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Ozempic

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littlemousebigcheese · 27/12/2023 22:24

Hi
I have realised that I am no longer cuddly or curvy or voluptuous - I am hideously overweight. I have really tried to be positive and ignore the haters and live life without limits and all that insta jazz but I'm starting to hate going out and feel like I've crossed that line from the chubby one to the enormous one. I am short as well so the 16 stone I'm lugging about really shows.

I have tried every diet possible, I lose a bit then stop and it piles back on. I've tried weight watchers, slimming world, Cambridge, shakes, an nhs one that includes group meetings, everything. I am considering trying ozempic or similar but wondered if anyone has any experience with it or any other recommendations for someone desperate. Would not consider gastric band/sleeve as someone I know had one and the side effects/after effects put me off for life.

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RebelMoon · 27/12/2023 22:28

Head over to the Weight Loss Chat board, loads of info and experiences on there.

KindleGirlie · 27/12/2023 22:30

Whats going to make Ozenpic different to the rest of the diets? I say this as a failed Ozempic taker.

Totallymessed · 27/12/2023 23:01

I've used it, but have had to stop because it's too expensive for me. In my experience, it definitely works. Literally a few minutes after the first injection I just lost interest in eating - I didn't expect the effect to be so dramatic, it was quite amazing.

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littlemousebigcheese · 27/12/2023 23:05

Interesting about why this; in my head I guess it's because if stops me eating so I can't put on weight?! Why did you fail with it?

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toomanyleggings · 27/12/2023 23:07

I didn’t get on with it, lots of people do. Didn’t really make a difference to my hunger and I had terrible diarrhoea on it that always struck in the middle of the night

Totallymessed · 27/12/2023 23:12

For me, the difference between ozempic and ordinary dieting was that on a diet I am constantly conscious of trying to cut down on how much I'm eating, but with ozempic I simply wasn't really bothered about eating, so it was very easy. No willpower required!

grayhairdontcare · 27/12/2023 23:16

Following the thread with interest.
How do you get ozempic? Can I just go to boots or something?

teraculum29 · 27/12/2023 23:22

My mum is taking ozempic for about year now I think maybe more. Yes she lost weight.
Her appetite is very minimal, eats very small portions. She had a bit of brake in taking it as there was massive supply issue, and in the time she was not taking, her appetite increased and she put on weight a bit.
So I will say you need to take it forever to keep up with weight loss.

I read somewhere (don't remember where though) that it can cause liver and pancreas problem.

From experience my mum last year was twice hospitalise with inflammation of pancreas and blocked gall bladder duct. In the end she had gall bladder removed.

is ozempic the culprit?? or is completely unrelated I don't know.

Doggymummar · 27/12/2023 23:23

Five stone down on Ryselbus since April, we have a thread on the weightloss board.

Doggymummar · 27/12/2023 23:24

grayhairdontcare · 27/12/2023 23:16

Following the thread with interest.
How do you get ozempic? Can I just go to boots or something?

Yes, but you need a prescription from the GP.

Totallymessed · 27/12/2023 23:26

teraculum29 · 27/12/2023 23:22

My mum is taking ozempic for about year now I think maybe more. Yes she lost weight.
Her appetite is very minimal, eats very small portions. She had a bit of brake in taking it as there was massive supply issue, and in the time she was not taking, her appetite increased and she put on weight a bit.
So I will say you need to take it forever to keep up with weight loss.

I read somewhere (don't remember where though) that it can cause liver and pancreas problem.

From experience my mum last year was twice hospitalise with inflammation of pancreas and blocked gall bladder duct. In the end she had gall bladder removed.

is ozempic the culprit?? or is completely unrelated I don't know.

Yes, it definitely hasn't been around for long enough to know about long term risks. For me, I felt the reduction of weight related health problems were worth the risk, but it is very much a new drug. I haven't had any problems though - so far at least.

kitsuneghost · 27/12/2023 23:29

Have you spoke to you GP? you should only take ozempic under the guidance of a qualified doctor.

iantherose · 27/12/2023 23:33

I thought you could only get it from the GP for medical conditions like diabetes? There was a shortage a while ago wasn't there? One of my friends tried it but bought it from a beauty salon.

caringcarer · 27/12/2023 23:39

It works but it's not only very expensive but also hard to get hold of too. I've lost 4 stones on it now though.

caringcarer · 27/12/2023 23:41

Doggymummar · 27/12/2023 23:24

Yes, but you need a prescription from the GP.

