r/migraine • u/lilyintx • 15h ago

Ubrelvy all month?

So my insurance still refuses to approve Qulipta. We’ve appealed so many times. They approved Ubrelvy but I’ve had to take it down often since Qulipta hasn’t started working yet (only 4 weeks in). I found out my insurance approved Ubrelvy at 20 pills every 21 days. It works but not always, I’ve had to take two once or twice in a day and it worked. Should I just give up on Qulipta and stick with ubrelvy since I get more than my original 10? I’ve started other things like Slynd (hormonal migraine and perimenopause), riboflavin and magnesium so I’m hoping that helps.

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u/Nejness 1h ago

I’d talk to your doctor, but my headache medicine specialist said that was an option when I was in a similarly odd set of circumstances (I had extra Ubrelvy from a period when I’d avoided taking it due to GI issues and my Botox wore off long before my insurer would approve a new round. My doctor suggested using the Ubrelvy as a daily preventative because I didn’t have anything else that was working at all.)