Anyone on wegovy or Zepbound? What dose?

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Anonymous wrote:How does maintenance work? If I achieve results and my BMI becomes normal, how does the doc justify continuing to prescribe? By looking at the history? What if I start with one doc, achieve results and then need to go to a different doc to get maintenance doze prescription? Transfer records? Just want to plan for long-term here. Thank you.

I don't think there is a standard of care with regard to this yet. What most doctors seem to be doing is either lowering the dose or spreading out the dosing (taking the shot every 10 days instead of every 7 or whatever) or both. They "justify continuing to prescribe" easily as obesity is considered a chronic condition based on the current science. When I started taking Wegovy, my doctor told me I'd be staying on it for life. Changing doctors shouldn't be any different than it would be with any medication/condition.

So you’ll still be shooting up in the nursing home? Ha no thanks

Omg. Imagine shooting up for the next 30 years for vanity weight (not diabetic).

I imagine its like botox . . . you do it until it no longer makes sense is kinda stupid. E.g., botox at 70? that seems stupid to me. But hey, I'm not 70 so maybe I will change my mine (I hope not! Because it is objectively stupid. 70 is 70 is 70).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:How does maintenance work? If I achieve results and my BMI becomes normal, how does the doc justify continuing to prescribe? By looking at the history? What if I start with one doc, achieve results and then need to go to a different doc to get maintenance doze prescription? Transfer records? Just want to plan for long-term here. Thank you.

I don't think there is a standard of care with regard to this yet. What most doctors seem to be doing is either lowering the dose or spreading out the dosing (taking the shot every 10 days instead of every 7 or whatever) or both. They "justify continuing to prescribe" easily as obesity is considered a chronic condition based on the current science. When I started taking Wegovy, my doctor told me I'd be staying on it for life. Changing doctors shouldn't be any different than it would be with any medication/condition.

So you’ll still be shooting up in the nursing home? Ha no thanks

Well, I'll be taking my other maintenance medication "in the nursing home" should I end up in one, so not sure what the big deal is.

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Anonymous wrote:How does maintenance work? If I achieve results and my BMI becomes normal, how does the doc justify continuing to prescribe? By looking at the history? What if I start with one doc, achieve results and then need to go to a different doc to get maintenance doze prescription? Transfer records? Just want to plan for long-term here. Thank you.

I don't think there is a standard of care with regard to this yet. What most doctors seem to be doing is either lowering the dose or spreading out the dosing (taking the shot every 10 days instead of every 7 or whatever) or both. They "justify continuing to prescribe" easily as obesity is considered a chronic condition based on the current science. When I started taking Wegovy, my doctor told me I'd be staying on it for life. Changing doctors shouldn't be any different than it would be with any medication/condition.

So you’ll still be shooting up in the nursing home? Ha no thanks

Omg. Imagine shooting up for the next 30 years for vanity weight (not diabetic).

Wegovy is a medication for a chronic condition -- one does not "shoot up for the next 30 years for vanity weight." One takes a weekly medication to treat obesity and all of the attendant health problems. But you knew that, didn't you ... you just felt the need to be nasty to people on the internet today.

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Anonymous wrote:How does maintenance work? If I achieve results and my BMI becomes normal, how does the doc justify continuing to prescribe? By looking at the history? What if I start with one doc, achieve results and then need to go to a different doc to get maintenance doze prescription? Transfer records? Just want to plan for long-term here. Thank you.

I don't think there is a standard of care with regard to this yet. What most doctors seem to be doing is either lowering the dose or spreading out the dosing (taking the shot every 10 days instead of every 7 or whatever) or both. They "justify continuing to prescribe" easily as obesity is considered a chronic condition based on the current science. When I started taking Wegovy, my doctor told me I'd be staying on it for life. Changing doctors shouldn't be any different than it would be with any medication/condition.

So you’ll still be shooting up in the nursing home? Ha no thanks

It’s a minor prick once a week. Far easier than most meds. So yes, I’d happily continue taking it. It’s balances my blood sugar and makes me feel much better, in addition to the healthiness of weight loss

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm on 2.5 of Zep, the lowest dose. I lost 30 lbs in 6 months and have been able to maintain it for over a year now with a monthly dose.

So you just take 1 shot of 2.5 per month?

What does 1 shot of 2.5 mg in a month feel like? Is your appetite controlled all month or do you notice that the second half of the month is easier to get through?

NP but you typically take a weekly shot.

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Anonymous wrote:How does maintenance work? If I achieve results and my BMI becomes normal, how does the doc justify continuing to prescribe? By looking at the history? What if I start with one doc, achieve results and then need to go to a different doc to get maintenance doze prescription? Transfer records? Just want to plan for long-term here. Thank you.

I don't think there is a standard of care with regard to this yet. What most doctors seem to be doing is either lowering the dose or spreading out the dosing (taking the shot every 10 days instead of every 7 or whatever) or both. They "justify continuing to prescribe" easily as obesity is considered a chronic condition based on the current science. When I started taking Wegovy, my doctor told me I'd be staying on it for life. Changing doctors shouldn't be any different than it would be with any medication/condition.

