Ozempic. Who is on it?

[dissentowner]

Just got prescribed it for my recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes. Going to start it Saturday. Anyone taking it and what side effects have you had if any?

[bettercallbettman]

Isn't weight loss a "side effect"

[peter12]

I have a fat friend on Monjourno. He says it's like it gave him a skinny person's brain.

[calgarygeologist]

Double posting is a side effect.

[Locke]

I think 'The Ozempic' would be an ideal name for a Blimp.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

Double posting is a side effect.

Ya I tried to edit first post and somehow double posted.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by bettercallbettman

Isn't weight loss a "side effect"

I am about 50 pounds overweight so not a bad thing.

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by peter12

I have a fat friend on Monjourno. He says it's like it gave him a skinny person's brain.

That's pretty much what it's supposed to do, makes you have a skinny person's stomach too in the way it makes you feel full on less food. Less food noise and a lesser appetite.

I have a few friends that are on tirzepatide (Mounjaro/Zepbound) and in a relatively short time span they are looking fantastic, their health markers have improved considerably. I know a couple people on retatrutide and their improvements are even more pronounced, one reversed their moderate non-alcoholic fatty liver in six months.

Seriously, I would dump GLP-1s in the f-cking water supply (if they worked when taken like that), they are an absolute game-changer for people. Hell, they should be covering them as part of the nationalized pharmacare program; the costs we'd save on healthcare would be astronomical and far outweigh the cost to cover the medications.

[curves2000]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Just got prescribed it for my recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes. Going to start it Saturday. Anyone taking it and what side effects have you had if any?

For a lot of people, the first line of defense for diabetes is Metformin with a strong dose of diet and exercise. It's a world class drug, cheap and has an excellent safety profile since it's been around 50+ years. Depending on A1C levels, I would think you should hit target with it fairly soon with either medication. Good luck as it's a condition that should be treated very carefully due to long term affects of NOT looking after it.

If you want to know any drugs side effects, just watch American TV and you will learn all about it! JK. Constipation, stomach issues, vomiting and in rare cases, thyroid issues I believe.

[Shazam]

There's waaay more effective and safer peptides coming down the pipe.

[afc wimbledon]

Doctor suggested it for me, have early onstage heart disease and was carrying a few pounds more than was good for my health, he really likes Ozempic and Wegovy, I'm assuming he's getting flown to Epstein's Island for 'lectures' on it's efficacy or the like

That said lost 30 pounds since May, down to 215 from 245lbs, what I like about it, the injector is neat as hell!! it doesn't make you lose weight but it takes your appetite away so it is easier to not eat crap, not eat after a 2 hour bike ride etc

What I didnt like, wierd rock hard slightly painful and difficult to pass bowel movements

[afc wimbledon]

I should add at 63 I lost enough weight to ride my old arse to the top of Simon Fraser on y bike, the drug does nothing to lose weight, you still got to not eat rubbish and put in some work, but it makes it way way easier to do that

[GGG]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

That's pretty much what it's supposed to do, makes you have a skinny person's stomach too in the way it makes you feel full on less food. Less food noise and a lesser appetite.

I have a few friends that are on tirzepatide (Mounjaro/Zepbound) and in a relatively short time span they are looking fantastic, their health markers have improved considerably. I know a couple people on retatrutide and their improvements are even more pronounced, one reversed their moderate non-alcoholic fatty liver in six months.

Seriously, I would dump GLP-1s in the f-cking water supply (if they worked when taken like that), they are an absolute game-changer for people. Hell, they should be covering them as part of the nationalized pharmacare program; the costs we'd save on healthcare would be astronomical and far outweigh the cost to cover the medications.

And starting in January it’s open to generics so should be dropping to like $100 a month some time early next year as few generics get approved.

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by Shazam

There's waaay more effective and safer peptides coming down the pipe.

Pretty much everything is more effective than semaglutide, and with less unpleasant side effects.

