Ozempic - questions re: side effects and sourcing

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It sounds like you want to take semaglutide to lose 10 lbs. Ozempic is semaglutide but it is dosed and indicated for diabetics. Semaglutide for weight loss is Wegovy.
The 2 reasons why Ozempic is not for you is because it is not indicated for a 10 lb weight loss and you are most likely not diabetic.
The side effects are possible digestive issues due to the slowing down of digestion. It can cause intolerance of alcohol. You can’t drink.
Once you lose the 10 lbs and you stop taking it you will gain the weight back. It is to be taken long term.
For you, it is overkill

Thank you for the info. I will look at Wegovy. I am trying to lose about 20-30Lbs, not just 10. So maybe it would be more appropriate. I do not drink alcohol so don't have any issues there.

I have tried and failed to lose weight in the past few years, and gained a significant amount. I donated a kidney a few years back and one of the side effects was weight gain, which I am now struggling with. I plan to approach my nephrologist to see if this would be a good option for me, and whether it would be contraindicated with the remaining kidney.

NP here, you may want to lose 20-30 lbs, but don't need to lose 20-30 lbs to be a "normal" BMI. The meds are for people who need to lose significant weight to avoid other health risks like heart attack. I get why that's frustrating and I hope there is soon a low key alternative for general use, but PP is right that Wegovy would be overkill.

Anyway, because you do not have an obese BMI you will need to plead a weight related condition like high BP. A paid weight loss service will send you for tests to see if they can find a justification.

NP- Weight loss services do not require anything at all to prescribe. Same with in person health spas. That's why/how so many wealthy not even overweight women are on it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It sounds like you want to take semaglutide to lose 10 lbs. Ozempic is semaglutide but it is dosed and indicated for diabetics. Semaglutide for weight loss is Wegovy.
The 2 reasons why Ozempic is not for you is because it is not indicated for a 10 lb weight loss and you are most likely not diabetic.
The side effects are possible digestive issues due to the slowing down of digestion. It can cause intolerance of alcohol. You can’t drink.
Once you lose the 10 lbs and you stop taking it you will gain the weight back. It is to be taken long term.
For you, it is overkill

Thank you for the info. I will look at Wegovy. I am trying to lose about 20-30Lbs, not just 10. So maybe it would be more appropriate. I do not drink alcohol so don't have any issues there.

I have tried and failed to lose weight in the past few years, and gained a significant amount. I donated a kidney a few years back and one of the side effects was weight gain, which I am now struggling with. I plan to approach my nephrologist to see if this would be a good option for me, and whether it would be contraindicated with the remaining kidney.

NP here, you may want to lose 20-30 lbs, but don't need to lose 20-30 lbs to be a "normal" BMI. The meds are for people who need to lose significant weight to avoid other health risks like heart attack. I get why that's frustrating and I hope there is soon a low key alternative for general use, but PP is right that Wegovy would be overkill.

Anyway, because you do not have an obese BMI you will need to plead a weight related condition like high BP. A paid weight loss service will send you for tests to see if they can find a justification.

NP- Weight loss services do not require anything at all to prescribe. Same with in person health spas. That's why/how so many wealthy not even overweight women are on it.

Yeah, well. Nothing new there -- wealthy people finding a way to hog a resource that other people need for an actual medical condition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It sounds like you want to take semaglutide to lose 10 lbs. Ozempic is semaglutide but it is dosed and indicated for diabetics. Semaglutide for weight loss is Wegovy.
The 2 reasons why Ozempic is not for you is because it is not indicated for a 10 lb weight loss and you are most likely not diabetic.
The side effects are possible digestive issues due to the slowing down of digestion. It can cause intolerance of alcohol. You can’t drink.
Once you lose the 10 lbs and you stop taking it you will gain the weight back. It is to be taken long term.
For you, it is overkill

Thank you for the info. I will look at Wegovy. I am trying to lose about 20-30Lbs, not just 10. So maybe it would be more appropriate. I do not drink alcohol so don't have any issues there.

I have tried and failed to lose weight in the past few years, and gained a significant amount. I donated a kidney a few years back and one of the side effects was weight gain, which I am now struggling with. I plan to approach my nephrologist to see if this would be a good option for me, and whether it would be contraindicated with the remaining kidney.

NP here, you may want to lose 20-30 lbs, but don't need to lose 20-30 lbs to be a "normal" BMI. The meds are for people who need to lose significant weight to avoid other health risks like heart attack. I get why that's frustrating and I hope there is soon a low key alternative for general use, but PP is right that Wegovy would be overkill.

Anyway, because you do not have an obese BMI you will need to plead a weight related condition like high BP. A paid weight loss service will send you for tests to see if they can find a justification.

NP- Weight loss services do not require anything at all to prescribe. Same with in person health spas. That's why/how so many wealthy not even overweight women are on it.

I'm not saying it doesn't happen with med spas or whatever, but it's off-label and the services like Calibrate or Noom won't do it. They have to find at least a fig leaf of a reason you meet prescribing guidelines. Inova Weight Loss also won't do it and IME is pretty quick to turn people down if their bloodwork is ok.

[Anonymous]

I'm on ozempic for diabetes. Initially I had headaches, a lot of gas, diarrhea and/or constipation. 3 months in those side effects are mostly gone.

If your goal is weight loss you probably would be prescribed wegovy.