Hey guys! I'm in a bit of a bind! My health insurance went out not too long ago when i turned 22. So i am going to purchase some temp. insurance just for emergencies (like a hospital visit). It doesn't cover medicine/prescriptions. I will be getting married in March...so once i'm married- i'll go on my hubby's insurance long term- so that's taken care of.
In the mean time though- i am really hurting! I have severe GERD - I have to take a double dose of Zegarid (it's an acide reducer/prevenative- it works amazingly well for me!) every day just to keep it under control...otherwise the symptoms are non-stop. I have altared my diet, inscreased exercise/etc...nothing helps but the medicine. I can not have GERD surgery as I also have some other GI issues -and where it would help one issue, it would make the others worse..so surgery isn't going to help.
Zegarid is pretty expensive without prescription insurance coverage. I simply can't afford it with the wedding and everything else comming up. My doctor gives me free samples so i can double dose my medicine. So i can certainly call and ask for some more samples (i'm all out)....but i also need something else for my morning dose. I've tried quite a few prescriptions previously- Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec, as well as many otc options as well- Nothing has helped really. The only thing that does help is my normal prescription.
Since i can't afford to get it at the moment and my new insurance will kick in soon, i'd like to try and find an OTC item to take in addition to my nightly prescription. Any ideas?? What OTC acid reducers/prevenatives work for you???
(i will of course run this by my doctor before i mix medications- but i'd like some suggestions!)
In the mean time though- i am really hurting! I have severe GERD - I have to take a double dose of Zegarid (it's an acide reducer/prevenative- it works amazingly well for me!) every day just to keep it under control...otherwise the symptoms are non-stop. I have altared my diet, inscreased exercise/etc...nothing helps but the medicine. I can not have GERD surgery as I also have some other GI issues -and where it would help one issue, it would make the others worse..so surgery isn't going to help.
Zegarid is pretty expensive without prescription insurance coverage. I simply can't afford it with the wedding and everything else comming up. My doctor gives me free samples so i can double dose my medicine. So i can certainly call and ask for some more samples (i'm all out)....but i also need something else for my morning dose. I've tried quite a few prescriptions previously- Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec, as well as many otc options as well- Nothing has helped really. The only thing that does help is my normal prescription.
Since i can't afford to get it at the moment and my new insurance will kick in soon, i'd like to try and find an OTC item to take in addition to my nightly prescription. Any ideas?? What OTC acid reducers/prevenatives work for you???
(i will of course run this by my doctor before i mix medications- but i'd like some suggestions!)