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Onand · 2024-06-04T22:03:55+00:00

2 separate friends told me today they are on Ozempic. 1 I can understand why because she has struggled with weight for a few years now and dieting doesn’t work for her but the other has gone from a 10 😑 to a 6 😐. I know of others on it too but they’re wealthy clients o it’s not as surprising they’re on it. Is it actually being used more than I naively thought and not just for Hollywood types? I didn’t realise it was so easy to get. Is it safe?

User2460177 · 05/06/2024 13:07

hamstersarse · 05/06/2024 08:47

The phrase that springs to mind for these drugs is “if it seems too good to be true, it probably is”

I think the killer side effect is that if you stop taking it, you put the weight back on plus more.
There is a mechanism as to why that happens, and that for me is going to be the sting in the tail for these drugs.

Research so far shows much lower rates of regaining weight than dieting without these drugs.

ViaBlue · 05/06/2024 12:56

I find it annoying. I have lost over 2 stone by going low carb and intermittent fasting and get asked all the time if I'm on Ozempic!..

Nothing against Ozempic but there are other ways that work!

tobee · 05/06/2024 12:34

Done @AnnotherReader

tobee · 05/06/2024 12:32

positivewings · 05/06/2024 10:04

One thing you can notice with anyone using ozempic is the ozempic face.
I was watching on YouTube about it.
Not a good look people look like they have a dead face.
If I'm to lose weight I will do it the hard way.

I think there's a lot of talk about this in the media but I don't think it's a "thing" for all users. The media just want to promote this so they can keep talking about it.

CactusMactus · 05/06/2024 12:09

I waited in Boots yesterday for 20 mins and 2 people came in and collection private Wegovy prescriptions. I know this, because I am on it and recognised the box!

Great stuff.

PrivateMum222 · 05/06/2024 11:55

hamstersarse · 05/06/2024 08:47

The phrase that springs to mind for these drugs is “if it seems too good to be true, it probably is”

I think the killer side effect is that if you stop taking it, you put the weight back on plus more.
There is a mechanism as to why that happens, and that for me is going to be the sting in the tail for these drugs.

This isn't always true. I have lost nearly 4 stone on ozempic and it's changed the way I view food. Haven't had an injection for over 3 months and have actually lost another 2Ibs. People do need to change their habits whilst using the drug but it's very much possible to keep the weight off if you do that.

Phantasmagorically · 05/06/2024 11:47

No3387 · 05/06/2024 11:06

Or the keto threads!

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Keto threads are in their own section though, I think?

I think it's a good idea to move all the Ozempic et al threads to their own dedicated section.

Lentilweaver · 05/06/2024 11:44

AnnotherReader · 05/06/2024 10:26

@Lentilweaver @Beanieton @LaWench @tobee @Chickenuggetsticks @NeedANewOne25 @MrsPelligrinoPetrichor and everyone else who said there should be a separate board for weight loss injections.

This was requested a few days ago - add your agreement on here so that mumsnet know it is wanted.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/site_stuff/5087438-wegovyozempicmounjaro-weight-loss-section?reply=135767793

Thanks, I have done this. Currently all the injectable threads come up on active, so hard to find threads just for menopausal weight or half a stone loss. At least for me.

Upinthenightagain · 05/06/2024 11:41

Onand · 05/06/2024 10:31

Wow I wasn’t expecting this many replies. It seems like it’s more widely used than I first thought. There are 2 people I know who have ‘interestingly’ lost weight since new year who I’m now convinced must be on it too - but they are very wealthy so it makes perfect sense now, £200 per month is literally nothing to them.

My DP struggles with his weight so this could potentially be something for him to consider, he has a sugar addiction and will often binge eat, do these drugs combat those problems? Also what happens once you come off the drug, is it a case of you revert back to old habits or is the brain re-wired (?) into good habits?

I’m a binge eater and sugar is definitely a problem for me especially with young kids and very poor sleep in the mix. I was literally eating four bars of chocolate for breakfast and then carrying on all day with crap. The jabs have definitely helped me. I look at chocolate now and it just doesn’t have the same hold over me. I can take it or leave it. Rubbish food doesn’t have the same appeal so I feel like I can make more healthy decisions about what I am going to eat.

No3387 · 05/06/2024 11:06

BusyMummy001 · 05/06/2024 10:32

Appreciate some people don’t want to read about medically assisted weight loss programmes - but it’s hardly fair to complain about them on a thread with Ozempic in the title? Personally I get rather fed up of all the ‘eat less, move more’ threads that disregard the fact many of us have underlying medical conditions, menopause, and have little time due to carer responsibilities to commit to an hour (plus travel time) a day at a gym.

Just skip the thread and start your own, please.

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Or the keto threads!

LaWench · 05/06/2024 10:43

Lanawashington · 05/06/2024 10:11

Are you in the UK? I've heard people recommend phentermine but can't find any UK stockists anywhere. Or do you get it from your GP?

