Anyone using Wegovy?

Can anyone on these jabs give me an idea of the total cost of your treatment please? I've tried google, it's just giving monthly amounts at different doseages, no mention of total costs, I appreciate it will be different for everyone.

So to anyone who's been on it a while, how much have you spent so far? How much do you think you will end up spending? I'm curious, I've no intention of deriding your expenditure, it's absolutely up to us what we spend our money on and becoming healthier through weight loss is definitely a good thing.
 
Tykey said:
Can anyone on these jabs give me an idea of the total cost of your treatment please? I've tried google, it's just giving monthly amounts at different doseages, no mention of total costs, I appreciate it will be different for everyone.

So to anyone who's been on it a while, how much have you spent so far? How much do you think you will end up spending? I'm curious, I've no intention of deriding your expenditure, it's absolutely up to us what we spend our money on and becoming healthier through weight loss is definitely a good thing.
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Total cost = monthly cost * how many months you take them for.

So will depend entirely on how long you need the treatment for.
 
tamzzy said:
@Tykey

£150/mth for the mounjaro prescription
Saving about £70/mth through lack of snacking

Overall net expenditure £80/mth
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Hi, thx for the info. So £150 p/m for the jab, how long have you been on it? From what I've seen the dosage and therefore prices often increases over time, will this apply to you? Do you think you will be on it indefinitely?
 
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@Tykey I've been on it for 8 months coming on 9.
Yes the prices do increase as the dosage increases but I'm now on the max dose 15mg. You can source these from different pharmacies so I always look around for the best prices before ordering.
As to how long I will stay on it, not really decided yet.
Lost 3.5 stone in the 8 months I've been on it.
 
Also, 1 pen can last 5 weeks.
Use an insulin syringe and needle to extract the "golden dose". Its 0.6ml

I've managed a 5th dose fine. And as two others in my family are on it. I get their 5th dose too... I've so far saves 2 months worth of pens haha
 
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Congrats. However I've tried low carb before and while I did ok I found it too restrictive. I mean most of our staple foods are carb heavy. Bread, rice, pasta, potatoes ect
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Back when I was weight lifting and I'd come off a bulk cycle, and go into a cutting cycle and "low carb" just meant eating lots of vegetables, salads and grilled chicken - it sucked eating the same bland food everyday day but I lost fat real fast and got a lean 6 pack

Bit of advice, low carb is better than no carb. If you consume no carbs at all the body goes into Ketosis
 
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Just wondering aren't you worried about the side effects that haven't been discovered or published yet.
Why not change eating habits and add exercise? Surely this would benefit more in the long term.

Long-term side effects may include gallbladder, kidney, or eye problems. Wegovy also comes with a boxed warning about the risk of thyroid cance
 
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Tram said:
Just wondering aren't you worried about the side effects that haven't been discovered or published yet.
Why not change eating habits and add exercise? Surely this would benefit more in the long term.
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Side effects are well documented though?
 
tamzzy said:
@Tykey I've been on it for 8 months coming on 9.
Yes the prices do increase as the dosage increases but I'm now on the max dose 15mg. You can source these from different pharmacies so I always look around for the best prices before ordering.
As to how long I will stay on it, not really decided yet.
Lost 3.5 stone in the 8 months I've been on it.
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Thank you for the info :) so 8 months of £150 is £1200 and you've lost 3.5 stone and no doubt u feel better, look better, are healthier and you've saved cash not spent on junk food. Money well spent imo. May I ask, which pharmacy is best for price (PM me please if u don't want to say on here)? I've lost 19 lbs in about 9 weeks through low carbs and I'm happy with my progress but I tend to hit a wall eventually, that's why I'm tentatively looking into these jabs now.
 
Grim5 said:
Back when I was weight lifting and I'd come off a bulk cycle, and go into a cutting cycle and "low carb" just meant eating lots of vegetables, salads and grilled chicken - it sucked eating the same bland food everyday day but I lost fat real fast and got a lean 6 pack

Bit of advice, low carb is better than no carb. If you consume no carbs at all the body goes into Ketosis
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Your body going into Ketosis isn't an bad idea to loose weight :) If you want quicker results.

Tram said:
Just wondering aren't you worried about the side effects that haven't been discovered or published yet.
Why not change eating habits and add exercise? Surely this would benefit more in the long term.

Long-term side effects may include gallbladder, kidney, or eye problems. Wegovy also comes with a boxed warning about the risk of thyroid cancer
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We live in a world were people don't want results now but yesterday. I read last week Weight Watchers filled for bankruptcy because the rise of Wegovy.

Wegovy and alternatives give people want they need to get results. Side effects.....we see in a few years time. I know my friend came off them after a few months because she started passing blood :eek:
 
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Tykey said:
Thank you for the info :) so 8 months of £150 is £1200 and you've lost 3.5 stone and no doubt u feel better, look better, are healthier and you've saved cash not spent on junk food. Money well spent imo. May I ask, which pharmacy is best for price (PM me please if u don't want to say on here)? I've lost 19 lbs in about 9 weeks through low carbs and I'm happy with my progress but I tend to hit a wall eventually, that's why I'm tentatively looking into these jabs now.
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It's £1200 spent, but not the true cost as I also spend less on food.
The hit to my wallet is more in the region of £640 (8x £80). So basically half the actual cost.

I'll PM you :)
 
After having a less than welcome reception at the doctors about wegovy etc I just went back to slimming world, but paid for 12 months online upfront, I'd lost approx 11-12st last time, so know it works...
The intention was if it failed, I'd go and push the doctor, but small adjustments and 2.5st in 3.5 months which includes an Easter blip... means I guess it's working...

For £140 for 12 months it's not too bad at all, and it promotes healthy eating.. my BP shot down, resting heart rate is back to 52BPM and starting to slowly feel 'better'
 
Given how much of this stuff is being used recently, I'm curious as to what's keeping the price so high. Shirley by now, with this amount of volume, Big Pharma will have found more efficient / cheaper ways of manufacturing it? Unless it has some componened that only grows on a certain plant for one month a year in one specific vineyard in the south of France ofc.

Then again it's Big Pharma. They're not exactly renowned for their customer-first business practices.
 
I have been on a GLP1 since 2009. The only thing really worrying me recently is the increased risk of NAION, papillitis, and paracentral acute middle maculopathy that seems to be linked to GLP 1 use over time. Still being investigated as to the actual causality and risk but its not insignificant from early studies.
 
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Diddums said:
Given how much of this stuff is being used recently, I'm curious as to what's keeping the price so high. Shirley by now, with this amount of volume, Big Pharma will have found more efficient / cheaper ways of manufacturing it? Unless it has some componened that only grows on a certain plant for one month a year in one specific vineyard in the south of France ofc.

Then again it's Big Pharma. They're not exactly renowned for their customer-first business practices.
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It's all still on patent so no cheap generics available and no reason for lilly or Novo to drop their prices.
 
Dave85 said:
I have been on a GLP1 since 2009. The only thing really worrying me recently is the increased risk of NAION, papillitis, and paracentral acute middle maculopathy that seems to be linked to GLP 1 use over time. Still being investigated as to the actual causality and risk but its not insignificant from early studies.
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The reality is that almost all medications have some long term health impacts - it's not "normal" in the human body to pop pills every day for decades, and there will be some consequences, however mild or severe.

At the end of the day it's up to the patient and their doctor to decide if the negative consequences outweigh the consequences of not popping pills - for example if you're diabetic then the long term consequences of medication probably doesn't matter because without the medication you might die
 
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