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SEMAGLUTIDE 9 MONTH UPDATE: Results from my doctor
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Our summary
In this nine month update, Shelly of the Geek Out of Water channel says she is taking compounded semaglutide by injection and is at the maximum dose, which she has been on for a couple of months. She says she recently took her week 36 dose and is down 44 lb in 9 months. This is her third video on the topic, and she says she plans to post updates more often than every 3 months.
One person's experience, in their words. Not medical advice.
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Shelly says she had her first full physical since 2019. She lists an EKG, blood work, a mammogram, a Pap test and a stool-based colon screening test, because her area has a wait of over 2 years for a first colonoscopy, according to her doctor. She reports that everything came back fine, with nothing borderline for the first time. Her total cholesterol was 204, in the 204 to 209 range she says it has been for years. She adds that normal results are the reason her insurance will not cover the medication, so she pays out of pocket, partly on credit cards.
Shelly also explains a change in where she gets the drug. She says she has been buying it through Studio R Aesthetics in Charlottesville, Virginia, at about $131 a dose, or about $524 a month, and that the clinic only treats patients in Virginia. Her general practitioner found a local pharmacy that can fill a direct prescription for $350 per month. She says the product comes from Hallandale Pharmacy in Florida and that she has confirmed it does not contain the semaglutide salts the FDA warns about. She closes by describing difficulty telling real hunger from habit, and says she is keeping a journal to look for patterns.
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Takeaways
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- 0:33 Shelly says she is 9 months into compounded injectable semaglutide, has been at the max dose for a couple of months, and just took her week 36 dose.
- 2:05 She reports her first full physical since 2019, including an EKG, blood work, mammogram and a stool-based colon screening test, with all results fine.
- 4:40 She says her total cholesterol was 204, in line with years of past results, and that normal results are why insurance will not cover the drug.
- 7:16 She says Studio R Aesthetics costs about $131 a dose, or about $524 a month for the largest quantity they allow.
- 8:18 Her general practitioner found a pharmacy to fill a direct prescription at $350 per month, which she says will save her almost a couple hundred dollars monthly.
- 10:54 She describes struggling to tell real hunger from habit and says she is journaling, and reports being down 44 lb in 9 months.
Key moments
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What the video says
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- Medication
- semaglutide
- Point in the journey
- Month 9
- Who is speaking
- Patient
Questions this video answers
How much does compounded semaglutide cost per month without insurance?
Shelly says she paid about $131 a dose, or about $524 a month, through Studio R Aesthetics at the max dose in the largest quantity they allow. She says a direct pharmacy prescription from her general practitioner will cost $350 per month. These are her prices only.
How much weight did she lose after 9 months on semaglutide?
Shelly says she is down 44 lb in 9 months on compounded injectable semaglutide. She says she has been at the max dose for a couple of months.
Why doesn't insurance cover semaglutide for her?
Shelly says her physical and blood work came back normal, and that being healthy is the reason her insurance will not pay for it. She says she pays out of pocket and puts much of the cost on credit cards.
How can you save money on compounded semaglutide?
Shelly says she asked her general practitioner to prescribe it directly to a pharmacy instead of going through a clinic. She says this brought her cost from $524 to $350 per month.
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About Geek Out of Water
Patient story, 47.7K subscribers. 5 of their videos are in GLP-1 TV, 178K views between them, mostly on Compounded semaglutide, Wegovy.
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