Semaglutide not leading to weight loss?

[Anonymous]

Your BMI is normal. Why are you on a weight loss drug?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How big are you? What is the point of starting and stopping every year? You will regain, lose, regain, lose.

155 and 5'2. This is all peri menopause weight, I was a normal weight until a few years ago.

I could have written you post and I am also 5’2 and 157 and perimenopausal. I went back on Wegovy and only lost 5 lbs after 5 months. Dr switched me to Zepbound. Still havent lost a pound after 6 weeks but I am on the beginner dosage. Hoping that at a higher dose I will.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your BMI is normal. Why are you on a weight loss drug?

It’s not normal! It’s solidly overweight. Normal would be 20lbs lighter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you using a compounding pharmacy?

That's my guess; who knows how much you are actually getting. My doctor refuses to write scripts for compounding pharmacies.

I am. Do not really have a choice as I'd not qualify otherwise (plus could not afford the name brand without insurance). Same pharmacy I used before and was great.

This is what it is. You aren't getting the same dose you got before because compounding isn't at all reliable. Whether you used the same pharmacy before or not. My doctor says compounded semaglutide is not safe. If you do "not qualify" -- maybe you shouldn't be on it and on here complaining how you have not lost "10lbs almost immediately."

[Anonymous]

You are older and for a lot of people with age comes difficulty losing weight. It does not mean it will not happen. If you are eating less it will eventually lead to weight loss. And, the good news is the weight loss might “stick” a little better. People who suddenly lose weight often regain it.

[Anonymous]

Another one here, I took Wegovy for almost a year, lost 52 pounds, gained back 35 before I went back on. This tume I'm losing much slower, even though I'm on the highest dose. My doc won't let me stay on once I get to whatever weight they've decided I should be at, which means I see a lifetime of cycling on and off this drug, since doc won't let me stay on a maintenance dose 😡

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another one here, I took Wegovy for almost a year, lost 52 pounds, gained back 35 before I went back on. This tume I'm losing much slower, even though I'm on the highest dose. My doc won't let me stay on once I get to whatever weight they've decided I should be at, which means I see a lifetime of cycling on and off this drug, since doc won't let me stay on a maintenance dose 😡

What is the reasoning for that? It doesn't make sense! If you take a drug to manage a condition, you should stay on that drug.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you using a compounding pharmacy?

That's my guess; who knows how much you are actually getting. My doctor refuses to write scripts for compounding pharmacies.

I am. Do not really have a choice as I'd not qualify otherwise (plus could not afford the name brand without insurance). Same pharmacy I used before and was great.

This is what it is. You aren't getting the same dose you got before because compounding isn't at all reliable. Whether you used the same pharmacy before or not. My doctor says compounded semaglutide is not safe. If you do "not qualify" -- maybe you shouldn't be on it and on here complaining how you have not lost "10lbs almost immediately."

I definitely should be on it. I don't want to approach older years overweight with pounds piling on and on. It's not logical to wait for aging women to get obese if you could prevent that in the first place.

[Anonymous]

It took me weeks to lose my first pound on wegovy. Have lost 15 lbs in six + months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your BMI is normal. Why are you on a weight loss drug?

It’s not normal! It’s solidly overweight. Normal would be 20lbs lighter.

I am 5'6" and 155 is right on the line of overweight. At 5'2", it is closer to obese than a healthy weight.

[Anonymous]

From what I heard, it affects everyone very differently.