Last Post Wins.....Ver 2

[cerisecons]

My wife has the imitrex, supposedly any larger dosage is something else. But like I said, she's off it now, possibly, I'd say definitely since it's 6 months, due to removing all the GMO, gluten, dairy, hormones in all, and corn. It's different, as I'm a Guinea Pig for her new meals, not bad after a while.
She makes an awesome apple pie, awesome crust etc, made the last ones GF, and they are better, flakier(sp) real sugar etc...

 

[bruben7886]

I'm all for trying the change in lifestyle before meds
Now..... Quit dispensing advice just to be the last post .... I win

 

[grenefroggie]

Thanks for the info. In the last 7 years I have only had two this bad. I have some sample meds in my cabinet but I fear they are expired by now. Insurance does not want to help me out because I don't have a long history of migraines. I have been trying to get my military health records so they can be forwarded to my insurer to show proof. Until then, all migraine meds come out of pocket, and they aren't cheap, not even the generics.

 

[furbearingmammal]

In the meantime have you looked at mail-order? I know some insurance plans insist on it for maintenance meds due to the often-significant cost savings per script. As long as you have a valid prescription, you're good to go.

And if you can finagle it, some research on Canadian pharmacies might save you some real green. Still mailorder, but if you need the stuff, does it really matter how you get the stuff? I was trying to help out a mutual friend who shall remain nameless and tracked down a pharmacy with a very good reputation that had meds he needed for something like 1/10th what his local pharmacy wanted for them.

 

[cerisecons]

I'm all for trying the change in lifestyle before meds
Now..... Quit dispensing advice just to be the last post .... I win

The win is when the Frog has no more headaches, I don't need to win this, I already won...

 

[grenefroggie]

I guess it all depends on the cost. The thing that screwed me here was I was shopping when I got aura. I had no Excedrin Migraine on me or near me.

I will take a look in to that. They also have epi pen type air shots for people who get migraines like me. That stuff was experimental a while ago, but still too expensive for me.

I am the winnar.

 

[cerisecons]

I guess it all depends on the cost. The thing that screwed me here was I was shopping when I got aura. I had no Excedrin Migraine on me or near me.

I will take a look in to that. They also have epi pen type air shots for people who get migraines like me. That stuff was experimental a while ago, but still too expensive for me.

I am the winnar.

LOL not,
My wife started the imitrex, non generic, and was horrified at the cost, even with good insurance, then was asked by a Costco pharmacist if she wanted name or generic, well at the time name brand was over $100 for 7 or 9, and generic was $15... She said well if it works half as good she'll take 2...

 

[grenefroggie]

Oh I know. My ADHD meds are quite expensive, and there is no generic. $130 per 30 capsules. The shot for the migraines was something like $600 per shot without insurance. I could not afford it.

 

[cerisecons]

$600 PER SHOT, wow, from being in the military, shouldn't there be VA benefits available?

 

[grenefroggie]

$600 PER SHOT, wow, from being in the military, shouldn't there be VA benefits available?

Well, if I had been more diligent when I left the AF, yes. I chose not to use my benefits because my employer pays for my health insurance. Plus everyone I know that uses the VA in this area says they suck. I would have to drive almost an hour away to see a doc.

I wouldn't trust the VA with a hangnail.

 

[cerisecons]

Oh, I was under the impression that you didn't have the Meds covered. I build at the local VA hospitals so the issue of time getting things from them is well know here. My Dad's a Marine, and he's thankful he's never had to use the VA in his retirement years. I'd like to think that the new changes at the VA would be beneficial, but I bet and have heard thus far it's mostly eye candy to get out of the media's eye...

 

[grenefroggie]

No, I have good coverage from my employer. With the exception of my premiums tripling (I say due to ACA, that just my opinion), the company I work for has done very well by me.

 

[cerisecons]

I wouldn't trust the VA with a hangnail.

I was horrified to see that the VA in Sacramento was used to treat homeless / welfare cases(non-veteran) and the vets in the area were not getting adequate care... This was a few years back, but that made me ill.

 

[grenefroggie]

Any money put towards the VA needs to go to vets, homeless or otherwise. Not to homeless people who aren't vets. I turned out fine, but I also never deployed. Those who fought need the most attention. I have a buddy who is a vet that works with me. He was diagnosed with MS. His story is interesting, but basically the VA destroyed him. One treatment they gave him was chemotherapy. For MS? Really? It did nothing but exacerbate his symptoms.

I don't trust the VA.

 

[cerisecons]

I did a research lab at the VA in San Diego, and the research area is all funded by the Kalifornia education system, not the VA, thus only a small portion of the research is done for VA issues...