Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to try it but am really worried about the long term effects.

Balance that concern with the reduced chances of heart disease and stroke from your (my) high cholesterol, blood pressure, A1c, glucose, bmi and sleep apnea. All these numbers improved after 6 months of pharmacy compound semaglutide for about $600.

Where do you get the semaglutide if you PCP won't prescribe it? Online?

I would love to try it to lose 25 pounds of menopause weight (alarmingly gained over the course of 6 months), but am really worried about regaining weight afterwards if it makes my appetite more intense than it is without the meds. I'm currently slogging it out on weight watchers and have lost 10 pounds, but suspect that I'd probably already be at my goal weight if I were on Zepbound or Oz.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to try it but am really worried about the long term effects.

I'm not here to sell it to you, but it's a well studied drug developed for diabetics. Pharma noticed the weight loss effects and saw a secondary market.

I was seriously concerned about having a heart attack and my doc wanted me to take something to lower my BP. I was "only" 50 lbs over normal BMI - visually you would have said I was chubby not obese - but I was not healthy. At 40 lbs down I'm still a fairly big clothing size (as a tall breasty person I always will be) but much healthier. I'm still trying to work out more but the barrier is time rather than joint pain.

You are correct about this, but dosing is higher with Wegovy for weight loss. So there is the potential for long term effects that have not been seen at Ozempic dosing.

Anonymous wrote:My private insurance covers Ozempic and moujarno and I’m not obese

Yeah, well, Ozempic isn't prescribed to treat obesity. Wegovy is.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My private insurance covers Ozempic and moujarno and I’m not obese

Diabetic?

No. Thyroid issues

Probably worth mentioning that's why.

Anonymous wrote:I want to try it but am really worried about the long term effects.

I'm not here to sell it to you, but it's a well studied drug developed for diabetics. Pharma noticed the weight loss effects and saw a secondary market.

I was seriously concerned about having a heart attack and my doc wanted me to take something to lower my BP. I was "only" 50 lbs over normal BMI - visually you would have said I was chubby not obese - but I was not healthy. At 40 lbs down I'm still a fairly big clothing size (as a tall breasty person I always will be) but much healthier. I'm still trying to work out more but the barrier is time rather than joint pain.

Oops yes you are right. Semaglutide is Ozempic for diabetes and Wegovy for obesity, Compounded tirzepatide is Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound for obesity management and compounded version means you’re off the reservation and able to customize your dose, so I have kept it super super low and many people in the Reddit group I belong to are at one, 1.5, and so on. I started at 2.5 and stayed there for a few months then went up to three. Like I said, I’m already at my goal weight, I work out three times a week and I have an excellent diet with a calorie deficit very focus on protein. I don’t think I could’ve done this without the medication.

Anonymous wrote:I want to try it but am really worried about the long term effects.

Balance that concern with the reduced chances of heart disease and stroke from your (my) high cholesterol, blood pressure, A1c, glucose, bmi and sleep apnea. All these numbers improved after 6 months of pharmacy compound semaglutide for about $600.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:About how many pounds per month can one expect to lose on ozempic?

Also, does it curb appetite and eating less is what causes the weight loss, or does the ozempic directly cause weight loss?

Ozempic only does one thing but compounded tirzepatide, which is sold as Wegovy or Zepbound depending on the use, both curbs your appetite and stabilize your blood sugar because it’s formulated differently than Ozempic. I have reached my goal weight which I haven’t been at in 17 years and feel amazing. I started in August. I can’t believe I’m having this amazing experience and I pray to God there won’t be long-term side issues. Before I started, my BMI was obese, and bloodwork was prediabetic, and my cholesterol was high. I was not a really bad path I have had little to no side effects while I’ve taken it and I will be taping off at some point in the near future. I coupled it with Fantastic on point diet of calorie restriction at around 1400 cal and daily exercising including weightlifting three times a week. Minimal side effects. I could not be happier.

I think you have that wrong:

Diabetic-Weight Loss-Drug
Ozempic is Wegovy is Semaglutide (though Wegovy uses a higher dose)
Mounjaro is Zepbound is Tirzepatide

https://www.webmd.com/obesity/mounjaro-ozempic-wegovy-zepbound-difference

40 pounds in 6 months (started north of 250). 2 months ago added in strength training, so that will likely balance out over the next few months, with some loss slowing.

For me, the food noise is moderate (but not eliminated) but the curbing appetite and slowing digestion are the big things. The latter will sometimes cause nausea if I do push past a limit or eat poorly.

So yes, I do have some fear of when I go off of it, but I have a long way to go and we'll see what the expectations are in a good while when I may be at maintance.

I want to try it but am really worried about the long term effects.

Anonymous wrote:About how many pounds per month can one expect to lose on ozempic?

Also, does it curb appetite and eating less is what causes the weight loss, or does the ozempic directly cause weight loss?

Ozempic only does one thing but compounded tirzepatide, which is sold as Wegovy or Zepbound depending on the use, both curbs your appetite and stabilize your blood sugar because it’s formulated differently than Ozempic. I have reached my goal weight which I haven’t been at in 17 years and feel amazing. I started in August. I can’t believe I’m having this amazing experience and I pray to God there won’t be long-term side issues. Before I started, my BMI was obese, and bloodwork was prediabetic, and my cholesterol was high. I was not a really bad path I have had little to no side effects while I’ve taken it and I will be taping off at some point in the near future. I coupled it with Fantastic on point diet of calorie restriction at around 1400 cal and daily exercising including weightlifting three times a week. Minimal side effects. I could not be happier.

I am on it for 15lbs loss - normal BMI but have put on that weight since being in peri-menopause. I have been on wegovy at the lowest dose for a month and have lost 3 lbs. it is slower going I think for people who already have pretty decent habits.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks for this info. Follow up question based on these responses.

If ozempic works by curbing appetite, when people say it “stops working” as soon as you go off of it, I guess that means if they revert to old eating habits, the weight comes back, right?

When the lowest dose (2.5) stopped working, I noticed that as the week progressed my hunger returned, I was still able to make good decisions but it required more thought.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My private insurance covers Ozempic and moujarno and I’m not obese

Diabetic?

No. Thyroid issues