Ozempic: What Side Effects?

[Lisa558]

FWIW, I started a 1200 cal/day diet on Labor Day at 213 pounds and weighed in on Thanksgiving at 185. No drugs, just cutting back. I'm continuing to scale back for December, then I'm going back on the diet in January, hoping to get to 175 (I'm 5'11"). Still, I'm curious about how people make it with Ozempic.

1200 calories for a 5’11 man seems too restrictive, and your weight loss too rapid. IMHO.

There are calculators that you can use to determine your daily maintenance calories, and then subtract 500 calories from that. For example, at my height and weight, my “maintenance” is 1800, so 500 less would bring me to a 500-calorie deficit and a 1-pound loss per week. If you lose too fast, you loose a lot of muscle.

In case you’re interested: Calories Needed for a 70 year old, 200 lb Male

 

[Lisa558]

Meth.....You can be skeletal in no time.

Yup…..SO safe!

 

[toobfreak]

What drug? Speed? That stuff isn’t so safe.

I forget, its name started with a D I think. My mom had a script left over she did not finish from a doctor, I found and took the remainder of the bottle, and got my weight down by something like 60 pounds. Stuff worked great.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

He's not the best, thats for sure. I can tell he's a "company man".

I miss my previous Dr. He was awesome, but he went to a consierge practice, which costs $2500.00 a year out of pocket, up front, and I don't have that kind of spending money.

You have my sympathy.

 

[MarathonMike]

Meth.....You can be skeletal in no time.

Yes, and age your face 10 or 20 years and drop a few teeth.

 

[Leo123]

I forget, its name started with a D I think. My mom had a script left over she did not finish from a doctor, I found and took the remainder of the bottle, and got my weight down by something like 60 pounds. Stuff worked great.

Didrex, (benny), Desoxyn, Diethylpropion possibly. I used to take 'bennys' when I was younger and working my ass off with long hours.

 

[toobfreak]

Didrex, (benny), Desoxyn, Diethylpropion possibly. I used to take 'bennys' when I was younger and working my ass off with long hours.

My pharmacist told me once. It might have been something like benedextrine or something.

 

[Leo123]

My pharmacist told me once. It might have been something like benedextrine or something.

Bennys gives you the subtle shakes. Slang name 'cross tops.'

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

I forget, its name started with a D I think. My mom had a script left over she did not finish from a doctor, I found and took the remainder of the bottle, and got my weight down by something like 60 pounds. Stuff worked great.

Dexatrim? The stuff they took off the market because it was giving people heart attacks/strokes?

 

[toobfreak]

Dexatrim? The stuff they took off the market because it was giving people heart attacks/strokes?

I don't think that was it. And I think that stuff was loaded with Epinephrine?

 

[Mortimer]

Mortimer started a thread on this topic a couple of months ago. He’s taking it.

Yes thanks
I dont suffer side effects and lost around 25/30 pounds

 

[Lisa558]

Yes thanks
I dont suffer side effects and lost around 25/30 pounds

Excellent news. How long have you been on it?

 

[Mortimer]

Excellent news. How long have you been on it?

Half a year

 

[Lisa558]

Half a year

That sounds like a great, healthy rate of loss - about 5 pounds per month. Congrats,

How much more weight do you want to lose?

 

[citygator]

Side effects from my neighbors wife is that she got skinny, said here stomach got upset/nauseous sometimes, and she had some low energy periods.

 

[Lisa558]

My cat is overweight and begs for food constantly. I just looked up to see if this can be prescribed for cats, but alas….no go.

 

[citygator]

My cat is overweight and begs for food constantly. I just looked up to see if this can be prescribed for cats, but alas….no go.

Indoor cats are high risk due to sedentary lives. Maybe he/she is bored and has nothing to do but rest in between eating?

 

[Mortimer]

That sounds like a great, healthy rate of loss - about 5 pounds per month. Congrats,

How much more weight do you want to lose?

I have now 128kg and im 1.74m
I think i should not be more then 100kg but im not sure i will lose that much more
If i lose another 10kg i would be happy

 

[odanny]

 

[Lisa558]

I have now 128kg and im 1.74m
I think i should not be more then 100kg but im not sure i will lose that much more
If i lose another 10kg i would be happy

You’re going to make me work this hard, this early in the morning to figure that out in pounds and inches?

Oh well…I’ll do it.

(Edited to add: 282 pounds, and 5’7.)