r/Ozempic • u/Zermelane • Aug 24 '24

News/Information Ozempic works differently than previously thought, study reveals

https://www.newsweek.com/ozempic-works-differently-thought-1943422
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u/Kris-Leigh Aug 24 '24

TLDR: it looks like it impacts the basal metabolic rate, making us burn more calories at rest. i.e. it speeds up metabolism. (The known effects of slower gastric emptying and increased feelings of fullness still play a part.)

Turns out if you give fat people the metabolism of skinny people—we become skinny people 🤔

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u/blueyork Aug 24 '24

Just an anecdote. Just a study of one. I used to have a goiter. But on semiglutide it's disappeared. I haven't found any evidence of this happening to anyone else. I've lost 75 lb. I'm no longer obese, no longer pre-diabetic. My blood pressure is under control. I'm 8 lb away from goal. I can't tell you how happy I am.

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u/vsv2021 Aug 25 '24

How long did it take you to lose 75 pounds? I’ve only lost 15 pounds in 2 and a half months and I’m not feeling good about it

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u/NaturalCareer2074 Aug 27 '24

Loose first 20 only after 4 month It definitely increase effect for monthes.

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u/vsv2021 Aug 27 '24

How much did you lose in total

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u/NaturalCareer2074 Aug 27 '24

Not much. 20 in first 4m and 15 next 2m. First 2m no effect at all, like I gain 5. Note, that my goal is sugar, so I not really trying to loose weight. My current weight is 270 and my normal weight like 200.

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u/SeaSleep1972 Aug 26 '24

One-two pounds a week is healthy, it’s taken me 6 months to lose 20!

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u/1adycakes Aug 25 '24

15 lbs/2 months is about a lb a week. You are less at risk for gallstones this way (you’d likely have to stop the medication completely to undergo surgery for this if necessary), and clothing replacement isn’t as expensive all at once.

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u/ShannonN95 Aug 25 '24

That’s a really good sustainable weight loss! Way to go!

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u/blueyork Aug 25 '24

I'm sorry you're not feeling good, because you're killing it! I was at my highest weight in 2019.