I moved to Thailand from Russia, exactly to Pattaya. Partly due to the lack of ADHD treatment options back home. In Russia, only atomoxetine is permitted—which was barely effective for me—while other medications are prohibited. A month ago, a doctor in Thailand prescribed 10 mg of Ritalin, to be taken three times a day. It’s a significant improvement over atomoxetine, but it does have its downsides—primarily the short duration of the drug's effect and the subsequent "crash." I discussed this with my doctor, and we decided to switch to 30 mg of Vyvanse. It’s much better, but the cost is a major issue; it’s quite a financial burden. I paid 9,200 THB for 25 pills and a doctor’s consultation at Bangkok Pattaya Hospital. Are there other clinics where I could obtain these medications at a lower price? I don’t have insurance (and I’m not even sure if any insurance plans cover this type of treatment), so I’m paying out of pocket. I’m also open to options like extended-release Ritalin, provided it’s more affordable than what I’m currently paying at Bangkok Pattaya Hospital.

My girlfriend brought this with her from Thailand. It smells like Vicks balm but it's apparently just some leaves and spices.

What is it? Is it safe?

Hi everyone!

I've been receiving treatment at Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok and was recently quoted around $10,000 USD for the surgical removal of one cervical lymph node, excluding pathology and additional lab tests. For some reason they don't want to tell me the costs... I asked 3 times already...

I'm honestly shocked by the price and wondering whether it's worth continuing treatment there.

Has anyone had experience with Bumrungrad, especially surgeries? Were you satisfied with the care, and did you feel the prices were justified? Did you experience any unexpected charges or unnecessary tests?

I'd really appreciate your honest experiences or recommendations for alternative hospitals in Bangkok. Thanks!

Saw this at a mall clinic (Vsquare) today and surprised how cheap GLP-1 is in Thailand, even when clinic administered. If a mall clinic is this cheap, I can only presume local clinics will be even cheaper.

For comparison, in USA a single Wegovy injection is $87.25 (~3,000 baht) when buying direct from manufacturer for cash. And that’s for a self injectable too. A clinic administered dose is around $180 (~6,000 baht) in California.

The first time I went to the hospital I had to register, had no idea what I was doing. The doctor I was supposed to see, came down to the first floor and helped me "speed things up", that took like 8 hours in total for everything. Which I thought was incredible annoying until I got the bill. This doctor actually studied and worked in the US for 20 years. Obviously she could speak English very well, but she also knew how to talk with me and give me advice as a foriegn patient. To register AND see a doctor AND pay for medicine, my total bill was around $30. It was so cheap that I forgot to give them my insurance card. In the US that could've easily been over $1,000, but probably would've been in an out within an hour or two. I'd much rather wait several hours, hell, I'd wait all day to reduce the bill by 99%.

After the first visit, you can just make appointments so you don't need to wait as long. In the past 6 visits or so, I've waited an average of 20 minutes, and talked with the doctor for up to 90 minutes.

Just today I went for a visit, but I didn't make an appointment, I had missed the previous appointment. If you don't make an appointment you have get their really early and que. I arrived at 8:30 and the que quota was fully booked for the day. I had completely run out of medicine (epiliepsy meds). I just texted the doctor that I can't make it because it's full and SHE CALLED ME and told me I can go to a pharmacy down the street and buy all the medicine I need. I can't believe she gave me Line ID and not only responded, but she called me lol I walked down there and as soon as I walked in "Oh wait. I don't have a prescription... well I'll just ask anyway". No prescription needed, 3 months of medicine (epilipsy AND Blood pressure medicine) was $30. Once again, in and out in 5 minutes.

I'm not sure if Europeans are as suprised by this as me but WOW... this is a huge plus for Americans living here and it still blows my mind.

Edit: this was a government hospital, not a private international hospital.

Currently sitting at 184 here near Petchaburi Road

Hello! I am 27 yrs old male. So 3 years ago been to thai and got sick from my motel water in koh phi phi at the moment it was high fever, muscle aches and i did throw up once(got some antibiotics from a pharmacy there a few days). After I came back into my country a few months later I started having stomach issues that go till this date like bloating, mushy stools and sometimes pain. The weird thing is that over the years I started developing some unrelated symptoms that get worse and worse like inflamations in different parts of the body: - costocondritis - tmj - rhinitis -cervical cracklings even with slight movement - pericarditis 3mm (this is the latest one started having pain 3 days ago got it checked) I do urine with amorphous urate crystals once daily. I also have some neurological issues that started before the cervical ones like scalp burning as of cervical issues i started having also some random tingles that go through my hands. One of the latest ones is that i started developing weird allergies to nsaids which were confirmed by blood work (i do not take nsaids that much and neither had problems in the past).

