Long time no post or no visit. I hope everyone's doing as well as they can! My neuro-a new doc since my last visit, wants me to take a med called Petadolex. It's butterbur without the liver injuring compounds. It seemed to help a little, but the price rose dramatically. It's now $40.00 a bottle, which doesn't last a whole month, if I take it three times a day like he wants me to. I'm on disablility, and haven't been able to afford it the last couple of months. My brother got laid off, and we've had a lot of unexpected expenses. Having the doc write a prescription won't work, since my pharmacy doesn't carry it. But, I'm not noticing any real difference in the incidence of my migraines in the month that I've been off of it. I go back to see my neuro next month, and I plan to discuss whether I really should go back on it or not. It's just very frustrating.
Your frustration is understandable. I wish I had an answer as to why supplements were so expensive but I really don't. For some people supplements can make a world of difference in there Migraine management plan. Others aren't so lucky. Petadolex can be a bit expensive, but if it works at reducing your Migraine frequency and severity than it is worth it, in my opinion. If it is NOT working, no use spending money on it, if in fact you are certain you are not getting any benefits from it.
I know Teri gets her's from the iherb website. Have you checked out the prices there? Here is the link if interested iherb.com.
Hope that helps, and good to hear from you again!
Nancy
Thanks for the link! I"ll have to check it out. I've been getting it locally from a health food store, which is probably one reason it's so expensive, although their prices on other vitamins, etc, are quite reasonable.