tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533911831400192848.post4247715734825327564..comments2023-10-20T06:48:05.682-04:00Comments on Here's Your Gold Watch - Rheutired: Prevacid and the Perils of PaulineAnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02831501899415936152noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533911831400192848.post-42019038061574434972013-11-27T23:03:30.528-05:002013-11-27T23:03:30.528-05:00Unbelievable. I'm so sorry you have to go thro...Unbelievable. I'm so sorry you have to go through this. I don't have any particular helpful things to solve your insurance problem, but… Because of RA meds, my stomach is a rack. My naturopath gave me acidophilus for something else and it did wonders for my acid, too. Get the good stuff from the health food store, the one you keep in the fridge. DDS from Innovte is good. It might help while you do battle.Lene Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11223128667829847717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533911831400192848.post-18567284706123236842013-11-22T01:47:23.823-05:002013-11-22T01:47:23.823-05:00It's too bad that you have such a fight on you...It's too bad that you have such a fight on your hands for this issue. Ironically Pauline got a call from the doctor the same day the post came out and she finally has approval for the Prevacid. <br />It's shocking how much power the insurance companies have when their policies trump the doctor's orders. Anethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02831501899415936152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533911831400192848.post-3243062765325717632013-11-22T01:32:17.048-05:002013-11-22T01:32:17.048-05:00There are always some people for whom the generic ...There are always some people for whom the generic drugs don't have the same effect as the name brand. It's so frustrating when you're one of them. It's good that you have a solution even though it is unsatisfying.<br /><br />I do take a lot of generics myself but only recently have I found one that works poorly for me and that is Salagen. The generic was just introduced in Canada and the normal side effects are magnified to a large degree. I wonder if everyone would find the same results? I have taken the name brand for years and the generic has a dramatic effect all at once, rather than gradually which is different.Anethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02831501899415936152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533911831400192848.post-59243956350378066632013-11-21T11:02:10.454-05:002013-11-21T11:02:10.454-05:00I am having to pay full price for Plaquenil. Thank...I am having to pay full price for Plaquenil. Thanks for the post on this subject. I know that I will have a paper battle ahead of me. I'm just not sure I have the energy for a fight. The Canadian thing is sounding like the only option until I have the energy to follow through with the paper/phone call war. Why wasn't this something Obamacare could have included?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533911831400192848.post-16754398391691024342013-11-21T04:28:51.470-05:002013-11-21T04:28:51.470-05:00I had a similar problem years ago with Celebrex - ...I had a similar problem years ago with Celebrex - the insurance company basically ignored the rheumy's letter so I ended up writing them a letter myself stating each NSAID that I had tried, doctor's name, time period & side effects of each one (about 10 different drugs including over-the counter). Within 10 days, I received a letter from my insurance company telling me that they had approved the Celebrex.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I could not get the same results on name-brand Plaquenil so I order the name-brand Plaquenil from a Canadian pharmacy (and it's less money than my US co-pay would be!)<br /><br />BeckyJo in WA stateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com