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Old 05-27-2013, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by karilann View Post
My insurance company wouldn't cover Provigil either because......its used for Nacalepsy and my doctor submitted it for Multiple Sclerosis. So I called the company and told them it was for the FATIGUE IN MS. So once my doctor put the script in for FATIGUE....they gave it to me.
Yeah... My insurance company sent me a "lovely" letter telling me that Provigil is not approved for MS fatigue, that is off label use. They even went on to say that there have been studies that prove it has no better effect on MS fatigue than a placebo!

Needless to say, my insurance company is not my best friend right now.
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