About Semaglutide/Tirzepatide Weight Loss
What is it?
- The GLP-1 agonists are a class of medications that help manage blood glucose levels in people with Type 2 Diabetes and are potent weight loss medications.
- Losing weight over several months is the best and safest way to lose weight.
- It typically takes about 3 weeks for the medication to get into your system and beginning to loose weight.
- Expect to lose 1-2 pounds a week - some weeks you may not lose weight, but we will adjust your medication accordingly.
- I have personally lost 85 lbs.
- The more you do ... the more weight you will loose. Meaning that eating well and exercising will speed your weight loss.
- The recently available compounded Semaglutide and Tirzepatide offer the same weight loss with less side effects and much lower cost.
- You will come in for an initial consult and then you will come in weekly for injections.
- We are compliant with Alabama Board of Medicine and Pharmacy Rules and we CAN NOT sent the injections home with you. We are able to ship the medications to your house but there is an additional shipping fee. You will need to come in monthly for weigh in and dose adjustment.
How Does it Work?
- Researchers discovered that these medications produce marked weight loss due to multiple effects on appetite, cravings, and satiety (fullness). They act simultaneously on multiple receptors throughout the body.
- It directly reduces appetite and increases metabolism by action in the brain.
- It reduces glucagon secretion which is the hormone increasing hunger.
- It causes individuals to eat less carbs and fatty food.
- It increases insulin production, but only when blood sugar is high—which makes the risk of low blood sugar minimal.
- Decreases the liver’s production of sugar and increases uptake of sugar by muscle tissue.
- It slows down the speed at which the stomach empties food into the intestine. This produces weight loss and is also responsible for the gastrointestinal side effects.
What is the Cost ?
- Our goal is to make safe, effective weight loss affordable to everyone.
- If you are a patient of Cherokee Family Healthcare, we can discuss this in your routine visit and your cost will be the cost of the medication.
- If you are not a patient - the initial office visit is $100. This visit includes basic lab testing.
- The cost of the Semaglutide is $140-260/ month depending on the dosage you are on.
- The cost of Tirzepatide is $250-$400/ month depending on your dosage.
Insurance Coverage
Does insurance pay for this?
- Insurance usually does not pay for weight loss.
- You can call your insurance company and speak to your pharmacy benefits manager and ask if you have the benefit.
- If you do have coverage - we will be happy to send a prescription and assist with getting a Prior Authorization(PA) for this medication.
- We will not do Prior Authorization for Mounjaro or Ozempic if you are not diabetic.