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Yes, I'm in the UK. I'm with Bodyline clinic. It can be prescribed in the UK but has to be by a specialist CQC registered clinic and I have to go every 4 weeks for a check up, weigh in and blood pressure checked.

Medical Weight Loss treatments | Phentermine & Diethylpropion - Bodyline

Bodyline has helped over 100,000 people in the UK lose weight safely with clinically prescribed phentermine and diethylpropion for 17 years.

https://bodylineclinic.com/medical-weight-loss/treatments/

BusyMummy001 · 05/06/2024 10:32

Appreciate some people don’t want to read about medically assisted weight loss programmes - but it’s hardly fair to complain about them on a thread with Ozempic in the title? Personally I get rather fed up of all the ‘eat less, move more’ threads that disregard the fact many of us have underlying medical conditions, menopause, and have little time due to carer responsibilities to commit to an hour (plus travel time) a day at a gym.

Just skip the thread and start your own, please.

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Onand · 05/06/2024 10:31

Wow I wasn’t expecting this many replies. It seems like it’s more widely used than I first thought. There are 2 people I know who have ‘interestingly’ lost weight since new year who I’m now convinced must be on it too - but they are very wealthy so it makes perfect sense now, £200 per month is literally nothing to them.

My DP struggles with his weight so this could potentially be something for him to consider, he has a sugar addiction and will often binge eat, do these drugs combat those problems? Also what happens once you come off the drug, is it a case of you revert back to old habits or is the brain re-wired (?) into good habits?

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FoxInABox · 05/06/2024 10:29

@montysma1 brilliant thank you so much

AnnotherReader · 05/06/2024 10:26

@Lentilweaver @Beanieton @LaWench @tobee @Chickenuggetsticks @NeedANewOne25 @MrsPelligrinoPetrichor and everyone else who said there should be a separate board for weight loss injections.

This was requested a few days ago - add your agreement on here so that mumsnet know it is wanted.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/site_stuff/5087438-wegovyozempicmounjaro-weight-loss-section?reply=135767793

Wegovy/ozempic/mounjaro weight loss section | Mumsnet

Given the amount of threads on weight loss drugs, it's becoming harder to find threads without their use in the weight loss chat (and I am speaki...

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/site_stuff/5087438-wegovyozempicmounjaro-weight-loss-section?reply=135767793

Upinthenightagain · 05/06/2024 10:17

EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 05/06/2024 09:36

All I know is my absolutely worst feeling in the world is nausea. Honestly shudder just thinking about that feeling. So that alone would make me not touch semi-glutide. However if they reformulate to make that disappear as a side effect I’d probably be much more interested.

I have had no nausea on mounjaro. I have an emetaphobe so I wouldn’t be able to take it if I had that

Upinthenightagain · 05/06/2024 10:14

I think it’s definitely being used a lot more than people are letting on. Two school mums I know have recently lost a suspicious amount of weight very recently. Only one of them would have had a bmi even close to 30. I’m taking mounjaro myself and have lost 12lb in just over three weeks. I haven’t told anyone outside my family. I tried ozempic last year but had bad diarrhoea on it and didn’t lose much. Haven’t had that with mounjaro and definitely helps me stick to a calorie deficit

Lanawashington · 05/06/2024 10:11

LaWench · 05/06/2024 09:17

Wow, it sounds like the injections cause price rage 😁. When I looked at getting them last year, my private clinic was charging £295pm, I think this was WeGovy, before Mounjaro was released. I'm pleased they are cheaper now.

@YellowCloud I'm on Phentermine tablets.

Are you in the UK? I've heard people recommend phentermine but can't find any UK stockists anywhere. Or do you get it from your GP?

PrincessHoneysuckle · 05/06/2024 10:10

When I ordered it I had to send them a full length pic and a pic of me stood on scales showing my weight

StormingNorman · 05/06/2024 10:08

OldPodge · 05/06/2024 01:40

I meet all the criteria for Ozempic but according to my GP it isn’t being funded in my area of the country.

Most people are paying privately for it as a weight loss aid. Have a quick google. Loads of companies will come up.

Lentilweaver · 05/06/2024 10:08

I dont have food chatter ever, so I don't suppose I will ever be a good candidate, even if I put on more weight. I do have genetic diabetes in the family.

EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 05/06/2024 10:05

I’m not sure it is just the well off accessing it. I think people will prioritise aesthetics over everything else and just have less money for basics.

positivewings · 05/06/2024 10:04

One thing you can notice with anyone using ozempic is the ozempic face.
I was watching on YouTube about it.
Not a good look people look like they have a dead face.
If I'm to lose weight I will do it the hard way.

ClonedSquare · 05/06/2024 10:02

EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 05/06/2024 09:37

It’s also pretty funny that the COL crisis is being talked about so widely and yet people can find hundreds of pounds a pop to fund this stuff.

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Almost as if they're two entirely separate groups of people, isn't it!

ClonedSquare · 05/06/2024 10:01

@AllBlackEverything I'm not being weirdly aggressive, I'm just correcting your information. Sorry if that feels aggressive to you.