over the counter at pharmacies. Benzodiazepines, however, require a prescription and are not as readily accessible. While generic versions like fluoxetine are available at reasonable prices, some brand-name medications may be harder to find or more expensive. It's advisable to bring your own supply of medications, along with a doctor's prescription, to avoid any legal issues or concerns over possession of medication without prescription.
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No. Lexapro is available with no prescription. As an example. But anything stronger... might be difficult. But this is Thailand so shop around different local pharmacies... not the bigger ones like Boots.
no, most are easy to get - and available without a prescription.
youll need to go to a big pharmacy, many of which are near hospitals.
some drugs are not available as generic (lamictal, cymbalta, wellbutrin, probably others), so they will be more expensive
others (fluoxetine for instance) are locally produced generics
benzodiazepines (ie xanax, valium, etc) and sleeping pills like zolpidem (ambien) can only be obtained by seeing a doctor at a hospital - but thats an easy process.
Most major pharmacies you can just walk in without a prescription and get whatever you want. I'm pretty sure they have this medication in one of the major pharmacies.
What type of medicine? Benzos are hard to get over the counter, and are prescription only. Most antidepressants (SSRIs and similar) are sold over the counter.
Might be nice if you let us know which part of Thailand you’re traveling to.
at my local pharmacy, the sell generic fluoxetine. I think each pack is like 200 baht and there are like 10 pills a blister pack...good luck, I understand your situation..