Dr. Betty Murray explains that menopause weight gain stems from changes in hypothalamic control of metabolic hormones that diet and exercise alone may not fix. Eli Lilly's oral tirzepatide costs about $149 per month and can help with hormonal regulation at lower doses. She recommends discussing hormone status, medication options, cost, and insurance coverage with your doctor.
influence on hypothalamic control of these metabolic hormones. And so, you know, if you've been like, I need to muscle this out and get it done on my own, and I need to just eat less and work out more, this might be a time to understand that your body has unique chemistry that your 30-year-old trainer doesn't have. Right. And that these medications may work very well. Now, the truth is, is Eli Lilly came out with an oral tirzepatide that they showed doesn't work as strongly as the injectables, but it's much cheaper too. It's like $149 a month cash pay. And then with PPO, they have a coupon situation. So in many cases, just having that regulatory hormone, not necessarily where it makes you nauseous and you don't wanna eat, can also help. So it doesn't mean that people have to take really high doses of these things. And I think it's one of those things that when you're talking to your provider, you wanna look at the entire picture.
