insurance cialis levitra

My insurance covers cialis and viagra but not levitra. Any idea why they would leave levitra out?  

-Regarding insurance; that sounds great.  Double check, however, the quantities they cover.  Mostly, what I've seen and experienced my self is that they cover a small number of pills per month...not really enough, and the copay on these is particularly high.  Maybe not in your case, but that would be unusual...please let us know these details.  No idea as to why they cover the two but not Levitra.

I had horrible muscle pain problems with cialis, but that was when I mistakenly ate grapefruit. I read the insert on the levitra sample I had and I guess it's a "as needed" dose. Of course low dose cialis is taken every day.

-Then don't eat grapefruit.  A lot of people, myself included, had "start-up trouble" with Cialis (Tadalifil) and/or with the others.  I have now been using Tadalifil successfully for 5-years after RP.  My first few doses created headache problems, so to be successful I ramped-up with extra small doses AND at the recommendation of my surgeon I simultaneously took some Ibuprofen.  Did this for a few weeks, then the headaches were non-existant and stopped the Ibuprofen.  Cialis (Tadalifil) can either be a daily-dose, or "as needed."  The others are "as needed."

The insert also says sexual stimulation is required for levitra to work. Does that mean either physical or mental/visual or both? If nerves have not recovered from surgery will it work at all?

-The need for stimulation simply means that if you take a pill and then just sit there, you aren't going to get a boner.  It doesn't just happen automatically no matter what.  You've got to "get engaged/get partying" with your partner (or yourself) in order to expect some results.  Depending on how long ago RP was, and whether bi-lateral neurovascular bundles were saved, or just on one side, you could expect to see some positive results starting as soon as your doctor gives the ok for sex...typically 6-weeks after surgery.  Results generally improve over time, sometimes taking months.  Of course, what I described here is just the "typical," some cases are non-typical.

Hope this helps answer your questions.

Post Edited (JackH) : 11/25/2014 1:00:12 PM (GMT-7)

Rigby said...
My insurance covers cialis and viagra but not levitra. Any idea why they would leave levitra out? I had horrible muscle pain problems with cialis, but that was when I mistakenly ate grapefruit. I read the insert on the levitra sample I had and I guess it's a "as needed" dose. Of course low dose cialis is taken every day.

The insert also says sexual stimulation is required for levitra to work. Does that mean either physical or mental/visual or both? If nerves have not recovered from surgery will it work at all?

thanks all

That's some very clear coverage, FoxRun.

What those of us who have also purchased PDE5-inhibitors in the past via prescription, dispensed by corner pharmacy (Walgreens, CVS, etc) have learned is that the $500 annual limit will pay for about 3 months worth.

This is, of course, why so many men who frequent these pages also use offshore mail-order pharmacies...and most use one in particular. 

Here's what I did.  (This is not necessarily a recommendation for what you should do, but simply what I did and what I have read here that lots of other men have done, similarly.) 

First step is to find out which pill works best for you, or works at all for you.  Your question of price comparison vs. effectiveness is, to an experienced PC/ED person, sorta off-base.  In the bigger picture it's the wrong question to ask, but at your early stage in this learning cycle it is a cute questions to ask.  Ask your doctor for free samples of each of the pills (he/she may only give them to you one at a time and say, "try this one first").  Not all the pills work for everyone, and some don't work at all for some few numbers of guys.  This may take a while, but find the one that works for you.  If you can use free samples at this very, very early stage, good for you, if not, burn some of your coverage.

Second, after you find something that works, go ahead and burn up the rest of your prescription coverage.  You'll be surprised how much your own 20% contribution adds up to be.  Depending on how active you want to be, your limit will be consumed well before the year is up...well before.  Again, I'm really just describing my own experiences here, so substitute "you" with "me," or the proper form of the first person.

Third, the first online purchase of that very same pill might want to be a small order.  I believe I placed two relatively small orders so I wouldn't be out more that about $50 if the place wasn't legit.  Not a big deal.  Once confidence was gained, I placed larger orders.  I don't remember exactly, but I think about a year's supply is in the range of $125, or something like that.  I've got probably a year plus supply in my drawer now. 

Effectiveness versus cost comparison....that's cute!

PeterDisAbelard. said...
Foxrun,

Have you actually filled a prescription under the terms you describe? A previous insurance company I once used had a very similar sounding deal. I could log into their website, go into their prescription drug calculator and bring up, say, Cialis for Daily Use and see that it was covered by my plan, that my out-of-pocket would be $85 per month and that the insurance company's contribution would be $35 per month. (The total of $120 per month being a negotiated price, substantially less than the cash prince). I could see that the drug would be dispensed in two packages of 15 pills each.

BUT, when I went to my participating pharmacy I was unable to score any of the drug at anything less than the cash price. I called customer support to complain that my experience did not match what their web site promised and she had me log on and helped me navigate to the page that said "quantities may be limited." My limit, as it turned out, was three pills. One fifth of one indivisible package of 15. The most charitable thing I can say about that insurance company is that they are lying a-holes.

It's been five years. I'm still mad.

Universal Health Care, Inc., I will probably hate you forever.