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Ozempic and Wegovy: Lose Weight Fast!
Also: be prepared to take the drugs for the rest of your life if you don’t want to regain the weight you lost
Who has not heard of the many celebrities who’ve lost weight fast taking semaglutide — aka Ozempic or Wegovy? From Chelsea Handler to Elon Musk, celebrities have taken the drugs to lose weight or “combat aging.”
Some writers here on Medium have written good reports of their experiences with these weight loss drugs.
I have good news and bad news about Ozempic and Wegovy.
First, the good news: they work. These medications do help people to lose weight and they also help people to manage diabetes. I consulted with a pair of amazing doctors last year who were putting together a telemedicine program for people with obesity which included prescriptions for Wegovy. The program also included diets created by one of the world’s experts in integrative medicine. Their program might help the patients who could afford it, because the doctors knew that for weight loss, these drugs need to be taken permanently. I say “could afford it” because the concierge medicine concept started at $2,500 a month and went up from there, not inclusive of prescribed Wegovy.
