Hi all,
In my post a while back, I wondered if my insurance company was going to allow me to fill both an Imitrex AND a Treximet prescription at the same time. GOOD NEWS! For the last 2 months, I've been able to get 9 pills of Imitrex and 9 pills of Treximet at the same time. So, that's double the meds for me since both work for me.
I'm starting to prefer the Treximet. It seems to be working quicker and more reliably for me. I'm tempted to get a prescription for the naproxen in whatever the dose is in Treximet and see if combining that with the Imitrex would get me the same result. I need to check in with the professionals before doing this, of course, but my pharmacist is great at letting me know what's okay and what isn't.
For those of you who are able to get meds through your insurance plans... and are having trouble getting enough to cover you for the whole month, you could also check to see if there is another medication that has very similar active ingredients to the medication that works for you. Maybe your insurance will cover both for you too.
I'm traveling right now, so for the last few days, I've had that nervous feeling about whether a migraine attack was going to ruin my plans. I'm at a seminar in Los Angeles (warmer and rainy - so different environment can be a trigger for sure), and staying in a hotel (not much air circulation, strange smells, etc). I've been so happy that I have only had one migraine so far and it came on while I was sleeping. It woke me up at around 5:30am, which was plenty of time for me to head to the hotel ice machine, make up my ice bag (it comes with me everywhere), take my meds, and go back to bed until 7:30. When I woke up again, it was almost gone... so I was able to get up and and head down for the conference. By 9am, it was totally gone. YEA! As you all know, it's torture to sit in bright lights and try to concentrate with head pain... so I was very happy to make it through this whole event without missing anything I wanted to attend.
How are you all doing? I'd love to hear from you with any questions, suggestions, thoughts you might have. To write me, just click on the "Email Me" link up in the top right corner area and send me a message. I'm not always able to respond right away, but I read every message and keep notes about questions asked and try to address them in a post. I'm working on a new book too, so any input is very welcome and appreciated.
No more migraines,
Kelli :)
P.S. Here's to migraine relief for us all!
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