My husband was on Ozempic for two years for type 2 diabetes. He slowly turned into a sad, anxious little man. A couple of months ago, there was an Ozempic shortage so the doctor switched him to Rybelsus. It has the same main ingredient as Ozempic which is semaglutide. Within a couple of weeks, my poor husband was so panicky he could barely function. I told him my findings about semaglutide and mood changes and he quit cold turkey. Four weeks later he's feeling much better but isn't completely out of the woods yet. I hope and pray he will make a full recovery and that those drugs haven't made permanent changes to his brain.
When you don’t eat super healthy AND workout, you don’t get all that you need. You will become anxious and sad and other things when you are being malnourished It’s sucks because I’ve been on all the sides of this medication and It’s very delicate It’s a balance If you aren’t all in and keeping up with water in take, same routine and same simple foods everyday This is where troubles begin I am all over the place, the first time I took it I was doing SO GOOD my husband got laid off so I wasn’t able to eat like I was before and it was making me so sad I didn’t go workout I started again and I didn’t Have the tools(food) I needed, we were so broke! It messed me up so bad!!!! Either you’re ready and all in or don’t do it , it’s seriously our life change and it’s not a miracle drug you have to put in the work and you have to be consistent day and day out for as long as it takes It’s hard to explain to everyone, but I’ve been on all sides of Ozempic before I started, after I started, I was successful, and I had the worst experience, because I am so inconsistent. Moneywise I Olympic is not for me Sometime in the future, when I am able to get food that I need to be successful
Just pay attention to what's normal for you to feel and whether or not difficult life circumstances could be the cause of any new depression or anxiety. If the ozempic is the only link, then you know it's time to try something else. I hope it works out for you. @collettewhosthatgirl1330
@collettewhosthatgirl1330 I've been on it since Nov 2022 for diabetes. It's lowered my A1c to 5.3 and I've lost 60 pounds. I have no symptoms at all. At first I would get a bit of nausea, but I don't even get that anymore.
Thank you. As a nurse, I am concerned with how a prescription drug becomes so popular. I'm glad it works for some people... But it's a DRUG, and it will not work universally for all people. You also talked a lot about how you continued to communicate with, and work with your doctor. People need to hear that. I'm sorry it was so awful for you.
So sorry ozempic didn't work for you. I have been on it for almost 2 yrs I think with a 70 lb weight loss !! Normal BS, A1C normal, off insulin. Have had gastric issues off and on but not quite bad enough to go off ozempic ! My neighbor also has has good success but her sister was on it and , like you, saw no benefit of weight loss. I do think of it as an amazing drug and again, so sorry for your experience 😬
No one knows what the long term effects are going to be . I practiced pharmacy for 43yrs . There were many drugs removed from the market after being used for many years because deadly of side effects discovered later .
I'm so sorry. My husband was on it for about 2 years. It has DESTROYED his stomach and intestines. He took it for pre diabetes. He lost weight yes, but it was not worth it. As soon as he stopped, which everyone eventually has to, he gained it all back then some. He has horrible spastic colon and paralyzed stomach. Pain almost every day. It was and is horrible. Cannot leave for anywhere without knowing where a bathroom is. Doctors are prescribing this to everyone. Think twice people.
Thank you so much for sharing this. I've been having my nutritionist at Mayo clinic fighting my insurance on this for me. I've been so stressed out because they said I'm prediabetic at 102 not fasting blood work 😂 So, anyway, I'm no longer going to try and get this medication thanks to you and this information. You saved me. So please tell your husband how sorry I feel for him, and prayers for him being sent. But tell him, because of your post about him, you saved me. If you only saved one person from this drug, you made the difference. Lots of love to you and your husband. 🤗
It did Not work for me, even though I exercised religiously. In fact I could not poop for 5 days and all the food I ate for 4 days caused weight gain. I am not taking a second dose. It can collect dust. And no I did not take it for weight loss but for the other reason.
Jaime, there's a saying in Ireland. "Hindsight is foresight for a gobshite" . If you knew then what you know now, you would never had gone through it. I've watched your confidence grow over the last few years but you still don't see yourself as most of your followers do. A beautiful person both inside and out who entertains and genuinely makes me belly laugh at your content. No meds needed, you're great just as you are ❤
She might need medication for PCOS weight management. I had a friend with PCOS (who sadly passed away very young in an unrelated accident) and I remember she was always on diets and exercising, and trying so hard to stay in shape, but the PCOS made it incredibly hard for her to stay at a healthy weight, no matter how diligent she was. Jaime pretty much said the same thing in the video. It’s one thing to have self-love and acceptance, but it’s another to want to manage a health condition and be at the weight you want to be. Chronic illness is incredibly hard, especially with comorbitity. That said, medical professionals, friends, and family memeber really need to listen to the feelings of the chronically i’ll and not dismiss them or talk them into a medication that is obviously doing them harm or has awful side effects.
@@aWomanFreed it’s not about beauty, it’s about health. I feel more beautiful when I’m overweight, but I’m less healthy. Sorry to break it to you, blood pressure and hearts and joints don’t care about beauty.
As someone with pcos who is currently up 15lbs for literally no reason I appreciate you sharing because it’s not just the weight it’s so many other things, mental health, lack of sleep, the anxiety & depression. Being pre-diabetic that comes up with just that 1 diagnosis, + any other diagnosis that you have. It’s exhausting sometimes to just exist & find the will power to push through. So I can’t stress it enough, THANK YOU! For sharing such a vulnerable experience.
I have pcos but I gained weight from oral steroids bc I have lung issues rn . The stretch marks are what’s getting to me… they’re borderline taking up my entire upper thighs and on my lower back they’re super dark and deep :(
I hope you get to a healthy weight. Please read the first law of thermodynamics. You are not gaining 15 lbs for no reason. You are consuming enough calories to gain those 15 lbs. PCOS makes it a harder to lose weight, I’m sure. I have hypothyroidism and I have lost 92lbs since the pandemic began. Take accountability for your actions, take responsibility and take action. I lost the weight when I stopped using my hypothyroidism as an excuse
@@priscillaflores7656 I'm glad that this is your story, but you can't use that to beat it over people's heads. While being in a calorie deficit or surplus determines whether you'll lose or gain weight and the law of thermodynamics explains this, it doesn't account for the things that affect whether someone can get into a deficit/surplus. Having PCOS can reduce your metabolic rate by up to 700 calories. And this may take time, there are countless stories of young women who were thin but hairy as teenagers when they first got their diagnoses, but as they got older and the metabolic symptoms of PCOS kicked in like increased insulin resistance and decreased metabolic rate, they packed on the weight. One of the things that helps doctors diagnose the condition is significant weight gain. On the other hand, I have experience with a mild form of hyperthyroidism that really won't give me other symptoms except heat sensitivity and dropping 30+ lbs in six months without changing my intake. And I understand that to be because my metabolic rate increased because of this condition. So it's not all about behaviours. You can even see Jaime here talking about being on a 300-400 calorie deficit from her usual intake on this drug, but still losing very little after several weeks. It isn't about "excuses".
@@priscillaflores7656 good for u. But hyperthyroidism isn’t the same as PCOS or Cushing’s or Prader Willi’s syndrome, etc. Instead of assuming people aren’t taking accountability ask yourself what makes you feel comfortable enough to tell another person on the internet what they’re doing wrong without knowing their medical history? Some people DO gain weight for no reason and end up having to see a professional after trying counting calories and learning about nutrition. It’s how many people end up getting tests and later a diagnosis.
Hey, Jaime. I “lost control” I say delicately coming up the steps of the subway on 42nd St. in New York City. It was summer so no coat, wearing a dress. all I had was my transit pass. I went to a nearby building and asked the guards to use the bathroom which they refused. I started to cry and the older guard took me to a ladies room and stood guard outside so nobody could come in. I still pray for him and his kindness.
Hi Serene. Mine isn’t ozempic related but I wanna make you feel better about yourself. So I did that once at Walmart - my stomach was off. I have lots of back and forth between sprinkler and cement truck - at that time I was in love with a certain soup that i shouldve ran away from… at work anyways- thank god this was 2006 and thick velour track suits were in style. And I had a nice one in chocolate brown. I had just moved into a new place and needed sheets. I had no couch yet and the floor needed new carpet. No other options. I don’t sleep on my brand new mattress with no sheets right??? Let’s go to the store with the shitz. So ok I’m not feeling good. It’s 5am and I am dead tired…. I’m in Walmart- the super huge one. And On my way to the bedding section which used to be way way in the back I feel the need …. The need for speeding to the nearest bathroom except I had to squeeze my cheeks so hard. I was sweating. I was there forever and someone came into the aisle. So I said ok. Go to the bathroom in the back. As soon as I took a step I shit myself. All down my legs. I went to the bathroom. Cleaned my legs. Tossed the undies. Went shopping for sheets. Stood in line smelling like diarrhea and then put down plastic bags in the car and drove home. I told my roommate and she listened said 😳🫣🤫. And went into her room
@@elizabethlloyd3013Huge slay for still buying the damn sheets. Shit literally happens 😂 I remember always finding the saying “i shit myself” so funny as I didnt know it was actually possible to accidentally poo yourself unless you had a condition or were incontinent lmao, UNTIL I DID. I was 21, friends birthday party, wine tour, had an incredible time the entire day until….. So we were walking away from drop off stop back to a hotel myself and my 4 friends had booked to kick back at, I knew i needed to poop and whispered to my bf at the time that I felt like i was gonna crap my costume, he thought i was just being funny i guess? anyway I was clenching SO HARD while we walked only 200 metres or so, but i was so drunk so i dont think i realised how bad. We finally got to the check in desk and i just looked at my boyfriend and said “hold this” threw all my belongings at him and darted for the toilets. Unfortunately it was already happening as I started running. I cleaned up as much as possible and it took forever coz i was soooo hammered 😂 my best friend burst into the bathroom after like 15 minutes and immediately said DID YOU SHIT YOURSELF!?😂 and i said YES 😂😂 AND SHE SAID OH and fell to the floor laughing. Went and got my boyfriends (ex now) jumper to throw over (bless that man soooo hard) and head up to the room to get changed. Thank god for my best friends and ex we always supported each other during embarrassing moments 😂😂 After that I had a shower and we had a sesh and i stayed nice and close to the loo ❤❤😂
@@elizabethlloyd3013 I managed to shart myself at work 🎉 I was pretty freshly post op, and had been taking medicine for the insane constipation the surgery caused,,, which resulted in a great equal and opposite reaction. I hadn't needed to worry abt farts being anything but farts since I was probably 5. Let a tiny one slip, didn't even realize anything happened. Found out the hard way maybe 30 minutes later to great disappointment in myself
I will never get why the city planners feel the need to close amenities like public restrooms People are just gonna shit and piss on the ground! What do they expect?!
@@KRobinson-ko1ne Nah fr also the amount of times ive finally found a public toilet only for it to be out of service or being “cleaned” and no one around and no signs on where the next nearest is. Crazy
Jaime I am seeing you for the first time!!! Nice to meet you. I am a registered nurse and so many coworkers are taking Ozempic. I had to try it and had negative effects. I do not have any of the conditions you have but had tremendous gastric and gut pain. Like you, I continued to talk myself into believing it was my fault, my diet, my body, until one day my pain felt like pancreatitis, pain, so intense, went around to my back; I called in sick to work and I finally went off of it. I did lose 25 lbs, but gained 10 back as soon as I went off. After a couple months Ozempic free and am now on Mounjaro day 3. So far so good and no gastric upset. As far as the insomnia, I used to say I will never be able to sleep, but it will happen for you. Love yourself, be kind to yourself and slow down. I believe a lot of weight is stress related. I don't mean to preach and say all with love, but I am 60 and rest much better since I am older. I will pray you rest well and sleep. Much love and God Bless you sweetie. Love your open honest genuine freedom. What a gift.
I don’t understand what happened to people just taking phentermine. Neither drug is “safe” but phentermine seems a hell of a lot safer and is quite effective, short term, and with much more mild side effects. It also isn’t taking from people who need their diabetic medication.
@@teeeff8337phentermine is illegal in California & also that shit is legit meth lol I tried to take it and it would crack me out I got off that bs so quick
It's just speed. I took it.. I got it bc mom who was heavy got it for me... Worked great but it's just speed and you develop a tolerance to speed very quickly. I could say more about "speed" but I won't..
I think misery loves company. When someone gets upset your trying to lose weight for yourself and they take it personally it’s because they are jealous you are doing something they can’t or won’t. I would bet that if most of the people crying fatphobic had a fairy godmother tell them they could make them skinny in that moment they would do it in a heartbeat.
I don't think improving your health is fatphobic. Being so insistent on the possibilty of not being fat anymore, that you are willing to live in constant pain, damaging your organs, and no longer living your life, is fat phobic. Skinny=/=healthy. Fat=/=unhealthy. I'm not saying Jaime is fatphobic. I don't know her personally and I appreciate her candor, but I think this situation is worth unpacking with a ED specialist.