So you’ll still be shooting up in the nursing home? Ha no thanks

Omg. Imagine shooting up for the next 30 years for vanity weight (not diabetic).

I imagine its like botox . . . you do it until it no longer makes sense is kinda stupid. E.g., botox at 70? that seems stupid to me. But hey, I'm not 70 so maybe I will change my mine (I hope not! Because it is objectively stupid. 70 is 70 is 70).

My 82-year old mom still talks about weight. Still weighs herself.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does maintenance work? If I achieve results and my BMI becomes normal, how does the doc justify continuing to prescribe? By looking at the history? What if I start with one doc, achieve results and then need to go to a different doc to get maintenance doze prescription? Transfer records? Just want to plan for long-term here. Thank you.

I don't think there is a standard of care with regard to this yet. What most doctors seem to be doing is either lowering the dose or spreading out the dosing (taking the shot every 10 days instead of every 7 or whatever) or both. They "justify continuing to prescribe" easily as obesity is considered a chronic condition based on the current science. When I started taking Wegovy, my doctor told me I'd be staying on it for life. Changing doctors shouldn't be any different than it would be with any medication/condition.

So you’ll still be shooting up in the nursing home? Ha no thanks

Omg. Imagine shooting up for the next 30 years for vanity weight (not diabetic).

I imagine its like botox . . . you do it until it no longer makes sense is kinda stupid. E.g., botox at 70? that seems stupid to me. But hey, I'm not 70 so maybe I will change my mine (I hope not! Because it is objectively stupid. 70 is 70 is 70).

My 82-year old mom still talks about weight. Still weighs herself.

That is so sad/depressing! My mom has an 85 year old neighbor that just had her eyes done! Wtf?

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t worry about shooting up in the nursing home. It will be a pill with a year or two rather than an injection.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does maintenance work? If I achieve results and my BMI becomes normal, how does the doc justify continuing to prescribe? By looking at the history? What if I start with one doc, achieve results and then need to go to a different doc to get maintenance doze prescription? Transfer records? Just want to plan for long-term here. Thank you.

I don't think there is a standard of care with regard to this yet. What most doctors seem to be doing is either lowering the dose or spreading out the dosing (taking the shot every 10 days instead of every 7 or whatever) or both. They "justify continuing to prescribe" easily as obesity is considered a chronic condition based on the current science. When I started taking Wegovy, my doctor told me I'd be staying on it for life. Changing doctors shouldn't be any different than it would be with any medication/condition.

So you’ll still be shooting up in the nursing home? Ha no thanks

Well, I'll be taking my other maintenance medication "in the nursing home" should I end up in one, so not sure what the big deal is.

Seriously. It’s better than ending up in a nursing home and needing to “shoot up” insulin.

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t worry about shooting up in the nursing home. It will be a pill with a year or two rather than an injection.

Can't wait!

[Anonymous]

I am on 2.5 Zepbound and have been since last Nov (though initially I started on Mounjaro). I have lost 49 pounds and I have 3 left until my ideal weight. My plan is to continue the shots but go to every other week to maintain and see how that goes. If it looks like I need it more often, I will try every 10 days. And if I can, I will stretch it out longer (3 or 4 weeks). It will be trial and error.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve been on 10 for 6 months and lost some weight but I’ve plateaued. I’m close to my ideal weight though, maybe 5 to 7 lbs off. WWYD?

If you’re anti GLP, move along

Same though I didn’t have a lot to lose and didn’t get to max dose. Currently have been back down to 2.5mL/week and will stretch to every 10 days I think to fully microdose/extend my supply/wean off.

Sadly, it didn’t really help with my alcohol consumption. I usually drink low-calorie alcohol but I’m sure it still adds up.

I’m already pretty lean and exercise regularly and I have always watched what I ate.

I guess this is confirmation that I don’t have a metabolic disorder so that’s good?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does maintenance work? If I achieve results and my BMI becomes normal, how does the doc justify continuing to prescribe? By looking at the history? What if I start with one doc, achieve results and then need to go to a different doc to get maintenance doze prescription? Transfer records? Just want to plan for long-term here. Thank you.

I don't think there is a standard of care with regard to this yet. What most doctors seem to be doing is either lowering the dose or spreading out the dosing (taking the shot every 10 days instead of every 7 or whatever) or both. They "justify continuing to prescribe" easily as obesity is considered a chronic condition based on the current science. When I started taking Wegovy, my doctor told me I'd be staying on it for life. Changing doctors shouldn't be any different than it would be with any medication/condition.

So you’ll still be shooting up in the nursing home? Ha no thanks

Omg. Imagine shooting up for the next 30 years for vanity weight (not diabetic).

I imagine its like botox . . . you do it until it no longer makes sense is kinda stupid. E.g., botox at 70? that seems stupid to me. But hey, I'm not 70 so maybe I will change my mine (I hope not! Because it is objectively stupid. 70 is 70 is 70).

My 82-year old mom still talks about weight. Still weighs herself.

That is so sad/depressing! My mom has an 85 year old neighbor that just had her eyes done! Wtf?

I truly shudder to think how the recovery would be like at that age! The skin is so inelastic!