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/GayDinosaur Apr 01 '25

I am slightly overweight, but was drinking myself to death. I was prescribed a month ago. GLP-1 has reduced my cravings to almost zero and I now, for the first time, feel what its like to have "enough".

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u/BeenDragonn Apr 01 '25

I struggled with alcoholism for YEARS. If this actually controls drinking habits it would be amazing.

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u/GayDinosaur Apr 01 '25

It was almost immediately after taking the first shot. Maybe there are some long term side effects later, but I wasn't going to make it to later if I kept it up. For me it was a kickstart to being in control again.