semaglutide

Best Place to Get Semaglutide? Hi, I am brand new to the Austin area. I have previously been on Semaglutide in my last city but I did the health and aesthetics clinic route. Unfortunately, the clinic only offers in person and driving 3+ hours a month is ridiculous. I do not have insurance but Semaglutide is the only way to make my PCOS manageable so I want to get back on. I’m looking for affordable non-insurance recommendations. I would prefer in person clinics and not Telehealth but I’ll take any recommendation! Thank you in advance!

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Any doctors in SA that prescribe compounded Semaglutide? Ive been prescribed compounded semaglutide to treat a metabolic disorder for about 2 years now through my PCP, but suddenly my doctor "doesn't offer compounding anymore." They have been messing with me - telling me that my insurance should cover Ozempic... sending it in for prior authorization... I call to check on it, and my doctor says "well, they wont approve it because you arent a diabetic, but we can send it again." Why even tell me its an option if you know that my insurance requires a diabetes diagnoses? I simply cannot go back to living life how I used to. Sema has completely changed my life and im functioning like a normal human again. Do any of you have doctors that prescribe you compounded sema from local compounding pharmacies? Any advice or recommendations are appreciated!

Severe side effects are discouraging me from continuing Hi all, I started semaglutide almost 10 weeks ago. The first month was great and even half way in the second month (at an increased dose) was all well too. I dropped 12 lbs which made me feel hopeful. Then all of a sudden I started experiencing some pretty severe side effects going into my 7th shot, including vomiting, diarrhea, and sulfur burps. Honestly the burps were the worse part. I take my shot on Fridays. The first weekend I experienced side effects I thought I had food poisoning. It lasted 3 days and then everything was fine again. It didn’t even cross my mind that it could be the meds. Then it happened again a second weekend in a row. That’s when I knew it was from the semaglutide. I spoke to my dr, and received all the normal advice like drink water, take supplements, avoid certain foods, don’t increase dose and maybe even decrease, etc. I am supposed to do my 10th shot tomorrow and I don’t event want to because the last 3 weekends have been horrid. Idk what I’m looking for here, maybe just some encouragement? Tips and tricks that helped you manage side effects? I use Dollar Dad club for my script and they have been really wonderful. They use Greenwich pharmacy out of Tomball, Texas. Which my Dr verified is a good rated pharmacy. My first month I was doing .22mg at 22 units, second month is .44mg at 22 units, I was supposed to titrate up to .88mg at 22 units but I didn’t and stayed at the same dose as month 2. Starting weight 292 Current weight 279 Sorry if this is just rambling at this point. Let me know your thoughts

Am I doing Healthcare wrong? Background: $235k HHI, 42 yrs old, 1 kid 17 yrs I pay $620 a month for a gold tier PPO (BCBS) through work for my daughter and I. My company has a plan where the more you get paid, the more you pay for your share of healthcare. There are no HMO options, but a HSA and healthcare ‘light’ option. My daughter and I are fairly healthy, I have PCOS and some chronic issues but nothing serious. This isn’t so much a complaint about how much I pay a month - healthcare and piece of mind is worth it and it’s a small price compare to my take home and it’s pretax. It’s just that I’m not sure if I’m getting the right value or even using it correctly. Previously I had Kaiser for all my adult life, I paid 220$ and had none of the issues below. For those in California, I know Kaiser is either love or hate but I LOVED it. My doc was amazing, it was convenient, I never got denied anything etc. they took care of my daughter since she was born. Here are 3 issues that have me puzzled: 1. When I had to switch my pcp after moving off Kaiser, it was a 6 month wait for a new PcP. This was after the initial PcP I picked was not in network any longer. This had me overdue for physical, mammogram, pap etc. it was like 1 whole year without a proper doc for my daughter and I. I don’t necessarily love my new pcp but I don’t want to wait again. 2. Appointments take forever - my kiddo is dealing with some painful cystic acne and a derm is taking 5 months! I had to pay out of pocket for her sports physical because it was 6 weeks before we could get an appointment before the sports season started. I often end up using virtual services for things. She went on a school trip to another state that needed the prescriber wet signature for the doxycycline and tretenoin she’s on - couldn’t get that in time so we just took the risk and didn’t disclose the meds. 3. 1. Speaking of paying out of pocket - while I was at Kaiser , pcp prescribed low dose semaglutide for the management of my weight and PCOS. My current insurance approved my maintenance dose but my current pcp won’t prescribe it, so I pay out of pocket for a concierge type dietician/nutritionist ($79 a month) so she can basically put in my prescription and do my annual prior authorization. I’ve been at a healthy weight for 4 years, probably don’t need the meds any longer, but I still don’t get the system. I keep paying out of pocket, seeing virtual nurse practitioners etc and still pay for ‘gold tier’ insurance. Am I doing something wrong? Should I take the risk and do a higher deductible and put the money into an HSA? I’m getting married soon and putting my husband on my insurance, it will probably get more expensive (but again, peace of mind is worth it). Just don’t know if I’m using it to its full potential. Edit: sorry for the wonky formatting, I can’t edit the line breaks for whatever reason. Keeps reverting to that incorrect numbering

Austin compounded semaglutide I’ve been on Wegovy 2.4 for over a year and have been doing great. Next year my insurance will no longer cover it, and I can’t afford to pay out-of-pocket. where are people getting their semaglutide in Austin?

