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Ok I was sleeved on 3/26/12 and immediately my surgeon started me on nexium daily. They are great, I have had no problems. 2 weeks ago my DH lost his insurance so now we are self pay for office visits and meds. I took my last nexium yesterday and called in the refill. I was shocked when I went to pick it up. Even with the coupon from the manufacturer I printed online at purplepill.Com that took off $50.00 my cost was $150.53. I simply can't afford this every month. Does anyone have any suggestions?

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I ran into the same issue. I have insurance but it has a $500 deductible. One month's worth of the Nexium would be $200! Call your surgeon and see if he will prescribe you a different medicine.

Consumer Reports had an article about how much Nexium is prescribed because of incentives from the drug company to doctors. There are a lot of other drugs (prescription and OOC) that work just as well if not better. Hopefully, your doctor will agree. Good luck!

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You could also ask your doctor for samples.< /p>

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Call the drug company. For people who can't afford it, you can apply to get it free! I have psoriasis, and recently lost my insurance. I take Humira injections for it, and those are $4,800.00 for a one month supply. I called the mfg company, and now I'm getting them free. It's worth a shot!

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There are stacks of acid relief meds out there. There are plenty of options. Just call your surgeon, explain the situation, and ask for a different med -- preferably one that is generic.

Other PPIs (of which one is Nexium) include Omeprazole (Prilosec and a generic version), lansoprazole (Prevacid), rabeprazole (AcipHex) and pantoprazole (Protonix). Maybe get some prices first and then ask your doc if any of these might be appropriate.

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I had the same problem before I had insurance. Prilosec OTC worked just as good for me.

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I had the same problem before I had insurance. Prilosec OTC worked just as good for me.

Zegerid was better than anything I had ever tried, I used to swear by it. However, since the surgery it doesn't work for me anymore. It is over the counter but I have at least a months worth that I would be happy to send to see if it helps before you spend any money on it. Send me a message with your address if you want to try it. It is still sealed and everything. Good luck!

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Ok I was sleeved on 3/26/12 and immediately my surgeon started me on nexium daily. They are great, I have had no problems. 2 weeks ago my DH lost his insurance so now we are self pay for office visits and meds. I took my last nexium yesterday and called in the refill. I was shocked when I went to pick it up. Even with the coupon from the manufacturer I printed online at purplepill.Com that took off $50.00 my cost was $150.53. I simply can't afford this every month. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Oops, I quoted the wrong person, sorry!

Zegerid was better than anything I had ever tried, I used to swear by it. However, since the surgery it doesn't work for me anymore. It is over the counter but I have at least a months worth that I would be happy to send to see if it helps before you spend any money on it. Send me a message with your address if you want to try it. It is still sealed and everything. Good luck!

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Thanks so much everyone. I am going to try all of the suggestions you all sent and maybe i can get something worked out within the next month when i run out. The cost of some medicine is so ridiculous its depressing! I could not imagine if I had a multitude to fill each month at these prices!!

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Prilosec -- generic omeprazole is pretty much the same stuff as Nexium. My doc and pharmacist both said to use that instead and save some money. A six week supply of the generic is in the $30 range instead of the $100 that a two week supply of Nexium cost with my insurance.

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I had the same thing happen to me a few years back and after trying all the OTC stuff, I found Prevacid works best for me...and is pretty similar to Nexium...and the cost isn't bad at all. I buy mine at Sams when I can to save even more money! Good luck!

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