I get mine on the black market, 50c/mg for semaglutide, $3 per month at my current rate of usage. I’ve been on it for years, I was getting gray market at $12/mg for 3 years before RFK clamped down on that market. It’s exactly the same stuff (for me, no guarantee for others), had it tested in a lab and as the side effect profile is on point. It massively relieved my ME/CFS, back when I started there was no way I could have gotten a prescription let alone insurance to cover it.

I had the same issue with Zepbound (tirzepatide) 10mg/0.5ml when they wanted to push me to Wegovy (semaglutide), even though Zepbound was already working and helping. Zepbound isn't even on their formulary now.

I wrote the insurance company a detailed letter (helped by AI) containing evidence for the benefits of Zepbound over Wegovy and Zepbound over nothing, as well as documented the benefits I already experienced taking the medication. They approved coverage based on this pushback, and I just paid $25 for 3 months' supply.

Might be a potential avenue for some folks...

Posted prices of Chinese gray market bulk peptides on Twitter recently

It's $95 for 10 vials of 30mg Tirzepatide, which at the highest dose of 15mg/wk, is still 20 weeks for less than $100...

https://x.com/GavinRayDev/status/2067348581418434564/photo/1

Finnrick will even test your peptides if you agree to them publicizing the results and the vendor:

https://www.finnrick.com/products/tirzepatide

Gray market peptides are excellent. You can do you own independent lab testing, buy with a group who's testing, or buy from a reputable vendor who pre-tests before sales.

Even after all that it comes down to like $50 a month at the highest dose.

Without long term positive dietary changes most people are unlikely to keep the weight off unless you want to take this stuff for life.

You can probably use some coupons like goodrx to get it for $300 a month.