Ozempic - need prescription?

[Anonymous]

I went to get Botox today at McLean Dermatology and they had a sign in every room saying ask about weight loss injections. So maybe try there OP?

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Anonymous wrote:I went to get Botox today at McLean Dermatology and they had a sign in every room saying ask about weight loss injections. So maybe try there OP?

Now this is the info I am here for.

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Anonymous wrote:If you have to be on Ozempic the rest of your life, when does the weight loss end and weight maintenance begin? Is there a risk for becoming underweight?

Probably. NYT had an article about Malnutrition. I just saw another one about, a sinking face and weird dreams as Ozempic side effects. You have to work closely with your doctor to monitor the side effects and impact.

That’s terrible

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Anonymous wrote:If you have to be on Ozempic the rest of your life, when does the weight loss end and weight maintenance begin? Is there a risk for becoming underweight?

Probably. NYT had an article about Malnutrition. I just saw another one about, a sinking face and weird dreams as Ozempic side effects. You have to work closely with your doctor to monitor the side effects and impact.

That’s terrible

Malnutrition is just what happens when you don’t eat. You just have to pay attention to how much and what you eat to avoid it.

[Anonymous]

The entire class of GLP-1 medications is prescription. Few are covered by insurances for weight loss purpose and can cost you upwards of $1400 per month. They are covered usually for diabetes, but you don’t always have control of which brand and each brand has different weight loss effects. There are certain contraindications, such as a history of pancreatitis or a risk for pancreatitis. The weight comes back once you stop the drugs if you haven’t made dramatic lifestyle changes. Don’t bother with compounding pharmacies because you have no idea what you’re actually getting nor the dose of what you’re getting. There’s a shortage of prescription molecule, so I wouldn’t trust compounding pharmacies to be creating an equivalent drug. Good luck.

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Anonymous wrote:I use it for weight loss only. I go to a weight loss clinic. When I started I was only slightly obese with high blood pressure. My insurance would not cover it. I pay 1k ever 6 weeks for it.

I wouldn’t go to your PCP. They harbor a lot of ignorant misconceptions.

You are so short-sighted that you deserve the pain that comes with this stupid of a decision.

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Anonymous wrote:I use it for weight loss only. I go to a weight loss clinic. When I started I was only slightly obese with high blood pressure. My insurance would not cover it. I pay 1k ever 6 weeks for it.

I wouldn’t go to your PCP. They harbor a lot of ignorant misconceptions.

You are so short-sighted that you deserve the pain that comes with this stupid of a decision.

DP are you aware that obesity and high blood pressure are bad for you? Nothing “stupid” about addressing it.

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Anonymous wrote:I use it for weight loss only. I go to a weight loss clinic. When I started I was only slightly obese with high blood pressure. My insurance would not cover it. I pay 1k ever 6 weeks for it.

I wouldn’t go to your PCP. They harbor a lot of ignorant misconceptions.

You are so short-sighted that you deserve the pain that comes with this stupid of a decision.

DP are you aware that obesity and high blood pressure are bad for you? Nothing “stupid” about addressing it.

So is not exercising and just popping pills

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I use it for weight loss only. I go to a weight loss clinic. When I started I was only slightly obese with high blood pressure. My insurance would not cover it. I pay 1k ever 6 weeks for it.

I wouldn’t go to your PCP. They harbor a lot of ignorant misconceptions.

You are so short-sighted that you deserve the pain that comes with this stupid of a decision.

DP are you aware that obesity and high blood pressure are bad for you? Nothing “stupid” about addressing it.

So is not exercising and just popping pills

Who said you shouldn’t exercise? You don’t understand anything about weight loss and these medicines.

[Anonymous]

I’m on it and I’m back into the “overweight” category for the first time in years. I’m so grateful for this medication, I don’t care if the PP thinks I’m weak or whatever.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know the long term affects of these drugs?

Does anyone know the long term effects (with an e, not an a) of many drugs people take? There is something very gross about how people are reacting to this class of drugs and it has everything to do with how fat people are treated in society.

My concern is for the diabetics who are currently having trouble filling their prescriptions. It's great that non diabetic obese people are losing weight, hopefully avoiding the effects of obesity. I think that between them, a current DX of diabetes is a more pressing need.

Your concern is for type 2 diabetics? Where do you think obese people are headed? Those two things are directly correlated. All of the fake concern is ridiculous.

+1

And there are a lot of medication options for diabetics.