#nerivio

Edit: After seeing all the personal anecdotes in comments reblogs and tags, I've come to a new conclusion— it is discriminatory.

Conclusion: Requiring iOS or Android apps (or any other) for medical devices is discrimination. Period. All devices can have a button or small remote thing, I don't care if it cost a little extra for the company my health is not a commodity. A optional app that can do a lot more than the basics would be fine— nerivio app offers migraine tracking as example—but should not at all be required.

Great news! Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield now covers this! I have found it to be a MAJOR help for migraine prevention, but kind of hit or miss for acute treatment. Sometimes it almost completely relieves a migraine, sometimes it gets rid of pain but not much else, and sometimes it just doesn't help much.

I've been using Nerivio for migraine relief for something like 2 years now, and for prevention for about a month. Used acutely, it helps a lot with pain relief but not as much with pain and vertigo. Used preventively, it's actually reduced my migraine frequency significantly, even more than a med change alone.