Journavx (suzetrigine) new non-opioid medication for acute pain

@heisenberg34 I too have been told about ketamine infusions. My neurologist (in another city) was not actually endorsing it, just stating that he had some patients that got relief from it. I think here it was $4-500 per infusion. I stopped in the only clinic I could find that advertises ketamine infusions. It is owned by some local ER physicians. It was in a sketchy, rundown shopping center at a suboxone clinic. The receptionist was counting large sums of money behind the desk (cash only business). I looked around and said "'nope". Guess I wasn't desperate enough! But apparently it is a helpful treatment.

@julbpat I hear you! $4500 per infusion would be onto stop me .. unless they could guarantee results. I would give them that to get rid of this pain.

took Journavx 50 mg 2x day last week and results were very fast acting and amazing.
I'd had a cortisone shot in my toe 11 days before starting the Journavx and noted no improvement from that during that time...but with the new med started 12 days after the cortisone relief was close to immediate. Praise God. I had been unable to walk more than 50yards at a time without chronic pain from a very bad joint in my foot. Arthritis. No side effects from the new med. But sticker shock at the cost!
Pain free walking? Worth every penny. Will check with our insurance, Medicare A&B, our secondary Medicare supplement and our Wellcare Value Script Prescription Drug Plan about getting more coverage for the medication's long term pain relief. Will ask my Dr. if half the prescribed dose might be as effective. Good RX says all pharmacies are charging $143 for (10) 50mg pills - (with insurance)

I am glad to hear that some of you have had some relief using Journavx. As I posted previously, I had no relief with this drug. Like many of you, I tried several, different iterations with no relief. I just came back from a different pain doctor here in Delaware. I was hoping to get some new treatment options. No such luck. She went over all the standard treatment options... injections, alations, surgeries, SCS, pain pump, etc. Check, check, and check. The only thing different that she mentioned was ketamine infusions, which is not covered by insurance. I would gladly pay out-of-pocket if it worked. Would like to know your experiences with ketamine and how much you paid, etc. I am pretty much resigned to spending the rest of my life with this chronic pain that has robbed me of the joy of my retirement. Thanking you all for your responses.

@heisenberg34 have you put in a search for ketamine?
I read about people using this drug on FB in some neuropathy groups.
It is not legal in many states. It does work on the opioid centers of the brain I think. Some people do get relief.
Everyone finds their own way