New Weight Loss Meds

[Anonymous]

I don't entirely why the new meds only allow you to keep the weight off while you are taking them. Is this true? If you learn to eat healthy and exercise, couldn't you keep the weight off if you stop taking the drugs?

[Anonymous]

It's not something to "learn." It's that they will be overcome with insatiable hunger after they stop the drugs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not something to "learn." It's that they will be overcome with insatiable hunger after they stop the drugs.

Unless you've taken the meds yourself, you don't know, so STFU. So tired of this nonsense.

[Anonymous]

The meds help you to eat well. Basically it’s a tool that lets you do all those healthy lifestyle things. Without them, body and brain work against you and yes, often there is insatiable hunger and cravings that it feels impossible to fight.

[Anonymous]

Don’t they impact your metabolism too?

I gain weight instantly if I take an SSRI despite not changing my eating and exercise habits (I track that). I’m really convinced there are medications that fundamentally change metabolism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not something to "learn." It's that they will be overcome with insatiable hunger after they stop the drugs.

Unless you've taken the meds yourself, you don't know, so STFU. So tired of this nonsense.

Wasn't trying to insult people on the drugs. People who are obese often have satiety issues which the drugs counteract. So when you go off them, you no longer have that food noise being suppressed, and would eat as you did before. That's my understanding. OP makes it sounds like once you intellectually "learn" correct portion sizes, you can just keep eating that way when you go off the drugs. But obese people generally intellectually understand this or can look up the recommended calorie allowance; the issue is they can't control their hunger. It's a physical and not an intellectual problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not something to "learn." It's that they will be overcome with insatiable hunger after they stop the drugs.

Unless you've taken the meds yourself, you don't know, so STFU. So tired of this nonsense.

Wasn't trying to insult people on the drugs. People who are obese often have satiety issues which the drugs counteract. So when you go off them, you no longer have that food noise being suppressed, and would eat as you did before. That's my understanding. OP makes it sounds like once you intellectually "learn" correct portion sizes, you can just keep eating that way when you go off the drugs. But obese people generally intellectually understand this or can look up the recommended calorie allowance; the issue is they can't control their hunger. It's a physical and not an intellectual problem.

Why are you speaking on behalf of obese people? Why are you speaking on behalf of someone who has taken the drugs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not something to "learn." It's that they will be overcome with insatiable hunger after they stop the drugs.

Unless you've taken the meds yourself, you don't know, so STFU. So tired of this nonsense.

Wasn't trying to insult people on the drugs. People who are obese often have satiety issues which the drugs counteract. So when you go off them, you no longer have that food noise being suppressed, and would eat as you did before. That's my understanding. OP makes it sounds like once you intellectually "learn" correct portion sizes, you can just keep eating that way when you go off the drugs. But obese people generally intellectually understand this or can look up the recommended calorie allowance; the issue is they can't control their hunger. It's a physical and not an intellectual problem.

+1

They’ve helped me readjust my notion of portion size and turned me towards healthier foods in general but it’s still difficult to manage the food noise and intense cravings without the meds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t they impact your metabolism too?

I gain weight instantly if I take an SSRI despite not changing my eating and exercise habits (I track that). I’m really convinced there are medications that fundamentally change metabolism.

This is a well known side effect for many psychiatric medications. Many parents report their child gaining weight in mathematically impossible ways on meds like Risperdal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t they impact your metabolism too?

I gain weight instantly if I take an SSRI despite not changing my eating and exercise habits (I track that). I’m really convinced there are medications that fundamentally change metabolism.

This is a well known side effect for many psychiatric medications. Many parents report their child gaining weight in mathematically impossible ways on meds like Risperdal.

Many of these meds cause insulin resistance. It's brutal.

[Anonymous]

I feel strongly that the meds have a huge impact on inflammation and metabolism so without them you are back battling more than just eating choices.

[Anonymous]

It's thought that some people don't make sufficient GLP-1 hormone, and for them, their sugar levels and satiety are out of whack. The drug corrects that.

Having said that, a high protein diet can help naturally increase GLP-1 levels, but likely not to the same extent. The people I know who are still on the drug take it once every two weeks rather than once a week. But I do know people who have successfully weaned off the drugs completely and they are maintaining their weight.

When I told my doctor that my hunger is almost all day, and is quite often painful, she seemed shocked. I ate relatively healthfully, just too much. I will say that I have really prioritized protein and water, and I do hope that helps with satiety when I hit my goal, and I can wean off the drugs too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not something to "learn." It's that they will be overcome with insatiable hunger after they stop the drugs.

Unless you've taken the meds yourself, you don't know, so STFU. So tired of this nonsense.

Not the poster, but I have taken the medicine and this IS true. Sorry you are having anxiety issues, maybe up your dosage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not something to "learn." It's that they will be overcome with insatiable hunger after they stop the drugs.

Unless you've taken the meds yourself, you don't know, so STFU. So tired of this nonsense.

Wasn't trying to insult people on the drugs. People who are obese often have satiety issues which the drugs counteract. So when you go off them, you no longer have that food noise being suppressed, and would eat as you did before. That's my understanding. OP makes it sounds like once you intellectually "learn" correct portion sizes, you can just keep eating that way when you go off the drugs. But obese people generally intellectually understand this or can look up the recommended calorie allowance; the issue is they can't control their hunger. It's a physical and not an intellectual problem.

+1

They’ve helped me readjust my notion of portion size and turned me towards healthier foods in general but it’s still difficult to manage the food noise and intense cravings without the meds.

It is cravings or actual hunger?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not something to "learn." It's that they will be overcome with insatiable hunger after they stop the drugs.

Unless you've taken the meds yourself, you don't know, so STFU. So tired of this nonsense.

Not the poster, but I have taken the medicine and this IS true. Sorry you are having anxiety issues, maybe up your dosage.

Perhaps also learn how to not be a c8uht while you're at it. What may be true for you is not true for everyone. Also, since you HAVE taken the medication and are obese, you should participate in the conversation unlike the poster I was responding to who has no clue about either.