How do you afford Valtrex?

[WhirlyGirl]

For those of you who do not have health insurance or benefits, how do you afford daily suppressive therapy with Valtrex?

I am spending $122 every 15 days....this is making me completely poor!

I'm in Canada, BTW.

[tohealth]

Can you not switch to Acyclovir? It's cheaper for sure as a generic for Zovirax. I take Acyclovir + lysine and it is working really well (better than either alone).

[tearsforfears]

Hi Whirlygirl

I've just learned I've contracted Herpes and trying to deal with it emotionally. I too am in Alberta.

I have not yet got a precription from the doctor yet,or I should say just for some topical Acyclovir,not for pills like valtrek

Holy crap...that's $$$$$$$

Best wishes for a painless /outbreakless/ life

[liberal]

i am lucky in a sense that my insurance covers the costs...but unlucky in a way that valtrex did not work for me. My body got used to it very quickly

[SpecialGuest1234]

For those of you who do not have health insurance or benefits, how do you afford daily suppressive therapy with Valtrex?

I am spending $122 every 15 days....this is making me completely poor!

I'm in Canada, BTW.

Most people that don't have insurance and can't afford Valtrex usually go with Acyclovir for suppression which is MUCH cheaper.

Hang in there,

Angela

[zab]

Here valtrex is 310.00 fpr 30 pills VS. Acyclovir 60.00 for 30 pills. I am getting married in a few weeks. My BF says I need the insurance. I am a diabetic as well.

[freeflower42]

I live in the US and I have been able to get free Valtrex from the company. Its a program called Bridges to Access. Their phone # is 866-728-4368 and the website is bridgestoaccess.gsk.com What you need is an "advocate", a doctor to write the scripts and communicate with Glakso Smith Kline. It goes by your income. Call them and see if you can get on. I have been doing this for 6 months now and the Valtrex comes via mail from Walgreens. I hope it works for you.

[SpecialGuest1234]

I have heard over the years that is a very good program to be on if you can qualify!!

Thanks for sharing,

Angela

[ouch]

Also, try going to Planned Parenthood for Acylovir (sp...I am typing fast). I paid about $22 bucks through them for a big ole bottle of it. I keep it on hand just in case I have an OB to help lessen it (the pain and length of time). Otherwise, the only thing I do is take Lysine. This stuff has been a miracle for me. I think my immune system is pretty kick ass, so the only missing ingredient for me was the lysine. I was having really super bad OB's for a while there, and now for the past few months (knock on wood) I haven't. If I feel that "tingling sensation' down there, I take a higher dosage of lysine and it seems to just kick the crap out of the ole Herpes Virus! God, I love vitamins!

[SpecialGuest1234]

I hope that's really the case and not a coincidence...

Good luck,

Angela

[ouch]

yeah, I have thought of that too...is it merely coincidental? A placebo effect? Psychosomatic? Who knows for sure....BUT it is too coincidental for me, in that as soon as I stopped taking it, I had the worst outbreak of my life. (I ran out of vitamins and just casually thought, eh, no big deal, I am taking prenatals vitamins, that is all I need...HAH!) and i didn't take them for most of my pregnancy as well as 7months after the baby was born.

A few months back, I was so sick of having an outbreak every single month that I decided to try vitamins again. So far, so good. So we shall see. Even if it is just mind over matter, placebo effect, whatever, I don't care. It is working. The mind and our immune systems are powerful tools....I have no problem "enhacing them" with vitamins, or food, or diet. whatever it takes!

[SpecialGuest1234]

Great!

Angela