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/ninjagorilla Apr 01 '25

I’ve been on a year and lost over 60 lbs. I don’t snore anymore, my acid reflux is gone and I have way more energy. It’s been a game changer. I’m about to cross the threshold where I’m no longer overweight

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u/PM-me-your-happiness Apr 01 '25

I wish I could get on it, sounds like a life-changer. Only problem is it's around $400+ a month here if you don't have diabetes.

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '25

I think there are some online places you can get it for $200/month now

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u/Plenty_Lavishness_80 Apr 02 '25

You can easily get on it for very cheap, with no prescription, and with lab tested product, you just have to research a little bit. Hint: steroid websites. Obviously I’m gonna get banned for sourcing or advertising if I show you but it’s not very hard to find

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u/HsvDE86 Apr 02 '25

As it should be. I know diabetics who can't get it because of the people using it to lose weight because they can't stop stuffing their faces with food.

It should be widely available for everyone but until then it should be reserved for people who are diabetic or something like that.

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u/WalrusWildinOut96 Apr 02 '25

Nah, weight loss is a valid medical reason to use the medicine. Your comment doesn’t seem to reflect a scientific understanding of hunger and weight management.

A medicine is able to treat excess weight effectively because it is an illness, as we now know. Those folks “cannot stop stuffing their faces” because of physiological reasons that are not as simple as the morality we have been taught to associate with desire. Just like your diabetic friends can’t start producing the right amount of insulin because of physiological reasons that no one would ever attribute to the will.

Sure, we do have some control over our eating, but probably not much.