I love pharmaceuticals. I've mentioned that before. Here's an example of why:
Today I have had a rotten migraine. I tried a nap and it didn't get better. It ended up requiring not one, but two Imitrex and an [undisclosed] quantity of Aleve. Eventually I felt better enough to take my dogs to the drain ditch so they could jump in and cool off. Then I wished I could jump in since Imitrex really raises my temperature and makes me sweat buckets. So I put my dogs away and then played in the sprinkler.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But here is the love-hate pill issue:
I was doing some Medicare Part D research. On medicare.gov there is this handy tool to help you pick a prescription program. You enter all your prescriptions along with the dosage info. Then it comes back with some program options and estimates of your out of pocket drug expenses. My estimated out-of-pocket for the year (without coverage) is a little over $20,000 and that doesn't include medications to help with the pain issue (since I don't know those yet).
But I did find a program I liked and it won't be too much per month, about $60. Also, my highest copay will be about $80, so this is a good thing.
I love drugs. But this is outrageous. "Obama-care" didn't do enough. We need some real reformation. But that is a potentially long and preachy diatribe. My handful of pills has made me too loopy to get into that.
Thank goodness.
