Ozempic and social life when not interested in eating/drinking?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No one takes Ozempic for a month or two to lose a pesky 10 pounds.

+1 Waste of time, will just come back when you stop the drug.

And it won't be approved. I'm overweight, BMI 30, A1C pre-diabetic. Prior Authorizations are all denied. You must have Type 2 diabetes in order to be authorized (per my insurance, I know it's highly dependent). Even then you have to have tried metformin and other weight loss programs before you are approved.

And get 1/2 of beverly hills use it. They just have go to drs and dont use insurance. Same as medical weed back in the day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one takes Ozempic for a month or two to lose a pesky 10 pounds.

+1 Waste of time, will just come back when you stop the drug.

And it won't be approved. I'm overweight, BMI 30, A1C pre-diabetic. Prior Authorizations are all denied. You must have Type 2 diabetes in order to be authorized (per my insurance, I know it's highly dependent). Even then you have to have tried metformin and other weight loss programs before you are approved.

And get 1/2 of beverly hills use it. They just have go to drs and dont use insurance. Same as medical weed back in the day.

Sure, but they can afford $1200 a shot each week. The vast majority of Americans cannot afford that cost.

[Anonymous]

I'm on Wegovy. It quiets the food noise. You just don't think about food. When you first start, you're going to feel as if you've just eaten thanksgiving dinner and need to unbutton your pants even though you just ate 1/2 chicken breast and a few pieces of broccoli. The idea of eating more makes you feel nauseous. You're also very thirsty when you start and your body craves water. So when I go out to eat with friends, I drink water. You don't want alcohol. You just don't want it. As far as eating, I usually order an app as my main.

I don't think the on/off approach is going to work. There is too much ramp up time while your body gets used to it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You find more productive ways to be social that don’t involve eating or drinking. Take up hiking. Get a kayak. Get a bike. Go running. Go to the spa on vacation.

Enjoy the sunshine (with skin protection). There will be a time when you are older that the only thing to enjoy will be sitting somewhere and eating.

Is this what people taking Ozempic, etc., have done? I am just curious about real/on the ground experience.

People on Ozempic are typically making major lifestyle changes. They're given the prescription not because of their weight but because they are diabetic or pre-diabetic. So, the drug comes with instructions to change eating habits (namely, to eat few carbohydrates) and increase cardiovascular exercise -- 150 minutes a week, minimum.

Typically, no good doctor will prescribe it to help a non-diabetic achieve 10 pounds of weight loss. And typically, a good doctor will want to see some evidence of weight loss BEFORE prescribing the drug as evidence you're doing the other things you need to do while on the medication to manage diabetes.

Because it is a diabetes drug. It's not a weight loss drug.

Ozempic = Wegovy.

Ozempic is FDA approved for diabetes
Wegovy is FDA approved for weight loss.

It's the same medication.

[Anonymous]

Drink coffee or take nicotine to lose weight like a normal person.

[Anonymous]

OP, why don’t you just stop eating and drinking whatever is making you carry an extra 10 pounds? Doing it yourself is cheaper and doesn’t require a shot every week.

[Anonymous]

It’s not for 10 pounds.

If you’re concerned about this, it’s not for you. Try phentermine instead.

As someone with 40 pounds to lose and related health conditions, not wanting to eat is a glorious “problem” to have and I’m grateful for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Drink coffee or take nicotine to lose weight like a normal person.

Normal people don't smoke. It's not 1950.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No one takes Ozempic for a month or two to lose a pesky 10 pounds.

+1 Waste of time, will just come back when you stop the drug.

While I agree that one shouldn't take it to lose 10 lbs, you are so annoying with your "it will just come back when you stop."

You don't know. You haven't been in our shoes. So far the doctors are willing to prescribe these long term for exactly this reason. Are you hoping we all fail?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No one takes Ozempic for a month or two to lose a pesky 10 pounds.

+1 Waste of time, will just come back when you stop the drug.

While I agree that one shouldn't take it to lose 10 lbs, you are so annoying with your "it will just come back when you stop."

You don't know. You haven't been in our shoes. So far the doctors are willing to prescribe these long term for exactly this reason. Are you hoping we all fail?

DP but as someone scientifically literate I have a good ability to predict what will happen at population level.

I don’t hope you all fail. I hope you all get a maintenance dose for life when you need it.

[Anonymous]

My husband is taking this and we still socialize. He just eats and drinks less than he used to. He still gets hungry but gets full quickly and stays full for longer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one takes Ozempic for a month or two to lose a pesky 10 pounds.

+1 Waste of time, will just come back when you stop the drug.

While I agree that one shouldn't take it to lose 10 lbs, you are so annoying with your "it will just come back when you stop."

You don't know. You haven't been in our shoes. So far the doctors are willing to prescribe these long term for exactly this reason. Are you hoping we all fail?

DP but as someone scientifically literate I have a good ability to predict what will happen at population level.

I don’t hope you all fail. I hope you all get a maintenance dose for life when you need it.

You're not as scientifically literate if you didn't know that doctors are already managing this long-term for patients who truly need it. Besides, no one literate just posts "it's a waste of time" for a drug that is revolutionizing heath care.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one takes Ozempic for a month or two to lose a pesky 10 pounds.

+1 Waste of time, will just come back when you stop the drug.

While I agree that one shouldn't take it to lose 10 lbs, you are so annoying with your "it will just come back when you stop."

You don't know. You haven't been in our shoes. So far the doctors are willing to prescribe these long term for exactly this reason. Are you hoping we all fail?

DP but as someone scientifically literate I have a good ability to predict what will happen at population level.

I don’t hope you all fail. I hope you all get a maintenance dose for life when you need it.

You're not as scientifically literate if you didn't know that doctors are already managing this long-term for patients who truly need it. Besides, no one literate just posts "it's a waste of time" for a drug that is revolutionizing heath care.

I do know that. And I know that the vast majority of the studied population regained if not managed with a maintenance dose. Do you… not know that?

[Anonymous]

No one will prescribe you Ozempic to lose 10 lbs.

[Anonymous]

It sounds like you really enjoy your life full of food, friends, and wine. Not really sure I understand why you would give that up for the sake of losing 10 pounds. 10 pounds is not a health issue; it's aesthetics.

If it were me, I would just enjoy my life.