Posted on 12/20/2024 8:28:47 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Still I was shocked the price was a fortune for some of the Rxs.
Pays for a lot of TV ads of happy, thrilled people “losing weight” and “keeping it off.”
One source summary:
Weight loss injections can cost between $1,000 and $2,000 per month for brand-name drugs. For example, as of May 2023, Wegovy cost $1,349 per month, Ozempic cost $935 per month, and Mounjaro cost $1,023 per month.
Health plans vary in amounts excluded or accepted along with copays.
I’ve been on terzepatide for 15 months. This is a compound version of Wegovy/Zepbound, which is the same stuff. I’ve lost 60 lbs. I’m off high blood pressure meds, and would do it again, even with the critics complaining about those that benefit from this medication.
I used welbutrin/zyban 21 years ago to quit smoking. I was a 2 pack, plus, a day smoker back then.
Some will state that the GLP1 meds are for diabetics, welbutrin was for depression, or something like that. Side effects for welbutrin was smokers losing the desire to smoke. So, they released it as zyban. Same stuff.
Ozempic was re-released as wegovy, which is semaglutide, and monjauro, is zepbound, which is terzepatide. Change the name, it’s the same stuff.
So that is 4 out of 100? NOOOO. That is 4 out of 1000. Somebody is pushing Ozempic. Wouldn’t be Big Pharma?
And I only pay $399.00/month. Getting it off brand from a compound pharmacy makes it affordable.
That should have read monjauro/Zepbound versus wegovy/Zepbound. It’s all GLP1 sruff.
First of all, is .4 within the margin of error? I am guessing it is not.
In a six month period, not doubt you can lose weight, but does it last, or do you gain back more?
Are you losing more muscle, fat, what?
It’s a lifetime drug. If you get off it, the average gain back is abt 2/3 of weight lost, if I remember that right. The problem is that it changes your digestive system so that rather than having less appetite, you’d have more. Again, that’s only a fuzzy memory. I’m on a pill version and, so far, all side effects have been purely positive. My diabetes numbers, as well as all others, have dropped into the normal range. Don’t know if I would have agreed to go on it if I’d known more about people who had scary side effects, but my A1C diabetes number was out of sight and doctor was pushing forever, so I gave in. Pure luck, for which I’m grateful, that none of the bad side effects happened.
BAD NEWS? — The FDA this week declared that compounding of tirzepatide MUST STOP within 60 - 90 days.
All the vast majority of people seeking to lose weight have to do is eat less and exercise more.
A simple, cheap solution that works, but self control is required.
Did you ever check how much you are losing fat and muscle?
So you will be on it for life?
Exactly. The long-term side effects of these weight loss drugs are truly unknown. Their popular off-label use has only been within the last several years.
Serious question, do doctors get some kind of indirect kickbacks from prescribing ozempic? Is there some behind the scenes compensation from pharmaceutical salesmen for getting patients onto it?
The Fedgov is spending hundreds of billions each year on diabetes and obesity caused illness each year. Via Medicaid and Medicare.
Billions can be saved by getting these people on Ozempic etc. The Fedgov needs to cut better deals with weight loss drug makers. Then hand out that stuff like candy to Hefty Americans,
I’ll bet Elon would agree, as part of his DOGE efforts
Considering the FDA's and big pharma's track record over the years, I wouldn't risk it.
It seems like the newer it is and the more it messes with the human body to work some sort of *miracle cure* the worse the side effects re in the long run.
Others can be guinea pigs if they want. I'll pass.
It’s been 7 years since it was approved for diabetes.
Every year you add for more long term studies increases the cost.
A woman I know lost half her body weight about 18 months ago. I135 pounds came off really fast. Who knew there was a beautiful woman all those. layers of fat.
She’s not a wealthy woman, I wonder how much it cost her. Or whether her insurance paid for part of it.
OOOOOPS.
135 pounds came off. Now she weighs 135 and looks far younger now.
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