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You can buy it from an online medical site. They will give you a prescription after an online health consultation. You will need to have a high BMI.

kitsuneghost · 27/12/2023 23:41

iantherose · 27/12/2023 23:33

I thought you could only get it from the GP for medical conditions like diabetes? There was a shortage a while ago wasn't there? One of my friends tried it but bought it from a beauty salon.

People have been buying random s**t from tiktok as ozempic. They are injecting themselves with unsealed needles from an unlabelled bottle because some unqualified twat has gained their trust.

MrsHughesPinny · 27/12/2023 23:42

I got it from Boots Online Doctor. It works remarkably well, did make me nauseous though as the dosage ramped up. Unfortunately, once I stopped taking it my appetite came right back… I stopped because it was so expensive.

YourSpleenIsDamp · 27/12/2023 23:45

Have a look at Rebelfit on social media - excellent advice there when you've been yo-yo-ing on diets for years and only ended up gaining it back and more.

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littlemousebigcheese · 27/12/2023 23:51

Thank you so much for all the replies. I didn't think about having to take it long term 🤔 I assumed naively that I could use it to get down to a more human, less dolphin, weight and then stop and be fine but it's interesting to hear I'd have to use it forever. Not sure I could afford to tbh unless that's the key - spending so much on the injections you can't afford food 😂

I'm just so miserable!

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unsync · 27/12/2023 23:53

You also need to address your eating habits. I was on Saxenda for a bit, worked well but had a break and as my eating was still bad, it crept back on. So now I'm addressing that first with Slimpod.

Totallymessed · 27/12/2023 23:59

littlemousebigcheese · 27/12/2023 23:51

Thank you so much for all the replies. I didn't think about having to take it long term 🤔 I assumed naively that I could use it to get down to a more human, less dolphin, weight and then stop and be fine but it's interesting to hear I'd have to use it forever. Not sure I could afford to tbh unless that's the key - spending so much on the injections you can't afford food 😂

I'm just so miserable!

I don't think you need to take it forever. My appetite has come back, but now I'm starting from a weight two and a half stone lighter than I was a year ago, which had made me feel far less hopeless about losing weight. If you can afford it - I was paying about £300 a month 😵- it's definitely worth a try.

Goingtothinkofone · 28/12/2023 00:02

Wildly expensive.

Wildly effective.

I had a lifetime of disordered eating - eventually wrecked my metabolism and weight has spiralled. It’s been amazing for me, it just made me not feel hungry. And after eating a small portion, feel super satisfied, like as though i’d eaten christmas dinner satisfied.

It’s meant for the first time in my life i chill and focus on eating well, ‘normal’ food like pasta, curries etc, but I know i won’t go mad and scoff everything in sight, i just have small portions.

And low and behold, slowly, steadily, the scales have started shifting. Not dropping a stone in a fortnight like with the atkins or whatever other fad diet. Just week after week the weight coming off, and for the first time since i was 9 years old… i’m not thinking about it any more.

I got it online (there are lots of suppliers). In my experience many GPs want you to be soooo enormously obese and jump through so many hoops to ‘deserve’ a prescription

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 28/12/2023 00:07

It won't be any different from anything else you've tried OP, you can't take it forever, unless I'm mistaken,so when you stop you put weight back on. You have to see any changes you make as permanent so you are able to stick at them.

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littlemousebigcheese · 28/12/2023 00:08

I think I am enormously obese now, I'm 16 stone on a 5"4 frame. My dr referred me to a weight loss group where we had weekly meetings via zoom and it was useless so I'm worried they'll refuse to help.
I was also thinking of trying a hypno gastric band? Anyone tried that?

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gwenneh · 28/12/2023 00:10

If you do not change your underlying relationship with food while you are taking Ozempic - breaking the habits which cause you to put on weight in the first place - then yes, the weight comes straight back.