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GLP-1 agonists (Ozempic, etc.) to treat long-COVID?

Posted by roxannelee @roxannelee, Nov 15 2:29pm

Anyone know if health insurances will cover GLP-1 agonists to alleviate long-COVID? If not, anyone know the cost out of pocket for those meds?

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blakemcm | @blakemcm | Dec 2 5:57am
In reply to @db72 "@vostie @roxannelee This is an exiting thing I’m looking into for my ME/CFS. My daughter goes..." + (show)
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@vostie @roxannelee
This is an exiting thing I’m looking into for my ME/CFS.
My daughter goes through an online program to get hers (for weight loss) at a much lesser price. She’s very happy with it and has lost a lot of weight and feels great. It costs her out of pocket around $50 a month. It’s compounded and apparently there are many companies like this now.

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@db72 where is she getting it for $50 a month. I currently am spending $150 a month.

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kerajoseph32 | @kerajoseph32 | Dec 16 3:15pm
In reply to @forest32 "I'm currently on a compounded GLP-1. It helps me not to gain any more weight after..." + (show)
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I'm currently on a compounded GLP-1. It helps me not to gain any more weight after 5.5 years of long COVID and a lot of weight gain from barely moving. I get it from a compound pharmacy, prescribed by my primary care doctor, and it's $350 per month. My insurance would not pay for it because I don't have Type 2 diabetes. Of course, insurance wants to wait until I get SICKER to help me with costs. Grrrr. Anyway, I think it has helped my brain fog a bit, and my overall feeling of wellness a bit. The drug has not, however, helped my extreme Long COVID fatigue or joint/muscle pain. Lyrica has helped that some. I will stay on it as long as I can afford to because I really really can't gain more weight at this point.

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@forest32 Ageless RX offers GLP-1’s and also does microdosing and I believe it’s 199 a month and $249 a month. I go through them for my low dose naltrexone for my Long Covid & ME/CFS.

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