Long time listener, first time caller.
My story matches plenty of yours - weight has been a lifelong fight. Sheer will plus a taste for winning weight loss contests carried me from over 400 lbs down to 189 lbs, and the mid 3's is where I sit once more. So GLP-1s get their shot at slaying the dragon permanently.
Wegovy came first, since insurance still covered that one (Zepbound coverage of any kind had just vanished). Negative side effects were the entire payoff from sema - the scale barely budged. Pre-auth for branded tirz fell through after I maxed out at 2.4mg, despite going the "Mounjaro pathway" route.
Compounding is where I've ended up, right now in fact. Currently at 12.5mg, moving to 15mg next week, and already working far better than sema ever managed.
My story matches plenty of yours - weight has been a lifelong fight. Sheer will plus a taste for winning weight loss contests carried me from over 400 lbs down to 189 lbs, and the mid 3's is where I sit once more. So GLP-1s get their shot at slaying the dragon permanently.
Wegovy came first, since insurance still covered that one (Zepbound coverage of any kind had just vanished). Negative side effects were the entire payoff from sema - the scale barely budged. Pre-auth for branded tirz fell through after I maxed out at 2.4mg, despite going the "Mounjaro pathway" route.
Compounding is where I've ended up, right now in fact. Currently at 12.5mg, moving to 15mg next week, and already working far better than sema ever managed.