Facebook seems to be filled with ads to just speak with a nurse and then get the Semaglutide med delivered to your door for weight loss. 
I have a friend who is doing it he injections and has lost 9 lb so far. Worrisome, but she is pleased. Has anyone tried this? What is your experience?
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Just in case people don’t know, semiglutide is also sold under the better known brand names Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus.
I hate to say this…but the last place I would go for an RX drug is on Facebook.
My friend didn’t use anyone from Facebook. I have just noticed a gazillion ads there. She was referred to a “clinic” by a friend. She met with the nurse by a telesession.
I know a few people using it. I’m skeptical of most weight loss drugs. I don’t like that it sounds like you have to stay on the injections for life.
I looked up the “clinic” she is using on line when my friend told me she was doing it . Quite possible that internet search led to the increase in ads appearing on Facebook. But there were still plenty popping up before I did the search.
Am curious as to where people are finding these “clinics”. Do you know if your friends are going to drs or are they using the online programs?
In person, both clinics and doctors. The clinics seem sketchy to me but I don’t know.
Has anyone here tried this??? Any firsthand experoence?
My wife has been using Ozempic over the last couple of months, through her doctor, for weight loss. She told me a couple days ago that she was down a total of 27lbs.
How do they determine the dose? Or does she have the pre-dosed gizmos?
I will have to ask her.
It seems to be very effective. It does seem to make her slightly nauseous as a side effect though.
My sister tried it. She was prescribed through her doctor. She didn’t stay on it as it made her feel really sick.
Semaglutide is great if you are prediabetic and your insurance will pay for it. Otherwise, it is $800-1200 per month. Major side effects are nausea and constipation. Rare cases of blocked intestine and thyroid cancer. The key to successful usage is dose titration. Another thing to remember is that the weight will come back once you stop.
If obesity is the issue, minimally invasive surgical procedures are much more effective, both in terms of cost and permanent weight loss.
My former coworker and his wife use this diet plan:
Both have lost 25 lb or so over 6 months.
Please tell her she looks great.
The closest Urgent Care to us has a sign outside offering semaglutide shots. I have no idea how much they cost but imagine they have a program to get a shot every week.
It is a legit clinic and I’ve taken my mom there for a knife cut, my daughter for something, and recently my neighbor for a fall. I know that this location is also used for some routine tests for medicare/medicaid like blood pressure tests and follow up care.
When my daughter needed a flu/covid test on a Sunday night, a different location of this Urgent Care was the best option (other than an ER at 10x the price).
So, she has a vial that she draws out her prescribed dosage from and gives herself a shot every week. She says she is now down 29lbs.
Have to admit, there is a curiosity. It is intriguing. Thats a lot of weight to lose.
I have a good friend on Wegovy and she has been upfront with all of us at book club and answering all of our questions - it does not sound like an “easy” fix nor is it inexpensive. I would of said she was overweight (weight gain snuck up over the years) and would never have called her obese - but the scale doesn’t lie and her numbers all indicated she was obese. She is not prediabetic and has to pay out of pocket and is going through a well known hospital’s obesity clinic.
She has lost over 25 lbs to date and I am unsure what her goal weight is. She has paid over $10K to date and it will be over $1000 a month for the RX and additional for the regular dr appts. She is monitored regularly by the doctors office - I think she goes in every 2-3 weeks and has to take several supplements too. Zero interest in alcohol, minimal interest in food and was told this is a life long drug - if she discontinues the weight will all come back, as your body will adjust back to waiting the calories back.
It is a huge financial and lifestyle commitment according to her plus the doctor checks her muscle mass, water level or something like that and it is always low (she says she drinks nonstop - as the drug makes you need more water) and she is now going to Pilates (she is not a fan) due to the common side effect of losing muscle mass - which the dr also checks during her appts. She feels nauseous quite a bit and is constipated often - saying she is now buying Metamucil and stool softeners at Costco - didn’t see that in her future !
I can’t imagine anyone doing this with just phone consults after what she has shared with us and the amount of medical oversight she is getting and the counselling she received in person to explain the long term financial commitment until insurance decides this treatment would be covered.
Going off Facebook and buying the off-label compounded version seems risky to me - but then I only know one person and they are closely monitored and she still doesn’t know if she will be able to commit to this forever or stop and gain it back. Her joke to us is that as a parent you never know when the last time is you will ever pick up and carry your child and with Ozempic you never knew when the last time you would have ever enjoyed a gin and tonic or a burger and fries 
because the thought of either makes her want to gag now.