@@daniellerichardson5900 I disagree. And with all due respect, it sounds like that's exactly what you're saying. Being phobic means your scared of something, I truly believe that Jaime just wanted badly for this medicine to work. I mean heck, you see everyone around you getting results, I would keep trying as well. Not wanting to admit that this medicine was causing her issues, is waaaayyyyyy different than being fat phobic. And when did this word salad "fat phobic" become so prevalent? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills sometimes with the stuff that comes out of the internet.
I dunno, y'all... I AM FAT-PHOBIC for myself, in my OWN body, because it's self centered fear only. I was born in '85, 6'1", and had to sew her own clothes because XL wasn't large enough. Kate Moss was the icon then. I know it's not my fault and I know it's unhealthy to fear your body, but I think a "phobia" is a new Vocab term for me, for myself at least. I don't give 2 💩 about OTHER peoples' bodies TBH. I actually get triggered by people trying to lose body fat because they often don't need to, but I have to be delicate about if I'll be authentic with them or not. Anywho... Fat-phobia... If that's part of my disordered ideas about food: I'm afraid of fat because of what the world says ABOUT fat people. Cool, next therapy topic 😂 I love the comments section!
@Leigh Ann McDowell Does homophobic mean scared of gay folx? Or general disgust and rejection? What would you call going to any and all lengths to distance yourself from "fatness" out of disgust and rejection?
My aunt took this and had pretty much the same symptoms. Her doctor was thrilled that she "lost" 25 pounds, but then she responded with, "I can't eat anything because I'm afraid to sh*t myself!" She no longer taking it.
@@Morepanthers Recently got health insurance again after years without. I've been to 8 different doctors in the last 3 months and none of them have mentioned my weight, not even my PCP. I'm the one that does in order to control the conversation, and I just say "I'm not interested in talking about my weight". When I was younger, it was forcibly talked about every visit. More and more modern doctors do not hound as much. They just want to make sure the weight isn't new. And to be fair.. if you have a doctor that makes you feel bad, say something. I straight up say "I have a lot of anxiety about going to doctors because I have been unfairly judged in the past." You are their customer essentially. Idk why people continue to put up with being treated like a second class citizen by doctors. As someone who has worked with doctors and grew up meeting lots of doctors as a patient, YOU have all the power. If you don't like the way you are being treated, tell them that and report them to patient advocacy. Review their ass on Google and any other site that their name pops up. Also remember that doctors need to be reminded that we are humans first and patients second.
I'm glad you posted this. I am on Ozempic with no negative side effects. But when I searched for negative side effects, I found nothing. I'm glad to know. Good info for my brain file.
Love that you mentioned your weight loss was more likely from cutting out dairy. I’ve been on the elimination diet since January. After cutting out dairy, process foods & gluten I’ve lost about 20 pounds. It looks like I’ve lost 40 though because all my inflammation is gone! Not to mention my brain fog is gone, sleeping better, higher metabolism & less food anxiety. I wish doctors would look more at food intolerance instead of going off the idea people are overweight because they’re constantly eating & they just need an appetite suppressant.
I'm 65 and diabetic. Thank you for being open and honest and sharing this valuable information.Very sorry to hear about all the health issues you have had to go through. Don't let anyone pressure you into anything. Just do what's right for you. Only recently discovered your channel. Your videos have been a real bright spot for me. Laughter is very important.
My doctor is trying to convince me to go on Ozempic. It's been 40 years of eating disorders, dieting and recovery. Know why I want to lose weight? I've looked deeply into this since I stopped obsessing over my body. It's not because I think fat people are less attractive, it's not because I hate my body. I dealt with any fatphobia in my head a loooooong time ago. It's not even for health reasons - my numbers (save for BMI) are perfect. I live a healthy and active life. It's only and entirely because when you're fat, a majority of people treat you like absolute, literal, worthless dogsh*t. There's no escape. It's all the time. I'll take your experience into consideration, because most reviews just seemed too... positive. I'll admit I don't have digestive issues and might not be as likely to have trouble, but it's worth paying attention to how I feel if I do try it out. Much later. After the shortage is dealt with.
It's surprising to me how little compassion people have for overweight people. They'll say, "just stop eating so much!" As though it's always that simple. It makes me wanna say, "oh, is that what YOU did to get so fit?" Because I can tell from that lack of empathy that they've never been obese before.
@@totesmcgoats435 or people in general. I know people might roll their eyes at me saying this, but I'm thin (skinny) and have had someone roll their car window down and throw fast food garbage at me yelling to "eat a burger!!" People suck!!!
One thing I’ve learned with having medical problems is trust your body if you know something is wrong or you second guess yourself don’t. You are absolutely right.
I justed watched her video this week! I think that by Celina opening up about their terrible experiences with this class of medication, more creators will as well. The severe adverse psychological side effects that they both spoke about are scary. Even with knowing everyone will have a different experience and that those are said to be treated side effects, I kinda want to see the clinical trial data.
I, too, just watched that video. I think the truth of side effects aren't being told as readily because of the user trying to justify them so they can finally find something that helps them to stop incessantly thinking about food.
I wondered if anyone else saw that. I mean, of course they did, but i wondered if there was crossover. ❤ Thanks for sharing, that had to suck big eggs. 😢
I just commented the same thing. Should have kept reading. 😂 My Dr suggested it after phentermine quit helping but I’m pretty sure I want nothing to do with this. I cannot spare the time or space for a mental health crisis. ETA not that anyone can, but I have a gaggle of kids and grad school and I’m barely surviving as is and am convinced I cannot take the risk to feel as poorly as Celina or Jaime did.
Why don't doctors see the connection of gall bladder, thyroid, IBD, PCOS, high blood pressure, fibroids etc.? Women with these problems find losing weight nearly impossible with exercise and diet. This drug and these women do not do well, and suffer. Jaime thank you, sharing this is an example of being a brave woman.
if that were the case they would not loose weight on ozempic etc...but they do..because they eat less --- an amazing drug and far less dangerous than obesity which is the number 2 contributor to cancers behind smoking
O would wonder, u r carb/sugar sensitive, poison for u? Something Jas to work for you, lots of water, running, aerobics, 3-Xs A week, lift some min weights. So, something will work for UR weight lpss. Most, 99.99999999999% hate alr, she is a pathological liar, gas lighter, abusive to gf and their moms, out and out arrogant mean hateful girl.Character trait of a Blizzard in the middle of a highway.
From what Ive seen low carb or even no carb works really well due to the fact that we don't deal great with sugars due to insulin resistantce and carbs are just complex sugars that are harder to break down
@@downieduck2414 Did you watch the video? For some women it is a life saver, for others very detrimental to their lives. Jaimie did not lose an ounce, even with no appetite and debilitating diarrhea and neither do many women with these issues. That is the whole point of Jaimie's post, she tried as hard as she could. I know women who starved themselves and showed signs of malnutrition and still did not lose. Telling these women to just diet and exercise harder and the weight will come off is abusive.
Jamie I literally am so glad you uploaded this!!! No one believes me when I say I felt like literal shit taking this medicine (and mounjaro)!! And I didn’t lose a POUND. I couldn’t even get out of bed to go to the gym. Another weird symptom I had was joint pain! No where listed in the side affects!! But anyway I am so thankful you uploaded this.
Isn’t it funny when a weight loss strategy doesn’t work it’s because we are “lying” or “doing it wrong?” Why isn’t the strategy ever to blame? Maybe it’s not healthy or truly doesn’t work for everyone because bodies are complicated 🤷🏻♀️
Exactly the same here. I talked to three different doctors over 3 years now about my involuntary weight gain and all of them were absolutely sure I needed ozempic/Saxenda. I tried it twice within half a year and stopped both times after one pen, because I felt as if my intestines were imploding, I didn’t lose any weight, I felt sick and literally masochistic, even with the whole needle-thing. It’s painful and it made me feel as if I am more sick than I actually am. Anyway, my point is that the third doctor that suggested it to me was „really surprised“ that I had such a bad experience. And I honestly feel as if the docs receive wrong information on ozempic and it’s actual side-effects. O, I forgot to mention, I had heart-palpitations as well… that was seriously scary.
Of course you didn’t lose any weight; you stopped after one week. I’m down 60 pounds. Dude effects were terrible at first but now are not bad a year in. It’s changed by life.
Thank you for sharing your story. Five weeks ago, my endocrinologist put me on the drug to lose weight and control my blood sugar. I too have thyroid issues and type 2 diabetes and other medical issues. Day 2 after taking the injection I started with the severe nausea, every single day with feelings of being unwell all of the time. Called the office and was assured that the nausea would go away by week four. Not! Vomiting started along with the nausea. My appetite was gone, and my morning blood sugars was in the 50's and 60's. I could only eat very small meals. I lost only 8 pounds in 5 weeks. I did not take the 5th week dose of the increase to 0.5mg. I see the doctor next month and will tell him then that I will not be taking any more of that drug. I may be fat, but I've lived this long, I'm 67, so I'll die fat with no nausea and vomiting. For those that take it without problems and lose weight, good for you. For those who have problems, I really feel for you.
A low carbohydrate diet or keto diet gives the same benefits without the troubles. Dr. Ken D. Berry has a UA-cam channel with lots of videos on how to do this. This has lowered my A1C by 1.2 points in 8 months (just low carb 100 mg a day) without side effects.
Holy hell honey you are sooooo strong, dealing with all you’ve been through. I’m 47 years old and I spent almost my entire adult life trying to control my weight. So many long years in pain, disappointment, and restriction. I finally just had to eat things that didn’t hurt, didn’t matter what it was, with no regard for calorie count. Life is short. You’re awesome and deserve a life as free of pain as possible. Hugs.
Sorry, I had to peek at your pic upon reading the comments. You are very pretty, and look much younger than 40's. I'm sorry you've had to deal with yo-yo weight...I deal with it too. It sucks. Hugs & Love ❤❤❤
I mean it’s not new. Diabetics have been using it since 2012. It’s only newly been exploited for weight loss in the last couple years making it more difficult for diabetics to obtain it and making it more expensive.
As someone who works in this kind of industry, If you ever have side effects from taking medication to contact the company directly on their customer service/compliance line. Most of these companies have email, phone number or contact that collects reports of side effects and such. This can help with bringing awareness to better inform patients of side effects not observed in clinical trials, which inturn help better inform doctors about all the potential side effects within their own patients and also in instances where medicine batches can be contaminated and need to be recalled. Thank you for sharing your story Jaime and if you have not yet or your doctors have not yet, please reach out to the drug manufacture and inform them of your experiance taking the drug; it can help a lot of people down the line.
She was taking a compounded version of semaglutide so this would not apply to her. But I agree, anytime there is a reaction to a prescription medication it should be reported to VAERS.
Now I know what those awful stomach pains still are… been off Ozempic 4 weeks now. But, the migraine headaches are gone, as well as the no energy, 2 naps a day, and am sleeping so much better. I put up with so much, and rationalized all my symptoms away. Gee, no more vomiting and diarrhea! Imagine that, I now have a life!
So glad you posted this. I have a friend who is on Wegovy and she won’t admit it but it’s slowly killing her. Her anxiety is completely out of control and the muscle wasting is shocking. She looks like a frail 80 yr old but thinks she looks good. She already has joint problems and those are all way worse because she is so weak and inflamed. Her guts like yours had issues to start with and are now worse. On top of all that her whacked out anxiety, paranoia and depression are going to ruin her marriage. She’s already been using it well over 2 years and has no plans of getting off. I don’t know what it’s going to take for her to come to her senses.
I wonder if your friend knows that this drug is made from Gila Monster lizard venom? A scientist was studying the lizard venom and noticed it lowered the blood sugar in animals bitten by the lizard, so they started synthesizing it for diabetic medication. Another side effect of the venom is the digesting of tissue in animals bitten by the lizard.
When you mentioned "quieting the voice" I felt like you were the only person I have ever heard that understands that voice like someone telling you to "eat it" over and over until you finally give in and then I feel like crap after I do. It's so hard and most people don't understand that at all when I say it's like someone in my head telling me to do it, crazy as that sounds. It would be amazing to shut that voice up for good. Thank you for understanding that and letting me realize there are others who feel the same way. It helps more than you could ever know.
I have the same thing. It’s a part of Binge Eating Disorder. It sucks. For me, I am at the point where just not gaining weight each week is progress. But, I really need to lose weight to be healthier. I need to not only be there for my small kids, but I need to interact and get in the floor and play with them, too. Which is hard right now. Once I hit 200 I REALLY felt it. Energy decreased (even more than it already was) walking harder, and even just the way my arms rested away from my body. I also have a bad back and heart disease and I know this is just further straining it. It’s hard, but it is important to do everything we can to be better and be healthier. Stay strong! ❤
The New York Times recently had a big article about how Ozempic and its similar drugs quiet the food mental chatter. Apparently that's not only common but embraced by Ozempic users.
