I am on a pretty low dose at this point, so my prescription lasts me longer

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May 23, 2024
2:47:30pm

sunspot Starter

I am on a pretty low dose at this point, so my prescription lasts me longer

$200/month would still be worth it to me.

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sunspot

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Semaglutide drugs are meant to be taken for life?

Ham

May 23, 10:30am

If you don’t address core issues - inactivity, unhealthy diet, stress eating -

BYU'01

May 23, 10:33am

They better get cheaper if people are going to take them for life.

Ycrazy

May 23, 10:34am

Cheaper competition is coming. Plus, don't they save money on food ;).

May 23, 10:35am

I pay about $40 bucks a month for generic Semaglitude (Ozempic)

sunspot

May 23, 12:30pm

Wow I thought they were like 1000 a month.

Ycrazy

May 23, 2:12pm

I have a prescription for mine (diabetic) and mine is $25. Friends getting it compounded is costing them ~$200/month.

ManicBlue

May 23, 2:43pm

I am on a pretty low dose at this point, so my prescription lasts me longer

sunspot

May 23, 2:47pm

No. The underlying behaviors contributing to obesity didn’t change.

May 23, 10:34am

That makes sense. It is a treatment, not a cure.

BYUtka

May 23, 10:34am

fair trade for a lifetime of blood pressure meds, cholesterol meds, type 2 diabetes meds, hypertension meds,,

May 23, 10:38am

If you don’t work on behavior modification during treatment then

kotacoug

May 23, 10:40am

FWIW webmd reports a study of 20,000 people that shows "56% of people either remained around the same

May 23, 10:42am

“Meant to” is a loaded word.

5150man

May 23, 10:47am

People take multivitamins daily for life. Not a big deal, and the costs will

valleus

May 23, 10:50am

No, they are meant to be taken for a limited time while you make modifications to your lifestyle.

kccougar

May 23, 10:55am

I feel like it is meant to be a "clean start" kind of thing.

BlueVU

May 23, 10:57am

No prob b/c losing weight through diet and exercise is also a lifetime sentence.

garyfan

May 23, 10:59am

Given my health issues, there are a few meds I have to take for life.

ManicBlue

May 23, 11:25am

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