to think more negative effects will come out from Ozempic use?

The doses are different, most diabetes will only need to take the low doses. But when dieting most go onto a higher dose. So although these drugs have been used by diabetes for years, they have been taking lower doses.https://onlinedoctor.superdrug.com/wegovy-vs-ozempic.html

Why aren't you posting about them then @nameey ?

It's the faux concern brigade. 'I just worry about her health being that weight.'

Moved on to 'I just worry about her health on that drug.'

You're not worried at all. You're judgemental.

Hopefully lots of us will have an honest conversation on this thread without an assumption that anyone who mentions anything positive about the WLI is actually on it.
I am not on the weight loss injections and I am not on a diet . I am slim
However, I just think it’s strange that some people are so concerned about the side effects of weight loss injections but not about other prescription medication

I think Ozempic can cause issues with taste/nausea. My boss was on it for a while and he said that he felt awful.

ozempic is not used for weight loss in this country, it’s reserved for people with diabetes

wegovy and Mounjaro are the drugs available for weight loss.

so nobody is “stealing medication from diabetics” either

Osteoporosis is more common in women than men. You are more at risk if you are celiac, alcohol issues, eating disorders and menopausal. It is not routinely checked for. Most people realise they have it when they fracture their hip or wrist as these are osteoporosis fractures plus the gps and health service are terrible at picking up on it. I had a lady recently visit me for an appointment who had multiple vertebral fractures on her mri pmh alcoholism and celiac. Did the gp refer for a dexa scan no they didn't until I wrote to them.

I think it’s more they don’t want to understand as they are either so jealous or resentful they feel compelled to post shite.

I think some people are incapable of understanding risk or just statistics generally. Like the PP who read a headline in the daily mail about Ozempic causing blindness, either without reading the article, or without understanding it.

I actually think these drugs could be transformative, on a population wide level. People are seeing big improvements in blood pressure, cholesterol levels and other problems. It also has the potential to hugely reduce pressure on the NHS caused by weight related illnesses.

Effect does not equal causation.

so she has osteoporosis…how does she know ozempic caused it? Plenty of people have osteoporosis who have never taken it.

It's not ruined food for me either. In fact, it's done the opposite and really enhanced my enjoyment and appreciation of whole food.

What it has done, is ruin ultra processed foods for me. I no longer crave them in any way. Instead I have rediscovered enjoyment in different fruits and vegetables. Even salads taste better now without being smothered in my 'beloved' mayo!

I mentioned this because how can they know what was causing the bone loss the eating disorder prior to taking the meds or the meds themselves?

She must have lied to get the meds, as they do ask about eating disorders, but then she does say in the article she 'didn't get them from a doctor' so who knows what she was taking?

I'm very well informed, thanks.

@hehehesorry I'm sorry to tell you that being on Mounjaro doesn't make food seem like shit to me. I enjoy cooking and I enjoy eating, I just eat less than I did before.

Yes, I suspect Mnhq know it’s the same posters, but obvs can’t say, but I think it’s a small handful of folks doing this.

It's something like that, yup.

I'll tell for sure what is NEVER behind them: genuine concern.

My gp said the same, and the findings in the initial trials, decades ago, of pancreatic cancer etc they then tweaked the drugs, and that’s why we aren’t seeing it. But they have to put it on the box.

It's their own fault if there are negative effects, mainly if you're taking it when not obese just to shift some extra pounds. I understand very overweight people using it to avoid death or other horrible things but if you're just fat then eat less. I like food too much to contemplate using it, I binge for a few months then go back to fasting if my clothes start getting tight. The idea of food seeming shit is horrible to me.

What don't you understand? Or have you reached the limit of your critical reasoning skills?

@BettyBardMacDonald apart from those cancer patients who have died because were too ill/ thin to withstand surgery etc. what a rude and uninformed statement.

That’s interesting. I was a size 8-10 when I was diagnosed with cancer and was prescribed weight gain supplements. I was probably BMI 19-20 so within the normal range. I also researched the Dutch Hunger Winter and there was a spike in breast cancer cases in women after that.

@Glorybox2025 I'm not a scientist so I don't know... that being the point.

Eating disorders aren’t rare, although they are rarely diagnosed unless someone is a six-stone anorexic. There are conflicting interests between the weight loss industry and the online sites selling weight loss pens.