I tried the hormone suppressing drug Lupron as a last step before getting a hysterectomy because of gnarly endometriosis. That was the first time since I was a kid that I didn't hear that little voice saying "eat it!". Being on Lupron was so scary because of the hideous side effects and how it takes over your whole body, but it was neat seeing how other people live. Nothing bothered me or made me worry, I had a neutral measured response to everything, my energy levels were constant, and I only ate for practical reasons. I was like "ooohhh now I understand how my husband and dad and brothers move through life..." We are not weak or strong, we are what our hormones tell us to be!
@@dellfeld4everthat voice is hard… and then having other health issues which I have that make life seem sometimes impossible. Thank goodness for therapy, and a loving partner.
@constancecondit4349 I also have constipation but stopped for over a month but, still have constipation. How long did it take you to resolve? Mine could be another med, trying to figure it out! Thanks you
Yes & it’s taking forever to figure it out, medication by medication. I was so excited about my results from Ozempic & I have been off of it for over 8 weeks yet still constipated! Your right it could be anything
@@lindaM82224 I stopped Ozempic in Oct 2023 and finally got fairly normal in middle Jan 2024. The brain is involved so it takes a bit. Still gassy and burping so still acting up. (New since Ozempic.) I think my age (78) is a big factor. Muscle mass loss and the intestines are a muscle.
A lot of creators coming out about this drug. I just watched Celina Spooky Boo and she had horrible side effects. Honestly Im glad that people are giving their honest experiences. Your experience with food sounds so much like what I deal with. Its a toxic relationship.
When your doctor said Ozempic causes “delayed gastric emptying”, she was describing gastroparesis, a horrible disease to live with. I made another comment describing life with this disease because I live with it. Gastroparesis caused by Ozempic (or its sisters) does not always go away once the medication is stopped.
My Mom literally had to go to the emergency room. She was short of breath. They found that her kidney function was 10-15%. This morning the doctors said it was caused by the ozempic
Really her kidneys are failing from ozempic? I’m so sorry. I have been short of breath then almost pass out or do pass out when I stand up. It is completely nuts
Yeah, Dr. Attia's video said the inhibitors in the drug could also affect kidney function because those receptors are also located in the kidney. Basically this is a study that everyone has become a lab rat to see long-term results. Hope your mom is going to get better, how awful for her.
This happened to my 35 year old cousin about 3 months ago. Used it for 4 weeks. She was in kidney failure and ended up in ICU. Her doctor had never heard such a thing caused by Ozempic. It was a freak incident but it does happen on the rare occasion. Now she’s on another injection and does well.
The issue that isn’t being discussed: your digestion is directly related to your mental health, hormones , and so many other things: on one hand we have “gut health” as a huge trend and on the other hand we have a drug that makes people constipated as the miracle drug.
The gut/mind connection is REAL. I'm on the other side of the spectrum, so to speak. My BMI is just below healthy at 17.7. I've had severe anxiety and panic disorders since childhood, but they've worsened as I've gotten older. I'm on meds and therapy to manage my symptoms, and well! But the only problem left is my inability to eat. So many people make assumptions about why I'm as slender as I am, and they *really* hurt. I worry if I'll ever be able to enjoy food again. This eating thing started almost right when lockdown happened. I try so hard to eat the food and consume the calories I need, but it's damn-near impossible when your guts are doubled-over with anxiety. Being a human with a body is hard.
@Dunika No. Although, Ozempic can do either. It slows down digestion and lowers blood sugar. The unintended consequence being, it helps you lose weight. Weight loss is the side effect. Some people should not take it. Ever.
@@starryeyedtarot8876 hey I just wanted to say that you’re not alone!! I also feel unable to eat when stressed and the pandemic caused me to become underweight. Thankfully I’m a healthy weight again at the moment but it’s still hard to make sure I stay here. And I’m a lot weaker than I was before because I haven’t gained a lot of the muscle I lost back yet. I understand what you mean about how it’s hurtful that people will accuse us of not eating on purpose or having disorders we don’t have :/ I think people need to understand that disordered eating is not always one of the named eating disorders. Sometimes disordered eating has a cause that has nothing to do with body dysmorphia or wanting to lose weight.
Fellow PCOS sufferer here. I have also been on the struggle bus for years with my weight. It took seeing 3 different doctors to finally get one to run my blood tests just to get the pcos diagnosis (which I was pretty sure I had after watching an episode of Criminal Minds, of all things!) Documenting my food (not just in writing, but in pictures) is what finally got doctors to listen to me about caloric deficit not working. I'm getting older, and while I'm happy with who i am and what i look like, my knees are wearing out. My current doctor perscribed ozempic, but the insuance denied it. Now they are locked in a battle to the death over wether or not i need it. I appreciate you posting this. I'm hoping it all works out, but if i do take it, and things go poorly, I'm probably less likely to gaslight myself in the future. ❤
I need to lose about 70 pounds. I am working with a doctor and I tracked food intake recently for a few weeks. I just naturally take in about 900-1200 calories a day (I was not trying to be in a calorie deficit- just what I naturally eat) I work out heavily 2x a week and walk a ton the other days. So my doctor looked at me and said that I need to eat less calories than I currently am. I was not expecting that - I was expecting him to realize that overeating is not the issue)
I am a type 2 diabetic and started on ozempic a few weeks ago. I started to see weight loss almost immediately. The side effects have been mild so far with the exception of always feeling nauseous when I’m eating. I get that it is an appetite suppressant, but it has made it difficult to enjoy food. But my blood sugar has almost instantly regulated itself.
I am a type two diabetic and I’ve been on it for a year and a half. I have lost that one 50 pounds so far it’s kind of at a standstill right now but that’s fine with me. I went through the nausea and throwing up a little bit, but eventually it quit And I have a 5.3 a 1C so I’m very happy with that.
“I knew I’d have it harder because of my thyroid problems, PCOS, and daddy issues” she was so real for that one 😩💀💀 clinically depressed, autoimmune disorder gang RISE UP ☝️💯🥲
Thank you for your honest account. As someone who's thyroid hates them, I completely understand when a calorie deficit won't work. It's frustrating when people say it's "simple" to lose weight.
My mom was on Mounjaro and lost so much weight but had to get emergency gallbladder removal surgery while on it, despite never having gallbladder issues before. Doctors told her it’s unrelated, but I think it is.
I lost weight very fast by dieting and indeed it caused gallbladder issues - tons of stones. Edit: Forgot to mention, this was according to the surgeon.
I can't thank you enough for posting this! I also have PCOS and losing weight has always been almost impossible. I have been trying to get semiglutide but Tricare doesn't cover it for insulin resistance at this point. I think this is a sign to just keep on improving my fitness level and working on my relationship with food, and accept where my body size ends up.
My ob/gyn recommended I go to a compound pharmacy so I only pay about $160 every 3 months for my injections. I have PCOS and weight loss is literally impossible because I'm insulin resistant. I'm down 25 pounds in 3 months and it's the first time I've felt like myself. I do get some side effects like headache and nausea.
I was just finally approved to get this medication thru insurance. I am a diabetic, and the insurance company wanted me to try jardiance first. So I've been on that for 6 months and it's not super helpful, but now I can get ozempic. Good luck. 😊
@@oisforolivia7971 do you mind sharing what compounding pharmacy you use? I get semaglutide for a similar price but they have so many new customers that can't keep up and it's delaying my prescription by 4 weeks.
Improving fitness and relationship with food will get you there. Michelle McDaniel is a youtuber who had PCOS and Endometriosis and she went from obese to buff fitness trainer just with calorietracking and working out
A couple of years ago, my former gynecologist tried to put me on Wegovy for weight loss. I came to her with some issues I was concerned about. She told me it was all because I had gained weight. Me being a nurse and professor, I knew the weight gain was only a symptom of an underlying illness. I refused to take it and have since found out that I was right.
I have lost nearly eighty pounds in two years from the Keto diet. Except it's not a diet. I don't count calories. I have learned how my brain responds to sugar. It's like crack to the brain. I started by following Dr. Berg's videos. The brain craves sugar and wants to control what we eat. We have to wean ourselves off sugar. Our Gut is another place which reacts to poor food intake. Love your videos, you're sense of humor is so uplifting!
I, too, am doing keto. It is not a diet" but a complete change of eating habits. I looked up the research on it and found that what most doctors, nutritionists, and other specialists said was mostly indoctrination with no research to support it. I follow Dr. Ken Berry on UA-cam, and I also fast intermittently. This has been a journey. I started in my 30s but went to medical school and became indoctrinated by the medical community. I finally went back to it after trying every diet known to mankind. I have learned a lot and plan to write a book. My heart goes out to these people who have had issues. I was 5'3" and 96 lbs when I graduated from high school. I started to have weight problems when I was in my 30s. Look at Dr. Ken Berry's website and then consult with your doctor. Go in after having fully researched the subject. If your doctor seems uninformed about anything but pharmaceutical intervention (Pharmaceutical Companies control the medical colleges and curriculum), then find another doctor willing to work with you on pharmaceutical interventions. May God bless all who are having issues. Always remember you are all beautiful, and that beauty is most important on the inside, no matter what other people may say or think. God lost us all.
Careful with Keto. I did it faithfully for 10 years, clean, whole food keto. I decided to wean myself off of 40) and all would be well. All was not well. I got SO sick after eating carbs for a week but just kept pushing since I was determined to live a normal life again. Sicker & sicker & sicker I became. I was NEVER overweight in my life; I started keto for the mental health benefits - but suddenly I was gaining weight like there was no tomorrow. 40 lbs I gained in 4 months. At 5’ tall, 165 is massive. ALL BECAUSE I ADDED 20 CARBS A DAY. I also developed a condition called Lymphedema, where my leg swells up to triple its size and pain abounds. My doctors are convinced it’s all due to long-term keto and the stress to the body when you decide to add a few carbs back in - they become a foreign substance that you won’t be able to tolerate, which leads to stress, which leads to hormone imbalance which leads to inflammation & autoimmune disorders. Keto was the best thing that ever happened to me until it wasn’t. It was actually the worst thing that ever happened to me, and I just feel compelled to share with people who might not be aware of the risks. ❤️
@@Rachel_Ryder I have done tons of research on what I should eat and I understand the dangers of any weight loss regimen that is too severe. I eat carbs now once or twice a week and I am in very good health. I just can't eat sugar, because it's unnecessary for my health. I also am very fit and workout four times a week. I take half the meds I used to take, and I no longer have prediabetes or high blood pressure. I'm following what foods suit me best and now almost three years later I have discovered a balance. I wish you well on your journey to good health. I would also add that drinking purified Osmotic water, at least six average size bottles a day are essential to keep the fat and the blood moving around and also to repair the cells in your body. Physical therapy can teach you how to get rid of oedema.
@@Whatyear In general Doctors like to push medicine and are very wary of the holistic approach. I think everyone has a balance that is right for their own body. It is a shame that eating the right foods is considered 'risky' by some authorities, but I also understand that big Pharma aside, the medical professionals know that without an actual map of what suits who when they are trying to save a persons health.
@@jak9483 it was working for me for many years, too. I understand the pull toward keto, you’ll feel amazing for the first 8-9 years. I’ve heard many, many former keto’ers share similar stories and like I said, just feel compelled to share with those who might not even *know* of such risks. I hope you continue to enjoy good health!
I work in pharmacy, and I'm genuinely concerned that no one knew about the digestive/gastrointestinal/gallbladder/shitting side effects. After feedback from our first few patients about it, and a staff member being on a different semaglutide product, it's the first thing that our pharmacists warn people about when they start the therapy. Doctors need to know better about what they prescribe. If they are going to keep refusing to listen to pharmacists, then they need to become more well-versed themselves Edit: I do want to clarify, for most (from what I've seen) those side effects do go away over time. But any medication like this is bound to have at least one negative side effect, but with everything our sweet gal has dealt with in her health, I am unfortunately not surprised that it was not a good fit :(
i trust my pharmacist before i trust my doctor, and a surgeon told me to always check w my pharmacist on any rx. far too many updates & changes for md's to remember.
I work in a Diabetes clinic, with people who have diabetes. Before this I worked for an Endocrinologist who worked with people with insulin resistance who did not have diabetes along with all the other disease states in the endocrine realm. Ozempic is the same drug as Wegovy, Wegovy is just a higher dosage specifically for weight loss. Rybelsus is the exact same drug as Ozempic, just in an oral form. Maunjaro is a slightly different molecule, with a slightly different acting mechanism but that produces similar results. As with any medication there will be people who have side effects, some mild, some major. There is no longer a supply shortage as Lilly opened a manufacturing plant here in the US specifically to produce Ozempic and the supply chain issues have also been sorted out. Maunjaro is currently undergoing trials to get put on the market as a weight loss medication as well. More and more the medical community is coming to see that being overweight is actually a disease state for many people that 'diet and exercise' just won't 'cure'. Many people that are helped with these medications to get to a 'healthy' weight (and I am putting these in quotations because to a certain extent weight is a societal issue that we absolutely need to work on but until then these medications can help those who don't want to deal with the stares and the judging, anymore.) will need to stay on these medications in a maintenance mode just like people with diabetes often have to take some form of medication for life. The same for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, chronic pain, arthritis, etc. Again. There will always be people these will not work for but we need to stop shaming people (and I am in no way intimating that you are) for choosing medication as a way to control and maintain weight because it absolutely is a disease state just as real as diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, lupus, etc. Also, it is important here to note that despite what her title says, she didn't take Ozempic. She was taking something from a compound pharmacy, and though the active ingredient is the same, those inactive ingredients do have an effect on the body and can also cause side effects. For her, though, I will say that she is probably one of the unfortunate people who just had a strong negative reaction to the medication. It can happen. In my clinic it's about 5% of our patients that we've tried it on who either can't take it at all or who are limited to the lowest dose. Thank you, Jaime for sharing your story and bringing awareness to yet another tool people can use if it works for them in our fight for physical and mental health, as well as the risks that all medications and treatments can have.
