Obesity as a Disease - Medication

One thing I didn't count on with this is the true mental wellbeing you also get from looking like you used to and generally feeling more positive/better.

For me, like some others have noted as well, it's not just the weight loss. It truly is the change of a lifestyle with feeling of doing more, eating actually better (less to no junk at all) etc. Hopefully, this does get somehow regulated/subsidised through DPS because at the moment it is a bit of an expensive sport.

Luckily, there's still an affordable way to get it from the UK, but that's probably a matter of a day/month before we're back to square one on that one

Presuming you meant... unhealthy foods like kebabs! Also I presume 8% is the proportion of your total planned weight loss, as opposed to starting body weight?

yeah it was a joke (hence the emoji).

No, -8% of the starting weight, however, I'd say that that first measurement was slightly skewed (it could be the crooked tile) or I was full of water (in fairness, I would go through like 3l of water when paired with physical work), so that might have skewed the actual results. Last two weeks there was definitely a ~1kg loss a week which sounds much more reasonable.

Although, I still can't understand though how is Mounjaro (even after the famous "170%" price hike) still cheaper in the UK vs here in Ireland where it's actually produced. I understand it's the bigger market, but like, factory is literally 20min from the place I'm buying the stuff :D

1st 5 lb 😅 You missed a stone 😅

Dose is increased every month so a 3 month prescription would be for 3 pens 10, 12.5 and 15mg each for someone who has already done 12 weeks on lower doses.

However my GP still keeps me on 5mg despite the fact I have started month 6 on Mountjaro because I am still loosing around 4 kg per month but normally every 4 weeks your dose is increased by 2.5mg

It’s policy dependent. You’d need to have cover for day to day GP expenses.

would you have to start with mybmi from small dose again or would they start you on higher one since you have been on Mounjaro already? Any idea?

Let us know when you find out.My GP keeps me on 5mg for more than 3 months now and I would really like to move up a dose. I also have 50% back on GP consultations with Laya so my bmi works out cheaper with that.

laya dont pay out on weightloss medication

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I have joined the mybmi FB group-loads of posts that Laya refuses to give anything back for consultation yet VHi and Irish Life are fine.

Laya in some cases refused claiming they don’t cover consultations from outside of ROI even though many doctors involved are registered with the Medical Council in Ireland. Other refusals were based on their terms and conditions where it says they don’t cover weightloss etc even though I know someone who had gastric sleeve done recently which was covered by Laya. She was on a corporate plan but then plenty of people on corporate plans in that FB group that cant get any rebate on the consultation part.