First shot Semaglutide done, results Okay, so I did my first shot. I picked a spot on the side of my stomach, wiped off the bottle, got the syringe ready, cleaned skin, pinched the skin and injected. First, I really didn't think the needle was in, because I never felt it go in. Once I did the injection that was it. However..... My normal bedtime is 10pm, so I laid down in bed and did not fall asleep until about 2am! I think it might have been the excitement of the first shot, not sure. I will know more next Friday night when I take shot #2. Day after Woke up, nothing, remembering all the notes from people I had a small pack of crackers by the bed and a granola bar, ate the granola bar. Went for a 3 mile walk, everything felt fine. But, when I went out grocery shopping my stomach felt weird. Again, remembering what the people said here, I got a bottle of water and drank so, stomach was fine after that. I am very surprised that it was like this, maybe it might be different on a larger dosage, my first was 8 units. Notes for other: Water, water water. Granola bar.

Am I doing Healthcare wrong? Background: $235k HHI, 42 yrs old, 1 kid 17 yrs I pay $620 a month for a gold tier PPO (BCBS) through work for my daughter and I. My company has a plan where the more you get paid, the more you pay for your share of healthcare. There are no HMO options, but a HSA and healthcare ‘light’ option. My daughter and I are fairly healthy, I have PCOS and some chronic issues but nothing serious. This isn’t so much a complaint about how much I pay a month - healthcare and piece of mind is worth it and it’s a small price compare to my take home and it’s pretax. It’s just that I’m not sure if I’m getting the right value or even using it correctly. Previously I had Kaiser for all my adult life, I paid 220$ and had none of the issues below. For those in California, I know Kaiser is either love or hate but I LOVED it. My doc was amazing, it was convenient, I never got denied anything etc. they took care of my daughter since she was born. Here are 3 issues that have me puzzled: 1. When I had to switch my pcp after moving off Kaiser, it was a 6 month wait for a new PcP. This was after the initial PcP I picked was not in network any longer. This had me overdue for physical, mammogram, pap etc. it was like 1 whole year without a proper doc for my daughter and I. I don’t necessarily love my new pcp but I don’t want to wait again. 2. Appointments take forever - my kiddo is dealing with some painful cystic acne and a derm is taking 5 months! I had to pay out of pocket for her sports physical because it was 6 weeks before we could get an appointment before the sports season started. I often end up using virtual services for things. She went on a school trip to another state that needed the prescriber wet signature for the doxycycline and tretenoin she’s on - couldn’t get that in time so we just took the risk and didn’t disclose the meds. 3. 1. Speaking of paying out of pocket - while I was at Kaiser , pcp prescribed low dose semaglutide for the management of my weight and PCOS. My current insurance approved my maintenance dose but my current pcp won’t prescribe it, so I pay out of pocket for a concierge type dietician/nutritionist ($79 a month) so she can basically put in my prescription and do my annual prior authorization. I’ve been at a healthy weight for 4 years, probably don’t need the meds any longer, but I still don’t get the system. I keep paying out of pocket, seeing virtual nurse practitioners etc and still pay for ‘gold tier’ insurance. Am I doing something wrong? Should I take the risk and do a higher deductible and put the money into an HSA? I’m getting married soon and putting my husband on my insurance, it will probably get more expensive (but again, peace of mind is worth it). Just don’t know if I’m using it to its full potential. Edit: sorry for the wonky formatting, I can’t edit the line breaks for whatever reason. Keeps reverting to that incorrect numbering

Semaglutide I know this isn’t allowed in that other sub, so mods please delete if it’s not allowed here either. Anyway, I’ve been on Ozempic for a few months now (for other health issues), and I’ve been sober for 11 weeks, longer than at any other time in my adult life. I haven’t been dealing with the compulsive thoughts like in the past to pick up a drink, and that’s the only thing that’s changed from previous attempts to stop drinking. I can’t say for sure that this is due entirely to the medication, but it’s a hell of a correlation. Anybody else on a GLP-1 agonist experience the same or similar?

How do I get my semaglutide super-nose back? My sense of smell increased dramatically while I was taking semaglutide for 2 years. I recently switched to tirzepatide and it’s a lot weaker. I miss it! Has anyone else experienced this? Any ideas for what to do?

I started Zepbound on June 28th and have lost 22 pounds so far. I had it sitting in my fridge for months because I was too scared to start and now I’m so happy with how my journey is going so far. I originally had to pay out of pocket for Semaglutide a few years ago and it made me extremely sick. My insurance covers Zepbound now. The only side effects I’ve had are bloating and very minimal nausea. It also seems to be helping with my very frequent chronic migraines. Starting weight: 200lb Current weight: 178lb Goal weight: 130lb I plan on starting on lowest dose as long as it keeps working.

Switching meds I am currently taking .75mg weekly of semaglutide but am switching to trizepatide. Does anyone know of any issues with switching? And what dosage should I start with if I’m already doing another GLP-? Thanks.