Shot In The Dark
A doctor-approved, weekly injection for immediate weight loss but whats the catch?
What have the ladies been up to lately?
Kourtney is wearing the bob she has worn since 2021.
Kylie is trying asmanydifferentbangsasshecan, at a pace that suggests she is going for the world record.
RecentlyElon Musk credited Wegovy(and fasting!)
In other words, it becomes a cosmetic product one that many people have been waiting for.
Mia, a 34-year-old from the West Coast, is a semaglutide evangelist.
She found out about the drug from a roommate.
Im like, What the hell are you on?
And she wasnt even big.
She was like, Its semaglutide.
Mia adores her semaglutide.
Even the word, crude but clinical, alights off her tongue with affection.
In two months, shes lost 15 pounds.
There are side effects, of course.
A doctor described the possibility of gastrointestinal phenomena toTown and Country; a Hollywood publicist responded, Who cares?
At a birthday dinner, she only ate a quarter of her plate before she found herself stuffed.
Honestly, its changed my life.
Its so good, she says, using two expletives.
Then, she cheerily adds: If you have a chance, you should go on it!
This is part of the future of weight loss, Dr. Neil Paulvin tells me.
Its not just about crash dieting anymore or working out six times a day.
Paulvin is a doctor of functional medicine, which is to say alternative medicine, in New York City.
His website features stock imagery of athletes lunging across breathtaking vistas.
Paulvin also treats patients for weight loss, for which there is nothing better than semaglutide.
Its effective because it works on multiple mechanisms, he explains.
And it does all of them well.
Semaglutide and its sibling GLP-1 agonists work by disguising themselves in the body asinsulin-boosting peptides.
And in patients who dont need to moderate their blood sugar, the medicationautomatically suppresses that benefit.
It tells the pancreas to do that only when your blood glucose levels are elevated, Trujillo explains.
I think theyre supportive for a certain population.
But I think that theyre also being overused, she says.
They were rushed to the hospital and treated for dehydration.
Success also depends on regular administration.
Tl;dr: Take it as long as you’re able to, wrote a Redditor.
Its anyones guess thereafter.
Dieticians like Liptak see weight loss as a nutritional issue that semaglutide and other appetite suppressants complicate.
The answer is learning how to re-feed your body [through eating nutritious foods], she says.
The answer is not getting on a weight-loss drug.
Its not that nobodywantsa weight loss drug that works.
Theres Contrave, a prescription weight-loss pill which is made of the same stuff as the antidepressant Wellbutrin.
Its easy to see the excitement surrounding them, especially when beholding the kaleidoscope of medications now available.
There are a few hurdles to actually taking the shots.
Getting it covered by insurance is more challenging.
A months supply of injectable GLP-1 agonists can cost $900 to $1,500 at full price.
Insurance companies might also be unwilling to underwrite one of the most common health conditions of all time.
It would be a complete waterfall, you know?
Even with a prescription and a reasonable co-pay, supply has been strained by a sudden increase in popularity.
Novo Nordisk is backordered onWegovy, andGlamourrecently reported a similar hold up on Ozempic prescriptions for diabetic patients.
Not since the dawn of Botox has a 32-gauge needle been so warmly embraced by the general public.
She pays $30 for a months supply that would cost her $1,600 if not covered.
She had to call pharmacies far and wide until she found one that had stock.
She told me where it was, and then she changed her mind.
Dont put that in there, she said, only half-joking.
I dont want anyone taking my Wegovy!
source: www.bustle.com
