Being Able to Afford Migraine Medication and Doctor's Visits
I wanted to share this resource with everyone. Not having insurance means that I couldn't afford to see a doctor much less afford medication for my migraines.
I found this article. It has a database with doctors and specialists for free or sliding scale. They also have info on getting free or low cost medication.
https://www.axonoptics.com/migraine-medication-assistance/
Do you have any resources or tips you can share for affording migraine medications? I think there are a lot of people out there who could use it.
This is wonderful, @that.tall.girl! What a great resource to have and share with the rest of the community. Have you used this yourself yet?
I don't have any tips to share from experience, but I did recently see an article on ways to make acupuncture more affordable. Here's the link in case anyone is interested: https://migraine.com/blog/how-to-afford-acupuncture-for-migraines/
Looking forward to seeing some more replies from others who have any tips or tricks to share!
Kindly, Crystal (migraine.com team)
One tip I have is specifically for people who use Fiorecet for migraine and have been denied. Every Medicare supplemental plan that I have had has denied Fiorecet for migraine initially and I have had to have my PCP intervene with a letter. Luckily I have a VERY good doctor who not only understands migraine, but understands insurance denials and their system and listens to his patients. He has added TENSION HEADACHE to my diagnosis specifically to get this medication approved. It works every time and seems to be the only way to get the insurance plan to pay for it. I guess it is not approved for migraine but it is for tension headaches.
Good luck to all!
