Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 13:43     Subject: how fast is weight loss on ozempic
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You can't stay on it forever, most people gain the weight back pretty quickly and there are significant risk. And the loose droopy skin look is magnified.

If you want to use it as a jump start, or in combination with diet and exercise that is probably ok, but I wouldn't consider it a means to permanent weight loss.



1. You can stay on it forever.
2. There are not meaningful risks, at least not more than any other commonly prescribed medication.
3. The medical community considers it a means to permanent weight loss.


Keep telling yourself this

Yes, me, my medical research, my trusted PCP and my improved A1c, sleep apnea, BP, glucose, LDLs and triglycerides will happily keep telling my now normal weight self this!
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 11:36     Subject: how fast is weight loss on ozempic
Anonymous wrote:You can't stay on it forever, most people gain the weight back pretty quickly and there are significant risk. And the loose droopy skin look is magnified.

If you want to use it as a jump start, or in combination with diet and exercise that is probably ok, but I wouldn't consider it a means to permanent weight loss.



You can if you're diabetic or pre-diabetic. GLP-1 has been around for nearly 20 years. I've been on it for 12. I use it for diabetes management, not weight loss. Metformin, the other popular diabetes pill, gave me terrible side effects.

It only started being used for off-label purposes in the last 5-7 years.

My sister has been on Topamax for ~20 years for appetite suppression. That's a drug mainly used for epilepsy and migraine treatment.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 11:18     Subject: Re:how fast is weight loss on ozempic
I lost 40 lbs in a bit over a year. Ozempic is very slow for me.

I was first on Mounjaro and that worked so well for me. Unfortunately, my insurance decided to stop covering it when 2024 rolled around, so I had to switch to Ozempic. I didn't want any food while on Moungaro, but with Ozempic, the only foods that ever sound appealing to me are sweets. I crave sweets! It's wild. I was not even a big dessert/sweets person before Mounjaro/Ozempic. Chips/crackers were always my weakness.

Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 10:54     Subject: how fast is weight loss on ozempic
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You can't stay on it forever, most people gain the weight back pretty quickly and there are significant risk. And the loose droopy skin look is magnified.

If you want to use it as a jump start, or in combination with diet and exercise that is probably ok, but I wouldn't consider it a means to permanent weight loss.



1. You can stay on it forever.
2. There are not meaningful risks, at least not more than any other commonly prescribed medication.
3. The medical community considers it a means to permanent weight loss.


Keep telling yourself this

Yes, me, my medical research, my trusted PCP and my improved A1c, sleep apnea, BP, glucose, LDLs and triglycerides will happily keep telling my now normal weight self this!
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 06:41     Subject: how fast is weight loss on ozempic
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You can't stay on it forever, most people gain the weight back pretty quickly and there are significant risk. And the loose droopy skin look is magnified.

If you want to use it as a jump start, or in combination with diet and exercise that is probably ok, but I wouldn't consider it a means to permanent weight loss.



1. You can stay on it forever.
2. There are not meaningful risks, at least not more than any other commonly prescribed medication.
3. The medical community considers it a means to permanent weight loss.


Keep telling yourself this
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 06:40     Subject: how fast is weight loss on ozempic
Anonymous wrote:You can't stay on it forever, most people gain the weight back pretty quickly and there are significant risk. And the loose droopy skin look is magnified.

If you want to use it as a jump start, or in combination with diet and exercise that is probably ok, but I wouldn't consider it a means to permanent weight loss.



1. You can stay on it forever.
2. There are not meaningful risks, at least not more than any other commonly prescribed medication.
3. The medical community considers it a means to permanent weight loss.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 06:37     Subject: Re:how fast is weight loss on ozempic
My husband lost about 20 lbs in a month - it was shocking. Went from 205 to 185 so it’s not like he was huge. He was prescribed it for his diabetes when other meds weren’t working.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 06:31     Subject: how fast is weight loss on ozempic
I've lost 70 lbs in 2 years. I'm not wanting to lose any more. I'm also on bcbs fep, which will mean it's more expensive starting next month, so 2025 is the year I try to taper off.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 06:18     Subject: how fast is weight loss on ozempic
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.



Just FYI, this is not true. If posters were interested, find yourself a reputable provider online like join Fridays or lots of others or find yourself a local doctor at a weight loss clinic will help you through this. It’s the best thing that ever happened to me. 30 pounds and five months so about a pound and a half a week. I was slogging it out too and I will stay on a low dosr for a while and then taper off and eat exactly the way I am now. If I can’t do it, of course I will go back on. I will never be obese again


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Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 06:11     Subject: how fast is weight loss on ozempic
You can't stay on it forever, most people gain the weight back pretty quickly and there are significant risk. And the loose droopy skin look is magnified.

If you want to use it as a jump start, or in combination with diet and exercise that is probably ok, but I wouldn't consider it a means to permanent weight loss.

Anonymous
Post 12/15/2024 12:51     Subject: how fast is weight loss on ozempic
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.



Just FYI, this is not true. If posters were interested, find yourself a reputable provider online like join Fridays or lots of others or find yourself a local doctor at a weight loss clinic will help you through this. It’s the best thing that ever happened to me. 30 pounds and five months so about a pound and a half a week. I was slogging it out too and I will stay on a low dosr for a while and then taper off and eat exactly the way I am now. If I can’t do it, of course I will go back on. I will never be obese again


Can anyone recommend a online source or local clinic (PCP won't prescribe it)?
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2024 14:32     Subject: how fast is weight loss on ozempic
Anonymous wrote:
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.



Just FYI, this is not true. If posters were interested, find yourself a reputable provider online like join Fridays or lots of others or find yourself a local doctor at a weight loss clinic will help you through this. It’s the best thing that ever happened to me. 30 pounds and five months so about a pound and a half a week. I was slogging it out too and I will stay on a low dosr for a while and then taper off and eat exactly the way I am now. If I can’t do it, of course I will go back on. I will never be obese again