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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.

Can you get WL jabs on the nHS Scotland?

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Cheffymcchef · 27/05/2025 22:58

For a patient who is 5 foot 7 over 24 stone. Made it to the top
of the waiting list to see a weight management service, I know surgery is an option for me if I attend seminars but seems more drastic. Unfortunately I am not in the position to buy WL injections myself and won’t be anytime soon due to paying of debts and rent, but I would like to try them I am sure I will get flamed here for asking however I am just curious. Scotland based.

i do not have type 2 diabetes (I can’t do blood tests have never been able to since a baby but I’ve been finger pricked) high blood pressure (afaik) or cardiovascular disease. I have pcos, autism, epilepsy. Low immune system so often get infections doctor says this is not helped by weight. I am registered disabled and on ADP

thanks

using a friends Mumsnet I am not a chef lol.

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Jimmyneutronsforehead · 27/05/2025 23:25

My cousin in Fife is on them via NHS weight management programme and I have been on them privately and offered them via NHS England. I'm not sure what the referrals process is like or if it differs but I imagine it will be similar.

I can see in your post you've said you have hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Your doctor will probably want to do some tests to see to what degree this affects you but it puts you in a better place to access mounjaro - with the information I personally have been given from the provider used in my area.

Here in England I was referred to oviva via the NHS. You still have to attend webinars.

I've gone for the surgical route myself, as I've tried the WLI both wegovy and mounjaro, found my weight loss was better on mounjaro, and as they would only offer me wegovy which gave me a 6kg loss over 12 months it felt like the best option, as a 6kg loss is a drop in the ocean for me.

In the surmount 3 phase 3 trials, there was an average of a 20 to 26% weight loss afaik for mounjaro.

They currently only offer it for up to 2 years as well and there is an overwhelming likelihood of regaining the weight after that time if you're not on an extended or possibly lifelong maintenance plan which the NHS don't currently offer.

The reason I'm no longer paying privately for mounjaro is that even though I lost more weight on that than wegovy, the weight loss just stopped for an extremely extended period of time despite being extremely rigorous with my calorie counting and I also can't afford to keep paying for something that works so slowly for me.

I'm a big advocate for the medication because I've seen how miraculous it can be for weight loss, and I definitely think they're worth a try if you're not sold on an irreversible surgical procedure, but you would need to be realistic about your maintenance. Some private providers offer maintenance where the NHS does not but that means you will have an increase in costs, or you would have to work really hard at changing your eating habits whilst being mindful that the food noise will come back and that's just part of obesity as a disease. At the same time, you still have to make those changes if you opt for surgery too, even moreso, because you're at risk of becoming malnourished so everything you put into your body counts.

Before you commit to it it's also really important to read up on the side effects and if you do get any, don't minimise them.

Sorry I don't live local but hope I've been able to give you some information to go on and hope some Scottish mumsnetters come along and correct me if I've drawn any false parallels.

Cheffymcchef · 27/05/2025 23:26

Jimmyneutronsforehead · 27/05/2025 23:25

My cousin in Fife is on them via NHS weight management programme and I have been on them privately and offered them via NHS England. I'm not sure what the referrals process is like or if it differs but I imagine it will be similar.

I can see in your post you've said you have hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Your doctor will probably want to do some tests to see to what degree this affects you but it puts you in a better place to access mounjaro - with the information I personally have been given from the provider used in my area.

Here in England I was referred to oviva via the NHS. You still have to attend webinars.

I've gone for the surgical route myself, as I've tried the WLI both wegovy and mounjaro, found my weight loss was better on mounjaro, and as they would only offer me wegovy which gave me a 6kg loss over 12 months it felt like the best option, as a 6kg loss is a drop in the ocean for me.

In the surmount 3 phase 3 trials, there was an average of a 20 to 26% weight loss afaik for mounjaro.

They currently only offer it for up to 2 years as well and there is an overwhelming likelihood of regaining the weight after that time if you're not on an extended or possibly lifelong maintenance plan which the NHS don't currently offer.

The reason I'm no longer paying privately for mounjaro is that even though I lost more weight on that than wegovy, the weight loss just stopped for an extremely extended period of time despite being extremely rigorous with my calorie counting and I also can't afford to keep paying for something that works so slowly for me.

I'm a big advocate for the medication because I've seen how miraculous it can be for weight loss, and I definitely think they're worth a try if you're not sold on an irreversible surgical procedure, but you would need to be realistic about your maintenance. Some private providers offer maintenance where the NHS does not but that means you will have an increase in costs, or you would have to work really hard at changing your eating habits whilst being mindful that the food noise will come back and that's just part of obesity as a disease. At the same time, you still have to make those changes if you opt for surgery too, even moreso, because you're at risk of becoming malnourished so everything you put into your body counts.

Before you commit to it it's also really important to read up on the side effects and if you do get any, don't minimise them.

Sorry I don't live local but hope I've been able to give you some information to go on and hope some Scottish mumsnetters come along and correct me if I've drawn any false parallels.

No I’ve had no hypertension or cardiovascular disease

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Cheffymcchef · 27/05/2025 23:27

Thankyou for your help that is all really helpful

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Cheffymcchef · 27/05/2025 23:28

Is it possible I could go on them while waiting for surgery? How long did surgery take for you in terms of waiting for it on NHS

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Jimmyneutronsforehead · 27/05/2025 23:28

Cheffymcchef · 27/05/2025 23:26

No I’ve had no hypertension or cardiovascular disease

Ah, sorry if I've misread it.

In that case you might only be offered wegovy. It's got a lower percentage of weight loss over a 6 month trial. I think 10% ish.

That is just a clinical trial though and a short period however weight loss does tend to taper off.

Jimmyneutronsforehead · 27/05/2025 23:34

Cheffymcchef · 27/05/2025 23:28

Is it possible I could go on them while waiting for surgery? How long did surgery take for you in terms of waiting for it on NHS

I've only just been referred for surgery. I've not had it yet. I've been told it could take anywhere between 6 months and 2 years.

There are quite a few hospitals in my trust that do these surgeries though so I'm hopeful it'll not be a long wait, however even though I've been referred it's still subject to approval when I get to the top of that waiting list.

It's really scary because for me it is genuinely the last resort and it's a necessary choice, but if you can try them, then please do.

My doctor advised me not to take the WLI while I'm on the surgical wait list as it might risk my eligibility for surgery if I drop below the weight threshold, which is unlikely for me but never say never, but also the medication comes with risks of severe side effects that might also ruin my eligibility for surgery.

That doesn't necessarily mean you'd get the same advice, a friend who started the oviva treatment before I was offered it has been advised by her doctor to try the injections as a tier 3 management before being referred for tier 4 surgical management although she does not want the surgery if she can get away with it.

WeAllHaveWings · 28/05/2025 09:51

Google your health board and weight loss injections.

I am in Ayrshire and Arran and their statement is on here (it is from September 2024, so may be out of date now, but the wheels of the NHS turn slowly) - https://www.nhsaaa.net/services/services-a-z/allied-health-professionals-ahps/nutrition-and-diet/weight-management/

Cheffymcchef · 29/05/2025 01:37

WeAllHaveWings · 28/05/2025 09:51

Google your health board and weight loss injections.

I am in Ayrshire and Arran and their statement is on here (it is from September 2024, so may be out of date now, but the wheels of the NHS turn slowly) - https://www.nhsaaa.net/services/services-a-z/allied-health-professionals-ahps/nutrition-and-diet/weight-management/

Mine says the same. That is disappointing that they are unavailable

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