"...being overweight is actually a disease state for many people that 'diet and exercise' just won't 'cure'." Very well said! I had RnY gastric bypass and had to take a few weeks of classes prior to surgery. I was really surprised at the science behind CHRONIC obesity/over weight and all its links to other illnesses. Once I had surgery began shedding weight, all sorts of medical issues were resolved. When I reached a health set point weight, it became clear that my weight struggles were an outward expression of internal illnesses. After these illnesses were brought to light and properly treated, I've had no issue maintaining the most active, healthiest livestyle I've ever had.
Thank you for this comment! I've been taking Ozempic for months now, and I am diabetic. I have been on 1mg for a while to control sugars and got my A1C down to 5.8! My Dr has now increased me to 2mg to help with weight loss, and he said that is the dosage for the best results for losing weight. I haven't weighed yet, but I feel smaller already!
Apparently there’s still a shortage … I’m diabetic, and my doctor prescribed me this before my insurance was to be cancelled because I got laid off (this was at the beginning of April). They didn’t get any in until the beginning of May, so I couldn’t even get it. It’s really frustrating so many non-diabetics are using this instead of WeGovy, so us diabetics can’t even get it. 🤦♀️
Yes these shots are very dangerous side affects and when u stop them u gain triple the weight back it’s a temporary fix not permanent all of these are no good it’s a money making scam and their are law suits going on with all these meds !
You are very entertaining, I even listened to the ads! I always normally skip them. Good on you for being so down to earth, informative, and entertaining all wrapped up in the one package.
I’m sorry it didn’t work for you. Mounjaro has literally saved my life but after 6 months, I stopped losing weight and I had to get out of the rabbit hole because I was comparing myself to others and felt so sad that I didn’t reach my ultimate weight loss goal. However, I’m no longer diabetic and I’m down 50 lbs and the quiet mind is huge for me. Good luck on your journey - whatever your goal!
I just switched to maunjaro this week from semeglutide… definitely less nausea and headache… my sugars are much better and down 25 pounds. I’m glad Jamie shared as it’s definitely not for everyone but can help people. Glad to hear about maunjaro from you all!
I had severe anorexia as a teenager, and then serious addiction issues in my early twenties. Both of these things caused permanent damage to my gut, and I am VERY familiar with how feeling sick and in pain (and pooping one's pants) makes everything else go to hell. I'm off drugs that were killing me, you're off the drug that was killing you, and we are groovy now. All my well wishes, Ms. French
I needed this message. I've been working with a nutritionist for close to a year now and started Ozempic 8 months ago? I feel so seen by your experience... I've been justifying staying on a semaglutide because of the desperate want that it would be the 'miracle' for me that it is for so many others. While I love the appetite repression (not thinking about food is amazing) I have so many negative side effects including the stomach ones. I have been avoiding activities in case there's an 'urgency' to get to a toilet. My emotions have been unpredictable. I've honestly never felt worse if I am actually being honest with myself and I've lost nothing but my personal peace and comfort. It's a really hard pill to swallow and it's made me... angry with myself because there are so many success stories and I was the one failing. The amount of shame I've dumped on myself has pushed me backwards on my mental health journey. I've not been transparent with my nutritionist or therapist because I kept justifying reasons to not tell them and your video today.... it just cut through my bullsh*t. I could say so much more because you spoke so many of my own truths - but I will leave it with just, Thank you, Jaime. The transparency of what you were willing to share has at minimum helped me and I am grateful. I know there is a solution for us and I know that it won't take breaking our bodies physically and mentally and emotionally to get there. Thank you for checking my reality and bringing me back to center.
Tiffany, I'm so sad you experienced this. You are stunning and I hope you find something that helps you see that as well--whether it be wt loss or a change of heart or whatever the eff
I'm a medication technician at an assisted living home, and after a week of administering this medication (Ozempic) to one of my residents, they became so sick. Their nausea and stomach issuea was uncontrollable and they were soon taken off of it; their symptoms went away almost immediately. This person has taken other forms of anti diabetic medication their whole lives- This stuff is something else.
@@SligerliketigerGod Bless Fellow caregiver. Not an easy job. It's not the butt wiping that gets me. It the incapacity to sincerely communicate with the dementia patients. Some talk all the time about nothing and get mad you don't have answers they want to hear for them.
@@constancegreiner906 reading your reply honestly made my day.. I literally just got home from a double shift. As im sure you know, these facilities never have enough staff, and need staff on 24/7; I end up working overtime just because I never want my residents to go without the care they deserve. I truly love my job, and to be able to say that with absolute certainty feels beyond amazing! To leave work knowing you made a difference in the lives of others everyday is a very special feeling, which I try to never take for granted, but this specific type of work does get tough.. 💓💔💓💔 losing residents is to be expected, as you know, and I do whatever i can to ensure they are as peaceful as possible throughout the entire process.
You don't come across "anti-Ozempib" You come across highly intelligent and with a great ability to describe an adverse set of reactions. I"m always nervous of pharmaceuticals.There are ALWAYS side effects.I hope you can regain health and whatever weight you desire using the healthiest methods for you.
Jaime, I kno u r a low thyroid girlie. I want to let you know you’re not alone. I recently gained 30lbs on the scale in three weeks with no diet change. Thyroid weight is so weird and it feels like someone else’s body most of the time. It’s kinda traumatic having this swollen tissue that’s not really fat but it’s not really water either just engulfing you in rapid gains then basically refusing to leave. Don’t lose hope. I never will!
You might want to look into sites like stop the thyroid madness. Issues like this are often due to improper medications and dosages, and the insane amount of poor endocrinologists around. There are options to get better, but you have to do a lot of research to get there.
I relate too! I do have Hashimoto's and endometriosis but also insulin resistance. When I got my gallbladder removed the weight shot up exponentially. It sucks.
Hey I just wanted to say that I have been on Ozempic for a week now with no side effects and it has absolutely changed the way I eat food and I'm so excited. Jamie mentioned that she has IBS and I do as well (IBS-D) and I thought for sure that as she said it would give me horrible diarrhea, and my doctor and I talked about it but I wanted to take the risk anyway. So far I think it has actually caused the food to slow down going through my body, although apparently there are people who it does the opposite for. So please if you feel like you have an eating disorder this drug really can be amazing for you! I feel so sad for Jamie that her body rejected it because it's been so incredible for me. :( (PS: I'm a 36 year old mom and I frequently binge eat and have a very bad soda drinking problem so I was hoping to use this to prevent myself from getting diabetes due to my weight)
We're here for you, and that's coming from Little Miss "I'm nearly 40, single and clinically depressed" over here. You bring us so much joy, entertainment and love, we cannot even think of a way to say thanks. You carry me through insomnia, bouts of severe depression where I cannot do much more than put one of your videos and escape into a safe, loving place for a few moments. Thank you for being you, for your uncanny sense of observation and incredible humor. You do a lot for people like me ❤
My side effects were not as extensive as yours, but I've definitely had the awful cramping, up all night running to the bathroom, waking up super achy, feeling run down, and experiencing anxiety issues that I've never had before. I've been on it for 10 weeks and have barely lost 8 pounds. I haven't had any noticeable decrease of appetite. I have a visit with my doctor tomorrow, and I think I may go off it. Thank you for your candor and for sharing your story. I appreciate you so much, Jaime.
If you’re on it for diabetes (or pre-diabetes) and you haven’t experienced much weight loss, you’d probably be better off on Metformin. I’m on both. The first 2 weeks of Ozempic were… much like Jaime’s. Let’s just say, I was glad I don’t share a bed with my husband. But it has turned around and now I’m constipated & need laxatives several days a week. However, I have lost 40lbs so I’m sticking with it. I certainly wouldn’t if I didn’t get the positive results!
May I ask what dosage you are on? I'm diabetic so I worked up to 1mg to control my sugar and it worked! I've been on Metformin for years and w with this drug added in I got my A1C down to 5.8. Now my Dr had increased me to 2mg to help with weight because I have plateaued.
Honestly what I use, not to cause another craze like the Ozempic, is Wellbutrin. It gives me a little more “want” to lose weight. Still have to do the hard work, but it gave me depression appetite control and a little motivation. It took about 3 months to start working.
*anxiety, depression, insomnia, daddy issues! she's just like me.. fr!* But honestly, we appreciate your honesty and you are so awesome, the side effects sound like such a nightmare but the idea of getting what you really want out of it really let's you endure almost anything
I've been focusing on my health, and as such have lost over 150 lbs so far just with diet and exercise. I'm steadily losing, and just have a little more to go. Even after so much work and success, my MD continues to insist I go on it. It's insanity! Thank you, as always, for being so wonderful and open. Given my own experience, it's really being pushed in an inappropriate and irresponsible way.
Every doctor I know will prescribe absolutely whatever will make them $$. They don't care what helps or hurts YOU; it's all about what boosts their income.
Holy shit, 150 Ibs???? Are you fucking kidding me that’s AMAZING! I really wish I had the motivation to lose THAT much weight. I remember before COVID I lost 40-60 pounds and then gained all of it back and more over the years after. I’ve never felt more insecure and my binge-eating doesn’t help. Hearing stories like yours just make me want to prove myself wrong and that I am capable of making changes. Anyways your are amazing truly and that medical “professional” is literally crazy.
Omg! I had the first dose of mounjoro and was in the ER three times in one week. I was screaming in pain, dehydrated. It was a nightmare and I don’t even have a gallbladder. Thank you for doing this. 🥰
My daughter lost 40 pounds in 3 months on Mounjaro and has had 3 seizures. She can’t drive, must take seizure meds and is miserable. I am fairly certain the seizures are from Mounjaro because nothing else has changed in her medications in the last 6 months.
I’m an ER nurse, we are seeing an increase in patients with pancreatitis in patients taking all forms of semiglutide. Aside from pancreatitis we’re seeing patients with extremely low blood sugar who have to be hospitalized for days until their sugars level out.
@@jentroytravel312I was wondering if people were having problems with low glucose. I became diabetic 11 months ago. I’m on insulin but not the weight loss insulin. I’m on the gain 2 lbs a month insulin. Thankfully, I was a bit underweight when I started. (Seeing A1C at 5.3 in comments seems really low.) I see my doctor every 3 months & have glucose & A1C checked. My diabetes is well controlled. I have a CGM which I love. I find the lows to be terrifying. The sudden shaking, sweating & weakness & I know I’m low. I’ve never passed out, but my monitor was going off over & over & louder & louder as I continued to sleep. I finally came to & drank some OJ. My glucose was 40. I was born with pancreas divisim & have had problems with my pancreas, so I would never take a chance. Pancreatitis is a very dangerous side effect. The funny thing is people don’t believe it could happen to them, so it’s not a big deal to them.
So relatable and validating, thank you for sharing. So many times it's taken me months or years to pick up that what I'm struggling with is actually a symptom of a medication I'm on. I've also had to make a lot of difficult choices to prioritise my mental health over weight loss.
I started intimittent fasting, eating during an 8 hr window, 10am to 6pm, that's the only thing I changed. I'm experiencing great weight loss, it has stabilised my blood sugar and made me want to make better food choices. It's changed my life, I'll never go back. I hope you feel better asap Jaime.
YES. The mental quiet around food and eating that Jaime described as the one positive of Ozempic is exactly what I experienced once I started intermittent fasting. It completely re-calibrated my body's hunger and satiety signals. Totally life changing. Highly recommend "The Obesity Code" by Jason Fung or "Fast Feast Repeat" by Gin Stephens if anyone is interested in the science behind intermittent fasting
I really liked it but my dietician said it’s not good if you struggle with your mental health as starvation affects you mentally and can greatly contribute to a breakdown. Gutted…
I am on it and do intermittent fasting as well. I am so grateful I have no side effects at all. I have no hunger and can follow my healthy eating and intermittent fasting schedule easily now. The weight loss has been so nice. I can’t see myself wanting to get off of the med. I’m excited to see if it decreases my A1 c.
