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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find it fascinating how over the top the reactions are to this.  Like OP has insulted your mother and you must come to her defense.  So much anger and disdain.  It's weird.

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Oh hey OP. Glad to see you're back.

I consider it infinitely weirder to post for the 247th time about something that doesn't concern you at all. Thanks! [/quote]

How does this concern you? [/quote]

That's fire but I usually use citations when defending drugs but this one is so old they can just wiki it. Or look at NICE nor the NHS in UK. R

I have been taking Ozempic for five years now. Very few side effects, monitored by my doctor, brought my cholesterol, triglycerides, A1C and BP back down to normal. Any other questions I can answer for you?[/quote]

How nice. But you're not the only one allowed to comment or discuss.[/quote]

Did I preclude anyone from commenting? Comment away and I'll say what I want to say in response.[/quote]

How does someone talking about Mayim's experience concern you? It doesn't. So get used to seeing posts like this.[/quote]

No, I don't think I will. I will point out how dumb and idiotic it is each and every time I see posts like this. Get used to it.[/quote]

Oh, I will. I enjoy these threads and how worked up you get.[/quote]

I defend drugs with pesky facts. It doesn't matter if I've used them or not. Drugs are great. This one has extended and improved millions of lives world wide over two decades. #winning[/quote]

I will still read about the negative experiences the way I read bad hotel or restaurant reviews. I take all the rave review with a grain of salt.[/quote]

That's fine. I usually use citations when defending drugs but this one is so old they can just wiki it. Or look at NICE or the NHS in UK. Really whatever they think is a good source of info on meds.[/quote]

I'm not looking at random posters to "defend drugs" I can do that on my own time what I am interested is other's experiences. It's a conversation and people can take it or leave it. But trying to halt the discussion and shut it down is weird. What are people so afraid of?[/quote]

If you are not trolling I am happy to share my actual experience!  I'm 5'5.  My BMI was always around 22-23, until I hit 35 and had 3 kids in 5 years.  Now, at 45, my BMI had hovered around 28-29 since that first pregnancy.  I would diet, and lose 10 pounds here and there, but of course it always came back.  Exercise didn't help with weight loss, which most of us know, but I did exercise religiously as well.  I could bring my weight down to about 160 (only 10lb "overweight" per BMI calculator) with extreme effort but it always popped back up to 17-175.  I thought about GLP1 for over a year, asked my doctor, my doctor said she doesnt like to prescribe it until BMI hits 30 PLUS either bad bloodwork or high blood pressure.  Finally, about one year ago, I just went online and got it.  The online company (Ro, if anyone is interested) was able to get my insurance to cover it because my bloodwork showed high cholesterol and my BP has always been borderline around 130/80 since having kids, so I did meet prescribing criteria even if my own personal physician didn't think things were bad enough to want to prescribe it to me.

I've been on it for a year at the lowest starting dose, never increased the dose never needed to (the 2.5 of zepbound).  I've stretched it out to once every 2 weeks.  I went from 175 to 135 in about 6 months and I did think my face looked a little sunken at first, but thankfully since i'm premenopausal and maybe because I hadn't been fat for super long, just 10 years, my face looks normal again now and I dont have any loose skin problems.  I had nausea and low energy for the first 2 weeks on it, I got dizzy a few times which prompted me to check my blood sugar at home (and it was normal), and I remember thinking it was worth it because of the weight loss but that I didn't love how it made me feel, I was having to count calories and make sure I was hitting at least a thousand a day so that i wouldn't feel weak, but it was hard to get to a thousand. After a few weeks those problems went away (i never had GI problems or anything).  Now on the days I do count calories, i'm getting between 1300-1700 most days, and my weight has been stable at 135 for about 6 months.  I enjoy food, i just stop when Im full which is much sooner than it used to be.  i have zero side effects. My BP is now 110s/70s and my cholesterol is normal.  My PCP is aware i'm taking it and she says it seems like it's working well for me and has no problem with my being on it and has said she's started to loosen her own personal restrictions on prescribing it to people since seeing so many patients go on it and do well, and she's taken over prescribing for me so I dont have to pay Ro every month anymore.

Anyways that's my honest story. [/quote]

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