Recently I did 1 month on Monjauro which is effective in Weight loss and in this class of drugs I believe. You shoot yourself in your stomach or thigh with a syringe once a week for this medicine to take effect. However, I'm 77 and it's not recommended for someone as old as me and it's somewhat frowned on for anyone older than 70 actually for a variety of reasons.
My major concern was the complete loss of "A sense of well being" for the month I was on the drug and this moved me more towards fear and paranoia than anything else. However, I did lose 5 pounds that I was able to keep off for a month or two as well. But, now I'm traveling and likely I will gain back those 5 pounds before I return to the San Francisco Area. I'm probably not going to take these weight loss drugs again and likely will turn more towards intermittent fasting which I already do about 18 hours a day when I'm home in the SF Bay Area. I'm also getting my bicycle (mountain bike) tuned up and riding it almost every day now when I'm home there and I also walk on the beach with my dog once a day too.
So, I'm thinking the upping the exercise combined with intermittent Fasting will stabilize or reduce my weight and also I'm likely going to try Physical therapy for my hip muscle problems caused by a burst Appendix when the operation caused an inoperable Naval Hernia. So, where there's a will there's always a way forward in life.
By God's Grace
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The statement "weight loss drugs have no endgame" suggests that there's no clear plan or strategy for safely and effectively stopping these medications without regaining weight. This is generally true, as GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic, and Zepbound are effective at weight loss, but many patients need to continue them indefinitely or risk weight regain. Weight Regain:
Studies show that when individuals stop taking GLP-1 drugs, they often regain much of the weight they lost.
No Defined "Off-Ramp":
There isn't a clear, well-defined strategy for safely transitioning off these medications.
Focus on Lifestyle Changes:
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experts suggest that lifestyle modifications (diet and exercise) can
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The high cost and varying insurance coverage of these medications also contribute to questions about long-term use.
Intermittent Use:
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people are exploring using these drugs intermittently or for shorter
periods, but this is not yet well-studied or widely recommended. Wegovy vs. Ozempic: The truth about new 'weight-loss' drugs
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5, 2023 — If you take Wegovy or Ozempic to lose weight, will you need
to keep taking the drugs indefinitely? Yes. As with many ch...
Prescription weight-loss drugs: Can they help you? - Mayo Clinic
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long you take a weight-loss drug depends on whether the drug helps you
lose weight. If you've lost enough weight to improve yo...
Are the New Weight Loss Drugs Too Good to Be True?
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13, 2024 — Unfortunately, the existing studies are clear: People who go
off the drugs eventually regain much of their lost weight...
20 hours ago — And yet, the primary metric by which anti-obesity drugs are judged and distributed is weight. Originally, the FDA approved these medications for ...
Trump targets high drug prices as GLP-1 medications reshape obesity treatment. GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic and Wegovy, offer an “extraordinary ...
Mar 26, 2025 — “It is vital that anti-obesity medicines are not seen as a panacea.” How they work. Drugs such as semaglutide (sold as Wegovy for weight loss ...
Feb 12, 2024 — Lifestyle medicine and the new weight-loss medications are not mutually exclusive. In fact, the package inserts explicitly state these drugs ...
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