So many friends on GLPs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Go for it but watch your hair! I experienced hair loss and no it wasn’t from rapid weight loss.

Same. I actually ended up cutting my long hair short because so much of it was falling out and not all of it fell to the floor so it would get caught up in my hair and I had terrible tangles all the time. The poor woman who cut my hair was so gentle and nice to me; I think she thought I had cancer. I know it wasn't from rapid weight loss and was from the drug because it happened immediately before I was losing much weight. I still lose more hair than the average person, but it has slowed way down and fortunately I have a lot of hair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve heard horror stories about it causing major digestive issues—either severe constipation or the opposite—and that gives me pause every time I think about trying it. I’ve been fighting to loose an extra 15 pounds of menopause weight for while now.

I have been on Wegovy for a little over a year. I have had severe diarrhea, bad enough that I didn't make it to the bathroom once. I have had constipation that has become impaction multiple times (you do NOT want this situation). I have mostly been spared the nausea and vomiting, but do have stomach pain occasionally that is pretty bad. I started off with a BMI of 36 and have lost almost 70lbs at this point. I would never have stayed on this drug to lose an "extra 15 pounds." And the GI stuff hasn't even been the worst of it -- the fatigue is the worst. YMMV, though -- some don't get much in the way of side effects at all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve heard horror stories about it causing major digestive issues—either severe constipation or the opposite—and that gives me pause every time I think about trying it. I’ve been fighting to loose an extra 15 pounds of menopause weight for while now.

Zepbound doesn’t seem to cause the same kind of side effects that the first GLP meds did. I tried Wegovy and was always nauseous and constipated. I did lose weight but I was tired of feeling bad. Now I’m on a low dose of Zepbound to maintain my weight and I’ve had zero side effects. Maybe a little bit tired the first 2-3 weeks but now I feel great, it keeps my appetite down, and no digestive issues.

Zero side effects here as well. I feel perfectly normal.

Zero side effects that you feel right now. There are most likely longterm effects to these drugs that are not yet clear. The piper always comes to be paid. . .

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m waiting for the pills that are coming- cheaper and no shots.

What pills are coming?

You don't have to wait for pills that "are coming." There is already a pill form GLP1; Rybelsus. But it is nowhere near as effective and the side effects can be worse for many. We would have had GLP1 drugs marketed as weight loss meds years ago if the marketers hadn't been worried about people not wanting injections. They spent years trying to get this into pill form; and they did with Rybelsus, but there is a reason no one is on it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DH was at first mortified when I took it to lose 15 lbs (ended up losing 25, now at my high school weight and feel great), so after going off on me he got if for himself and lost 20. Both micro dosing indefinitely now. It feels so nice to no longer be consumed by thoughts of food, and to run fast without carrying extra weight. I do kinda think people who need to lose weight and are judging instead of trying it are kinda suckers.

I am the scientist that just posted above. You are very ignorant to call people suckers when you don’t even know what you are putting in your body.

Lol. Sure.

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Anonymous wrote:As a scientist with experience in drug regulation I wouldn’t used any of these compounded GLP. These drugs are not regulated at all. Most people using compounded GLP are not even aware of this fact.

If you can afford approved GLP then go for it.

I have been on compound for 2 years. My doctor is the one who told me about compounding and started me on it. She also taught me about the FDA drug regulation process and how it is a joke.

She is the best.

Well, my doctor told me the exact opposite, and won't prescribe compounded meds because of what she considers an unacceptable risk.

[Anonymous]

I couldn't be happier that they're taking it! There is nothing more boring than a conversation about other people's diet and exercise. How many times a week, what classes, what's your macro breakdown. UGH shoot me now.

With these drugs my friends can finally get back to their interesting selves and stop obsessing about counting their calories and their literal rat race on the treadmill.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As a scientist with experience in drug regulation I wouldn’t used any of these compounded GLP. These drugs are not regulated at all. Most people using compounded GLP are not even aware of this fact.

If you can afford approved GLP then go for it.

I have been on compound for 2 years. My doctor is the one who told me about compounding and started me on it. She also taught me about the FDA drug regulation process and how it is a joke.

She is the best.

Well, my doctor told me the exact opposite, and won't prescribe compounded meds because of what she considers an unacceptable risk.

+1 I wouldn’t trust any “doctor” that tells you that FDA drug regulation is a joke.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve heard horror stories about it causing major digestive issues—either severe constipation or the opposite—and that gives me pause every time I think about trying it. I’ve been fighting to loose an extra 15 pounds of menopause weight for while now.

