What’s your high/low $$?

[GtownBrown]

I was just reflecting on my financial journey with T. I waited for years to start because I had to get my car paid off first. Then the hunt for affordable c0mp0und began and went on for months. I really couldn’t go over $300 a month. At long last, I found a reliable source and kept it under that for a few months. I was about to switch to SlimdownRx when suddenly my insurance decided to pay! I literally cried in the car the first time I paid a $25 co-pay for four Mounjaro 10mg pens back in June.

Then out of the blue in early Oct., my insurance reversed their approval for technical reasons. At the same time, the FDA announced the end of the shortage, and I knew compound’s days were numbered. It was time to go into that gray area I had avoided.

Two months later, I have nine months of T purchased and have added cag. to the mix. So here is my $ journey:

Most paid: $270 per month and $11.66 per mg

Least paid: $25 a month insurance copay for brand, and .50 cents per mg.

Now paying: $35 a month for T at .70 cents per mg plus $4.80 of cag. added.

How about you? What’s your most/least look like?

 

[zpped]

You pretty much covered the range unless someone bought brand name at full price.

 

[GtownBrown]

You pretty much covered the range unless someone bought brand name at full price.

Lots of people paid more on compound, either through telehealth or medspas.

 

[nurseratchit]

I was just reflecting on my financial journey with T. I waited for years to start because I had to get my car paid off first. Then the hunt for affordable c0mp0und began and went on for months. I really couldn’t go over $300 a month. At long last, I found a reliable source and kept it under that for a few months. I was about to switch to SlimdownRx when suddenly my insurance decided to pay! I literally cried in the car the first time I paid a $25 co-pay for four Mounjaro 10mg pens back in June.

Then out of the blue in early Oct., my insurance reversed their approval for technical reasons. At the same time, the FDA announced the end of the shortage, and I knew compound’s days were numbered. It was time to go into that gray area I had avoided.

Two months later, I have nine months of T purchased and have added cag. to the mix. So here is my $ journey:

Most paid: $270 per month and $11.66 per mg

Least paid: $25 a month insurance copay for brand, and .50 cents per mg.

Now paying: $35 a month for T at .70 cents per mg plus $4.80 of cag. added.

How about you? What’s your most/least look like?

I haven't done all the math but I am thankful for the shortage because, in the beginning I was all set to pay 500/month if they could have got my prescription filled. I was going to put it on my HSA but still. Paid similar prices with compound and I think you dodged a bullet with SDRX as the pharmacy they used was pretty sketchy. I did order from them and it worked fine, but they are the only one to my knowledge that had 1 year BUDs which seems especially suspicious when SDRX also started letting people buy 9 months at a time. I have save an unopened vial to have tested in a year to see how that claim holds up. The cheapest tirz I've gotten was .65 cents/mg. I've tried 5 different varieties and so far they all work the same. Have since switched to reta and will hold on to the tirz for maintenance.

 

[Jackal]

I paid 236 for 45mg of tirz back in July (fire sale!!!) and I was so happy. My husband paid 399 (twice)for 10mg of compound while waiting for an appointment with his doctor to hopefully prescribe brand name. Thought I was getting a deal but with age comes wisdom. Since we met our deductible we have "screwed" ExpressScripts for 13000.

 

[morganite]

I haven't done all the math but I am thankful for the shortage because, in the beginning I was all set to pay 500/month if they could have got my prescription filled. I was going to put it on my HSA but still. Paid similar prices with compound and I think you dodged a bullet with SDRX as the pharmacy they used was pretty sketchy. I did order from them and it worked fine, but they are the only one to my knowledge that had 1 year BUDs which seems especially suspicious when SDRX also started letting people buy 9 months at a time. I have save an unopened vial to have tested in a year to see how that claim holds up. The cheapest tirz I've gotten was .65 cents/mg. I've tried 5 different varieties and so far they all work the same. Have since switched to reta and will hold on to the tirz for maintenance.

Yes, our journeys are so similar! About SDRX, I used them as a compound pharmacy and actually had only good experience with them… still using their T’ currently on 10 and it’s been working well…..

 

[nurseratchit]

Yes, our journeys are so similar! About SDRX, I used them as a compound pharmacy and actually had only good experience with them… still using their T’ currently on 10 and it’s been working well…..

I had no problems with SDRX, but their choice of pharmacy is sketch. Ouisa couldn't figure out how to do 2-day shipping to my area. Both shipments took 6 days and arrived warm. The second shipment was to replace the first. When they screwed up again I just asked SDRX for a refund which they promptly did. In the meantime, I had gotten an order from Hallandale through Lavender Sky with a much easier and speedier process and they had no problem shipping me cold product in 2 days. Ouisa also somehow manages to send to all 50 states but isn't actually licensed to do so. I did send my vials for testing and as I recall they still tested above 98%. It still worked for me too but I'm glad to have found better options.