Starting off on weight loss injectables and looking for education

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Anonymous wrote:Or maybe Saxenda is best because I will avoid sagging skin? I am only on week 3 but I've lost 5-10 lbs. already.

There is a big difference between 5 and 10 lbs. 5 lbs in 3 weeks is okay, 10 lbs is too fast. You may need to reduce the dose.

Seeing the doctor only in 3 months seems like not a great idea. I went for monthly inBody scans in the beginning and blood work after 2 months to make sure there weren't issues. You also need to move up the dose slowly - I went from .25 (on ozempic) to .5 after 1 month but then stuck with .5 for several months before moving to 1.

Thanks all. To clarify, the bloodwork Im told, and believe, warrents Saxenda and weight loss. I'm on it. but I don't know why this med and not others, am not supposed to do blood work until 3 months, no scans, no advice -where can I get this? Any remote doctors or educators providers that you can suggest?

A lot of insurance companies require that you try the cheaper drug before they will provide you with the more expensive one.