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Weight loss injections/treatments

Discuss weight-loss injections and treatments, including personal experiences. Mumsnet hasn't checked the qualifications of anyone posting here. You may wish to speak to a medical professional before starting any treatments.

Menopause and medicine weight gain

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Yellowsubmarine55 · 12/02/2025 10:08

Hey, been lurking a while, trying to decide whether this would work for me.

A couple of weeks ago had a very blunt doctor helpfully telling me I'm going to have a heart attack soon and to sort myself out for the sake of my kids. Not those words but you get the jist!

So here I am, 5'2", 15 st 4lb so BMI is late 30s

High blood pressure, higher than ideal cholesterol, mum with type 2 diabetes and on anti depressants as I can't take hrt as I'm riddled with endometriosis.

I feel rubbish, ashamed and I don't want to be that person who has a heart attack as they buried their head in the sand

Anyway I'm rambling. My weight gain started 20+ years ago when I had a life-changing accident and the medication I was put on made me balloon, then endo struck so had to have IVF then fast forward a few years and being mum took priority until peri hit.

My question is whether anyone else had weight gain due to medication and menopause and had success with the injection?

Thank you, it's encouraging to read all the posts and just want it to be me.

OP posts:
murraymcgill · 12/02/2025 10:28

52 on hrt started WLI in Nov I've lost 3 stone feeling great x good luck

Sampler · 12/02/2025 12:08

Hi, I’m menopausal, short and on HRT. I was about a stone or so overweight for quite a few years but then I had a 3 stone weight gain due to a series of meds for nerve pain prescribed during Covid. I couldn’t get rid of it no matter what I did. Started MJ mid September - I am now 2 stone 5 down. I am taking it gently, exercising and doing all the right things. I’ve stayed on a low dose as I find it works well (for me).

I was also given the fat lecture by a dr and then by a nurse (who ironically is obese). Was told every ailment I had was caused by my being fat. Probably correct but it was hard to take at the time, so I understand how awful this is.
I am glad, that by spring, I will no longer get a lecture. I think my BMI will be normal by then. I hope you have some success with this too.

Yellowsubmarine55 · 12/02/2025 12:14

Thank you @murraymcgill @Sampler for sharing. I'm going to do this!

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IHateMozzies · 12/02/2025 13:39

Good luck x

murraymcgill · 12/02/2025 13:41

@Yellowsubmarine55 keep us posted GoodLuck

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