Mounjaro Is Becoming Too Expensive - Has Anyone Switched to Retatrutide?

Hoping someone out there has navigated something similar. Dealing with endometriosis plus a handful of other hormone-related issues for two years running now, and mounjaro has genuinely made a difference despite weight creeping back fairly fast even with consistent diet and exercise. Doctor just moved me up to the 10mg strength, but keeping up with mounjaro financially is looking rough, pricing varies by pharmacy but runs somewhere around 500 euros a month. Considering a switch to retatrutide instead. Anyone here have direct experience with it? How does effectiveness, side effect profile, and appetite control compare against mounjaro? Would love to hear from anyone who's actually made that switch. Thanks so much!

Had both retatrutide and my prescribed tirzepatide going at different points. Gave retatrutide a full month, then switched back to tirzepatide after noticing heart rate creeping up, food noise returning, and fasting blood glucose running higher while on retatrutide. Went back to tirzepatide and all of that resolved.

Same boat here, honestly discouraged. Had to stop Mounjaro once insurance quit covering it and switch over to Zepbound since I'm not diabetic. Sitting at 5.0 now with barely anything to show for it. Appreciate you posting this, helps knowing I'm not the only one. Such an expensive medication for this little payoff.

Kind of surprised this is even the debate rather than one about Tirzepatide against Retatrutide directly. Having moved over from the GLP1-only option to the newer triple agonist myself, I would say either begin with Retatrutide outright, or if the heart rate bump from it worries you, just run Tirzepatide the whole way through. Retatrutide can feel a bit underwhelming once you have experienced Tirzepatide since it brings less GLP1 to the table, but clinically it actually outperforms.

I'm behind on this thread, but 12.5 was bad for me. I'd been on this GLP about a year and barely a month into 12.5 I gained, even working out most days with strength and cardio. My provider suggested another month, but I'm switching. Cost is 650 a month. It reduced my inflammation a lot, which I love about Mounjaro, but the price is too high this way, and she never wants to raise my dose. I need it

It's so pricey I can't afford it, and just 15kgs remain for me to lose. My inflammation improved so much that my knees stopped aching, honestly amazing. It stops me snacking, which is good, though a big meal is still no problem. Health-wise it's money well spent. I microdosed reta for a while, around 18 months ago, and it was amazing, and I'm not sure if that dulled Mounjaro for me.

Malaysia here, and it's pricey too. 2.5mg runs around 200 euros a month locally, so I order from a Japanese pharmacy at about 130. Japan seems like one of the cheapest places for Mounjaro, plus the yen keeps sinking lol.