Are my medications available in Japan?
Q: Can I find medicine for anxiety/depression there? How are medical conditions taken care of in Japan for foreigners?
A: Saaa.
Are your meds available? Maybe. Maybe not.
Ask the Japanese Embassy before you come.
Japan has fewer options for anxiety/depression meds. If you need them, you should always bring them with you (if legally prescribed). Authorities in Japan disagree about what you can bring in but “reasonable” supply of prescribed meds to cover the length of your tourist visa should be ok. Read more about other gaijin dealing with anxiety/depression here, here, and Pills To The Rescue? ; Japan Times; July 10, 2005.
Please note that many Japanese doctors here have little interest-or-abilities dealing with such problems.*
You really you need to think over the wisdom of coming to Japan, if you’re already having such issues. If you have anxiety/depression now just think what changing cultures/languages/food/housing/jobs is going to put you well over the edge in terms of life-change stress factors.
Maji/Serious.
Take the test answering the questions as though you just arrived in Japan. Most regular noob gaijin will score a deadly 300+ points in Life Change Units (LCUs) meaning physical illness or psychosis will be a danger.
*For an American with pre-existing medical conditions that cause insurance problems, the Japanese national health insurance system is wild bargan, IF you can handle the Japanese language/system well.
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