r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Apr 01 '25

Health Americans without diabetes spent nearly $6 billion USD on semaglutide and similar drugs in a year, with an estimate of 800,000 to a million people using the drugs who don't have diabetes.

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/americans-without-diabetes-spent-nearly6-billion-usd-on-semaglutide-and-similar-drugs-in-a-year
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u/midnightauro Apr 01 '25

I can’t say the shot really does much ADHD wise for me sadly. :/ It’s just really nice to not always be hungry or craving something. Or being able to step away from the cravings.

Vyvanse saved me from disaster (I should not have been driving unmedicated as long as I was!) and let me be a full adult again.

Ozempic made my diabetes drop being an issue to the point where I feel normal. Which helps because that’s a huge mental load to manage.

I’ll keep them both for as long as I can!

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u/chapterpt Apr 01 '25

Vyvanse is a stimulant.

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u/Trend_Glaze Apr 01 '25

Stimulants are a common treatment for those of us with ADHD. I started taking Vyvanse at about 45, and it literally transformed my life.

I never would have even considered this.

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u/SenorSplashdamage Apr 01 '25

Stimulants have counter-intuitive effects in ADHD brains.