Re: insurance for prescription

[Guest guest]

Hi Margie,

> No, insurance won't pay for LDN because it is not considered a

treatment for MS (or anything else at this point.) Naltrexone, at

doses of 50mg up to about 150mg was approved a long time ago to help

Herion addicts get clean. High doses like that had bad side effects,

so they stopped using it for that.

>

Heh.. my prescription insurance pays for LDN.. and I swear I must have

the worst med. insurance in the world

If you have prescription insurance, give it a try.. IRMAT charges $38.00

for a months worth of 4.5 capsules.. since my insurance does cover it,

I only pay $20.00..

Take care,

Janis

[Guest guest]

> It appears that a lot of MS's take 3 mg capsules because their body

won't tolerate 4.5 mg.

>

> I have leukemia and went up to 4.5 mg last week and in about two

days started having some severe cramps in my feet and lower legs

again. Went back to 3.0 mg and haven't had any indication of cramps

since.

>

> Everybody's tolerance appears to be at a different level.

>

> Noland

It's not just the side-effects and your tolerance to them. I'm

convinced it's also the primary effect, which can be better the

lower the dosage. I guess I'll find out soon.

-Sullivan

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Okay, I will admit I was wrong.....But...

I paid less than $20.00....and that's with shipping & handling. The actual cost

for 30 days worth of 3mg is $11.50....I bet 30 days worth of 4.5mg is still less

than your co-pay.

Margie

>

> From: " jmklou " <janis@...>

> Date: 2003/09/08 Mon PM 10:59:53 EDT

> low dose naltrexone

> Subject: [low dose naltrexone] Re: insurance for prescription

>

>

Hi Margie,

> No, insurance won't pay for LDN because it is not considered a

treatment for MS (or anything else at this point.) Naltrexone, at

doses of 50mg up to about 150mg was approved a long time ago to help

Herion addicts get clean. High doses like that had bad side effects,

so they stopped using it for that.

>

Heh.. my prescription insurance pays for LDN.. and I swear I must have

the worst med. insurance in the world

If you have prescription insurance, give it a try.. IRMAT charges $38.00

for a months worth of 4.5 capsules.. since my insurance does cover it,

I only pay $20.00..

Take care,

Janis

[Guest guest]

hey kids-

what about medical assistance - the state program that picks up

anything that medicare does not? I'm thinking about asking Dr.

to call it in to my local walgreens- in 50mg tablet form (I'll

compound my own with water).

Does anyone know if it would work that way?

thanks.

alex ~ just hoping.

> Hi,

>

> Okay, I will admit I was wrong.....But...

>

> I paid less than $20.00....and that's with shipping & handling. The

actual cost for 30 days worth of 3mg is $11.50....I bet 30 days worth

of 4.5mg is still less than your co-pay.

>

> Margie

>

>

> >

> > From: " jmklou " <janis@f...>

> > Date: 2003/09/08 Mon PM 10:59:53 EDT

> > low dose naltrexone

> > Subject: [low dose naltrexone] Re: insurance for prescription

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

My insurance pays for ldn BUT i HAVE TO PAY A 35.00 deductible. I go to

Irmat and he deals with the insurance company. I wouldn't care if the

insurance paid or not because LDN is that good and I won't be without it.

Marie

----- Original Message -----

From: " jmklou " <janis@...>

<low dose naltrexone >

Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 10:59 PM

Subject: [low dose naltrexone] Re: insurance for prescription

> Hi Margie,

>

> > No, insurance won't pay for LDN because it is not considered a

> treatment for MS (or anything else at this point.) Naltrexone, at

> doses of 50mg up to about 150mg was approved a long time ago to help

> Herion addicts get clean. High doses like that had bad side effects,

> so they stopped using it for that.

> >

>

> Heh.. my prescription insurance pays for LDN.. and I swear I must have

> the worst med. insurance in the world

>

> If you have prescription insurance, give it a try.. IRMAT charges $38.00

> for a months worth of 4.5 capsules.. since my insurance does cover it,

> I only pay $20.00..

>

> Take care,

> Janis

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ya Margie,

> Okay, I will admit I was wrong.....But...

>

> I paid less than $20.00....and that's with shipping & handling. The

actual cost for 30 days worth of 3mg is $11.50....I bet 30 days worth

of 4.5mg is still less than your co-pay.

