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For two years now we’ve been showing you the success stories of people on those weight loss injections.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Author: Meg Farris \/ WWL Louisiana Medical Reporter (WWL)
\nPublished: 6:25 PM CST November 14, 2023
\nUpdated: 10:24 PM CST November 14, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n

NEW ORLEANS \u2014 In the U.S., nearly 40% of people are medically obese. In the next several years, it’s expected to rise to 50 percent.<\/p>\n

Compare that to 1975, when it was only 15%.
\nSome doctors believe the weight loss injections are game-changers.
\nAnd now there is a new version that was just FDA approved.
\nSo, how does it compare to other similar medications.
\nFor two years now we’ve been showing you the success stories of people on those weight loss injections.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just hit 83 pounds, and for it to not be a year yet, I just, it really, I tell people, it really does blow my mind,\u201d said Ashley Daray who used Wegovy to lose 83 pounds.<\/p>\n

People with diabetes have been using Ozempic. Then that injection was approved for weight loss under the name Wegovy. Those work on one hunger hormone pathway. Then came Mounjaro. That’s the injection for people with diabetes that works on two hunger hormone pathways. Well now, that drug has been FDA approved for weight loss under the name Zepbound.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese things take away your hunger drive. They take away your cravings. They slow down your gastric emptying. So, instead of filling up on a full plate, you fill up on a very small amount. It’s shocking. Patients change immediately,\u201d said bariatric surgeon Dr. Tom Lavin, founder of Surgical Specialists of Louisiana<\/p>\n

Dr. Lavin says while Wegovy does work well, Zepbound appears to work better. But if insurance is not paying, he will start patients on the compounded version of Wegovy, called Semaglutide, because it costs less than the compounded version of Zepbound called Tirzepatide.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are some people, and it’s probably a pretty low percentage, that just don’t get results with Semaglutide, and they do respond to Tirzepatide.<\/p>\n

He says some people do get nauseated on the injections, but it appears that side effect is lessened in the compounded version. The upside is, over time with weight loss, there will be less sleep apnea, joint damage, and heart disease.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf this really goes widespread, we’re going to need a lot less cardiac stents because they’ll be a lot less cardiac disease,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

And Dr. Lavin says they are helping people who have had weight loss stomach surgery, if they gain some weight back.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey’re here to stay. They’re long term, and they’re going to impact our health care system in a tremendous way, in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n

If the injection is not covered by your insurance, it could run from $1,000 to $1,300 a month.<\/p>\n

The compounded versions run from $150 to $300 a month.<\/p>\n

Read article in 4WWWL<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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