You are the literal best creator and i identify with you so much. I have PCOS and after losing so much weight due to cancer in 2012, which absolutely wrecked my metabolism, I have steadily gained weight until my self-loathing spirals into me not eating & abusing my body. I honestly have always thought you look amazing, you dress so confidently and i wish i had as much style as you. Knowing that you struggle with your image and tried this which i've been considering is so incredibly helpful to my mental state.
i take ozempic and i really appreciate my doctors approach to it. normally you increase the dose after 4 weeks but she instead decided to only increase when side effects became tolerable. this took me 3-4 months between each dose increase. at the time i was frustrated because I wanted to increase my dose right away, but looking back i’m glad she did it this way. she also made me regularly visit an endocrinologist to discuss my symptoms and figure out how best to minimize them. i found that modifying my diet became crucial. basically no high fat, nothing spicy or overly acidic. making sure to get enough fiber and protein. only eating when i’m hungry and not forcing myself to eat. if i wasn’t hungry i would drink protein shakes to make sure i was still fueling my body. eating what i was most excited to eat off my plate first to satisfy the emotional part of my hunger. i can’t say i’m 100% without side effects now after being on ozempic for a year, but i’ve learned how to minimize them with diet modifications. it’s been very hard and i can totally see why people struggle with it. the side effects can be intense. it’s not for everyone and i wish celebrities who use it off label would at least admit to it and be honest about their experience so that people don’t get their hopes up about this “miracle” drug and then suffer the consequences of the intense side effects. i can’t blame anybody for not liking their experience on it. it’s a very personal choice to make and i hate seeing it romanticized as some miracle drug when in reality it comes with serious risks. i’m happy to say i’ve lost 70 pounds while on ozempic and i don’t plan on stopping my usage of it. my hope is that more doctors and patients are transparent about the reality of the drug and it’s side effects. i really appreciate seeing videos like these because it validates my experience. ozempic is just not for everyone and that’s okay!
@@MearnieToon celebrities have influence over society’s body norms. when people see celebrities dropping weight so suddenly and getting the “ozempic face”, they want to know how they can achieve that in order to look more like them. deciding to use ozempic off label because you want to lose weight can be dangerous for people. there are very serious side effects involved. knowing that celebrities have used it may make people think they should just suffer through the side effects which can be dangerous to their overall mental and physical health. if celebrities were honest about using ozempic and more open about their experience with it, people could start to gain awareness that this isn’t some miracle drug to be used non-chalantly. it needs to be seriously discussed with your primacy care doctor and you need to be committed to regular check ins with your doctor to monitor your health. this isn’t like taking an aspirin for a headache, it’s a very strong and very new drug that can cause drastic systemic changes to the body.
Hey!! I’m on Ozempic… for diabetes, with very minimal issues… and I’m thankful! I’ve seen the gradual weight loss since going up to 2 mg. Sadly, I am one of those who had a big gap in taking my meds because of the increased use of the drug for weight loss… that seems to have resolved, thankfully! I have always had issues losing weight. Only two things have worked for me: intermittent fasting (I currently do this) and seeing a nutritionist who gave me instructions to eat 6 mini meals daily… drink my water… and gave me fat and calorie boundaries… She told me to eat my first mini meal no later than 30 minutes after getting up with at least 8 oz of water….and to eat no sooner than two and a half, but no longer than three hours apart. Nothing after 7pm. I lost 15 pounds the first month. She told me my metabolism was lazy (😂🤣) and I had to eat to get it going again. It worked… but it took a ton of meal prep… I ate a lot of fresh veggies, nuts and proteins. No caloric drinks between meals. Love your channel!! You will find what works for you! 🎉
The cause of T2 diabetes was covered up by big pharma around 20 years ago. After the genome was mapped, they discovered a copper binding gene called the ATP7B gene. When this gene is defective, the body doesn't properly bind copper and causes toxic free copper to build up in the body, which causes insulin resistance. The elevated free copper also depletes the body of Vanadium and Chromium, needed for glucose metabolism. I reversed my Mom's T2 diabetes by lowering her free copper with 50 mg of zinc, one hour before meals, 3 times per day. She also started taking vanadium and Chromium. I was pre diabetic and also reversed my problem. Big Pharma makes so much money from treating diabetes, that this was covered up. The FDA refused to issue a usage patent for an anti copper compound called TM, to treat and reverse T2 diabetes. Zinc lowers the free copper just as good, but it just takes longer. It takes around a year to lower the free copper to a non toxic level with daily zinc.
This reminds me of Fen-Phen back in the 90s, people were losing weight like crazy on it. I tried to talk a co-worker out of taking it, I had a sense that it was NOT GOOD. Then it came out that it was causing heart damage. Thanks for sharing your experience. I have that same sense about this drug causing serious damage to the body on some level, we will see what happens in the future. I'm sure you will be okay because you didn't take it for very long. Your body was speaking to you with the painful symptoms. You have a great sense of humor and you are beautiful! Being human we never seem to be happy with the body we are given, that's a real struggle.
I'm sorry, but a prescription medication that has gone through many safety and efficacy trials is not the same as an over the counter supplement that was available b/c the FDA does not regulate any supplements. Btw, having side effects are not the same as causing actual organ damage. The body can acclimate to a medication and thus side effects can go away. Sometimes not. All of our bodies have different chemistries and that effects how people react to the same medication. For example, Ms. French mentioned that she already had colitis. If I were her doctor, I would not advise anyone with any type of colitis to take a medication that is known to cause abdominal side effects. Frankly, after hearing about Ms. French's colitis, I was not shocked at all that this didn't work for her. Lastly, I also wonder whether Ms. French took Ozempic b/c she has diabetes or just wanted to lose weight. As someone who has extreme diabetes, I know that there is a difference between the two. I am insulin dependent and have to take massive amounts of long term and short term insulin, plus 3 oral medications. Plus I have to be on a very low carb diet. Yet I am still fat. But b/c I am very sick, I am focused on how the medication might help my illness. The weight loss would only be a bonus. I know that when I started taking Janumet I was very sick for weeks. Constant nausea and abdominal pain. It was really bad, but if I could get used to it, I knew it would help. Thankfully, the side effects went away and it helped a lot. I wanted to clarify that there is a big difference between taking this to lose weight and taking this to treat a deadly disease.
@@gracieb.3054 to clarify, fen-phen was a drug, not a supplement, it was actually a combination of two drugs, both approved by the FDA, but never approved to be used in conjunction for safe use, and doctors were prescribing it, as in the case of my co-worker. It was being prescribed as an off-label drug, exactly what is being done with Ozempic. Prescribing it for weight loss is considered off label, but apparently is legal at the doctor’s discretion.
@@gracieb.3054 safety trials...doesnt mean too much long term because a decade or two later its hard to isolate. There are still effects people wont know if its because of ozempic or other things. Just like ssri's you will report it but they will just list it as a rare side effect and pass. The motivation is money. There are countless class actions against big popular drugs; what works amazingly for 10 million people will injure 2 million pple etc. Benzo's are drugs too. So is phentanyl. Only people who need it should use it otherwise nothing will replace exercise and decent diet. Playing with insulin will come at a cost. I think people should try it but do tests on your blood sugar and balance it out with workout and diet instead of high doses.
@@gracieb.3054you keep telling yourself this. I took the Fen-Phen myself back in the day also a popular weight loss drug. I had open heart surgery as a result and won a lawsuit. ITS NOT WORTH IT…
I agree. I took it for 3 months and felt like I was dying. I lost my appetite..but also, for everything, not just food. I was a zombie on this awful awful drug.
Loved the video! I’m a health care professional and have seen a big increase in clients on this med and I would say 90% of them go off of it after 6-8 weeks due to the GI side effects. It’s definitely not for everyone and very expensive, it helps people get their A1C down and with the hype from TikTok it made long term patients have a hard time getting it. Hopefully people bringing more awareness to the side effects can help settle down the demand.
I read that the shortage was not of the drug/active ingredients, but the injection pen. Hence the ability of a compounding pharmacy to provide same dosage more readily and at lower cost. The patient would then need to measure their own dosage into a syringe. (for whatever reason, people do not seem to be very good at dosing a syringe themselves). I hear her mentioning that she was going in to an office for her injection, so maybe a health care professional was measuring and administering the dose.
The “hype from Tik Tok” is almost always the compounded form which is not what diabetics are in short supply from, so this comment is basically false. You literally cannot get an Rx for name brand Ozempic unless you’re diabetic. So much misinformation
I’ve seen so many PCOS ladies lost a pile of weight with GLP-1s. I’m on Mounjaro, i don’t have the horrible side effects that Jaime experienced. It’s more being constipated in my case, but I’ve been constipated my whole life it’s just worse on Ozempic. Avoiding fatty food and eating small meals several times a day helped a LOT with the side effects. In my support group everyone takes Mag07 for the constipation.
It sounds like the anxiety was your body's way of telling you to stop taking this.. a built-in warning system of sorts. Thank you for sharing and we're all behind you no matter what
Not true. Semaglutide is an awesome drug for type 2 diabetics and for obese + type 2 diabetics it is achieving wonders but obviously it has very severe side effects, so much so that it even grows your existing thyroid nodules so we don't prescribe it to patients that have thyroid cancer in their families. Actual diabetics that need this drug will also experience anxiety so this has nothing to do with gut feeling. The key line is don't take a drug that is meant for type 2 diabetics when you are not even close to that.
@SunnyinNV pork is very inflammatory. I would see if you can introduce beef, grass fed. And be careful with too much fish because of heavy metals. I really love Dr. Paul Saladinos research if you’re interested. But so glad to hear that eliminating things have helped!
when you get anxiety it is it's own thing and you have to learn not to trust it. an anxiety attack puts you in full fight or fight mode, as if your life is in danger, and you are laying in bed watching cute animal videos. if you regularly get anxiety, you can't trust it anymore so it can't be used as an alert system. getting out of bed can cause you anxiety - should i listen to it? hell no
@@tinycindy2977 It`s not an awesome drug that is needed at all, when they could have taken chromium P instead, which is natural and has no side effects. In fact CP is good for the body in so many ways. Look it up.
I’m 71. My local pharmacy is compounding a generic version in a nasal spray. I’ve been on it for 2 months and have lost 23 pounds. I’m mobility limited, so I can’t work out, but I’ve still lost. No side effects so far. I’m sorry it didn’t work for you. Thanks for posting this video.
It’s the appetite that is the issue. If you are hungry you want to eat. This medication is made to address that as well as balance sugars. As well as feeling exhausted…and wanting to eat…not able to exercise. It’s a tool, just like any other medication.
@@Nonybusinessxxxxxx it's reaaaaally difficult to lose weight if you can't move a lot, I didn't lose a single gram (swedish) whilst trying that this winter, forcing my body on walks helps but hurts so much and for weeks afterwards and makes me fall asleep (from exhaustion, shortly after a walk) but I eat in a calorie deficit and super healthy and still I am almost stuck at this weight 10-15 kilos above my normal weight that I had for years. I even weighed 20 kilos lower than now when I ate as healthy as I do now but also moved a lot and only gained weight during winter when it's too cold to move a lot here. Sorry for the super long personal story but I just wanted to add a different perspective. I've never been a big fan of medicine but I have to take stomach medicine to even 💩, which hurts and which should be made easier with my diet but there's a lot of ways your body can stop functioning properly and make it much, much more difficult to lose weight despite one's best efforts!
I took this drug fr 2 1/2 months. I am a type 2 diabetic and prescribed to reduce my A1C and possibly get off the insulin I was taking. To make a long story short I never increased from the .25 ever. I had serious nausea, was unable to eat and drink and debilitating pain in my gastric system and dehydration. Many visits to the ER and calls and e-mails to my provider over the holidays and lost 22lbs. Finally ended up in a gastroenterologist office and was told that I now have gastroparesis. My stomach is in a permanent state of slow emptying, nausea, discomfort, horrible bouts of anxiety and the weight I lost came back after several months with an added bonus of an additional 20lbs. I thought I was alone but apparently I am not and there is some comfort in knowing it isn’t just me. Praying that you are feeling better and the side effects are not permanent.
Eat differently! Bratt diet! Bananas Rice Applesauce Toast Tea All unsweetened... I've taken the "O" RX for my Diabetes for iver 2 years. Maintaining my weight-loss, A1C is 6.1, passed EKG, off all other RX meds! This girl is going for drama! And, selling something I'm passing on! Find a real health UA-cam entertainer! 😅
@@Dontstop822 If your life is to the point of worrying about sh*tting yourself on the daily, just stop injecting this crap. Eat a healthy diet, exercise, and get a real physician to help you control your insulin.
My husband had the same experience. I appreciate someone being honest. A friend of ours went off of it and almost died. So, you can call her a drama queen but she speaks truth. Not sure about you.
I used mounjaro for about 3 months and would swear to you that I almost died twice. O. M. G. I was constantly nauseated (which should’ve been my first sign but I’m pretty much ALWAYS nauseated anyway) and I never was hungry. The pain and nausea and inability to get any relief whatsoever was terrifying. Just shittin and puking all over the place. Each incident lasted EXACTLY 12 hrs and made me pray for death or relief! I lost like 15 lbs and have kept it off but that shit is for the birds!!!
I was given MJ also. My first week I was so sick I could t leave my house. I had diarrhea about 100 times. Stomach cramps were the worst I’ve had in my life. Plus I could have still eaten a pizza. 😂. The cramps and diarrhea were the worst. I would never take it again.
I’ve struggled with disordered eating my whole life, and would be lying if I didn’t say ozempic piqued my interest. Thank you for your transparency, Jaime!
