Vitality 101 Newsletter: 10 Tips for Simpler, Cheaper Treatment of CFS & Fibromyalgia (2nd 5 Tips)
Hello Reader,
In my last blog post, I began a discussion of my top 10 tips for more affordable and simpler treatments for CFS and fibromyalgia. In that article I went through the 1st 5 tips on my list. In this article, I'm presenting the remaining 5.
Tools & Tips to Simplify Care (Tips 6-10)
6. Use GoodRx to Avoid Ultra-High Prescription Prices
When people don't have insurance to cover the cost of medications, they're often charged 10-40 times what an insurance company would have to pay. A terrific tool to help you buy medication at much cheaper rates is the smartphone app "GoodRx." Alternatively you can just visit the GoodRx website. Simply enter the name and dose of the medication you need and GoodRx will provide you a coupon to print that will often lower the price by 90% or more! (I'm not exaggerating — this is more the rule than the exception.) Patients will be pleasantly shocked. For example, I searched for Ambien and GoodRx gave me a coupon discounting it from $4 a pill all the way down to 8 cents a pill!
See the rest of my top 10 tips »
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Consultations With Dr. T
I treat people with CFS and fibromyalgia all over the world by providing consultations over the phone or in person, with a comprehensive "new patient" consultation session including four hours of one-on-one time with me. During this initial session, I'll review your medical lab records, thoroughly discuss the experiences you've had with this illness, answer all of your questions, and recommended a detailed treatment protocol for your case.
In the News
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Q&A With Dr. T
Dr. T invites readers to ask him questions through his website's Ask Dr. T page. Some Q&A that may be generally helpful to the public will be answered in this newsletter (with permission).
Question: A 3-month supply of the Savella I take used to cost $131. Now it's gone all the way up to $430. Is there a vitamin I can take instead ?
Answer: A wide range of supplements can be helpful, but If Savella helped you, you should stay with it but find it for a lower price. Go to GoodRx online and you can get a coupon for 30 tablets of the 100 mg variety from Costco for just $141. You can break the tablets in half, taking one half tablet twice a day for the full dose.
Funny Stuff
A Lesson in Government Spending
Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House. One is from Chicago, one is from Tennessee, and one is from Minnesota. All three go with a White House official to examine the fence.
The Minnesota contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring. "Well," he says, "I figure the job will run about $900 — $400 for materials, $400 for my crew, and $100 profit for me."
The Tennessee contractor also does some measuring, and then says, "I can do this job for $700 — $300 for materials, $300 for my crew, and $100 profit for me."
The Chicago contractor doesn't measure anything, but simply leans over to the White House official and whispers, "$2,700."
The official, incredulous, says, "You didn't even measure anything! How did you come up with such a high figure?"
The Chicago contractor whispers back, "$1,000 for me, $1,000 for you, and we hire the guy from Tennessee to fix the fence."
"Done!" replies the government official.
And that, my friends, is your government at work.
Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D. is one of the world's leading integrative medical authorities on fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. He is the lead author of eight research studies on their effective treatments, and has published numerous health & wellness books, including the bestseller on fibromyalgia From Fatigued to Fantastic! and The Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Solution. Dr. Teitelbaum is one of the most frequently quoted fibromyalgia experts in the world and appears often as a guest on news and talk shows nationwide including Good Morning America, The Dr. Oz Show, Oprah & Friends, CNN, and Fox News Health.
