Hi Nike007,
Thanks for your reply. Here are my replies to your reply. 😁
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Hi. So I personally have no experience with generic medications, but if you notice there is a difference, could you just explain to your doctor this fact so they can prescribe you a non-generic medication? If your current place doesn't prescribe it, you can easily just go to a different pharmacy. Just ask your records to be transferred to the new place. The current place isn't going to hate you if you change. They don't care. You just need to do what is right for you.
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My doc will gladly prescribe me non-generic meds, and I'd gladly take him up on it if he'd also pay the difference. ☺️ As for pharmacies, I have no problem shopping around different pharmacies, but (currently anyway) I get my a 3-month supply of my meds thru mail-order pharmacy, and they, just like every other pharmacy, give no notice when they change generic manufacturers. Still workable if necessary but a pain in the *****.
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Originally Posted by Nike007
Also, it may seem bad about taking x amount of medications a day, but if it helps you, why not? It may be "unnatural" in your body, but the medication is used to help treat or prevent conditions. Medication just leaves your body through your urine in the end anyways.
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I don't mind taking meds when they are needed. I'm definitely pro-med! But each med adds another variable to the equation, and if I don't absolutely
need a medication, I'm gong to eliminate it.
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If migraines impact you, I would suggest seeing a doctor about it. In my opinion, or at least I see it this way, is that functioning and being on x amount of medications is better than not functioning and being on zero.
If you still don't want to try medications, you can ask your doctor about alternative methods or see a naturopath about it. Good luck.
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I'm not against seeing a doctor about my migraines, and if I'm unable to make any headway with them I certainly will. But not until I've exhausted all reasonable non-medical possibilities. I'd rather prevent them from occurring in the first place than to spend a lot of $$$ covering up symptoms.