Oh, it's definitely not right for you. My general advice would be that just because Jaime had a bad experience doesn't mean that the medication isn't right for everyone (I say this as both someone who has worked in the medical field for over 20 years and someone who has lost 85 lb on a GLP-1), but it's certainly not something that should be used by anyone with any kind of ED. It's going to decrease your appetite and it's also probably going to make you nauseous. So skipping meals will be easy. You won't even have to think about starving yourself, it will come naturally. In the beginning, I physically had to make myself eat. Thankfully, that does eventually get better the more your body gets used to the medication, but you can do a lot a damage in a short period of time. And if you have a problem with purging, that will come easy too. I'm not a "puker" myself, I very rarely do it (NEVER on purpose), and I've vomited probably 5 times over the course of taking this drug. If it was something that I wanted to make myself do? It would be so simple. I would just have to think about it. I would hope that every doctor prescribing this type of medication is asking their patients about any history of disordered eating, but since we know they're giving it to people who "just need to lose a quick 20," then I'm sure that's not the case. 🤦♀ I'm really glad that you watched this and realized that it wasn't right for you. That's such a smart decision. I can totally understand how it could be tempting.
@@RavenWolf-qt5my What a rude and completely unnecessary response. First of all, disordered eating is basically an addiction and, like an addition, common sense rarely plays a role. That's kind of the whole problem. "Common sense" tells people to not do drugs, yet they still somehow manage to do them. I guess you think that's their fault for not just thinking logically, huh? Wow. Congrats, you've solved the opioid crisis. Second, how do you know that he/she hasn't been in therapy for years? I have. And I don't have "an unhealthy relationship with food." My diet is actually very healthy. I gained my weight because of a medical problem and I've been trying to lose it for 20 years. I love when people call this a "quick fix" when they have no idea what it really entails. When you've been trying to do something for 20 years, the word "quick" no longer applies. Also, you don't take a shot and wake up skinny. This drug is indicated for people who are obese and have weight-related complications to be used along with diet and exercise. Just because a lot of people experience weight loss quickly does not mean that there's anything quick or easy about it. You have to completely change your lifestyle and remain dedicated to those changes. Plus, this is a lifetime commitment. If people think they're going to take a few shots, lose 20 lb, and then go off of it, then they're just extremely uneducated about how these medications work. You know that big long pamphlet they give you when you fill a prescription medication? I've actually written some of those while developing new medications or adding new indications. I didn't work on the PI for Ozempic, but I can tell you without even looking at it that the words "quick" and "fix" do not appear anywhere. And don't even pretend like you didn't just use "years of therapy" as an insult. What's wrong with years of therapy? It's 2023 and you're still on the internet stigmatizing mental illness? That's just pathetic. I've yet to meet a human being who couldn't benefit from therapy. Based on your obnoxious comment, it seems like you might benefit from talking to a therapist about where all of this hostility comes from. (When you're done, maybe consider heading over to an English class to learn how punctuation works.)
I'll also say that a ton of my family had taken it and lost a ton of weight and haven't had bad reactions, but that wasn't my experience. It was incredibly awful, and I spent a week in enormous pain! I've had stomach issues my entire life, but my doctors haven't figured it out yet. Maybe I'll have to look into colitis. Thank you for being honest so people like me who had a terrible experience don't feel like we're just being babies.
I’ve had stomach issues my whole life too. I recently started the low FODMAP diet to figure out what’s triggering my issues. It’s helped! So far it’s dairy, wheat and apples.
Thank you for talking about your poops! Seriously it’s super helpful to have other people talk about common human issues like this that are indeed common, but seriously suck and can make people feel isolated. And there’s laughter too, even while it sucks. You know how it is.
I was the sickest I’ve ever ever been in my life!!! The absolute worst nausea and vomiting and diarrhea how do they suggest this to ppl for weight loss???????!!!!!
I've been on the 2mg dose of Ozempic for three months now and I have not lost weight. I did not experience any vomiting or intestinal issues just mild nausea the first few weeks. However, my A1c has gone down 2pts which was my goal. My husband on the .25mg dosage could not handle it. He was having abdominal cramping and diarrhea. Everyone is different.
videos like this are so important. I was on it for 3 weeks and quit, it wasn't worth it. All we see in the media are the before and after pics, not the scary side effects. It's definitely a lifesaver for many people, but wayyyy too easy to obtain for everyone else
Oh man. I had stomach surgery and just a few months after my gallbladder was like, " I'm done living!" And I was in the worst pain of my life l. Hearing you talk about your gallbladder pain feels like a weird PTSD flashback and oddly satisfying because I know the exact pain that you mean.... It's so intense and weird.... I don't miss it. I'm so sorry you had to live through that. I'm glad you are doing better
I had to have mine removed they said it was just bad full of stones… when it would flare up omg the pain was absolutely unbearable… sucks for anyone going through it
Same for me. I wished death when I had gallstones. I would hunch over and just cry. Finally gave up my fear of surgery and had it removed. Been good since.
@@Le_leelee817 it was so weird about six months after mine was out my dad had a very bad gallbladder attack and he ended up in the emergency room. When they did surgery for him, his was just goo they said 🫣.
Same!! I had mine removed in October of last year and after dealing with the attacks for 8 years I finally got a dr to listen! It's the worst pain ever and hearing her talk about it just brought me back. I've thought about taking Ozempic, but the side effects really scare me.
Same! The PTSD flashbacks..I had mine removed 2 years ago and every once in awhile when I feel the slightest pain in my stomach I think “NOOO here’s a gallstone attack starting…” then remember that I got it removed and I don’t get attacks anymore! Then the brief pain goes away (was prob gas or something lol)
YES I was going to come comment this! I cried listening to Selena talk about how depressed it made her. I sympathize for other reasons that arent Ozempic. I feel so sad for them.
THANK YOU! In 2020 I started a different weight-loss drug and quickly developed gastroparesis (the complete opposite of dysentery 😂). My doctor told me it was “just a coincidence” since gastroparesis wasn’t a listed side-effect of the drug. She said it would probably go away. Months go by and the gastroparesis is getting worse and worse. To the point when I was in constant excruciating pain and vomiting anything I ate. I, myself, decided to stop the Qsymia and see if anything changed. In a week the pain was gone and the gastroparesis was about 50% improved. The next time I saw my doctor and told her I’d stopped taking it, she said I need to have a gastric emptying study and see a GI because it was “doubtful” the gastroparesis was caused by Qsymia. I went to a GI doctor who I trusted and I’d seen before for unrelated GI issues. He told me “just because a side-effect isn’t listed on the drug information doesn’t mean it won’t be a side-effect for you.” He said the fact that it started when I was on the medicine and improved when I went off means it was a side-effect FOR ME. I was so pissed at my doctor for making me feel crazy to stop taking something. I lost 17 lbs in 16 weeks. Which is about a pound a week and about the same rate I’d lost weight with the same changes and no drug. Once I was off the Qsymia and could think with a Qsymia-free brain, I realize most of the weight-loss I experienced was probably the lifestyle changes I’d made and I would have lost weight without the stupid drug. I wish we could all trust our doctors and believe they are experts when they make recommendations.
cnn article posted yesterday about the ozempic/wegovy drugs (allegedly, of course) causing gastroparesis and how anesthesiologists are alarmed because they're having issues with tons of patients suddenly being unable to complete prep before surgery/endoscopy.
I'm so glad you posted this. I've been a follower for a while, but I was just now recommended this - and I have a doctor's appointment this week to discuss weight loss medications. I've lost 55 pounds on my own, but I also have PCOS and I'm plateauing and can't get any farther, even exercising intensely and eating healthy every day. So it seems like a good thing...but I'm so nervous about it. I feel like all I hear is bad things. I have a history of suicidal ideation (a long time ago), and I saw another UA-camr talking about how much Ozempic put them in a suicidal/depressive episode. I really don't want to do weight loss medications, but I don't know what else to do.
I don’t know if this will help but I talked with my doctor about two months ago about struggling to lose weight. I’ve never had a problem losing weight before and couldn’t figure out what my problem is. I’m on Prednisone which does increase appetite. I will be 60 this year and have arthritis, moderate asthma, fibromyalgia, neuropathy and am immunocompromised. He put me on Phentermine. I take it once a day (It’s a pill.) and it helps with appetite. I do still get hungry but not like before taking it. I’ve lost 24 pounds in about two months, but I am also doing Weight Watchers and sticking to it religiously. I’m also trying to be more active when I’m feeling up to it. I hope this helps.
@@bellah8393 thank you!! One of my friends is on Phentermine as well, and she loves It. Her doctor told her she shouldn't be on it longer than 3 months since it's a controlled substance, but my doctor says I would need to be on it for the rest of my life if I start. What did your doctor tell you about going off of it?
Thank you for being so transparent! Many people are using these drugs & are too scared to stop (due to hope) & are too embarrassed to talk about it. ❤️
Jaime, I so wish for you that you don’t have to repeatedly emphasize that your intent is never to shame anyone. I have been a subscriber for quite some time and I know your heart is always in the right place. You have the courage to speak out honestly and I think this is an important video that may help a few others on their journey. I’m glad you’re sleeping better now and not having pain and gut health issues. 😃 ❤
I can say that I hear you with all of your symptoms. I felt like I was heading down a rabbit hole of depression, and I have not had issues previously with anxiety, but while on ozempic I had both. I had the extreme pain everywhere, especially elbows. I had the stomach issues and the urgency with bowel issues. I had brain fog, and daily mild headaches. I felt like my bones and joints were always sore. It was just a horrible experience, and I took myself off. I feel so much better now. It took about 4 weeks to get back to feeling like myself, prior to ozempic. I know 100% that it was the drug that was causing all of my issues.
Thank you for being so honest about your experience and with your experience with anxiety and depression. It's really refreshing to see someone being truthful and straightforward. I hope your journey to health goes better!
My mom started ozempic and she was having daily panic attacks and crying all the time. It was awful but she was happy to be losing weight…. Then her insurance stopped paying for it and she started begging my brother/her son for HIS ozempic despite the fact that he is diabetic and ozempic is the first drug he’s taken that has made an impact. I just want people to understand how toxic our culture is with fatness and accept the fact that bodies come in all shapes and sizes.
But not all health. Obesity is unhealthy on pretty much all levels. It's not just about appearance. Your mother exhibited addictive behavior, that's not "the culture's fault." Upsetting stuff to have experienced in your family, I'm sure, but don't blame society.
@@SRPDunn Wow omg so edgy, Carl. You should really stop cosplaying as a doctor online especially when you have entirely no idea what you're talking about. If you're gonna troll at least be good at it.
@@SRPDunn it’s proven that yo yoing with your weight (which is also proven to happen to those who diet) puts you at higher risk of developing health conditions than staying consistently fat does.
@@Lady.Fern. I assume you meant to say that yo-yoing weight happens to SOME people who diet? Because it certainly doesn’t happen to everyone who diets…many people diet very successfully and maintain a healthy weight long term And just because something else has a larger negative impact on your health (if that is in fact correct, I have never heard that personally and will need to research it for myself) that doesn’t undo the negative impact of obesity. Unfortunately obesity is harmful to long term health prospects, there’s no way around that 🤷♀️
I’m so glad I found this! My mom started taking this for diabetes, but would literally throw up uncontrollably after taking it. Her doctor told her it was fine, keep taking it. She looked and felt like death. She’s tried so many things to control her A1C and other things and nothing’s worked, we’ve finally found a nutritionist that will work with her insurance (who knew it was that hard 🤦🏻♀️☠️), but she’s doing much better! Turns out, past colitis issues were the issue! Thank you for your content and honesty, you’re amazing, and you freaking crack me up! ♥️♥️♥️
My mom was constantly nauseous/throwing up when she was on Metformin, which is usually really well tolerated. She couldn't keep food down and got hypoglycemic. She lost about 1/3 her body weight, including a lot of muscle. Finally she stopped taking it because she was tired of passing out with low blood sugar. Her blood sugar was fine--it had probably been elevated because she was in the ER with a broken wrist.
Nothing fatphobic about wanting to shape your body to your own liking. ❤ You are very polite and supportive when talking about fat characters in your movie review or about harmful stereotypes. That’s why I love your channel. I’m sorry to hear how much you struggle with loosing weight. But I respect you for working out and taking care of your health ❤
Thank you for making this video, I’ve been seeing non stop adds for Ozempic and other weight loss injections and I’m so thankful for your video because it helped me not cave in
This terrifies me only because I was clueless to it, but my husband is Type 2 and has severe depression/anxiety. He's on trulicity, which is slightly different and hasn't had any of these side effects, but I'm so thankful that you and other creators are talking about it so I can be aware of these issues. Thank you! And I'm so happy you're on the road to recovery.❤
I'm in support groups for these meds and the majority of side effects are not this. It's usually constipation actually. Constipation and nausea and most Drs will prescribe stuff for nausea but if you eat small snacks during the day it helps with the nausea. So does where you actually inject. I do my inner arm. Time of day of injection plays a big role too. You can also split the dose up- like if you're on .5mg you can do half on Tuesday and half on Thursday. Tricks like this you learn from a qualified Dr like a bariatric Dr.
