Ozempic husband midlife crises

[Anonymous]

Spouse had a recent work lunch with guy who lost a ton of weight on ozempic the last 12 mos.

My spouse over eats, over drinks, over snacks, over works and doesn’t exercise- unless it’s his one of his 1-2 hyper focuses like in grad school. Some overeating and impulse eating is due to his untreated ADHD.

Now he’s hellbent on paying $1k a month to “get in shape” forever.

Worse, I had him cover an urgimed visit for sick kid two days ago with my doctor, and he asked about. That doc loved it for diabetics and said it makes you digest slowly, always feel full, it’s great, come back!

Now DH is telling everyone we see he’s going to do it. He doesn’t read news so hasn’t read about it the last couple years. Can’t believe it took one lunch with a work industry colleague for him to jump on the bandleader.

Pros? Cons? Does it help ADHD and (eating) stims?

[Anonymous]

Haha. Bandwagon
Sorry drum major.

[Anonymous]

It will change his/your life. If he’s medically obese or overweight w/ a comorbidity he may be able to get Wegovy covered by insurance. Otherwise, he can find a pharmacy that will compound the medication at a couple hundred $. It requires a lifestyle change and I’d take him up on it.

[Anonymous]

I don't see the problem.

[Anonymous]

Are you afraid he’s going to lose weight and go running after young women?

[Anonymous]

It'll change his life, good for him

[Anonymous]

It sounds like you do not like your DH very much.

In any case, I encourage you to be supportive. I am trying Ozempic myself at the moment, and it does help you lose weight and feel better. At a minimum, it could give him the boost he needs to get started on weight loss, if he is not otherwise very disciplined.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you afraid he’s going to lose weight and go running after young women?

I would be!

Seen it before too, but mainly married men on the GLP-1s. They get overconfident feeling they have gamed the system (eat unhealthy foods, drink too much coffee and alcohol, never exercise yet lost 50#) and game themselves right into an affair, acting like a prick and a divorce.

[Anonymous]

I would recommend he talk to his doctor about it. My husband and I are on Zepbound which is a version of Mounjaro for non-diabetics. I had more side effects on Wegovy but my understanding is insurance covers it more often because it’s been around longer. Lost 100 lbs on Zepbound though! Feeling great, like I have my life back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It will change his/your life. If he’s medically obese or overweight w/ a comorbidity he may be able to get Wegovy covered by insurance. Otherwise, he can find a pharmacy that will compound the medication at a couple hundred $. It requires a lifestyle change and I’d take him up on it.

What lifestyle change? Pretending they're cardiovascularly fit and self-disciplined eating healthy foods in the right portions?

Does it also create muscle tone, heart health, and well oxygenated blood?

Seems like an increasingly pricey shortcut to eventually looking skinny fat or normal weights.

[Anonymous]

Thin is in, I say go for it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It sounds like you do not like your DH very much.

In any case, I encourage you to be supportive. I am trying Ozempic myself at the moment, and it does help you lose weight and feel better. At a minimum, it could give him the boost he needs to get started on weight loss, if he is not otherwise very disciplined.

I noticed the ADHD, over-working, and impulse eating part of the post. And if it’s anything like my impulsive ADHD teen I could see how quickly he’d jump on this or anything after only hearing about it once. It would not do anything for ADHd or self-centeredness, or work addict symptoms.

The best scenario for OP would be if the weight loss led him to be a more thoughtful and thankful family man at home. Like a re-start button. I think that’s involved simultaneous therapy too.

[Anonymous]

I started Wegovy (that's Ozempic, but branded for weight loss) two weeks ago. I didn't want it, but my BMI is 34 and my glucose and A1C are flirting with pre-diabetes and my doctor talked me into it. I've been fortunate, insurance is covering it (BCBS fep).

I'm on the starting dose, and it's hard to say how it is going as far as whether I feel hungry or not. Maybe a little less hungry? Less "food noise"? I can tell you that I have side effects -- after I eat a meal I have an hour or two and then I don't know how else to describe it but I can feel the peristalsis start up. It hurts, and then I have to go to the bathroom. It was bad enough one night that I had dreams about needing to go to the bathroom. It's unpleasant, but really not that big of a deal. Not sure if it will get worse when I go up in dose, though.

I have ADD like your DH -- I didn't really know that it could cause impulse eating? Or overeating? I don't think that has ever been the case for me (I was quite skinny most of my life, and I've had ADD since I was a kid -- my weight gain is psych med related and only began when I was 34 and older). Can't say the Wegovy has any effect on my ADD.

[Anonymous]

I think it’s fine except for the expense.

But he might do just as well with adhd medicine that the insurance will cover. I am 50 with adhd. I went on stimulant medicine at a fairly low dose and it was amazing as an appetite suppressant — I could work all day and forgot to eat. They used to just prescribe that stufff as a diet pill back in the 70s and 80s. Anyway if he doesn’t have heart issues that would rule out stimulants for his adhd, that might be a better place to start.

[Anonymous]

It doesn’t have to cost $1000 a month. Insurance can cover it or he can get if for max $225 a month from a compounding pharmacy. I’d bet you’d spend at least $225 a month less on food per month if he went on it. Don’t be a snob OP, it sounds like it could really benefit your husband.