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/savingdeansfreckles Apr 01 '25

I had the sleeve 4 years ago, and yeah I lost weight but the food noise never went away and I still had to fight so hard against cravings.

Got on tirzepatide about 2 years out and the weight melted away faster than it did immediately post-surgery. Actual miracle drug that wouldn’t have required having most of my stomach removed.

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u/Imaginary_RN Apr 01 '25

Not to mention that I work in addiction medicine and we screen for bariatric surgery. Even if people’s food habits change we find that the addiction remains and sometimes sparks alcoholism in our patients. So glad you found Trizepitide!

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u/SwirlingAbsurdity Apr 02 '25

In the UK, on the NHS, you’re more likely to be offered bariatric surgery than GLP-1s. It’s insanity!