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In an attempt to better manage my weight, I have gone on semaglutide.
This stuff is straight up magical, and its efficacy has caused my opinions around personal health management to shift dramatically.
Where I was drinking at least 32 oz of sugary soda a day and unable to stop, those impulses have basically disappeared. I fill up faster, but that primal urge, the association of high fructose corn syrup, is gone.
I am not even on max dose, but have already lost 4 lbs in less than a month. I fully expect the entire usa to be on semaglutide or analagous in the near future. The monthly price of not being morbidly obese seems that it will come to about 500$/month, at least until competitors come to town.
Absolute miracle drug, I'm trying to get my mom on it ASAP, since she has pretty bad cirrhosis of her liver already and is likely on track for liver failure. Diet, shame, exercise, none of them worked, and since I'm not the moralizing type or one to turn down net positives, I wholeheartedly endorse it. I can only hope that the price for it, and other GLP-1 agonists, drops to something bearable for 3rd World incomes. At any rate, you Americans are doing the usual thing of being early adopters and bringing the price down.
And the price will fall, maybe OOMs. Nothing quite has the demand or economies of scale like a weight loss drug.
Fantastic pun.
Apparently it can cause problems if you need an empty stomach for an operation, so be aware of that if there are any upcoming surgeries.
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