Weight loss jabs

[OneAquaFish]

Hi all,
at my wits end with myself. I have been the same 3 stone overweight since the birth of my second child 13 years ago!
Im sure if you’re reading this you can relate. I feel like I just can’t stop my urges! ..
I just lose the same 1 or two stone it’s annoying.
I recently stopped taking my adhd meds and I put on a stone and a half. Now Im the heaviest I’ve ever been and I don’t even want to go outside! But going outside is what is going to help me lose it 😂

my issue is I have silent reflux/gerd (no heart burn) and I’ve had it since my second child. I’m worried that side effects will be really bad for me? Has anyone else who suffers with the same managed?

I don’t want to completely ruin gut health but being overweight is severely impacting my mental health at this point. I want to change. B it I don’t want to leave my kids without a mother if it’s dangerous 🤦‍♀️

I’ve got reflux disease and have been on omeprazole for 10 years or even more.

About 6 months ago I started weaning myself off it via changing my diet including massively cutting down on alcohol. I do still need to take Rennies fairly often though (usually after red wine).

I was worried I’d suffer it worse on MJ but I’ve been fine! Took my third 2.5 mg today so just starting my third week. No heartburn whatsoever! I think a lot of it is probably due to me eating so well since I’ve started on MJ - cooking nearly everything from scratch, no fried foods, lots of Greek yoghurt, tons of peppermint tea and a huge reduction in coffee, no booze whatsoever.

As you know, being overweight will likely be adding to the reflux so the weight loss and dietary changes might cure you!!

edited to add: I’ve also got 3 stone to lose

Can you get it prescribed by your own Pharmacist, he will know what drugs you are on and will certainly be able to go through any questions you may have, and will give you support throughout your time with the medication.

I've been on omeprazole for years for acid reflux and have had no additional problems at all since starting MJ (4 months ago).

No point wondering. Just try it. If it causes you issues then stop. It’s really not that complicated.

why did you come off adhd meds?

Like you and PP's I have been on omeprazole for a number of years. I used to have to take it twice a day, but for the past couple of years its been just once a day, in the evening.
I am under the care of a private weight loss specialist, and he said to be prepared to take a 2nd omeprazole in the mornings.

Some days I need to, other days I don't. initially I found the first couple of days after injecting I did get reflux symptoms so I took the morning omeprazole.

But now I have been on it quite a while I have not needed it very often at all. I keep some in my hand bag incase I have chosen not to take a morning dose, but then need it.

I am sure you know all the usual tips and lifestyle changes that help these problems. keep your meals on the smaller side, don't eat too late at night. plenty of water throughout the day etc.
I have also found with MJ that if I leave it too long between meals (because I am not hungry) I then get nausea/indigestion after eating. So I now know I need 3 modest meals a day, evenly spread out.

I have absolutely no regrets losing weight with MJ.

I have been on Mounjaro for 11 months and was on omeprazole for 8 years.

After being on Mounjaro for 5 months and a combination of losing 3-4ish stone and diet changes I was able to stop omeprazole. Last month I was also able to stop my high blood pressure tablets too.

Now working on healing the damage 8 years of omeprazole has caused (B12 deficiency symptoms of nerve damage that I previously thought were symptoms of obesity, age and menopause)

I've been taking Lansoprazole for acid reflux for about a year before starting MJ. I haven't found that taking the jab makes an difference. I had hoped that losing weight might allow me to come off it or at least reduce it but so far not. However, it definitely hasn't made the issue any worse.

Thanks all

I was on omeprazole, but since starting MJ I've been able to come off it completely, no more bloating or reflux! It's also helped with some of my ADHD symptoms (there's ongoing research into this, which is interesting).

I inject myself with b12 and take the relevant cofactors because I too have a b12 deficiency, so I feel your pain. The symptoms are awful. There’s a good fb group called b12 wake up if you ever need any info there are so many people on there :) thanks for your advice im 14 stone 5 and 5ft8 so being overweight is definitely effecting my reflux. I don’t get heartburn though. I have LPR so the valve to my stomach doesn’t close properly. Reflux make it worse :/

oh! I’ll look into that, I guess without the food noise it frees up a ton of space for creativity and quiet thinking.

It is complicated, people suffer severe side effects and although this drug has been around for a long time- it’s not been tested in huge clinical trials. So it’s basically one big clinical trial as we speak. :) came off my adhd meds because they were causing me high blood pressure

Thanks @OneAquaFish I am on a few of the B12 facebook groups including the wake up one and their files are very informative, I have posted a couple of questions lately but find posts regularly go unanswered or a couple of replies but not getting the information I need.

Is this something you have encountered with folic acid......... I am taking 5mg Folic Acid (Folsan) and 1500mcg B12 Hydroxocobalamin (Pascoe) EOD injections as recommended in the groups. I am careful to take the folic acid with a larger meal and the B12 shot about an hour after.

I am 10 days into the folic acid and have abdominal discomfort/a lot of gas/feeling nauseous which I think are common side effects with the higher dose of folic acid.

I have been looking into trying to replace with 5-MTHF or folinic acid, 5-MTHF seems to be the best next step to try - As the 5-MTHF is more bioavailable do you know how much I should be taking daily at this stage with the B12 EOD injections? I keep seeing different answers from 1mg up to 5mg and also sublingual and/or tablets preferred.

Any pointers you can give would be appreciated.