>

hey, I didn't think this was a contest to see who got it cheaper

<grin>.. the point was just that if you have a prescription plan with

your health insurance, give it a try

Btw, my husband told me I was wrong.. the co-pay is only $10.00 for

LDN <smile>

Take care

Janis

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I live in Florida and have state insurance (Medicaid). It will not pay for it

because it is not FDA approved for MS.

Margie

>

> From: " alpha light " <firstlight530@...>

> Date: 2003/09/09 Tue PM 02:57:05 EDT

> low dose naltrexone

> Subject: [low dose naltrexone] Re: insurance for prescription

>

>

hey kids-

what about medical assistance - the state program that picks up

anything that medicare does not? I'm thinking about asking Dr.

to call it in to my local walgreens- in 50mg tablet form (I'll

compound my own with water).

Does anyone know if it would work that way?

thanks.

alex ~ just hoping.

> Hi,

>

> Okay, I will admit I was wrong.....But...

>

> I paid less than $20.00....and that's with shipping & handling. The

actual cost for 30 days worth of 3mg is $11.50....I bet 30 days worth

of 4.5mg is still less than your co-pay.

>

> Margie

>

>

> >

> > From: " jmklou " <janis@f...>

> > Date: 2003/09/08 Mon PM 10:59:53 EDT

> > low dose naltrexone

> > Subject: [low dose naltrexone] Re: insurance for prescription

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Okay,

Not a contest. I just wanted to point out that some insurance co-pays can be

more than the prescription...not only LDN but other prescriptions as well.

Margie

>

> From: " jmklou " <janis@...>

> Date: 2003/09/09 Tue PM 03:46:03 EDT

> low dose naltrexone

> Subject: [low dose naltrexone] Re: insurance for prescription

>

>

Hi ya Margie,

> Okay, I will admit I was wrong.....But...

>

> I paid less than $20.00....and that's with shipping & handling. The

actual cost for 30 days worth of 3mg is $11.50....I bet 30 days worth

of 4.5mg is still less than your co-pay.

>

hey, I didn't think this was a contest to see who got it cheaper

<grin>.. the point was just that if you have a prescription plan with

your health insurance, give it a try

Btw, my husband told me I was wrong.. the co-pay is only $10.00 for

LDN <smile>

Take care

Janis

[Guest guest]

Hi Marie,

Hope all is going well

> My insurance pays for ldn BUT i HAVE TO PAY A 35.00 deductible.

That sounds like my insurance company for anything else -but-

prescriptions Any blood test, x-ray or laboratory proceedure is

applied to our deductible.. unless we go to this _one_ particular lab

company in Indiana/KY.. and we're in NY .. I don't know how the heck

they get away with that, but they do...

> I go to

> Irmat and he deals with the insurance company. I wouldn't care if the

> insurance paid or not because LDN is that good and I won't be

without it.

That's just how I feel ...

Take care,

Janis

[Guest guest]

The insurance company expects the blood to be drawn and shipped to their

designated lab for testing I imagine. That is how mine did it about 18

months ago.

Noland

----- Original Message -----

From: " jmklou " <janis@...>

<low dose naltrexone >

Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 9:27 PM

Subject: [low dose naltrexone] Re: insurance for prescription

> Hi Marie,

>

> Hope all is going well

>

> > My insurance pays for ldn BUT i HAVE TO PAY A 35.00 deductible.

>

> That sounds like my insurance company for anything else -but-

> prescriptions Any blood test, x-ray or laboratory proceedure is

> applied to our deductible.. unless we go to this _one_ particular lab

> company in Indiana/KY.. and we're in NY .. I don't know how the heck

> they get away with that, but they do...

>

> > I go to

> > Irmat and he deals with the insurance company. I wouldn't care if the

> > insurance paid or not because LDN is that good and I won't be

> without it.

>

> That's just how I feel ...

>

> Take care,

> Janis

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Noland,

> The insurance company expects the blood to be drawn and shipped to their

> designated lab for testing I imagine. That is how mine did it about 18

> months ago.

I checked online last night, and found some very close to us - about

25 minutes away.. I hadn't checked before this because when I asked

them if there was a lab we should go to that would be near our new

home in NY, they said, there were none.. I foolishly believed them!

I can't believe the state insurance inspectors let them get away with

this kind of behavior

Take care,

Janis