Is it a good idea to suggest my sister to start on wegovy?

[tayloranne]

I don't know where else to ask, really. My sister and I both have been obese from a young age, a mix of my mom overfeeding us and genetics, I suppose. I recently started with shemed and they put me on wegovy. I'm doing it purely for health and aesthetic reasons, no shame here. But my sister and her husband have been trying for quite a while with no luck. I have heard losing weight helps with conception, and my sister has recently joined the gym and is on some diet which caused her to feel dizzy a few days back. I want her to give the meds a try, but don't know if that's something I should suggest, as many around me still believe that using meds is cheating. I'm also a secret jabber, so I'll have to tell her I'm on the jabs too, and I'm scared of her reaction. Should I tell her, or let her figure things out on her own?

Given the widespread knowledge that these things exist, why do you believe your sister doesn’t know about them or has considered them? Surely, she has eyes and a mirror and knows she is overweight, supported by the fact she is now dieting and eating exercising. What information do you think you can add that is not available to your sister?

I wouldn’t suggest she use them, but I would mention to her that you are. That might open a discussion about how you’re finding it, weight loss so far, side effects, cost etc. She can make her own decision and she obviously knows this is an option.

Tell her you’re on them.

You say you want to give her the meds to try? As in the ones that have been prescribed for you?
That is a bad idea, if she wanted to take them she needs to get them prescribed herself though a registered provider.

Your sister may already be on WLI. I wouldn't directly suggest that she tries them, but you could discuss how you have started on them and that it's working well for you. Then see how that conversation goes.

She has ears and eyes, she’ll know WLI exist and for whatever reason may have chosen not to use them.

Surely you can just tell her how helpful you're finding the meds and just ask her what her opinion is of it in general? She obviously knows they exist. You don't need to explicitly say 'I think you need WLI'. But there's no harm in discussing it in a truthful way.

Tell her you're on them without making any suggestion about her using them. You have no idea about her personal health or wealth because, let's face it, they are not cheap.

No I said I want her to give the meds a try, not my meds. But yeah she probably knows about them and I don't need to make it awkward

Im confused about your relationship tbh. It sounds like you are close as she talks with you about her attempts to lose weight but it then sounds like you are not close as you don’t know if you can say ‘ever thought of WLI?’ during the course of a conversation about losing weight. I would say that to anyone who was talking about trying to lose weight tbh. Not ‘you should try’ but ‘have you considered’

I agree with what others have said, not to suggest them- but share the experience that you are having with them. It’s not cheating- it’s a tool. I’m on MJ and finding it life changing- I’m the best part of five stone down, and am full off energy and feel brilliant, I’ve been open with what I’m doing, and know people who have started it after talking to me- so I’d say open up to your sister… but don’t suggest she takes it. It’s a personal choice

I was anti weight loss drugs for me due to fears about health risks and regaining weight when stopping. However, I came round to the idea when my sister told me she was using them and then my daughter also shared that she was too. Neither of them were as overweight as I was and at this stage I was already dieting to lose weight in order to have knee replacement surgery.

Neither of them actually suggested an ought to use them but just chatted casually about how helpful the meds were for them. So gradually I came round to the idea but decided not to buy online but use a local pharmacy so I could have a face to face consultation each month. I’ve now been using them for 7 weeks.

Had either of them been more insistent or forceful, I would have refused out of stubbornness! Incidentally, I paid quite a bit less for my two pens so far than the online prescribers which surprised me.