anddom
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Hello everybody, happy to join this space.
I'm 39, and my T2D diagnosis came roughly 4 years ago. Odds are I was already dealing with T2D for some time prior to seeing my doctor and getting that diagnosis, since every symptom and sign was present, I simply opted to disregard them. Ahead of being diagnosed, I refused to go to a doctor and stuck to a "if it's not broken or bleeding I'm fine" way of thinking. On top of that, I had a serious aversion to having blood drawn, which pushed back the process of learning what was actually going on with my body.
At first, my prescription was a low dose of Ozempic + Metformin, and over the course of several months the dose was increased until I reached the max dose of Ozempic. After that, my insurance changed, Ozempic stopped being covered while Mounjaro was covered, so my Dr switched me to it, and I felt as though I responded more and got better results. Once I lost the coverage that had been paying for Mounjaro, I quit taking any medication and watched my A1C shoot back up, while the weight loss I had managed nearly vanished.
A few months later, I returned to my Dr and inquired about a cheaper alternative to Ozempic so I could bring my A1C back down, and she suggested compounded semaglutide at a fraction of what the pharmacy would have charged me for the name brand. I went back on that, starting at a low dose, then again increasing until I reached max dosage, and although my A1C kept improving across our 3 month checkups, I still felt I'd had greater success with Mounjaro when it came to weight loss. My Dr mentioned compounded tirzepitide was available too, but it cost more per dosage and only lasted a month, rather than the 2-3 months I was getting out of my compounded semaglutide.
Lately, I found a pharmacy that was about $100 more than my previous compounding pharmacy for tirzepitide, but the price covered 3 months instead of just 1. I seized the chance to move back from semaglutide to tirzepitide, hoping for the extra benefits I'd experienced previously. As of now I'm three weeks into compounded tirzepitide again and on the whole my thoughts are positive, though I'm still waiting on some further responses from my body since I've been pushing through a plateau that began while I was on compounded semaglutide.
So here I am, wanting to learn from what other members have gone through, talk over what has and hasn't worked for others, and use that in my own journey.
I look forward to reading your posts, picking up more knowledge, and chatting about shared experiences.
Thanks all.
I'm 39, and my T2D diagnosis came roughly 4 years ago. Odds are I was already dealing with T2D for some time prior to seeing my doctor and getting that diagnosis, since every symptom and sign was present, I simply opted to disregard them. Ahead of being diagnosed, I refused to go to a doctor and stuck to a "if it's not broken or bleeding I'm fine" way of thinking. On top of that, I had a serious aversion to having blood drawn, which pushed back the process of learning what was actually going on with my body.
At first, my prescription was a low dose of Ozempic + Metformin, and over the course of several months the dose was increased until I reached the max dose of Ozempic. After that, my insurance changed, Ozempic stopped being covered while Mounjaro was covered, so my Dr switched me to it, and I felt as though I responded more and got better results. Once I lost the coverage that had been paying for Mounjaro, I quit taking any medication and watched my A1C shoot back up, while the weight loss I had managed nearly vanished.
A few months later, I returned to my Dr and inquired about a cheaper alternative to Ozempic so I could bring my A1C back down, and she suggested compounded semaglutide at a fraction of what the pharmacy would have charged me for the name brand. I went back on that, starting at a low dose, then again increasing until I reached max dosage, and although my A1C kept improving across our 3 month checkups, I still felt I'd had greater success with Mounjaro when it came to weight loss. My Dr mentioned compounded tirzepitide was available too, but it cost more per dosage and only lasted a month, rather than the 2-3 months I was getting out of my compounded semaglutide.
Lately, I found a pharmacy that was about $100 more than my previous compounding pharmacy for tirzepitide, but the price covered 3 months instead of just 1. I seized the chance to move back from semaglutide to tirzepitide, hoping for the extra benefits I'd experienced previously. As of now I'm three weeks into compounded tirzepitide again and on the whole my thoughts are positive, though I'm still waiting on some further responses from my body since I've been pushing through a plateau that began while I was on compounded semaglutide.
So here I am, wanting to learn from what other members have gone through, talk over what has and hasn't worked for others, and use that in my own journey.
I look forward to reading your posts, picking up more knowledge, and chatting about shared experiences.
Thanks all.
