DIY tirzepatide, internet detective work and insurance appeals: The lengths 3 people are going to for weight loss drugs "Not being on it is not an option." Natalie Rahhal, Reporter.

Testing is the biggest expenditure in his tirzepatide-making process (he and other DIY-ers send their samples for testing in bulk for extra assurance and cost savings).

Postmenopausal women struggling with weight loss may find a powerful solution by combining the diabetes drug tirzepatide with ...

Using tirzepatide and menopause hormone therapy at the same time leads to increased weight loss in postmenopausal women with ...

Overall, the study found that tirzepatide was more effective at helping participants lose weight. About 82% of participants taking tirzepatide experienced 5% or greater weight loss.

Sharp increases were seen in dispensations of tirzepatide (0.0 to 40.6%) and semaglutide (2.4 mg; 0.0 to 32.2%) among adults without diabetes but prescribed WLMs; the most frequently dispensed WLM ...

Adults with overweight or obesity lost more weight with the GIP/GLP-1 dual agonist tirzepatide than the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

DIY tirzepatide, internet detective work and insurance appeals: The lengths 3 people are going to for weight loss drugs. Story by Natalie Rahhal • 27m.

Why one man — and others in his gray market community — is making tirzepatide at home. Insurance wouldn't cover his weight loss medication. So he started making his own.

DIY tirzepatide, internet detective work and insurance appeals: The lengths 3 people are going to for weight loss drugs. Natalie Rahhal. July 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM. Copied; ...

DIY tirzepatide, internet detective work and insurance appeals: The lengths 3 people are going to for weight loss drugs. Natalie Rahhal. 2 July 2025 at 7:00 am. Copied; ...