Did a lot of investigations all these years like colonoscopies, endoscopies, entero ct all of these found nothing on my stomach. Tons of tests for parasites viruses and bacteria all negative. Mri brain and cervical and angio without contrast this showed only lordosis on cervical.

The only things that come high in my blood tests are calprotectin 470 mg/kg actual value (started with 190), ige 138 UI/mL, borderline igg 1530 mg/dL.

If you have any ideas that will help out that would be very usefull. Been going to the docs for so many years now and i got worse and worse.

Hi guys, been living in Thailand for 6 month and I thought this issue will go away once I get used to weather but it didn’t. I sweat sooo much outside, even slight physical effort and my whole back is wet.. My height to weight ratio is 185cm to 74kg, have some fat on my stomach.

I had dental treatment at Bangkok Hospital several years ago. In my experience, the dentist carried out treatment on some teeth that I believe were healthy or did not require treatment. I believe these treatments were driven more by profit than by my actual dental needs.

As a result, some of my teeth were damaged and I have had ongoing dental problems, as well as significant additional costs to deal with the consequences.

I have contacted Bangkok Hospital several times and asked them to investigate and resolve the issue. However, nothing has been resolved so far. The hospital continues to tell me that the case is under an “internal process”, but I still have not received a clear explanation or concrete solution.

As a foreign patient, I find it very difficult to protect my rights and get a fair resolution.

Has anyone else experienced something similar with Bangkok Hospital or another private hospital in Thailand? What would be the best way to escalate this?😔

Bumrungrad, for a pitutiary MRI, which I understand is probably more complicated, but still.

That's a lot of money, more than $1000.

In Budapest it would not be more than $300 including radiology.

I wonder if I can tell them this and have it done somewhere else.

2nd Jan shot taken around 3pm. 1st Jan shot taken around 10am.

Mom got these shipped in and I get vertigo episodes, anyone find these actually help and how often to inhale?

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GF asked me to buy her some tepthai toothpaste. Never used a herbal paste myself before now. Checked the ingredients, it has fluoride which is the basic criteria for me and a host of other stuff, so I gave it a try.

Teeth have never felt so clean after each brush. Been using the standard sensodyne and Darlie and Colgate in the past. Won't be able to go back to others after been using thia a month now. I've tried two of the mint varieties which I rotate.

** Seeing some commentary here. I chose and use the flouride version (says on the packaging) but there is some flavours with no flouride

Short story: After a blood test showed I had low magnesium levels (likely due to my diet and eating habits), I ordered a magnesium supplement from Lazada. I took it for over a month—at a higher dose than recommended—but when I repeated the blood test, my magnesium levels had dropped even further.

That left me with two possibilities: either I have a magnesium absorption issue, or the supplement was fake. To test this, I switched to a different brand and took a much lower dose for another month. This time, my magnesium levels increased significantly.

Conclusion: Based on these results and additional information I found, the brand “Omilay Japan” appears to be fake. Their “magnesium” supplement comes in soft gel capsules filled with oil, and they sell various other supposed supplements in identical bottles with the same yellow capsules. The brand even sells products that cannot realistically exist in soft gel form—such as creatine monohydrate.

Bottom line: Don’t buy this brand. It’s a scam that sells empty pills disguised as supplements.

I didn't take my protein with me to another city and just drank protein drink from mart which was 49b/bottle. I was just curious and calculated and then surprised my usual protein shake costs almost 35b/scoop. I used to take optimum whey in Aus and I still buy it. My wife said there's a popular Thai brand and it's like almost same or more expensive! I'm not sure going to the gym and taking wpi is categorized as luxury here but considering wages it's actually crazy.

Price, quality and flavour wise. Whats the protein product you eat the most here in Thailand?

I eat eggs, chicken, but found hard to find some protein yougurts with no suggar added like in the west

Well I emailed the Thai diplomatic office to my country and just said please consider ending the burning season because it's causing me to enjoy the nature a little less. Peacefulness serves as the mother of creativity but I can't feel peaceful when my throat burns. They said they appreciated my comments!