The thing about GLP-1s is they also have a lot of other things they do...

[Anonymous]

I'm obese, but not massive... I have some hereditary heart issues, but both my PCP and my cardiologist both agreed that I was what they would more or less describe as "fat healthy"... I exercise far more than recommended, have zero signs of even pre-diabetes, great cholesterol... but I have high blood pressure. They didn't tie that to my weight, believing there are other things going on with it (another post!), and suggested GLP1, because they both said that GLP1s controlled high blood pressure better than the BP medicine they would ordinarily prescribe... both said that this was strictly based on their own experience with their own patients, so making it clear it's not been studied or approved for use on BP, but they said to expect a fairly dramatic drop in my BP even before any weightloss, and then weight loss would likely lower it even further.

And that's exactly what happened—within days of taking my first dose, weeks and weeks before nay weight loss, my BP dropped out of hypertension range and has continued to inch down. They thought that, eventually, my weight would cause enough health issues to require addressing (mainly on my joints), and so are happy to have me losing weight, but it was the BP that it was most useful for.

Separately, there are early studies that show GLP1s, for reasons not entirely clear, seem to target the fat in your neck which causes apnea, meaning that even before you experience large weight loss that would typically be associated with controlling apnea, the GLP1s can do it. And that's exactly what I found... after only the first five or six pounds of weight loss my (albeit fairly mild) apnea seems to have gone away.

It's crazy...

The point of all this is that there are lots of health-related reasons for GLP1s, and it's definitely not just for people who are vain and buying into society's body image BS.

[Anonymous]

You don't understand apnea very well and people who talk about their apnea going away are usually wrong.

I don't understand how the glps help with apnea. I've had it for decades and have lost significant weight but my apnea seems to have gotten worse post menopause.

[Anonymous]

I have diabetes (had gestational diabetes and then had type 2 a few years later) and had high blood pressure since giving birth. I was on BP meds but once I started a GLP1 I have been off for a year. I feel really grateful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don't understand apnea very well and people who talk about their apnea going away are usually wrong.

I don't understand how the glps help with apnea. I've had it for decades and have lost significant weight but my apnea seems to have gotten worse post menopause.

What I didn’t realize is that zepbound has already been approved for apnea treatment. https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-medication-obstructive-sleep-apnea

I’m not sure what YOUR understanding of apnea is, but it’s not caused by obesity, it’s caused by a narrowing of the airway, which can be caused by excessive weight in the area. You can have apnea from having a big neck, even if it’s not a fat neck. One doctor told me that if you have a neck size of more than 17, no matter the reason, you likely have apnea.

All that said, if it’s an issue of excessive pressure on your airway from weight, it’s likely fat, but airway fat is not the same as belly fat. You can have no belly fat and have airway fat. And you can have no airway fat and have belly fat. Generally, the amount of airway fat you have is roughly in line with your overall fat - if you overall gain weight through fat, you’re like to gain airway fat and same for losing it.

But, for some reason, when your body begins losing fat due to glp1s, airway fat seems to go faster and before other types of fat, like belly fat. Zepbound isn’t approved for apnea because it makes you lose weight, it makes you lose a specific kind of fat that causes apnea.

You should talk to your doctor because losing weight overall might not be helping you lose the airway fat and physiological changes due to menopause probably have more to do with your apnea than your weight.

And apnea can go away. For instance, mine. I’m still using my cpap and I can look at the data and see the change in my breathing and sleeping patterns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have diabetes (had gestational diabetes and then had type 2 a few years later) and had high blood pressure since giving birth. I was on BP meds but once I started a GLP1 I have been off for a year. I feel really grateful.

My cardiologist said she had no problem giving me BP meds but a once a week shot that would accomplish the same thing AND help my apnea AND lower my weight was a no-brainer.

[Anonymous]

My mother is not overweight but her doctor put her on Ozempic due to her type 2 diabetes and kidney disease.

[Anonymous]

I used to have mini panic attacks when driving over a tall bridge or passing trucks on the highway. No rational reason for it, just happened. Went away when I started Zepboud.

I definitely snore a lot less, went from about 230 to 190 without muscle loss since I lift several times a week. Some say it helped curb their desire for alcohol, I was able to avoid that benefit Since part of my trick to drink so much water is to spike my Sodastream bottles with vodka.

[Anonymous]

I'll be interested to see long term study results for addiction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll be interested to see long term study results for addiction.

It's definitely helping lose the desire to drink.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll be interested to see long term study results for addiction.

It's definitely helping lose the desire to drink.

I stopped drinking easily using a GLP-1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll be interested to see long term study results for addiction.

It's definitely helping lose the desire to drink.

I’ve lost all desire to drink, but I don’t know if that’s because it removes my desire to eat or drink much of anything.

[Anonymous]

My husband is going on GLP for sleep apnea. I cannot wait for it to make a difference!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll be interested to see long term study results for addiction.

It's definitely helping lose the desire to drink.

I’ve lost all desire to drink, but I don’t know if that’s because it removes my desire to eat or drink much of anything.

Probably a little bit of that but also I don't metabolize alcohol the same. It takes a lot to even get tipsy. Either way, I'm happy because I was drinking too much before.

[Anonymous]

My dad no longer has to take insulin or his blood pressure medicine. The insulin is crazy though because beforehand absolutely nothing was getting his numbers down. He already ate well and wasn't overweight at all.

He doesn't want to lose weight so he pushes himself to eat more which isn't that hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll be interested to see long term study results for addiction.

It's definitely helping lose the desire to drink.

I’ve lost all desire to drink, but I don’t know if that’s because it removes my desire to eat or drink much of anything.

Probably a little bit of that but also I don't metabolize alcohol the same. It takes a lot to even get tipsy. Either way, I'm happy because I was drinking too much before.

I actually took it just to stop drinking. It's been great for that. Even when out at a big event like a wedding, I don't want more than 2 glasses of wine. It's just not appealing to me. (However I do eat to my heart's content at a wedding and have lots of desserts still, so it hasn't affected that as much. I'm not trying to lose weight though)