Anonymous wrote:Does it make you feel nauseous or just not hungry? Are you literally skipping meals or just eating less per meal and do you find it’s changing your eating habits (ie making healthier choices) or if you ate crap before you’re just eating less crap now? Just curious how the appetite suppression works on these things.
Anonymous wrote:Are all these medicines injectables?
Anonymous wrote:How do you know your coworkers are on it?
Anonymous wrote:What exactly is food noise?
Anonymous wrote:What exactly is food noise?
Anonymous wrote:I got it through my doctor (NP actually). Compounded semaglutide although I’ve also gotten prescription Ozempic. It’s $500/month for the compound, $1000 through Amazon pharmacy when it’s available. My insurance doesn’t cover it - I was overweight and pre diabetic but that wasn’t enough.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Well, unless they are diabetic-they are not getting Ozempic. They MAY be getting Wegovy, which is approved for weight loss.
I have Wegovy covered with fepblue, due to BMI and a related co-morbidity (high cholesterol). I was prescribed it by my regular doctor, after I tried several statins for the cholesterol with varying intolerable side effects.
I got Ozempic for being prediabetic and overweight. It's approved for weight loss with another condition.
“Approval” and “covered” aren’t the same things so people might be confused by this. Your doctor can prescribe things even if they aren’t “approved” for your conditions and they may or may not be covered by your insurance. Off label (meaning not “approved) prescriptions are super common.
It's not covered, but that's not what the PP stated. She said you can't get it for weight loss. Yes, you can get it if you are willing to pay for it. I was willing to pay for it because I didn't want to wait until I was full on diabetic. Anyway I mostly use a compound from my doctor now because being prescribed and actually getting brand Ozempic are two different things. Hopefully it will be more available in the new year.
Anonymous wrote:Less hungry so you eat less. I am on the highest dose of Wegovy and have never felt nauseous or queasy or had any other nasty side effects. The only effect for me is weight loss, 50 pounds down in 11 months.
For those who have never been overweight, I don't know how to say it differently, but the food noise just stops. I'm not wanting to eat all the time, not thinking about my next meal while eating a meal, and when I do eat, I'm more thoughtful about portion size, because I get full faster, and feel full. Before, I NEVER felt full.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Well, unless they are diabetic-they are not getting Ozempic. They MAY be getting Wegovy, which is approved for weight loss.
I have Wegovy covered with fepblue, due to BMI and a related co-morbidity (high cholesterol). I was prescribed it by my regular doctor, after I tried several statins for the cholesterol with varying intolerable side effects.
I got Ozempic for being prediabetic and overweight. It's approved for weight loss with another condition.
“Approval” and “covered” aren’t the same things so people might be confused by this. Your doctor can prescribe things even if they aren’t “approved” for your conditions and they may or may not be covered by your insurance. Off label (meaning not “approved) prescriptions are super common.