Living with Migraines

I have my prescriptions filled now, courtesy of a new, locally-owned pharmacy.  The bad news?  I had to pay out of pocket because insurance had already authorized refills at stupid Longs.  So I paid and will fill out the form to get reimbursed from the insurance company.  It was $500 for my two prescriptions.  I took time to be thankful that this isn’t going to break my budget and that I even had the option of paying and getting reimbursed later.  And $500 - isn’t that a ridiculous sum of money for 18 pills?!  Drug companies are out of control in this country, as are insurance costs.

In any event, I have my security blanket now in the form of medication, so now I know if I need it, it’s there.  I hate facing holidays and other important days (well, any days, for that matter) feeling like I’m at the mercy of migraine.

Happy holidays to anyone who might be reading this, and thanks for keeping up with my journey here.  I think I’ve been blogging about this now for nearly seven years.

It’s been a while.  October and November were pretty awful, and December hasn’t been much better.  On top of that, getting my refills filled has been a headache in itself, and long story short I find myself without any meds on hand now, even though I called in for refills two weeks ago.  December is SO busy for me, between work and DD’s activities and volunteerism, that I can’t just drop everything at a moment’s notice to take care of errands.  Tried to take care of two weeks ago, then last week, and now today, and am hitting brick walls every time.  SO annoying.  Makes me feel like a junkie to have to go begging for help, or when I lose my temper because my meds aren’t there for me.  It’s not like what I take even makes me feel good.  They just help me to not feel bad.  Anyway, a vent here more than anything.  here’s hoping the holidays are good to me so that I can get by without meds, given I’ve yet to hear from my doctor or the nurse practitioner.  Maybe I can call my regular doctor tomorrow if all else fails…