To be considering buying Ozempic

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Anyone else on it? Whats your take on it?

im 40, 17 ish stone, 5ft 8in. The thought of another summer.. i dont want another fat summer, id like a head start on weightloss. Am i wrong to be considering this?

No i dont have diabetes…..yet 😑 i will if i cant get this under control though and thats why i think a good reset will help. I will only give myself this chance once. I lose the weight (at a silly £ cost) and change my habits (food/exercise) or i just be fat forever

i know, having a second chance will give me the kick i need for my weight/health/happiness

dreading summer at this size (17.6 i weighed myself this morning). Sweating, less clothes, fat arms, belly rolls, shorts, feeling uncomfortable. Running after kids round the park 😮‍💨

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.

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

@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 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

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

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

@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

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.

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.

😭😭 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!

Correct, thats what I said, you have to eat less

Given that lots of people criticise the overweight for eating when they're not hungry, the point Im making is that appetite or no appetite, you still have to eat less. You can still overeat with a small appetite on this medication, off this medication, even having weight loss surgery etc.

So people cant have it both ways, they cant criticise people for using this drug by saying 'oh but you have to look at the reasons you overeat and deal with the emotional side' and the on the other hand view it as a 'quick fix' because the weight falls off because you naturally eat less

If you naturally eat less just by being on the meds, then ergo, you have solved the problem. If you're going to eat emotionally you're going to do that appetite or no appetite.

I've been using wegovy for 8 weeks, I'm 25lb down and have been calorie counting. Wegovy has allowed me to stay in calorie deficit. I'd recommend it!

this drug doesn't like carbs fat and alcohol rather than calories Risk of pancreatitis too.

Not read full thread. I was considering going on it, but the cost was putting me off. I listened to a Michael Mosley podcast during the Feb half-term (Just one thing), and it was one about green tea. I started drinking three cups of green tea every day (I try to do it in the morning), and it seems to be having quite a significant effect on my appetite (whereas it was like a constantly roaring tiger, it is more like it is purring now!). So I have found it much easier to reduce snacks and eat healthily (in the space of about 3-4 weeks I have now lost 10.5 lbs. Still got a long way to go, but I am definitely going to keep on with the green tea, rather than wegovy / ozempic. I have also started eating during an eating window, ie skipping breakfast, and I have found that having a green tea first thing sort of switches off my appetite, and I can now last until maybe 11.30am to have my first meal. Apparently there are other health benefits as well :)

@bakebeans

this drug doesn't like carbs fat and alcohol rather than calories Risk of pancreatitis too.

That's not how ozempic works. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Ozempic works by mimicking a naturally occurring hormone. As those hormone levels rise, the molecules go to your brain, telling it you're full. It also slows digestion by increasing the time it takes for food to leave the body. This is similar to the effect of bariatric surgery.

Can diabetics not use wegovy?

I know how it works! I'm a practice nurse in a GP surgery and prescribe it for a living. Many patients experience more side effects when having fatty or high carb meals so when they have reduced this, the effects of nausea have been reduced and they have been able to tolerate it better.

It's great. I initially had mine prescribed by an endocrinologist but now I get it from Boots. I started at a similar weight to you and I lost 2 stone pretty quickly. Now I'm around 15 stone 10 lbs so still a way to go but I feel so much better health wise.

How much do you get for £200? Can you afford to keep spending that each month or whatever till you lose 7 stone? Or maybe even half that?
If not then I would try and go down a low carb diet route.
Would your GP not prescribe it, if you are at risk of diabetes etc?
If cost is no issue then I can't see why you shouldn't try it.

Using ozempic/Wegovy has been one of the best decisions I have made in my life.

I’m be been obese for longer than I like to remember and tried countless diets with varying levels of success and then failure.

I lost over 4 stone over 10 months and it has been worth every single penny. For me, The relief it gave from quieting all the food noise and emotional eating meant I lost weight, I stopped the cycle of hating myself and eating more and actually started to deal with my underlying issues relating to food rather than just eating my feelings like I did before.

I had very minimal side effects and feel like I finally have my life back. I’m pregnant now, but will 100% return to it as soon as I can go get the remaining excess weight off.

I cannot stress how life changing it has been for me.

Its £188 for four injections in one pen. So its around £47 a week. Yes i can afford the ££ a month. If it means i shift the weight (and im only doing it the once) then i think its definitely worth it.

I tried it last year, honestly it was very expensive and my weight loss on it and my hunger level was no better than when I've done low carb calorie controlled diets.

If you can get past the first 2 weeks of hunger on a keto/low carb/high protein type diet then hunger drops significantly.

Ive been dieting using MyFitnessPal, 1690 calories a day and cut down on bread/pasta/rice/potatoes etc. started 1st Jan and I'm 20lbs down as of today.

No ! Being obese is also an illness so if people need it to help them lose weight then they should be entitled to buy it.

Asda is out of stock on the higher doses.