GLP-1 compound

So, my doctor, pcp, has recommended me going on Zepbound, to "help the weight loss" alone. Ive lost 42 pounds over the last 2 had a half years, no medication, just the bypass I had done in 2007. When I had the RNY, I lost 194 pounds. And, along the years, I let old habits slip back in. I regained 117 pounds. What's your thoughts on the shot? Please, no judgement,

No judgement from me. I am on mounjaro. It has helped me immensely. I've lost 15 pounds or so in nearly 3 months. I am on the mid dosage.

i am also battling regain of about 7t pounds. I have heard a lot of good things about zepbound, I saw on the menu post you go to a pain management clinic, I do too. I can't be as active as I'd like so the glong-1 has helped me so so much!

Did your insurance pay for if?

if so how did u get them to?

im having a hard time getting them to cover the medication?

If insurance will pay for a good amount of it I say go for it. There are many people who have had WLS and these shots have helped them with regain or just helped them finish getting to their goal weight.

I believe it is only a matter of time until medication replaces weight loss surgeries. I had RNY in 2007 and have had my ups and downs with weight gain and loss. Use whatever helps you. My brother went from close to 300 pounds down to 160 on the new medications. A friend started at over 200 and is now 140. Both have been on the medications for about two years.

Wendy, zero judgment from me! If your doctor thinks this is appropriate for you and if your insurance will pay then why not try? When I talked to my PCM in May she wouldn't suggest any knee treatment other than PT and really stressed I get weight off so we discussed a bunch of options (including GLP-1s) and it came down to Contrave was the only drug suitable for my health history. It doesn't stop genuine hunger but it stops food cravings and the food noise in the brain that makes it so easy to overeat. It has unpleasant side effects during the adjustment period and like anything else, if you don't change your eating habits you can out-eat it too. I'm enjoying the bliss of having a probably normal relationship with food right now. It's amazing to think that it's normal for most people to not obsess with food all day long and even in dreams.

To me any pharmaceutical help with weight loss is useful if it can help get us back on track. At WLS support group 18 years ago that they stressed the '18-month window' to get it right after our RNY's. So with Contrave, I'm taking that same theory to heart. Just crossing fingers that it continues to work, it seems people can have very differing experiences with it.

Wishing you the very best success whether you try the Zepbound or not.