I just wanna say, I understand where you're coming from, the struggle with your weight, the never ending feelings that come with it, the trauma you've lived with. I hear you. For what it's worth, when I see you, I see Jaimie French, with her cute lil figure, her lovely smile, beautiful hair. Your vibes are truly immaculate, you are a lovely person through and through. I know it won't change how you feel, i respect that. I struggle with my body image (I am disabled), eating disorder, mental health, trauma, chronic illnesses. But I just wanna say, you're beautiful, you're wonderful, and an incredible person to look up to. I will always be rooting for you and your happiness. Also, I died at the "dysentery" comparison. 😂 If you ever felt like sharing more of your health/chronic issue struggs, I would totally support that and be part of that community (no presh tho🥰). Take care, I hope you're doing okay. ❤
Thank you so much for making this video. I have definitely felt a little annoyed with so many celebrities (who don't need it) loose so much weight, when the medicine is unavailable for people who need it, but then saw whoopi and Kelly talk about it, and explain that they were both pre-diabetic and overweight and never really found a way to get it down with everything in their lives, and I kinda turned. Not that I think people should just go on it to just to "loose a little weight" cause there's better healthier ways, but for some this drug is such an outcome. I am so sorry this happened to you. I also had colitus and other issues so I would never consider this drug. I hope you're all healed. Dairy free is super helpful, so glad you're sticking to it. It fixed most of my problems too.
Oh yeah, it's a complex issue, and hearing different experiences helps us understand the range of impacts medications can have ❤ I'm glad you found a solution that works for you with a dairy-free diet. Your empathy and insight are greatly appreciated! Take care!
I was on Ozempic and lost some weight. I stopped because it made my internal organs feel uncomfortable. I think it’s even weird to be aware of one’s internal organs.
some people simply just are more aware of their specific body parts and organs. ive always been aware of my veins and my organs and it saved my life when i got sepsis lol
Thanks for doing this. I posted about my issues with ozempic and get so much hate! I had most of the same issues. I had pain in my joints and muscles, stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea. My worst symptoms was the impending doom and anxiety. I would jump at any loud noise and make up out of breath and terrified. I’ve been off for two months and feel like myself again. People just don’t want to believe it. I did the same justifications you did.
I believe it.the vomiting and diarrhea is horrendous! All over Xmas weekend..I had to stop it.thinking about restarting on sunday.the minute I come off it I start putting weight back on...I'm scared to be on it...and scared to be off it due to putting weight back on.
As someone with sever ulcerative colitis, my doctor had always warned me about taking new medication as it could trigger my symptoms. Now I’m so wary with what I take because I cannot bear to go through that pain again. My heart goes out to you for staying so strong ❤️
Oh my gosh, Jaime, thank you so much for this video. I was about to start it, but I have a history of bad IBS-D and gall bladder issues. I haven't had a gall bladder attack in over 6 months, and I have worked very hard to watch my diet to get that. They wanted to remove my gallbladder, but I wanted to try to keep it as long as I could. There is no way I will try Ozempic now after watching your video and potentially go through the gallbladder attacks again that put me in the hospital numerous times. My mother was on it for only 6 or 7 weeks and is still struggling with the diarrhea and abdominal pain 3 weeks later. As someone with severe anxiety induced IBS-D and gallbladder issues I feel your pain girl. You are one tough cookie to stick it out so long. I'm sorry it didn't go the way you wanted. I think you are a beautiful lady even without the weight loss. 💖🥰
I already know it won't work for me. The drug acts on Orexin neurons in the brain, which regulate appetite, sleep, and metabolism, and I have Narcolepsy, meaning my immune system killed of most of my Orexin neurons, so I'd be a non-responder. I can relate to the struggle of gaining no matter how little you eat. I'm in the same boat and am trying to shift my focus to increasing strength to feel better in my body no matter what size it is because muscle mass I can control. Weight I apparently cannot. May as well focus on the things I actually do have control over instead of spinning my wheels, right? I'm sorry ozempic didn't work for you, but you're not alone. I know PCOS is a struggle for sure. I'm a Neuroscientist and used to do Neuroendocrinology research in a lab that studied PCOS, so you have my empathy. Our PCOS mice would gain weight even though they were eating the same food as their wildtype siblings. They could end up twice as big as a regular mouse just by existing. They were my cutie pies tho! Apparently PCOS mutations affect fat cells, too. I know it sucks, but hang in there. It's not your fault. You're not doing anything wrong, your body just works differently than other people's. Mine does, too. Hopefully you can find some positive ways to honor your body despite the health setbacks. You deserve happiness and peace. ♥
I'm a little pcos total thyroidectomy gainer just by existing & I hate it.... I'm a depressed shell of the woman I used to be... your words to Jamie made me feel better tho. Thanks for being so kind to her, it made me feel better lol ❤
My NP at the gynecologist told me “just go KETO” 🙄 it’s crazy to me that a nurse practitioner at a gynecologist’s office thinks that women with PCOS just eat a lot when that’s never been an issue with me, it’s actually the opposite I have no appetite (because i have autoimmune issues and eating/digesting food is painful) yet I gain weight and getting pregnant didn’t help the situation
Pcos used to be so hard to come by. I am an avid learner of this stupid disease? and I have never heard of the mouse study until the last few months. Dr's should educate themselves better. IMO.
We appreciate your honesty and transparency on this channel. We will support you no matter what.
❤💯!
Same
Well, not no matter what. I'm sorry Jamie but if you start Anakin Skywalker killing children I'm not gonna support u anymore 😅
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@miuleauna that’s fair 😂
My husband was on Ozempic for two years for type 2 diabetes. He slowly turned into a sad, anxious little man.
A couple of months ago, there was an Ozempic shortage so the doctor switched him to Rybelsus. It has the same main ingredient as Ozempic which is semaglutide. Within a couple of weeks, my poor husband was so panicky he could barely function. I told him my findings about semaglutide and mood changes and he quit cold turkey. Four weeks later he's feeling much better but isn't completely out of the woods yet. I hope and pray he will make a full recovery and that those drugs haven't made permanent changes to his brain.
When you don’t eat super healthy AND workout, you don’t get all that you need.
You will become anxious and sad and other things when you are being malnourished
It’s sucks because I’ve been on all the sides of this medication and
It’s very delicate
It’s a balance
If you aren’t all in and keeping up with water in take, same routine and same simple foods everyday
This is where troubles begin
I am all over the place, the first time I took it I was doing SO GOOD
my husband got laid off so I wasn’t able to eat like I was before and it was making me so sad I didn’t go workout
I started again and I didn’t
Have the tools(food) I needed, we were so broke!
It messed me up so bad!!!!
Either you’re ready and all in or don’t do it , it’s seriously our life change and it’s not a miracle drug you have to put in the work and you have to be consistent day and day out for as long as it takes
It’s hard to explain to everyone, but I’ve been on all sides of Ozempic before I started, after I started, I was successful, and I had the worst experience, because I am so inconsistent. Moneywise I Olympic is not for me
Sometime in the future, when I am able to get food that I need to be successful
Now I'm offically scared... as I start this tomorrow 😮😮😮
Just pay attention to what's normal for you to feel and whether or not difficult life circumstances could be the cause of any new depression or anxiety. If the ozempic is the only link, then you know it's time to try something else.
I hope it works out for you. @collettewhosthatgirl1330
@collettewhosthatgirl1330 I've been on it since Nov 2022 for diabetes. It's lowered my A1c to 5.3 and I've lost 60 pounds. I have no symptoms at all. At first I would get a bit of nausea, but I don't even get that anymore.
Could it also be his unhealthy diet that’s causing this imbalance
Thank you. As a nurse, I am concerned with how a prescription drug becomes so popular. I'm glad it works for some people... But it's a DRUG, and it will not work universally for all people. You also talked a lot about how you continued to communicate with, and work with your doctor. People need to hear that. I'm sorry it was so awful for you.
Because of the amount of titration that takes place… most people continue communication with their doctors.
Your inability to sleep may be affected by your apple watch. Don't sleep with it on!
Lol just like the COVID Jab huh
So sorry ozempic didn't work for you. I have been on it for almost 2 yrs I think with a 70 lb weight loss !! Normal BS, A1C normal, off insulin. Have had gastric issues off and on but not quite bad enough to go off ozempic ! My neighbor also has has good success but her sister was on it and , like you, saw no benefit of weight loss. I do think of it as an amazing drug and again, so sorry for your experience 😬
No one knows what the long term effects are going to be . I practiced pharmacy for 43yrs . There were many drugs removed from the market after being used for many years because deadly of side effects discovered later .
I'm so sorry. My husband was on it for about 2 years. It has DESTROYED his stomach and intestines. He took it for pre diabetes. He lost weight yes, but it was not worth it. As soon as he stopped, which everyone eventually has to, he gained it all back then some. He has horrible spastic colon and paralyzed stomach. Pain almost every day. It was and is horrible. Cannot leave for anywhere without knowing where a bathroom is. Doctors are prescribing this to everyone. Think twice people.
@Lynn-mf2ylI can have ozempic if I want because I'm diabetic, but I'm too scared to take it!
Thank you so much for sharing this. I've been having my nutritionist at Mayo clinic fighting my insurance on this for me. I've been so stressed out because they said I'm prediabetic at 102 not fasting blood work 😂 So, anyway, I'm no longer going to try and get this medication thanks to you and this information. You saved me. So please tell your husband how sorry I feel for him, and prayers for him being sent. But tell him, because of your post about him, you saved me. If you only saved one person from this drug, you made the difference. Lots of love to you and your husband. 🤗
I've talked to people who are 100 lbs over weight who can't get it.
It says to eat right and exercise with this. Not just eat crap bc remember it's for diabetes management
It did Not work for me, even though I exercised religiously. In fact I could not poop for 5 days and all the food I ate for 4 days caused weight gain. I am not taking a second dose. It can collect dust. And no I did not take it for weight loss but for the other reason.
Jaime, there's a saying in Ireland. "Hindsight is foresight for a gobshite" . If you knew then what you know now, you would never had gone through it. I've watched your confidence grow over the last few years but you still don't see yourself as most of your followers do. A beautiful person both inside and out who entertains and genuinely makes me belly laugh at your content. No meds needed, you're great just as you are ❤
She’s beautiful. It’s the beauty standards of this CULTure that are the problem.
She might need medication for PCOS weight management. I had a friend with PCOS (who sadly passed away very young in an unrelated accident) and I remember she was always on diets and exercising, and trying so hard to stay in shape, but the PCOS made it incredibly hard for her to stay at a healthy weight, no matter how diligent she was. Jaime pretty much said the same thing in the video. It’s one thing to have self-love and acceptance, but it’s another to want to manage a health condition and be at the weight you want to be. Chronic illness is incredibly hard, especially with comorbitity. That said, medical professionals, friends, and family memeber really need to listen to the feelings of the chronically i’ll and not dismiss them or talk them into a medication that is obviously doing them harm or has awful side effects.
I couldn't of said that better myself, well said Niamh Brennan. I would love Jaime to see herself through our eyes she's amazing.
@@aWomanFreed it’s not about beauty, it’s about health. I feel more beautiful when I’m overweight, but I’m less healthy. Sorry to break it to you, blood pressure and hearts and joints don’t care about beauty.
@@cringeproof100 that’s a ridiculous comment. U are dividing health and beauty, I did not do that.
As someone with pcos who is currently up 15lbs for literally no reason I appreciate you sharing because it’s not just the weight it’s so many other things, mental health, lack of sleep, the anxiety & depression. Being pre-diabetic that comes up with just that 1 diagnosis, + any other diagnosis that you have. It’s exhausting sometimes to just exist & find the will power to push through. So I can’t stress it enough, THANK YOU! For sharing such a vulnerable experience.
I have pcos but I gained weight from oral steroids bc I have lung issues rn . The stretch marks are what’s getting to me… they’re borderline taking up my entire upper thighs and on my lower back they’re super dark and deep :(
I hope you get to a healthy weight. Please read the first law of thermodynamics. You are not gaining 15 lbs for no reason. You are consuming enough calories to gain those 15 lbs. PCOS makes it a harder to lose weight, I’m sure. I have hypothyroidism and I have lost 92lbs since the pandemic began. Take accountability for your actions, take responsibility and take action. I lost the weight when I stopped using my hypothyroidism as an excuse
@@priscillaflores7656 I'm glad that this is your story, but you can't use that to beat it over people's heads. While being in a calorie deficit or surplus determines whether you'll lose or gain weight and the law of thermodynamics explains this, it doesn't account for the things that affect whether someone can get into a deficit/surplus. Having PCOS can reduce your metabolic rate by up to 700 calories. And this may take time, there are countless stories of young women who were thin but hairy as teenagers when they first got their diagnoses, but as they got older and the metabolic symptoms of PCOS kicked in like increased insulin resistance and decreased metabolic rate, they packed on the weight. One of the things that helps doctors diagnose the condition is significant weight gain.
