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Right … correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t obesity the #1 cause?
Yeah, but it's probably for insurance reasons.
If I want to get ozempic for aesthetic reasons, too bad. But if it is "medically necessary" then it is super easy
It’ll be I interesting going forward. I’ve been on Wegovy since October, and have lost about 50lbs or ~15% of my body weight. I wonder if my insurance will continue to pay for if it can help me get all the way down to a healthy weight…
As I understand it, these drugs are more or less designed to be taken forever or you’re likely to gain the weight back. What good is all this doing if I have to cease the medication if I can get to a “healthy weight”?
So my insurance currently covers a lifetime benefit of like $20k or something for these meds. I used to be on Saxenda, but I couldn't get it filled and the weight came right back.
However, I actually started gaining weight before I stopped taking it - because some big stressors re triggered my poor eating habits. Had that not occurred, and I was able to continue to lose weight and not sought out my poor habits before, I think it would have been significantly easier to keep the weight off.
That being said, I think insurance companies are trying to delay as much as they can for these drugs to go generic. They currently just cost way too fucking much for something that can benefit most Americans because of shit eating habits.
On another note: my sleep apnea didn't go away as I lost weight. I was very disappointed.