Zepbound: My Health Journey – June Year 2

$4000! That’s how much I paid for my 3 month supply of 10mg Zepbound this last time. You may be asking why so let me tell you. At the end of May I was laid off from work so my health insurance ended and I switched to my wife’s plan which does NOT cover Zepbound! I did have an option of extending COBRA under my old employer but the insurance premiums weren’t going to be subsidized so that meant paying $2000/month for health insurance then paying $2000 or maybe less for the Zepbound with the health insurance. Either way it was going to be $4000 for the medicine.

I did do some research and it turns out Eli Lilly is now selling the medicine direct and it is a bit cheaper however the drug comes in vials and syringes instead of the autopen and since I had already booked my travel to South America, I didn’t want to deal with the hassle of those things.

The good news is I continue to lose weight although it’s a bit slower than when I started and I am feeling way better so spending the money is a no-brainer but it does hurt to spend that much on a drug that shouldn’t cost so much. When I’m done with my current stockpile I may try going direct or look for alternatives.

The chart below shows my progress after 16 months. Initially there were huge spikes in week per week weight loss/gain (red line) but the trend overall (blue line) was to lose weight. After decades of diets, gym memberships, and other activities to lose weight, it turns out my body was simply missing a hormone that normalized weight. It’s sad and tragic in some ways but at least there is a path forward now.