The Mounjaro Manifestos

They’re Lying about Mounjaro

No one warned me about this!

This is the first in a series about my experiences using Mounjaro.

AI lies about Mounjaro, too. This is the image it came up with from the prompt, “Woman giving herself an injection of Mounjaro.” That’s a honkin’ big needle, and just what the heck is she doing with it?? It looks like she’s testing the needle for sharpness and is WAY too happy about it.

I recently started using Mounjaro, and it was a decision I didn’t take lightly. I read extensively about it. I followed the studies that were published before it was granted FDA approval. Even then, I waited almost two years before pulling the trigger and asking my doctor for a prescription.

By that time, GLP-1 medications were an international obsession. Celebrities were singing their praises. And the Great Shortages had begun.

Everyone wanted them, and insurance companies realized, Holy crap, this is going to cost us a LOT of money if we cover this! Prior authorization required! And denied!

So I figured I might get some pushback, first from my doctor, and then from my insurance company.

And I did, but only a bit.

I’m actually diabetic and was already taking metformin, two things that make insurance companies relax their hand a bit as they clutch their “DENIED” stamps.

But my doctor was the first hurdle. He didn’t balk at prescribing a GLP-1, but he kept trying to steer me towards taking Ozempic (semaglutide). “It works better,” he said…