I’m on the Saxenda daily shots. My doc tried to prescribe Ozempic but my Medicare denied it since I don’t have a diabetes diagnosis (my doc gives me the Saxenda samples the drug rep gives him). At first Saxenda gave me nausea but it passed after a couple months. It has really helped me eat less, but I hear that the Ozempic and Mounjaro work even better with only one shot a week. I wish my insurance would cover these…it just doesn’t make sense that they’ll treat you AFTER the obesity makes you sick, but they won’t help reverse the obesity before it makes you sick.
I dont trust these types of drugs since they come with warnings for risks of thyroid tumors. My aunt took them and now has nodules all over her thyroid.
These shortcuts may look dangerous, I agree.
Not everyone has the will power to do it any other way though.
Its not about lacking will power. People think that about obesity but its jsut not true.
I was on Ozempic for a while and now I’m on Mounjaro.
I managed to lose a lot of weight but I’m also type 2 diabetic.
I’m experiencing side effects like feeling malaise and now I’m freezing, another Mounjaro side effect.
But overall these drugs have helped me
Please elaborate on this for me.
I am supernlow on energy and cant think straight but mostly obesity is caused by genetics, the food on american shelves, poverty, and food addiction. Just like any other addiction its not as simple as willing yourself out of it.
And also sometimes meds can make it worse, like APs
I wouldn’t say it’s about will power. But rather about making better choices. You could argue that some people don’t have a choice, but that’s not necessarily true.
Losing weight while being on these drugs can be very difficult to achieve.
Nothing to do with willpower
That’s insulting
I don’t think other addictions are choices either. It is simply a coping strategy, so I suppose this is no different.
I stand corrected.
How people learn to cope differently should be the strategy. I don’t think these weight loss jabs do anything to address that. When they stop it is inevitable the weight comes back if something else isn’t done to deal with how to cope.
I disagree. There are lots of people who have lost weight on ap. Me being one. Some slow the metabolism down to a serious degree, or increase appetite. So there are certainly blocks. But we can choose what and how much we eat. That’s a choice we can make. You can agree that some people go on weight loss drugs, while continuing to eat what they want, is not healthy. Some people put too much reliance on the drug to fix everything, when it takes multiple factors to be healthy.
I dont think its fair to say that because some can lose weight on AP that all can. Even with proper diet and exercise, many people continue to struggle with weight gain
I never said that all can. I said that some can. And that slower metabolism, insulin resistance and appetite stimulation can be triggered by certain medications. Thankfully science is creating more drugs that don’t trigger it as much, making it easier to maintain a healthy weight. But I’m also an advocate for food behavior therapists, trained in eating disorders. As I said, multiple factors can help people who struggle with all this.
Oh ok, i was confused by you saying you disagreed with @Wave , because they said it can be difficult to lose weight.
I disagreed that it was meant to be insulting. I think @labratmat was expressing what I am saying as well. It’s a very delicate subject though. It’s hard to talk about without hitting nerves. But it’s a safe talk with me, if you want. I’ve experienced a lot regarding this. So I understand and am not judging.
Oh i definitrly dont think it was meant to be insulting but i can see how someone would feel insulted by it regardless.
@labratmat is cool and i dont think they would be toxic like that
I agree it’s not about willpower. But I do think that you can make some choices in life. They say with all addictions, that ultimately, you have to make a decision not to do fill in the blank, and choose to do something different, that is healthy and non harmful. Is it frigging hard to do that? Absolutely.
But I’ve progressed in my therapy to the point that when I’m hungry, I don’t reach for the junk food. I eat something healthy, or distract myself with something else. I’m training my brain to make a non harmful choice to my body. Going on a different med helped, but therapy helped my eating disorder as well.