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Insurance covers it, but I had to try (I think) four other treatment modalities and show that they weren’t sufficient first. My neurologist is really tuned int
by jnovek 3y ago
Insurance covers it, but I had to try (I think) four other treatment modalities and show that they weren’t sufficient first.
My neurologist is really tuned into the insurance process because she’s seen Botox help so many people and we were able to eliminate four modalities in about a year.
If you aren’t lucky enough to have a doctor willing to play the insurance game, you might have to do your own legwork with insurance but, at least in my experience, it’s worth it.
Edit: forgot to mention — I’m lucky enough not to deal with bruxism so I don’t get injections low enough in my face to know if it affects jaw strength. Mine are mainly in my scalp, shoulders and forehead. It does reduce the expressiveness of my forehead a little bit, but I consider it a fair trade considering the alternative.
- ianai 3y agoI have the impression from my neurologist that insurance companies are now steering patients towards the prophylactic cgrp blockers like Ajovy. It’s got to be much cheaper to give a patient a self injectable than pay a neurologist for dozens of injections. Personally I’d much rather not risk the headaches coming back to make a change.