Migraine Help
For 5 years I have been taking Aimovig 70mg for my debilitating migraines. It has eliminated my headaches. I was getting the medication free through the drug company’s savings plan. Unfortunately, the income criteria has changed and I no longer qualify for the savings program. This medication will cost me over $700 per month and I will not be able to pay that. I am afraid of what happens when I stop the Aimovig in a few months.
Has anyone on this forum stopped taking Aimovig? Were there any side effects other than a return of migraines for you?
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I'm so sorry to hear you no longer qualify for the savings program - that's extremely frustrating. I've not taken Aimovig and don't have any words of wisdom on that front other than please don't lose hope for migraine prevention. There are over 100 medications, supplements, devices, complementary therapies and lifestyle modifications that can be used to manage migraine disease and most of us are on a combination of these. https://migraine.com/blog/migraine-preventives-start.
I'm sure others will be along shortly to share their experiences with you and I'm sending you wishes for a low pain day, Nancy Harris Bonk, Patient Leader/Moderator (team member)
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Just a similar situation. I was covered under my insurance for Botox, then let go from my job a couple of years before retirement. No Botox on any Heathcare.gov plans. Each treatment is $5000. To qualify for reinbursement through Abbvie, you have to have insurance pay some portion. So, there went the Botox. I hate to say this, but it is awful. I always wondered if it was just me or was the Botox really working, and...learned the hard way that it did/was. However, it made me explore other avenues of natural remedies (feverfew, etc), that offer some relief - I had to do my homework and I am ultra-concious of my triggers. Good luck and let us know how it goes. I will be thinking of you.
-Lisa
