To wonder how people afford weight loss injections?!

[Karmacharm]

So many people I know are doing Mounjaro or Ozempic. I’ve looked at the price online and even with the discount it’s still hugely expensive in this cost of living crisis.
I would love to do it but there’s no way I can afford it long term.

Gallstones and gallbladder issues are actually a side effect of rapid weight loss in general, unfortunately. A friend of mine with a gastric bypass suffered terribly with them for a while.

So far I’m spending £118 every 5 - 6 weeks. Because I’ve been lucky with people kindly using my code, and have used a bonus dose in the pen or taken slightly less to mitigate side effects. Without the code it’s £130 with my provider which over 6 weeks isn’t terrible; and would echo that I’m saving massively on wine, takeaways and food in general compared to before (but still eating normally and healthily)

There is absolutely no shortage of ANY of these medications. They are widely available, hence why people are able to get them privately. The reason people can't get them on the NHS is because of an NHS funding issue. Not supply.

I'm on the highest dose and pay £270 per month for Wegovy. I could probably get it a bit cheaper but like my supplier as it's convenient for me to collect it from them.

We've paid off the mortgage and my husband pays all the household bills and expenses, so my salary is completely my own to spend as I wish.

The even bigger expense is buying all the new clothes I need! I also spend much more on food as I only buy the best quality.

I've not had one side effect

I've never eaten takeaways or unhealthy food but I would normally have spent £50-£60 a week on food

Now I'm spending £25. 3 packs chicken, tomatoes/cucumber/red onion/feta cheese. Pack of 12 eggs.

That's it for the week. Nothing else

I’m sure this is meant to be insulting but it’s genuinely the case for me so I’ll take it 😂 saving at least as much as the price of the injections by not getting takeaways twice a week plus other fast food and rubbish.

How do you make meals for a week from
just those ingredients?

And I’d rather put my money into being healthier for my child, enjoying activities with him without pain and getting out of breath, and most importantly not dying young and leaving him as a disabled orphan with no one to care for him. Don’t try to make out your priorities are morally better.

See, that is a problem though. You are not eating as much as your body needs. And since the function in your brain to warn you has been turned off you have to force yourself to eat more. You can loose muscle weight and how do you function mentally ? Our brains need fuel to perform.

It's only 1 meal a day less than I was eating, but I am eating better things. I have no symptoms, feel super healthy and feel great at the moment so I'm ok with it.

Wow, bit too far no?

What part is too far? Honestly asking because that reply was perfectly fair.

If it was perfectly fair there's no point in me giving my opinion.

I have been on moujaro for a couple of months and it costs about £200 a month. There are places I could get it cheaper but I wanted to go with a well known pharmacy incase I had any issues.

As a household we've saved money. I don't have food cravings on it and more energy, so things like a takeaways/meals out/sweet treats/coffees out are a much rarer occurrence. If I'm cooking for me I'll cook for my Husband too. We'd previously have 2 takeaways a week and we're now having one maybe once a fortnight (and buying less when we do). Also I'm not eating snacks, or as much cereal so our food shop is less and meals out no longer include puddings/sides because I'm full easier.

That adds up to more than £200 a month. I'm not saying this would be the case for everyone, but I would guess that someone who was considering weight loss injections would see some level of saving.

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So that's a chicken breast (twice) a day with a Greek salad

That's it, most days

The eggs are 1/2 a day hardboiled for extra protein

On Mounjaro I eat that towards the end of the week when the drug is less effective - equates to about 600-800 calories a day

At the beginning of the week when the drug is really effective I may only manage a chicken breast and a tomato the whole day

It blocks being hungry and blocks me for being interested in food. Hence why I've basically eaten the same meal twice a day for 3 months

lots of people still have plenty of money

we aren’t exactly rich but kids are older and don’t need childcare and I work full time now which makes a massive difference to my income for this kind of thing. In the past I would have struggled to find the money but can manage it now. Also I see it as an investment in my health.

That doesn’t sound healthy. I still try and have around 1400 calories. But then I have a health issue which can flare with rapid weight loss so trying to avoid that

I think similar was said about nicotine patches when they first came out. Weighed against the price of buy cigarettes though, it wasn't bad. Equally, people will save a lot of money not buying so much food.

I don't really think that I would save anywhere near that amount of money in food because I'm have teenagers in the house and most of my overeating is from cheese and peanut butter and similarly calorie-dense but reasonably priced foods. I'd probably make my savings by giving up swimming and dental hygienist appointments, which doesn't seem quite so healthy.

I agree. I would and have spent £200 and more a month on stuff for my kids when they needed it - driving lessons, tutoring etc. I think they’ll benefit more from having their mum around and healthier for longer

Don’t you think that you will be damaging your organs and bones at such low calorie consumption?

They stop eating to afford weight loss jabs!!!

My mum was waiting for ozempic but no one can get hold of it because people who don’t need it are getting it so they had to put her on munjaro because that’s the only one they can get hold of. But it’s good to know that you feel so good about taking much needed medication away from people who actually need it. A gym membership is much cheaper so is drinking water and just moving a bit more but people are lazy and are always looking for a weight loss quick fix because no one wants to do some hard work. And before you say that I don’t know what it’s like to be overweight I do I’ve been overweight my whole life but I’ve managed to get myself down from 21 stone 9 to 20 stone 6 just by drinking water and exercising much safer than giving myself an injection that I don’t need and I’m sure we will see a lot of people whinging about how ill they are after using the injection because that’s what people do when they jump on the bandwagon and then end up with dangerous side effects. What people need to do is sort out the way they are eating first before going for the injection because you need know how to keep the weight off permanently once you stop the injection otherwise you will just put it all back on again and the cycle will continue. But you crack on whatever makes you feel better. But what your doing isn’t actually healthy it’s just creating more problems and not actually helping with the reason behind the weight problem it’s just putting a plaster over a gaping wound and expecting it to heal.

It's interesting you equate it being really effective when youre only managing a chicken breast and tomato, that's doing more to your body than shutting out 'food noise' or slowing down digestion a reasonable amount to allow you to feel fuller for longer. That's not enough to adequately sustain an adult even at complete rest. If a professional prescriber doesn't see an issue with that then that's worrying- although I suppose as the pendulum swings from one food addiction to a different form.

I agree, it is concerning