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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone know any telehealth places prescribing Mounjaro without a diabetes diagnosis? I have coverage for that but not Zepbound. I've been on it before and then moved to compounded Tirzepetide which got too expensive. So now I'm not on anything and hate the way I feel. Gaining again, despite normal food consumption and SO much inflammation.

OR does anyone know of a telehealth place to get compounded Tirzepetide that isn't crazy expensive??[/quote]

This isn't going to happen since it's indicated for diabetes. Even if you found some unethical doctor to prescribe it for you, your insurance company isn't going to cover it if you don't have diabetes.[/quote]

OP here. It's not unethical to prescribe medication for other purposes. Also Zepbound and Mounjaro are exactly the same.[/quote]

It's unethical when the run on semaglutides by fatties causes a shortage for diabetics. The reason your insurance covers Mounjaro is it is intended to treat diabetes. It doesn't want to cover Zepbound because it thinks you should eat less and move more -- it's not going to cover an expensive medication for you to take a shortcut.  Trying to do an end-run around this division would be unethical by a practitioner. [/quote]

Most people on semaglutides have tried to eat less and move more for a long time before they ended up at a doctor's office seeking an expensive drug that they have to inject into themselves.  Mounjaro is newer.  Supply will catch up with demand, as it has for semaglutides.  It's a fantastic drug that can be mass-produced and ultimately save our healthcare system a lot because it can prevent full-on diabetes, mitigate alcoholism, and have a profound effect on other metabolic conditions if it is administered correctly.  [/quote]

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