I pay the entire utility bill each month because my roommate never uses the heat and stays in his room most of the time.
My bill for February was $288.00!
I know why. It’s a small apartment but it has two wall heaters close by each other.
I got in the habit of turning them both on as high as they will go and falling asleep with both of them on. So they are both on until I get up in the morning. I can cover the bill this month but boy, I am now being more conscious of not just letting the heaters run all day and night. Warmer weather is coming so the monthly bill will go down to $60 or $70.
Have you looked into any discounts from the utility company or your city or state? You may qualify for a discount depending on your income or maybe even because of your illness.
I thought it would be cheaper for me heating with wood, but with prices rising every year it’s costing me more now then it did on natural gas when I was in town.
Add on to that using the electric baseboards as backups, just to make sure that the pipes don’t freeze, the bill has went from about $70 a month up to 300. Now that does include my recording studio, but still