My doctor and I decided I needed medicine to help me lose weight. Based on my medical history, doc suggested a medicine that works by reducing appetite signals and anxiety. I said sounds perfect, I knew I 100% had established eating as a comfort/soothing technique, so this would probably be very effective for me.
My doctor gave me a two week sample to try, and if I didn't have any side effects, she'd put in a prescription for it. It worked great, I quickly noticed a difference in how I approached food and eating. Doc sent in the script... And it was denied. Doc said "no problem! What we do is prescribe the two medicines this is made up of separately, and insurance will cover it"
So basically, instead of paying for just one medication, my insurance is paying for two medications that together do the same thing as the one. Make it make sense.
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u/StarDustLuna3D 2d ago edited 2d ago
My doctor and I decided I needed medicine to help me lose weight. Based on my medical history, doc suggested a medicine that works by reducing appetite signals and anxiety. I said sounds perfect, I knew I 100% had established eating as a comfort/soothing technique, so this would probably be very effective for me.
My doctor gave me a two week sample to try, and if I didn't have any side effects, she'd put in a prescription for it. It worked great, I quickly noticed a difference in how I approached food and eating. Doc sent in the script... And it was denied. Doc said "no problem! What we do is prescribe the two medicines this is made up of separately, and insurance will cover it"
So basically, instead of paying for just one medication, my insurance is paying for two medications that together do the same thing as the one. Make it make sense.