To be considering buying Ozempic

😭😭 guys please can you get something else. Do wegovy or something

there is a massive shortage for people with diabetes my dad is rationing his medicine because he can’t get anywhere!

Lots of people try slimming clubs like slimming world, weight watchers etc without ever having calorie counted. The poster also didn’t ask for revolutionary weight loss, she asked about injecting herself as you pointed out, as she was clearly considering her options. I think it’s therefore reasonable to question what other weight loss strategies she has used to see if there is anything that may be less severe than taking a medication like that.

To lose weight you need to be in a calorie deficit and exercise helps too. Drugs aren't the answer, it's just a quick fix (probably with many side effects too). Please try to lose weight in a safe and effective way.

@Nicole1111

Clearly I’ve touched a nerve here. I don’t think it’s offensive to suggest a weight loss method that has worked for me and others when someone asked a question about considering one form of weight loss. I also clearly asked the poster what they had tried so I could give a more tailored answer if they had come back and said their weight loss struggles were for psychological reasons. You’re making massive generalisations on here.

But has it not occurred to you that 'calorie counting' is so obvious that the likelihood of someone considering injecting themselves with medication has already understood the concept of calorie counting. It's hardly revolutionary. I'm pretty sure every adult would know that restricting calories would result in weight loss

I’ve reduced the quantity a bit, I’m not sure what to do to “get off it” though t whether I’ll need to stay on a smaller dose. Hopefully I’ll be able to stop and continue with gym/ watching what I eat

Can I ask, have you stopped taking it now or do you take a maintenance amount?

I hear your frustration. Just a thought but have you looked into the NHS digital weight management programme or spoke with your GP?
You may be eligible for Wegovy (same drug as ozempic) free of charge on the NHS. Not sure what the BMI criteria is in your area but worth a shot. Then you can spend the money you save on purchasing it yourself on some new clothes and maybe a holiday. Good luck OP! X

@Icepop79 So sorry you're feeling so terrible. Hopefully you'll feel much better quickly once you've stopped the Wegovy

If you are considering Mounjaro note that there is advice to wait several weeks before starting any other weight loss treatment.

Hope you feel better soon.

I would go for mounjaro instead. More effective and now available in the UK.

It worked for me for approx 6 months and was the best thing I’d ever done.
Then I had a break and since restarting I haven’t lost any weight and my symptoms feel more severe. I was paying £250 per month to feel rubbish and no weight loss, so I stopped. Now I find it impossible to lose weight through my previously used diets. I think it has affected my body in some way.

It's not! The issue is still prevalent and that's why people are being switched to the oral rybelsus tablets. They cant even get Victoza. They were hoping the issue would resolve by summer but now likely wont resolve till end of the year.

As I said in my original post. If weight is the issue, Wegovy has been brought out for this reason (same drug semiglutide but licenced for weight loss) and is available so people should be using this if pre diabetic or overweight and let those with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes have the ozempic.

Clearly I’ve touched a nerve here. I don’t think it’s offensive to suggest a weight loss method that has worked for me and others when someone asked a question about considering one form of weight loss. I also clearly asked the poster what they had tried so I could give a more tailored answer if they had come back and said their weight loss struggles were for psychological reasons. You’re making massive generalisations on here.

I’ve been using it since April last year and have lost 4 stone. 13st 10lb to 9st10. Had some minor nausea at the start, and slight constipation (eating less so less out too) but honestly it’s been life changing. I’ve yo-yo’d for most of my adult life, but since covid and hitting 40 it was just so hard to lose:

it’s cost me over £3k I guess. But I can afford it, and if someone said to me last year you can pay £3k and be back to a size 10 I’d have agreed.

it’s changed my eating habits, got rid of the food “noise” constantly thinking about what to eat/cook etc and given me the motivation to stick at it and maintain

@Nicole1111

Well it worked for me when I was 19 and a half stone so it can’t be that bad can it?!

That's fantastic that you were able to lose weight with self driven calorie control but are you genuinely saying you didn't know the struggle many people have? Do you routinely tell people with depression to just pull themselves out if it because your cousin Sam did? Do you laugh at anorexics and tell them all they have to do is eat something? When someone is having a panic attack do you tell them just to calm down because that's the simple solution?

You are actually really rather offensive.

Love it, losing weight steadily and feel great. Give it a go.

The shortage is over. Novo nordisk built some massive new processing plants to make more meds. And the NHS always ringfenced supplies for diabetics anyway.

Rather than just use the meds to treat diabetics, they can be used to help people control their weight so they don’t become diabetic in the first place.

My understanding was that it limited your appetite so you naturally ate less. I can’t say I know that much about it though, only what I learned from a documentary on it.

Have you taken it? They’re really not

Well it worked for me when I was 19 and a half stone so it can’t be that bad can it?!

@bakebeans I think many have missed memo, shocked by 20 something 5ft 2 type women taking it who weigh less than 60kg to start with. It’s endemic.

Do you have poorly controlled type 2 diabetes OP? If so you not being unreasonable.
if not then you are. Mounjano, ozempic and rybelsus are licenced for people with type 2 diabetes and due to people using them as a weight loss drug, people cannot get them to improve their diabetes.

Wegovy (semiglutide) same drug as ozempic does however have the licence for weight loss. Novonordisk the company who make ozempic and rybelsus brought it out in the hope that people will use this for weight loss and those with type 2 diabetes may be able to actually get hold of the ozempic and Uk stock supply will improve!

Not necessarily. I’ve got a friend who I’d say is 17 stone. She’s tried lighter life, healthier eating with training but has always ended up regaining weight. Now she’s pre diabetic (diabetes runs in her family) and she was prescribed the weight loss injection (can’t recall which) by her GP but then they stopped and offered her meal replacement plans instead. She was doing well on the weight loss injections. She does eat healthier and exercises but said about a year ago nothing was working with her losing weight, she’s 52.

@Nw22

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