Zepbound doesn’t seem to cause the same kind of side effects that the first GLP meds did. I tried Wegovy and was always nauseous and constipated. I did lose weight but I was tired of feeling bad. Now I’m on a low dose of Zepbound to maintain my weight and I’ve had zero side effects. Maybe a little bit tired the first 2-3 weeks but now I feel great, it keeps my appetite down, and no digestive issues.

Zero side effects here as well. I feel perfectly normal.

Zero side effects that you feel right now. There are most likely longterm effects to these drugs that are not yet clear. The piper always comes to be paid. . .

Says you. I wear glasses and footwear -- technology that has really improved my life. Way more upside than downside.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve heard horror stories about it causing major digestive issues—either severe constipation or the opposite—and that gives me pause every time I think about trying it. I’ve been fighting to loose an extra 15 pounds of menopause weight for while now.

Zepbound doesn’t seem to cause the same kind of side effects that the first GLP meds did. I tried Wegovy and was always nauseous and constipated. I did lose weight but I was tired of feeling bad. Now I’m on a low dose of Zepbound to maintain my weight and I’ve had zero side effects. Maybe a little bit tired the first 2-3 weeks but now I feel great, it keeps my appetite down, and no digestive issues.

Zero side effects here as well. I feel perfectly normal.

Zero side effects that you feel right now. There are most likely longterm effects to these drugs that are not yet clear. The piper always comes to be paid. . .

Says you. I wear glasses and footwear -- technology that has really improved my life. Way more upside than downside.

Decreased risk for cancer, heart attack, stroke, hip and knee problems etc etc… what other long term side effects should we list?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a scientist with experience in drug regulation I wouldn’t used any of these compounded GLP. These drugs are not regulated at all. Most people using compounded GLP are not even aware of this fact.

If you can afford approved GLP then go for it.

I have been on compound for 2 years. My doctor is the one who told me about compounding and started me on it. She also taught me about the FDA drug regulation process and how it is a joke.

She is the best.

Well, my doctor told me the exact opposite, and won't prescribe compounded meds because of what she considers an unacceptable risk.

+1 I wouldn’t trust any “doctor” that tells you that FDA drug regulation is a joke.

+2

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve heard horror stories about it causing major digestive issues—either severe constipation or the opposite—and that gives me pause every time I think about trying it. I’ve been fighting to loose an extra 15 pounds of menopause weight for while now.

Zepbound doesn’t seem to cause the same kind of side effects that the first GLP meds did. I tried Wegovy and was always nauseous and constipated. I did lose weight but I was tired of feeling bad. Now I’m on a low dose of Zepbound to maintain my weight and I’ve had zero side effects. Maybe a little bit tired the first 2-3 weeks but now I feel great, it keeps my appetite down, and no digestive issues.

Zero side effects here as well. I feel perfectly normal.

Zero side effects that you feel right now. There are most likely longterm effects to these drugs that are not yet clear. The piper always comes to be paid. . .

Thanks for that info. Speculation right from your a** is very valuable!

ps did you read the studies linked in this very thread that go back as far as 1987? No? Did you even try a google on your own? No? Well then why should anyone listen to you?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve heard horror stories about it causing major digestive issues—either severe constipation or the opposite—and that gives me pause every time I think about trying it. I’ve been fighting to loose an extra 15 pounds of menopause weight for while now.

Zepbound doesn’t seem to cause the same kind of side effects that the first GLP meds did. I tried Wegovy and was always nauseous and constipated. I did lose weight but I was tired of feeling bad. Now I’m on a low dose of Zepbound to maintain my weight and I’ve had zero side effects. Maybe a little bit tired the first 2-3 weeks but now I feel great, it keeps my appetite down, and no digestive issues.

Zero side effects here as well. I feel perfectly normal.

Zero side effects that you feel right now. There are most likely longterm effects to these drugs that are not yet clear. The piper always comes to be paid. . .

Says you. I wear glasses and footwear -- technology that has really improved my life. Way more upside than downside.

Decreased risk for cancer, heart attack, stroke, hip and knee problems etc etc… what other long term side effects should we list?

Also mounting evidence that they are protective against certain kinds of dementia.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Go for it but watch your hair! I experienced hair loss and no it wasn’t from rapid weight loss.

Same. I actually ended up cutting my long hair short because so much of it was falling out and not all of it fell to the floor so it would get caught up in my hair and I had terrible tangles all the time. The poor woman who cut my hair was so gentle and nice to me; I think she thought I had cancer. I know it wasn't from rapid weight loss and was from the drug because it happened immediately before I was losing much weight. I still lose more hair than the average person, but it has slowed way down and fortunately I have a lot of hair.

Do you have any sense of why the drug may have caused the hair loss?

[Anonymous]

Look for the side effects of your dietary changes on these drugs first.