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Evey once in a while I have to go to the emergency room for a serious migraine. All I need is a few drop of morphine. But I also get a bill for over $3,000. Of
by transfire 11y ago
Evey once in a while I have to go to the emergency room for a serious migraine. All I need is a few drop of morphine. But I also get a bill for over $3,000. Of course, it goes in the trashcan.
The real problem with the medical system is its total contrivance to prevent people from treating themselves and having access to treatments at their actual cost -- the inflated pricing for the non-insured is the racket of the health insurance "mafia".
- tshtf 11y agoMorphine? Why not get a prescription for Imitrex?
- stordoff 11y agoSumatriptan isn't a cure-all for migraines. I suffer from near-constant migraine-like headaches (sometimes diagnosed as migraines, some not - depends on the consultant), and they are actually worsened by sumatripan. Morphine seems a little strong, but having tried every offered non-opiate medication (amitriptalyne, sodium valproate, gabapentin, propranolol, topiramate etc.) and only had any success with opiates (tramadol and codeine), it doesn't seem that unlikely.
- tshtf 11y agoThanks, fair enough. I shouldn't have assumed the first-line approaches for migraine would work for everyone.