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Old Mar 06, 2024, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Brentus View Post
I've done the nasal spray, but currently have tablets. Actually, it's frustrating my insurance will only pay for 9 + 1 refill. Isn't that crazy? I have to use them sparingly if I have more migraines than usual in a month.
No, that is actually justified. Imitrex cannot be used more often than 6 times a month. Otherwise overuse can cause what is called "rebound migraines" or migraine medication overuse attacks.

Even Ubrelvy can currently only used a certain number of times a month. Nurtec which I am on is used every other days as a preventative. I think Ubrelvy may eventually be tested and approved for preventative use, too, but we are not there yet.
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Bipolar I w/psychotic features
Last inpatient stay in 2018

Lybalvi 10 mg
Naltrexone 75 mg


Gabapentin 1500 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects)

Long-term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued:
- Hypothyroidism
- Obesity BMI ~ 38
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