Europe access check-in today

Still pinching myself that I'm down 40 lbs thanks to this med, but the logistics of getting it here in Europe keep me on my toes. Curious how everyone's current supply situation is looking this month, especially with all the changes in availability lately. Anyone else noticing things getting easier or harder to source where you are?

Over here in the US it's been smooth for months, so it's easy to forget what a hassle the European side can be. Is it mostly the pharmacy stock that trips you up, or the prescription paperwork?

tbh anyone in Spain or Italy seeing the same shipment-by-shipment pattern? My farmacia here has been fine one week and empty the next, so I've stopped assuming a no means no for the whole month.

Finland here, and it's been a month of calling around. One pharmacy has it, the next one shrugs, so I just ring three before I leave the house.

tbh nordics here, Sweden specifically, and my usual pharmacy had to order it in this month instead of having it on the shelf. Took a few extra days but it showed up.

Here in Portugal it's been steady for a couple months

How are you finding the pharmacy situation where you are? I'm only a few pounds in so still early days for me.

The shipment timing thing matches what I see here in Florida, some months it is easy and other months pharmacies are waiting on the truck. I am on 5mg and down 35, so the supply hunt is the annoying part for me too.

I'm only a few lbs in so I haven't hit the pharmacy-hop stage yet, but the shipment timing thing worries me a bit for when I do. How far ahead do you usually start calling around?

Which country are you in? Here in Portugal my pharmacy has had it two months running now, which is the longest stretch without a scramble since I started.

Curious whether calling ahead actually works outside Germany, my pharmacy just says come back Tuesday and hopes for the best.

Spain here, my farmacia either has it or doesn't and there's no calling ahead to check. Last month was a three-shop hunt, this month it was sitting there on the first try.

Curious how you got them to hold a box for you, mine said they cant reserve anything because stock moves too fast. Maybe i just asked the wrong person

I'm in the US so no apotheke trick for me, but calling around instead of relying on one chain did make refills less of a scramble. Sounds like the holding-a-box habit is worth the awkward ask.

Honestly stock has been the easy part for me lately, it's the price that keeps climbing. Are you seeing the same where you are or has availability been the bigger headache?

San Antonio here too and honestly price is what keeps me on my toes, not stock, since my refills have been smooth for a couple months now. What's a holding script cost you over there, is it close to what you'd pay out of pocket here?

Stock has been the headache for me too, not price.

Here in Seattle it's the opposite, stock is easy and the receipt is what hurts. Curious whether your pharmacy price in Germany tracks the same way or stays flat month to month

germany sounds steady but I'm curious if that holds once you move up a dose, since the higher strengths seem to be where things go thin.

Poland here, and it's been steady for a couple months now. Curious whether you're ordering through a local pharmacy or one of the cross-border ones, since that seems to be where the difference hits