Quitting Ozempic
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In the paper cited:
Almost all new users of GLP-1 drugs suffer from some gastrointestinal side effects. This nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea can be disruptive enough that people stop GLP-1 treatment. Because the dose of the drug is increased at regular intervals, this drop-out challenge is common, unless effective coping strategies are identified and discussed with patients before treatment starts. For patients treated with GLP-1s, side effects can be a considerable treatment persistence challenge. For individuals who are unable to develop side effect coping strategies that work for them or who do not have access to support that can help them manage through this challenge, initiating therapy that will not result in positive clinical or personal outcomes, leading to treatment failure and wasted expense.
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I've been fasting twice a week instead. Probably healthier. But also probably harder to maintain.
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@George-K said in Quitting Ozempic:
@Horace said in Quitting Ozempic:
I've been fasting twice a week instead.
What's your routine?
two or three days of normal eating, one day of water only. Which means about a 36 hour fast twice a week. Two nights and one day. Actually the fasts help me eat less on my eating days, because satiety is easier to attain when your stomach isn't used to getting stuffed on the regular.
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I'd guess side effects. But it's like every single other weight loss 'miracle' - unless you change the way you live - permanently - the weight comes back plus more. We just started a somewhat less ambitious fasting program. Try to keep 1500- 2000 five days a week, keep to 800 two days. The two low days cannot be back to back. I'm doing a much more intense weight machine program now plus cardio.
