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Weight loss drug prices slashed
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:10 pm
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:10 pm
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When Ruth Gonzalez decided to start taking the weight-loss medicine Zepbound last year, she first had to find a way to afford its roughly $350 (£260) monthly cost.
Gonzalez switched her mobile phone plan, dropped all but one of her streaming subscriptions, limited her grocery spending and cut out Starbucks.
The 56-year-old, who is self-employed and pays out of her own pocket because her health insurance does not cover weight-loss drugs, says the financial sacrifices have been worth it.
The spike in her blood pressure, which had scared her into seeking a prescription, was back to normal within six weeks. She has also lost more than 40lb (18kg), dropping her weight to 175lb (79kg), which she is hoping will help her with subsequent diagnoses of sleep apnoea and incipient fatty liver disease.
Perhaps more unexpectedly, some of her financial strains have also started to ease.
In December, Zepbound-maker Eli Lilly lowered the price of its vials by $50-$100 (£37.50-£75), allowing her to start taking a more powerful, and expensive, dose. Now she is eyeing new options, including an even lower-cost weight-loss pill the company is expected to launch in the coming months.
"For someone on a fixed budget, it is absolutely helpful," she says.
When Ruth Gonzalez decided to start taking the weight-loss medicine Zepbound last year, she first had to find a way to afford its roughly $350 (£260) monthly cost.
Gonzalez switched her mobile phone plan, dropped all but one of her streaming subscriptions, limited her grocery spending and cut out Starbucks.
The 56-year-old, who is self-employed and pays out of her own pocket because her health insurance does not cover weight-loss drugs, says the financial sacrifices have been worth it.
The spike in her blood pressure, which had scared her into seeking a prescription, was back to normal within six weeks. She has also lost more than 40lb (18kg), dropping her weight to 175lb (79kg), which she is hoping will help her with subsequent diagnoses of sleep apnoea and incipient fatty liver disease.
Perhaps more unexpectedly, some of her financial strains have also started to ease.
In December, Zepbound-maker Eli Lilly lowered the price of its vials by $50-$100 (£37.50-£75), allowing her to start taking a more powerful, and expensive, dose. Now she is eyeing new options, including an even lower-cost weight-loss pill the company is expected to launch in the coming months.
"For someone on a fixed budget, it is absolutely helpful," she says.
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Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:11 pm to Eurocat
Nothing says a healthy society better than slashing costs to cheat to cut weight instead of exercise.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:12 pm to idlewatcher
It's not that simple. Some people cannot exercise.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:13 pm to idlewatcher
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Nothing says a healthy society better than slashing costs to cheat to cut weight instead of exercise.
Edgy
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:13 pm to idlewatcher
It is taken for diabetes as well. There are people who need this medicine to maintain their diabetes. A lot of those individuals do not have insurance. This is YUGE for them.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:14 pm to idlewatcher
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Nothing says a healthy society better than slashing costs to cheat to cut weight instead of exercise.
I am 1000% in favor of a healthier society however we can get it.
You can beat your chest about it being cheating but it’s going to save us billions in long run medical costs so let people cheat away.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:14 pm to Eurocat
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:14 pm to Eurocat
No one on this board needs weight loss drugs. Their BMI is high because they played 2A football in 1997
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:14 pm to idlewatcher
quote:
Nothing says a healthy society better than slashing costs to cheat to cut weight instead of exercise.
It's probably nearly impossible for a quarter-tonner to get meaningful exercise.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:15 pm to Eurocat
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Gonzalez switched her mobile phone plan, dropped all but one of her streaming subscriptions, limited her grocery spending and cut out Starbucks.
....
quote:
Perhaps more unexpectedly, some of her financial strains have also started to ease.
Really? No shite?
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:15 pm to idlewatcher
quote:
Nothing says a healthy society better than slashing costs to cheat to cut weight instead of exercise.
2026 social media brain.
This thread currently on the OT has the trifecta. Stolen taxpayer money, tiktoc and ozempic.
https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/o-t-lounge/28000-vanishes-from-small-texas-town----another-internal-audit-fail/123070006/
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:16 pm to idlewatcher
quote:I am 43, have had 3 kids, have had a hypothyroid since I had my first baby 23 years ago, my hormones are out of whack and I can work out twice a day, starve myself or go to the other end and try to only eat clean/healthy and STILL gain weight. Do you know how annoying it is???? I am not fat by any means but I could stand to lose 25 lbs lol and literally can not no matter what I do.
Nothing says a healthy society better than slashing costs to cheat to cut weight instead of exercise.
My husband can look at veggies and lose 10 lbs. 
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:16 pm to idlewatcher
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Nothing says a healthy society better than slashing costs to cheat to cut weight instead of exercise.
Let's take your position further. How about those who cheat and take drugs to lower blood pressure when they could be exercising and eating healthier? Does that raise your ire?
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:17 pm to Eurocat
quote:Most people should have to do this for stuff they cry about not being able to afford.
Gonzalez switched her mobile phone plan, dropped all but one of her streaming subscriptions, limited her grocery spending and cut out Starbucks
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:17 pm to idlewatcher
quote:it helps people for the most part, why are we against that?
Nothing says a healthy society better than slashing costs to cheat to cut weight instead of exercise.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:18 pm to idlewatcher
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Nothing says a healthy society better than slashing costs to cheat to cut weight instead of exercise.
It's a good thing diet & nutrition are what makes the weight drop off dummy
Exercise will make you stronger, which will increase your basal metabolism. It won't increase it enough to lose the weight, that happens by eating less & eating healthier foods in general
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:20 pm to Eurocat
It seems there are 100 different magic potions on the market now. Competition lowers cost.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:21 pm to Eurocat
quote:
Some people cannot exercise.
They can eat less
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:21 pm to tigafan4life
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My husband can look at veggies and lose 10 lbs.
Ain't that the truth? I hate when we keto together and I struggle to max out at 15lbs lost but he can drop 30 without blinking.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:23 pm to Burt Reynolds
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They can eat less
Especially with these drugs. That’s kind of the point.
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