To ask doc for ozempic

Does your GP get information that you are buying & using this drug?
Thanks

Will need to go private. Not available on the NHS currently

I read the obesity code, might explain and help with a way forward.

Because I decided I didn't want to be obese anymore, so I educated myself and changed my diet and lifestyle.

Funnily enough, by eating healthy and exercising, the weight just melted off.

Wanting a quick fix isn't a solution, just like fad diets aren't a solution.

For some people that doesn't help. Ozempic is showing to work especially well for women with PCOS, for who losing weight is an uphill battle due to insulin resistance. For me, an endocrine issue means, to lose weight, I need to eat under 800 calories a day, and few carbs - which leaves me ill.

Do you suggest we don't provide medication or oxygen for those with smoking related illness? Or those that break a bone doing something risky? Or those with melanoma from too much sun? What about PREP?

Or is only weight you have an issue with?

Is ozempic available online without a face to face consultation with a dr? And how do you know which sites are trustworthy? In other words can someone recommend an online supplier?

How dare you. I do not spend money in junk food you ignorant cow

No one gets to 22 stone by eating too much salad and lean meat op.

No judgement here, I started this year obese and with 5 stone to lose and it's been slow progress so far. But I understand why I got to 5 stone overweight.

Failing to recognise or accept the problem won't help you lose and maintain the loss no matter what meds you take.

Barts, another clinic, and no, I don't, though heading towards it.

I dont see why the nhs should pay, buy it privately if you need it. But why don't you cut down your calorie intake instead? Join a gym, join weight watchers?

Ooh interesting, which hospital? Weight clinic or another type of clinic? Do you have diabetes?

Well how did you even have eight stone to lose if you find it so easy?!

Op I've been on mounjaro for a month, paying £130 and I love it. It stops me from needlessly consuming food. It has made my brain clearer

I lost 8 stone naturally, for free, eating a healthy diet.

I don't understand people saying they 'can't' lose weight, when it's about eating less calories, you just eat less calories?

Is there another reason you can't eat better, OP? Are you unsure about nutrition? An emotional eater?

You can get it privately online for circa £200 per month. A quick google will bring up loads of options. I use myBMI.

I haven't heard of anyone getting ozempic on the NHS. I guess if they start prescribing it they will open the floodgates! (Although it might be cheaper for them in the long run...)

It's still worth talking to the GP about your weight, though. They might prescribe something like Orlistat which can also be really helpful - it helped me with my weight.

Also, don't do yourself down over losing 10lb in a year - that's still 10lbs less than you were a year ago. I know it's not as fast as you'd hoped but it's progress.

That’s fab weight loss. What do you typically eat I a day and how much do you exercise?

My BMI is higher than yours and my tests are showing I'm prediabetic.
My GP has put me on a waiting list to speak to a weight loss consultant of some kind, that was 14 months ago.
I truly hope you can find something that works for you, but for me there's no chance of getting it anytime soon.

You may well get it on the nhs. A friend of mine with a slightly higher bmi gets it on the nhs, she has health conditions caused by her weight.

Someone on here has mentioned before that they got it from a Weight Management clinic. That's the only case I've ever heard of, and she said it took three years of other treatments before they even started prescribing it. There's a reason everyone on it is paying privately.

Where can you buy it online (and get it delivered if possible)

Wegovy is cheaper, starting pen lasts 4 weeks and with offers is about £130

I think you should approach your GP, even if you do have to go through a weight management programme to get to the stage where they prescribe it that may be a good thing.

Ozempic is a good tool for supporting weight loss but it needs to be used in conjunction with life style changes, it would also be good to see if you can get blood tests to check your insulin and thyroid levels to test for metabolic problems that could be contributing to your weight gain and explain why despite a change of diet you haven't lost any weight.

I'd also recommend before your appt that you keep a detailed food diary supported by recording your weight during that period.

The food diary may show you that you are eating more calories than you thought or it may show your GP that you are eating below the expected calories and not losing weight which supports the need for a blood test.

Buying Ozempic is an option, but what you don't want to do is spend thousands on months worth of Ozempic, lose a load of weight then find that you put it all back on as soon as you stop because you have underlying insulin resistance or hypothyroidism.

Are you able to afford a course or 2 of empathy tablets?

Can you afford £180 a month? That's what I pay for mounjaro. Finance options are available I believe