Anxiety and oxempic

[Anonymous]

I've been in oxempic for 6 months and have lost 30 pounds. But I've also noticed that my lifelong anxiety has dropped significantly. I've started reducing the dose of Lexapro i take because of it and don't even notice. Anyone else have this experience?

[Anonymous]

I'm on wegovy and I've had similar experience. I feel calmer and less anxious. And losing weight too. It's awesome really.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm on wegovy and I've had similar experience. I feel calmer and less anxious. And losing weight too. It's awesome really.

really.....this is interesting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm on wegovy and I've had similar experience. I feel calmer and less anxious. And losing weight too. It's awesome really.

really.....this is interesting.

PP here. It is-it's hard to explain. I defenitely still desire to eat, it's NOT a suppressant for me, but I want to eat a normal, healthy portion meal. I don't want to shove food in my mouth (I tended to eat fast always) and I don't think about what I'm going to eat next in an excited way. Like, I'm not thinking 'oooooh we're having PIZZA!!!!tonight and ICE CREAM' It's more like, I'll calmly eat one slice of pizza.

I guess I never realized the level of anxiety I had around food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm on wegovy and I've had similar experience. I feel calmer and less anxious. And losing weight too. It's awesome really.

really.....this is interesting.

PP here. It is-it's hard to explain. I defenitely still desire to eat, it's NOT a suppressant for me, but I want to eat a normal, healthy portion meal. I don't want to shove food in my mouth (I tended to eat fast always) and I don't think about what I'm going to eat next in an excited way. Like, I'm not thinking 'oooooh we're having PIZZA!!!!tonight and ICE CREAM' It's more like, I'll calmly eat one slice of pizza.

I guess I never realized the level of anxiety I had around food.

That’s great!
Semaglutides (the drug in Ozempic & Wegovy) is being looked at as a way to address alcohol & drug addictions.

[Anonymous]

I’m on active duty and struggled to maintain the required weight in the last 5 years. It got to the point where I had to do intermittently fasting and limit my calories to 1,300/day to stay 145 lbs. I’m a few years away from retirement and was super anxious about how to maintain this requirement. I’m on a low dose of Ozempic which helps me stay where I am weight wise and my anxiety reduced tremendously. I might even be able to stay past 20 years. I have to pay out of pocket and it cost me $1,000 for the Ozempic pen that lasts me 2 months. It is expensive but I love my job, I have great benefits and now my mental health has improved not freaked out about getting weighed and not knowing what they will do when my weight is above the limit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm on wegovy and I've had similar experience. I feel calmer and less anxious. And losing weight too. It's awesome really.

really.....this is interesting.

PP here. It is-it's hard to explain. I defenitely still desire to eat, it's NOT a suppressant for me, but I want to eat a normal, healthy portion meal. I don't want to shove food in my mouth (I tended to eat fast always) and I don't think about what I'm going to eat next in an excited way. Like, I'm not thinking 'oooooh we're having PIZZA!!!!tonight and ICE CREAM' It's more like, I'll calmly eat one slice of pizza.

I guess I never realized the level of anxiety I had around food.

Same here. And we’ve had ice cream and muffins in the house that I haven’t finished in two weeks. Without Wegovy, I was tempted by anything around me. I actually have to throw the muffins away- they’re too old now. I had one and never had another. Walked by them every morning. The ice cream that normally would disappear in three days is still in the freezer after two weeks. I’ve had some but there’s plenty left.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m on active duty and struggled to maintain the required weight in the last 5 years. It got to the point where I had to do intermittently fasting and limit my calories to 1,300/day to stay 145 lbs. I’m a few years away from retirement and was super anxious about how to maintain this requirement. I’m on a low dose of Ozempic which helps me stay where I am weight wise and my anxiety reduced tremendously. I might even be able to stay past 20 years. I have to pay out of pocket and it cost me $1,000 for the Ozempic pen that lasts me 2 months. It is expensive but I love my job, I have great benefits and now my mental health has improved not freaked out about getting weighed and not knowing what they will do when my weight is above the limit.

I love this. So happy for you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm on wegovy and I've had similar experience. I feel calmer and less anxious. And losing weight too. It's awesome really.

+1. Same. And I have a very serious lifelong anxiety disorder. Wegovy/Ozempic meds can cause anxiety, so my MD wanted my psychiatrist and therapist to sign off and to follow me closely before she would prescribe. And I ended up doing so well, I just finished coming off Zoloft. I also stopped binge eating and have lost 50 pounds in 6 months as of today (but it wasn’t weight dropping off. It’s been hard- a very restricted diet, weight training, exercise, regimens).

Clearly for me these meds are helping to balance something chemical that was off before. Wegovy really helps with the obsessive thoughts. About food, for sure but also about everything.

[Anonymous]

Oxempic still has harmful side effects, even if you weigh less and are happier.

[Anonymous]

Oh this is PP, you are all talking together to rationalize your off-market use.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oxempic still has harmful side effects, even if you weigh less and are happier.

You know what else has harmful side effects, like heart attacks, stroke and high blood pressure? Obesity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oxempic still has harmful side effects, even if you weigh less and are happier.

Not for the vast majority of its users.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oxempic still has harmful side effects, even if you weigh less and are happier.

My wegovy side effects have been a few days of heartburn. Some people tolerate it just fine

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oxempic still has harmful side effects, even if you weigh less and are happier.

I’m the pp with an anxiety disorder. My starting BMI was 45 and I had very of failed diet attempts behind me. You really think a BMI of 45 is less risky than Wegovy? Because my bloodwork begs to differ.


The question isn’t no risk vs Wegovy risk if you are taking the med under the recommended BMI plus comorbidity guidelines. It’s obesity, pre-diabetes, high cholesterol, fatty liver disease risk vs Wegovy. I’ll take Wegovy over heart attack, stroke, kidney or liver failure, etc. Thanks though for the useless comment.

The decrease in anxiety is a nice (unexpected) side effect. Based on my MD’s counseling, I was prepared for a jump in anxiety. And I know women who have quit because it ramped up anxiety. For me, it didn’t. IDK why, but I’ll take it.

I certainly wouldn’t start or stay on this med to treat anxiety. It’s just as likely to make the problem worse. And would be like using and ax instead of a scalpel.