“Among GLP-1 users, nearly half (44 percent) reported using their GLP-1 in a way that was different from how it was prescribed. Users skipped doses, delayed getting refills, and used smaller doses than prescribed, among other changes. More than half of the people modifying how they used the drug said the changes were because of cost or availability reasons.”
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@jalefkowit i had to change insurances and the new one didn't cover it anymore, and I was stretching out what I had remaining while trying appeals to get the insurance to cover it.
I literally just placed an order for Zepbound, paying out of pocket, after conspiring with my doctor who wrote a prescription for 3x the dosage so that I could stretch it.
Additionally, the cost goes way up if you aren't ordering it every 45 days, presumably to prevent people from doing this. So our plan is to "frontload" the year by ordering every 45 days and stockpiling until I have enough for the rest of the year and then not ordering anymore.
@nyquildotorg The amount of bullshit our system makes patients deal with never ceases to be breathtaking
@jalefkowit Pfffthttt. At lunch this week, one friend was complaining that her A1C isn’t quite high enough for her to get a GLP-1 prescription. She (jokingly) said she should eat ALL the sweets, because her provider will no-way, no-how give her a GLP-1 prescription until she has an A1C of 6.6.
Friend 2, who has been on GLP-1’s for several years (and looks waaayyyy too thin to me, like men I’ve known who had a heart attack and have to walk 5 miles a day and can’t eat a bagel even without anything on it bc it’s too much fat 😱), chimed in that because he’s on auto-refill and they send it out ahead to make sure you don’t run out, he has several months’ worth of Mounjaro. Alas, he is not a pharmacist or a doctor, so he cannot pass them on to her. 😕
I was the fattest person at the table by probably 100 lbs, not exaggerating. My A1C tends to stay below 5. The times it’s gone over 5, I was eating more meat and/or drinking more alcohol than usual; I eat sweets all the time. 🤷🏻♀️ Genetics are weird.