Weight Loss Medication
US controller here!
I’ve been thinking about starting weight loss medication and my doctor has been encouraging it. I talked to AMAS and their answer was very vague on which medications qualify for weight loss. My doctor recommended Wegovy, but it’s $624/month and that’s a little out of my budget until we get a raise. My insurance covers ozempic and mounjaro at around $169/month, which I can swing, but not sure if my doctor will be willing to prescribe because I’m not pre diabetic. When I talked to AMAS he mentioned about Wegovy and Zepbound being the most common used for weight loss and having a 2 week downtime for side effects. Zepbound isn’t covered by my insurance at all is almost $1,200/month.
So a couple questions, has anyone used a website like Ro or Hers to get the medication versus using insurance? Is that something the FAA would be okay with? Has anyone used a liraglutide (Saxenda) and had the same 2 week downtime for weight loss?