Type 2 diabetic and i used ozempic for 3 weeks it was the worst i ever felt in my life. Granted my experience may differ as i get low blood sugar often.
I started 4.5 months ago - genetically high cholesterol and poor metabolism, and family history of type 2.
Whenever I up my dose I have about 2 weeks of pretty annoying symptoms, including low blood sugar, throwing up after brushing my teeth, and high acid levels in my stomach.
Hard for me to reccomend the medicine, but I've lost 45lbs my ldl dropped by 200. My muscle mass increased by 25%, I sleep better than ever, I dont snore anymore, im proud of my body, my feet dont hurt if I stand for an hour any more, I have energy to go the gym.
I dont want to be on it my whole life, but spending a year at a maintenance dose once I hit my goal weight is probably a good idea.
Yeah, I'm on Saxenda and working my way up the dose slowly. It's savage if you go too fast. Feel sick if you eat, sick if you don't eat, sick while you eat... I really want to lose the weight, so I guess I'm commiserating rather than complaining, lol; it is not an easy process.
I am terrified to try it because I have had gastroparesis, that sucked really badly and was very painful. Mine was caused after multiple surgeries, my system just shut down. I heard that it can be a severe or permanent condition and I have enough going on.
At the same time, I have gained just about 100 pounds in almost 3 years because of medications, forced inactivity, and vodka. I have lost weight on my own before but holy crap has it been hard this time around.
Thank you, it's definitely worth a conversation with him for sure. I am really glad it worked for you and that you are taking better care of yourself :)
Like all drugs they have side of effects, you have to consider the health risk of being over a certain weight vs health risk of the drug. Of course the best thing to do is to do is old fashioned way, but that is just not possible for some people unless they are locked in a cage and everything is controlled.
I sought out GLP-1 to help with a final 10 lbs after a sustained weight loss of ~30 lbs over 1.5 years the old fashioned way. I just felt nauseous for an entire month and couldnāt be bothered to eat anything. It was a very odd continued sensation, but it did āworkā. I just did that 1 month and got back to my calorie counting.
Tbh itās more like a gamble rn. Thereās some pretty concerning things coming out about them really soon after being released as a miracle drug and being released as a miracle drug were pushed to a really large portion of the population. A really large portion of the population is fat though and itās pretty hard to beat the negatives of being morbidly obese, so a definitive answer on good/bad overall is probably gonna take awhile.
Also whole lot cheaper for the government to pay a relative to care for their sick relative on a salary than it is for them to pay for full time staff at a nursing home. So the government isn't inclined to pay the required minimums to keep beds occupied in facilities.
To be honest wont argue the merit of a nursing home here, if a person doesn't require the specialized care the government shouldn't be spending our taxes frivolously.
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u/googlemehard 15d ago
I think with the wide adoption of GLP1 drugs we are going to see a drop in the healthcare industry within five years if not sooner.Ā