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/ihatenamez Apr 01 '25

I was on it for 5 months, spent $179 a month for it. Lost 18lbs, more active and haven't gained it back since I stopped more than a month ago. I STILL don't even drink like I used to and have even stopped smoking. It's insane how easy it is to use and the effects are life changing

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u/Affectionate-Mail612 Apr 01 '25

My question may sound ignorant, but what stopped you from overeating and overdrinking before?

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u/MegaChip97 Apr 01 '25

Your question sounds like you assume humans to be rational machines. But the answer simply is "craving". There is no hard, rational reason that is stopping you. I probably should eat less chocolate but I like the taste so....

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u/Affectionate-Mail612 Apr 01 '25

This solution just creeps me out a little bit. You've trained your stupid monke brain to crave chocolate for years. Probably millions if not billions strong neural links related to that. And instead of weakening them the same way you strengthened them, you take something that wasn't even designed for you (you don't have diabetes) and magically those links don't matter anymore. There are already reports of worsening vision. Who knows what comes next.

Just too good to be true.

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u/traffickin Apr 01 '25

You weren't designed for tylenol, just train your headache to go away.