Ozempic's losing its...oomph?

[ThinQuest928]

Here's something interesting... a recent study showed that over half of people who stopped taking a similar medication for a year actually kept the weight off, and a third even lost *more*! https://www.epicresearch.org/articl...ar-after-stopping-semaglutide-and-liraglutide

 

[thyme_onpath]

the variability in ozempic response between people is real and it goes in both directions. some people hit a ceiling at 1mg and some are just starting to respond at that level. if 30 lbs happened before the plateau hit, the dose question is worth having with your doctor before assuming the medication just stopped working.

 

[peanutwanderer84]

Zero effect at 1mg for 3 months with consistent gym and diet in place is a non-responder pattern on semaglutide. Stopping makes sense rather than pushing higher when the baseline response is not there. The OP plateau at 1mg is a different situation - 30 lbs means the medication was working, the question is whether the dose needs to move or the approach does.

 

[Bobby_97]

6 months on Ozempic with minimal weight loss going to highest dose and then trying Mounjaro is exactly the right call when lipedema is part of the picture. The GLP-1 mechanism does not work the same on lipedema fat tissue and tirz at least adds the GIP angle. Hope the Mounjaro delivers something the Ozempic did not.

 

[thyme_simmerer]

On 1mg ozempic myself, helped me gradually shed 35 pounds, but I've been parked at the exact same weight for the last 6 months with nothing budging. Worth just trying 1.7 and 2.4 wegovy first, same active ingredient as ozempic, less costly than mounjaro, plus you already know your body responds to it.