Wegovy savings?!? 🤔 Legit?

[Kelly_1976]

I live in the Netherlands. My out-of-pocket for Wegovy is about €160 per month for the smaller doses and €240 for the higher ones. I know, I know, some places are way worse off, but remember our wages are different here too. Anyway, it hit me today as I passed on some cookies I would've inhaled half a year ago: I'm actually SAVING money because I'm not buying as much junk! I used to spend a fortune on snack food, it's kinda embarrassing. So, yeah, I think I'm ahead of the game here money-wise. Plus, think of all the future doctor visits I'm dodging! 12 weeks in, down almost 13kg!

 

[Fam]

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[My_Pal]

Fantastic progress Kelly_1976! Keep up the great work!

 

[Rory_2004]

I totally get that, Kelly! I used to throw away so much food! Now I'm actually eating what I buy, and my grocery bill is way lower.

 

[LiftGirl]

And think about the savings from cutting back on booze! That's a huge expense for some people. It's definitely adding up for me!

 

[Kelly_1976]

I totally get that, Kelly! I used to throw away so much food! Now I'm actually eating what I buy, and my grocery bill is way lower.

It's actually kind of shocking to look back and see how much I was wasting. Not just the money, but the food itself!

 

[LiftGirl]

For those interested in how compounding pharmacies are getting involved with GLP-1 meds and their ongoing fight with big pharma, check out this podcast episode: Empower Pharmacy vs. Big Pharma: GLP-1 Access Fight. It gets into whether compounded versions are legal and safe.

 

[Rory_2004]

Hey, I heard that Ozempic prices were supposed to drop in Canada this year because the patent expired. Has anyone seen that happen?

 

[Kelly_1976]

Hey, I heard that Ozempic prices were supposed to drop in Canada this year because the patent expired. Has anyone seen that happen?

That's interesting. I haven't heard anything about it here, but I'll keep an eye out. It would be great if prices came down globally!

 

[My_Pal]

To answer Rory_2004, the patent expiration simply allows generic manufacturers to produce the drug. It will still take time for them to get approval and manufacture it. Expect generics maybe by next year. Some are estimating they might be 60-70% cheaper when they finally hit stores.

 

[holdsteady_maybe]

Paying entirely out of pocket here. Obviously the injectable version is easier on the budget. So that's where I've landed. Hoping things settle down the longer I stick with the switch.

 

[Drew_1984]

Pretty brutal pricing over in Europe too, not exactly used to spending this much on medication here. Paying around 330 euros weekly for 10mg, for reference the priciest other prescription running through here is birth control at just 80 euros yearly.

 

[figuringouthere26]

Ugh, I've been toying with switching over since it's supposedly cheaper, but now I'm second-guessing it lol

 

[rusty_thyme23]

Insurance only picked up Wegovy the first year here. Coverage dropped this year, so paying out of pocket now. Just kept going with Wegovy anyway since it was already working well. Didn't see much point switching to something new when the current one delivers results and actually costs less.

 

[misoweaver]

Started at 106kg and also paying entirely out of pocket, running about 330 euros monthly these days. Worth every cent for me even though money's genuinely tight this year. Down almost 30kg in ten months now. You'll have to weigh whether the budget allows for it on your end, but for plenty of people, myself included, this medication has been genuinely life-changing. Makes eating well feel effortless in a way it never did before.