Retatrutide being the most promising one for sheer efficacy, though some mild but occasionally annoying side effects in some people that can be addressed with vitamin / mineral supplementation and extra intake of electrolytes. Survodutide, mazdutide, and pemvidutide are still early in their development and trial phases, but they're just dual agonists (GLP-1 and GCGR in place of GIPR).

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

Doctor suggested it for me, have early onstage heart disease and was carrying a few pounds more than was good for my health, he really likes Ozempic and Wegovy, I'm assuming he's getting flown to Epstein's Island for 'lectures' on it's efficacy or the like

That said lost 30 pounds since May, down to 215 from 245lbs, what I like about it, the injector is neat as hell!! it doesn't make you lose weight but it takes your appetite away so it is easier to not eat crap, not eat after a 2 hour bike ride etc

What I didnt like, wierd rock hard slightly painful and difficult to pass bowel movements

I take metamucil, a polyethylene glycol gummy, and drink lots of water and it helps with this side effect. I have had roughly similar experiences to you though and it helps just decrease the food noise particularly at night.

[Nyah]

My Dad is on it and he's had a lot of success with it. The one side effect he's had is that his sodium levels really bottomed out. To the point that he had a seizure out of nowhere and that's what they think caused it. Now he gets his labs done every 3 months to monitor his sodium levels and eats as much salty food as he likes!

[zukes]

My doctor keeps asking me if I want to take it. A bit of a story....

I was asked if I wanted to do a clinical trial for this new diabetes drug that they have found helps with weight loss (back before Ozempic was a household name). I had been slowly putting weight on and got up to 298lbs (6'4" and was always 230-250) before starting to try be better. I was at about 285 at this point. (I had symptoms and my wife kept saying she thought I had type 2).

I agree, it's going to pay $750.00 for a few injections and some blood work. Worst case I get the placebo and get paid for my time.

Fast forward a couple of weeks and I have my daughter at the doctor to get a referral as she injured her foot. He asks if he can see me after. Turns out my bloodwork shows that I am "very diabetic".

So I am immediately prescribed Metformin. Like with Ozempic I lost a ton of weight as I completely changed my diet as well. So as the one poster above noted, Metformin is usually the first diabetes medication prescribed and it works as I have had my A1C under control for years now, but the weight loss stopped. I am much more active, eat better, drink less and I can't get below 250, usually hovering around 260. I look better and feel way better, but how would I feel if I was 230lbs? 215?

Metformin did a number on my digestive system and it took a long time to get back to normal. My doctor says he would just add Ozempic to my treatment and keep the Metformin too.

I would have done it already but my body's acclamation to Metformin was difficult (multiple times have had very close calls and went scrambling into an unsuspecting Tim Horton's and just welll....) I am afraid that would just start up again.

TLDR: diabetic, curious about adding it for weight loss, concerned about side effects.

[Shazam]

Once again Star Trek foretells the future with their peptide cake.

[InglewoodFan]

I've been on Ozempic for about 6 months. I've always been a heavy dude, peak was ~340 lb and I was about 325 when I started on the drug in April. I weighed in at 275 this morning, so 50 lb down in just over six months. It has been nothing but successful for me, no real side effects other than very occasional constipation. I was at 1 mg dosage for most of the time, I hit a plateau and went to 1.5 mg a couple of weeks ago.

Cost wise, I look at it as buying time and quality of life. I'm 55 and a few things piled up this year that have me more aware of my mortality and I want to be around for my wife and kids. I was never pre-diabetic or anything, my test results have always been good.

It really is amazing how it rewired my brain and cut down on the food noise. I think I always ate pretty well, lots of home cooked meals. It was just portions that were the problem, I loved the taste of food. Now for the first time, I can have a couple bites of something and be happy and satiated. And I'm down from 6+ beers a week to maybe two. Just not as interested any more. I feel full easily after a reasonable meal.

One concern I had was whether I would need to be on it forever. My doctor doesn't think so, and once I reach my goals I should be able to go off of it. Time will tell I guess. I'm fortunate I can afford it, and if it needs to be in the monthly budget I can make it work. But it would be nice if benefits covered it, given that it will almost certainly lead to reduced costs in the future.

[Badgers Nose]

nvm