The cheapest medication I have found for UC in my current pre-existing condition, bad insurance state is Balsalazide for $150 a month. Pay $20 a year for Walgreens discount Rx drugs plan and you get about $150 per month off the big B!
Is it effective? Well it is hard to tell, because aside from UC I have hemorrhoids that bleed alot and must take Citrucel regularly to keep things moving. I will have to be on Balsalazide a bit longer to tell if it is worth it. I don't think it makes me as nauseous as Asacol HD, and nowhere near as bad as Rowasa.
Rowasa costs me $150 a week but the doc said I could take them as I can afford them...
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Rowasa Side Effects
Taking Asacol HD every day made me a little nauseous but I got used to it. I took Rowasa regularly, and it was much worse. I'd get warm and it made me almost want to throw up a few times. I guess it is better than the alternative. I have run out of it now, but despite the strong side effects it seems to work the best.
I would continue taking it but it would cost over $500 a month out of pocket. I would actually recommend it, seems quite powerful. I will probably take it later if I can afford it, since I am aiming for 'remission' as the doctor calls it.
I would continue taking it but it would cost over $500 a month out of pocket. I would actually recommend it, seems quite powerful. I will probably take it later if I can afford it, since I am aiming for 'remission' as the doctor calls it.
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