GLP + arthritis (or joint pain)

[Anonymous]

I am not on a GLP-1. I have joint pain, and severe osteopenia. I have low bone density in my spine and even with my strength based exercise routine, it is getting worse.

I am 55+ and I have a 24 BMI. I would like to lose and keep off 7 pounds but I wouldn’t go on a GLP for this alone.

I would, however, go on to get rid of the daily pain I have and/ or reduce the deterioration of my spine.

I have read that Zepbound helps with the pain? Almost contradictorily, I have also read that people don’t necessarily get sufficient nutrients on GLP and those prone to arthritis or other bone/joint issues make it worse on a GLP???

What, if any of this, is true???

[Anonymous]

I have no knowledge of Zep for relief of joint pain aside from the relief that comes from taking weight off of said joints.

I do have knowledge of malnutrition issues. When I first went on Wegovy I could barely eat, and my doctor had to have me see the dietician to make sure I was getting enough nutrition. This was when I first went on it, and only lasted a few months, and was addressed by the plans set with the dietician. So I didn't suffer any bone health problems from it.

Finally, fwiw, I lost 70 pounds and the knee pain I had is now completely gone.

[Anonymous]

I am also interested in this. I saw a NYT article today saying people take it for arthritis and it’s also helping people with long covid. I have an auto immune disease and interested to hear more about the anti inflammatory potential. My Dr has never mentioned.

[Anonymous]

I read it helps some with psoriatic arthritis.
For 7 pounds I would not risk my bone health.
There are other antiinflammatories.

[Anonymous]

Curious what your strength based routine is. You need to be jarring your skeleton to increase your bone density…even if it means just hard heel drops to begin with.

[Anonymous]

I have a lot less joint pain on Zepbound BUT I’ve lost about 60 pounds. I would not take it for 7.

I drastically changed my diet because there are a lot of foods that I can no longer eat. They make me sick to my stomach now. I’ve also loss a significant amount of hair.

[Anonymous]

I would not take for 7 pounds. I have significantly less joint pain now but I believe that’s largely from losing 35 lbs. all of my bloodwork looks better—completely normal, actually now that I’ve lost the weight/on a GLP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a lot less joint pain on Zepbound BUT I’ve lost about 60 pounds. I would not take it for 7.

I drastically changed my diet because there are a lot of foods that I can no longer eat. They make me sick to my stomach now. I’ve also loss a significant amount of hair.

Gross

[Anonymous]

No, it will not help you. Nor will a good doctor prescribe it to you. Just today, I had an appointment with an NP who was telling me about how she frequently has to deny GLP-1 for people who have a healthy BMI and don't meet any of the other thresholds (e.g. sleep apnea).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a lot less joint pain on Zepbound BUT I’ve lost about 60 pounds. I would not take it for 7.

I drastically changed my diet because there are a lot of foods that I can no longer eat. They make me sick to my stomach now. I’ve also loss a significant amount of hair.

Gross

What's gross is that you are a nasty little witch.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous]I am not on a GLP-1. I have joint pain, and severe osteopenia. I have low bone density in my spine and even with my strength based exercise routine, it is getting worse.

I am 55+ and I have a 24 BMI. I would like to lose and keep off 7 pounds but I wouldn’t go on a GLP for this alone.

I would, however, go on to get rid of the daily pain I have and/ or reduce the deterioration of my spine.

I have read that Zepbound helps with the pain? Almost contradictorily, I have also read that people don’t necessarily get sufficient nutrients on GLP and those prone to arthritis or other bone/joint issues make it worse on a GLP???

What, if any of this, is true???
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A GLP-1 will help someone's joint pain because it helps them lose weight that is causing stress on their joints not because it inherently is going to help joint pain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a lot less joint pain on Zepbound BUT I’ve lost about 60 pounds. I would not take it for 7.

I drastically changed my diet because there are a lot of foods that I can no longer eat. They make me sick to my stomach now. I’ve also loss a significant amount of hair.

Gross

What's gross is that you are a nasty little witch.

I am not the one name calling but the one called gross. It’s an anonymous forum, it’s okay. There are anti glp1 people who get triggered by their side effects.

Thanks for coming to my defense but I feel great! Not gross. Losing 60+ pounds has been life changing. My bloodwork is good and I don’t have pain. I don’t mind avoiding foods or having thinner hair for that.

But OP needs to hear the real life side effects and that these meds are not to be taken lightly for a few pounds.

[Anonymous]

I started a GLP1 and physical therapy for knee pain around the same time. I lost weight and the knee pain improved a lot. I attributed it to the weight loss. Then my life got really busy and I was less consistent with the PT and, after some time, the knee pain came back. For me losing weight might have helped some but the “fix” is the PT.

[Anonymous]

I've lost 25 pounds on a GLP-1 and have much less daily joint pain and aches as a result, but I started with a BMI of 30. It still might help for you to lose weight, but I would talk to your doctor. I think you would want to be careful about losing weight too quickly.

It might be helpful to see a dietician and a physical therapist. If you're not on hormone replacement therapy it's worthwhile to talk to your doctors about that because of the impacts of menopause on bone density. HRT may also help you lose a small amount of weight (or reduce your tendency to gain weight). Also regarding PT - sometimes it's not joint pain but could be tendonitis which I've had in my hips - PT was very helpful with this because strengthening muscles reduces strain on your tendons. Tendons are also very slow to heal once inflamed - a few years back I got platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) injections in my hip tendons after talking to an orthopedist about persistent hip pain after 2 pregnancies in 2 yrs in my early 40s. PRP + physical therapy reduced my pain a lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am also interested in this. I saw a NYT article today saying people take it for arthritis and it’s also helping people with long covid. I have an auto immune disease and interested to hear more about the anti inflammatory potential. My Dr has never mentioned.

My first dentist appointment after going on Wegovy, the hygienist wanted to know what I was doing differently with oral hygiene and when I told her nothing she called the dentist in to look because all the inflammation I’ve had for years was gone. The dentist asked if I was on a glp1 and when I told her I am she said they are seeing it fix chronic gum inflammation.