A doctor's experience with Ozempic, and quitting
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Anonymous
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/i-m-a-doctor-who-lost-25-pounds-on-ozempic-then-quit-here-s-what-happened-after-i-stopped-taking-it/ar-AA1lOj3x?cvid=f7d59385270b45d1f1ad285049bd3c3a&ocid=winp2fptaskbar&ei=9&sc=shoreline
I thought folks might be interested in this account of using weight loss drugs with success and then transitioning off them. |
Anonymous
| Considering Ozempic is to treat diabetes, there’s no actual “going off them.” |
Anonymous
Even if you’re really mad about off label Ozempic, that doesn’t make sense. People control type 2 diabetes all the time and might decide to cut back or eliminate metformin in consultation with their doctor all the time. I get that you just like to say “Ozempic is for diabetes” all the time for fun, but it’s not even true because we all use brand names for drugs. And your thing about “no going off them” makes no sense anyway. |
Anonymous
Yeah, seriously, what is with that person (people) who are self-appointed gatekeepers of how and why these medications can be used? Is so annoying. |
Anonymous
People go off diabetes drugs all the time. You’re probably getting confused with Type 1 diabetes |
Anonymous
Thanks for sharing, very helpful. I am starting to wean off Ozempic but like the author would go back on it if my weight/A1C started to creep back up. Metformin is an interesting idea, I will ask my doctor about that. |
Anonymous
OMG NOT YOU AGAIN. So tiresome. I was on it for 9 months, lost 70 lbs and have successfully gone off. Lost even a little bit more weight since then. Is your mind blown yet? |
Anonymous
NP,. I think it is great that you lost 70 lbs and have been able to maintain off of it! But I do not think you are part of the majority, unfortunately. |
Anonymous
Please support your claims with facts. |
Anonymous
Dear 70 pound loss poster - Please stop taking over every ozempic thread with your rage. I’m not the poster you’re replying to, but I’m tired of reading your anger in every ozempic post. You and the diabetic gatekeepers are equally annoying. |
Anonymous
| It's incredibly strange that the plan for this doctor is that as soon as the numbers creep up again, they're going right back on ozempic. Why not make permanant lifestyle chnages to maintain the weightloss? Makes it sound like they have a serious eating disorder/mental health issues. |
Anonymous
Is this a medical doctor or a Phd? |
Anonymous
Try reading the article? |
Anonymous
THIS. |
Anonymous
((Sigh)). Why do we have to keep telling you how Ozempic/Wegovy works? Despite what you believe, many of us do and have made lifestyle changes for years, only to see our efforts fail — either because our bodies need much fewer calories per day than the standard to lose weight, or because our bodies constantly tell us it is hungry despite eating all the right foods that should make us full. Do you constantly feel hungry? Before Wegovy, I counted calories — 1200/day per my doctor, and I know how many because I cook from scratch and weigh/measure my food and portions — yet it was not enough for me to lose weight. Anything less, I felt like I was starving. When I ate a bowl of oatmeal (for the fiber, to make me full) or protein (because it takes longer to digest), I remained hungry. I drank tons of water in the event my hunger cues were really thirsty cues, but it didn’t help. I ate a balanced diet, never drank juice or sugary drinks, and limited my alcohol to almost nothing (maybe 2 drinks/month). And I was ALWAYS HUNGRY. Now on Wegovy, I feel satiated when I eat a normal meal (I can eat that oatmeal and feel satisfied), although I probably do eat less than 1200 calories per day to sustain weight loss, but it’s slow (about 5 lbs/month). |