On the other hand, I have experience with a mild form of hyperthyroidism that really won't give me other symptoms except heat sensitivity and dropping 30+ lbs in six months without changing my intake. And I understand that to be because my metabolic rate increased because of this condition. So it's not all about behaviours. You can even see Jaime here talking about being on a 300-400 calorie deficit from her usual intake on this drug, but still losing very little after several weeks. It isn't about "excuses".
@@priscillaflores7656 good for u. But hyperthyroidism isn’t the same as PCOS or Cushing’s or Prader Willi’s syndrome, etc. Instead of assuming people aren’t taking accountability ask yourself what makes you feel comfortable enough to tell another person on the internet what they’re doing wrong without knowing their medical history? Some people DO gain weight for no reason and end up having to see a professional after trying counting calories and learning about nutrition. It’s how many people end up getting tests and later a diagnosis.
People need more hobbies, and participate in community service, to keep their brains busy. Otherwise "just existing" becomes difficult.
Hey, Jaime. I “lost control” I say delicately coming up the steps of the subway on 42nd St. in New York City. It was summer so no coat, wearing a dress. all I had was my transit pass. I went to a nearby building and asked the guards to use the bathroom which they refused. I started to cry and the older guard took me to a ladies room and stood guard outside so nobody could come in. I still pray for him and his kindness.
Hi Serene. Mine isn’t ozempic related but I wanna make you feel better about yourself. So I did that once at Walmart - my stomach was off. I have lots of back and forth between sprinkler and cement truck - at that time I was in love with a certain soup that i shouldve ran away from… at work anyways- thank god this was 2006 and thick velour track suits were in style. And I had a nice one in chocolate brown. I had just moved into a new place and needed sheets. I had no couch yet and the floor needed new carpet. No other options. I don’t sleep on my brand new mattress with no sheets right??? Let’s go to the store with the shitz. So ok I’m not feeling good. It’s 5am and I am dead tired…. I’m in Walmart- the super huge one. And On my way to the bedding section which used to be way way in the back I feel the need …. The need for speeding to the nearest bathroom except I had to squeeze my cheeks so hard. I was sweating. I was there forever and someone came into the aisle. So I said ok. Go to the bathroom in the back. As soon as I took a step I shit myself. All down my legs. I went to the bathroom. Cleaned my legs. Tossed the undies. Went shopping for sheets. Stood in line smelling like diarrhea and then put down plastic bags in the car and drove home. I told my roommate and she listened said 😳🫣🤫. And went into her room
@@elizabethlloyd3013Huge slay for still buying the damn sheets. Shit literally happens 😂 I remember always finding the saying “i shit myself” so funny as I didnt know it was actually possible to accidentally poo yourself unless you had a condition or were incontinent lmao, UNTIL I DID. I was 21, friends birthday party, wine tour, had an incredible time the entire day until….. So we were walking away from drop off stop back to a hotel myself and my 4 friends had booked to kick back at, I knew i needed to poop and whispered to my bf at the time that I felt like i was gonna crap my costume, he thought i was just being funny i guess? anyway I was clenching SO HARD while we walked only 200 metres or so, but i was so drunk so i dont think i realised how bad. We finally got to the check in desk and i just looked at my boyfriend and said “hold this” threw all my belongings at him and darted for the toilets. Unfortunately it was already happening as I started running. I cleaned up as much as possible and it took forever coz i was soooo hammered 😂 my best friend burst into the bathroom after like 15 minutes and immediately said DID YOU SHIT YOURSELF!?😂 and i said YES 😂😂 AND SHE SAID OH and fell to the floor laughing. Went and got my boyfriends (ex now) jumper to throw over (bless that man soooo hard) and head up to the room to get changed. Thank god for my best friends and ex we always supported each other during embarrassing moments 😂😂 After that I had a shower and we had a sesh and i stayed nice and close to the loo ❤❤😂
@@elizabethlloyd3013 I managed to shart myself at work 🎉 I was pretty freshly post op, and had been taking medicine for the insane constipation the surgery caused,,, which resulted in a great equal and opposite reaction. I hadn't needed to worry abt farts being anything but farts since I was probably 5. Let a tiny one slip, didn't even realize anything happened. Found out the hard way maybe 30 minutes later to great disappointment in myself
I will never get why the city planners feel the need to close amenities like public restrooms
People are just gonna shit and piss on the ground! What do they expect?!
@@KRobinson-ko1ne Nah fr also the amount of times ive finally found a public toilet only for it to be out of service or being “cleaned” and no one around and no signs on where the next nearest is. Crazy
Jaime I am seeing you for the first time!!! Nice to meet you. I am a registered nurse and so many coworkers are taking Ozempic. I had to try it and had negative effects. I do not have any of the conditions you have but had tremendous gastric and gut pain. Like you, I continued to talk myself into believing it was my fault, my diet, my body, until one day my pain felt like pancreatitis, pain, so intense, went around to my back; I called in sick to work and I finally went off of it. I did lose 25 lbs, but gained 10 back as soon as I went off. After a couple months Ozempic free and am now on Mounjaro day 3. So far so good and no gastric upset. As far as the insomnia, I used to say I will never be able to sleep, but it will happen for you. Love yourself, be kind to yourself and slow down. I believe a lot of weight is stress related. I don't mean to preach and say all with love, but I am 60 and rest much better since I am older. I will pray you rest well and sleep. Much love and God Bless you sweetie. Love your open honest genuine freedom. What a gift.
Your an amazing soul ma'am ❤️
Are you doing better on Mounjaro? I hope so🙏
I don’t understand what happened to people just taking phentermine. Neither drug is “safe” but phentermine seems a hell of a lot safer and is quite effective, short term, and with much more mild side effects. It also isn’t taking from people who need their diabetic medication.
@@teeeff8337phentermine is illegal in California & also that shit is legit meth lol I tried to take it and it would crack me out I got off that bs so quick
It's just speed. I took it.. I got it bc mom who was heavy got it for me... Worked great but it's just speed and you develop a tolerance to speed very quickly. I could say more about "speed" but I won't..
I cant deal with those "fatphobic" labels. I cant believe wanting to be healthy is a negative thing. We all love you Jaime, thick or skinny!
I think misery loves company. When someone gets upset your trying to lose weight for yourself and they take it personally it’s because they are jealous you are doing something they can’t or won’t. I would bet that if most of the people crying fatphobic had a fairy godmother tell them they could make them skinny in that moment they would do it in a heartbeat.
I don't think improving your health is fatphobic. Being so insistent on the possibilty of not being fat anymore, that you are willing to live in constant pain, damaging your organs, and no longer living your life, is fat phobic. Skinny=/=healthy. Fat=/=unhealthy.
I'm not saying Jaime is fatphobic. I don't know her personally and I appreciate her candor, but I think this situation is worth unpacking with a ED specialist.
@@daniellerichardson5900 I disagree. And with all due respect, it sounds like that's exactly what you're saying. Being phobic means your scared of something, I truly believe that Jaime just wanted badly for this medicine to work. I mean heck, you see everyone around you getting results, I would keep trying as well. Not wanting to admit that this medicine was causing her issues, is waaaayyyyyy different than being fat phobic. And when did this word salad "fat phobic" become so prevalent? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills sometimes with the stuff that comes out of the internet.
I dunno, y'all... I AM FAT-PHOBIC for myself, in my OWN body, because it's self centered fear only. I was born in '85, 6'1", and had to sew her own clothes because XL wasn't large enough. Kate Moss was the icon then. I know it's not my fault and I know it's unhealthy to fear your body, but I think a "phobia" is a new Vocab term for me, for myself at least.
I don't give 2 💩 about OTHER peoples' bodies TBH. I actually get triggered by people trying to lose body fat because they often don't need to, but I have to be delicate about if I'll be authentic with them or not.
Anywho... Fat-phobia... If that's part of my disordered ideas about food: I'm afraid of fat because of what the world says ABOUT fat people. Cool, next therapy topic 😂
I love the comments section!
@Leigh Ann McDowell Does homophobic mean scared of gay folx? Or general disgust and rejection? What would you call going to any and all lengths to distance yourself from "fatness" out of disgust and rejection?
My aunt took this and had pretty much the same symptoms. Her doctor was thrilled that she "lost" 25 pounds, but then she responded with, "I can't eat anything because I'm afraid to sh*t myself!" She no longer taking it.
😮😮omg 😢
So many doctors literally only care about the scale over actual health and well-being ☹️
😢 that's not a quality of life
@@Morepanthers this. It’s terrible
@@Morepanthers Recently got health insurance again after years without. I've been to 8 different doctors in the last 3 months and none of them have mentioned my weight, not even my PCP. I'm the one that does in order to control the conversation, and I just say "I'm not interested in talking about my weight". When I was younger, it was forcibly talked about every visit. More and more modern doctors do not hound as much. They just want to make sure the weight isn't new.
And to be fair.. if you have a doctor that makes you feel bad, say something. I straight up say "I have a lot of anxiety about going to doctors because I have been unfairly judged in the past." You are their customer essentially. Idk why people continue to put up with being treated like a second class citizen by doctors. As someone who has worked with doctors and grew up meeting lots of doctors as a patient, YOU have all the power. If you don't like the way you are being treated, tell them that and report them to patient advocacy. Review their ass on Google and any other site that their name pops up. Also remember that doctors need to be reminded that we are humans first and patients second.
Jaime is sooo good at talking about something serious while also making you laugh the entire time.
Not taking everything so seriously is a great way of relieving daily stress.
Is she drunk, or stoned?
Right!?
This 😂
I'm glad you posted this. I am on Ozempic with no negative side effects. But when I searched for negative side effects, I found nothing. I'm glad to know. Good info for my brain file.
Love that you mentioned your weight loss was more likely from cutting out dairy. I’ve been on the elimination diet since January. After cutting out dairy, process foods & gluten I’ve lost about 20 pounds. It looks like I’ve lost 40 though because all my inflammation is gone! Not to mention my brain fog is gone, sleeping better, higher metabolism & less food anxiety. I wish doctors would look more at food intolerance instead of going off the idea people are overweight because they’re constantly eating & they just need an appetite suppressant.
Processed food is like drugs. All that sugar and salt makes your brain light up as if you're taking heavy illegal drugs.
So if you cut food, are you eating the same amount? Or are you also eating less?
THIS!! People are so focused on the amount their eating but not focused on how WHAT they’re eating is affecting their bodies.
The carnivore elimination diet helped me lost 60 lbs from my initial weight of 220 lbs
I couldn't lose weight until i stopped gluten. Slow but down 50 lbs and kept it off for more than a decade.
I'm 65 and diabetic. Thank you for being open and honest and sharing this valuable information.Very sorry to hear about all the health issues you have had to go through. Don't let anyone pressure you into anything. Just do what's right for you. Only recently discovered your channel. Your videos have been a real bright spot for me. Laughter is very important.
thank you Frank 🥰
My doctor is trying to convince me to go on Ozempic. It's been 40 years of eating disorders, dieting and recovery. Know why I want to lose weight? I've looked deeply into this since I stopped obsessing over my body. It's not because I think fat people are less attractive, it's not because I hate my body. I dealt with any fatphobia in my head a loooooong time ago. It's not even for health reasons - my numbers (save for BMI) are perfect. I live a healthy and active life. It's only and entirely because when you're fat, a majority of people treat you like absolute, literal, worthless dogsh*t. There's no escape. It's all the time.
I'll take your experience into consideration, because most reviews just seemed too... positive. I'll admit I don't have digestive issues and might not be as likely to have trouble, but it's worth paying attention to how I feel if I do try it out. Much later. After the shortage is dealt with.
It's surprising to me how little compassion people have for overweight people. They'll say, "just stop eating so much!" As though it's always that simple. It makes me wanna say, "oh, is that what YOU did to get so fit?" Because I can tell from that lack of empathy that they've never been obese before.
Fatphobic is such a joke. Absolutely NO ONE enjoys being fat.
@@totesmcgoats435 or people in general. I know people might roll their eyes at me saying this, but I'm thin (skinny) and have had someone roll their car window down and throw fast food garbage at me yelling to "eat a burger!!" People suck!!!
@@totesmcgoats435 Even other fat people treat you like shit.
@@heatheraggus7501 going from skinny girl being told to eat more to a fat girl being told to eat less... Both fucking suck....
One thing I’ve learned with having medical problems is trust your body if you know something is wrong or you second guess yourself don’t. You are absolutely right.
Celina spooky boo just did a video about her terrible experience with Ozempic. I'm SO glad you guys are speaking out about your experiences.
I justed watched her video this week! I think that by Celina opening up about their terrible experiences with this class of medication, more creators will as well. The severe adverse psychological side effects that they both spoke about are scary. Even with knowing everyone will have a different experience and that those are said to be treated side effects, I kinda want to see the clinical trial data.
I, too, just watched that video. I think the truth of side effects aren't being told as readily because of the user trying to justify them so they can finally find something that helps them to stop incessantly thinking about food.
I wondered if anyone else saw that. I mean, of course they did, but i wondered if there was crossover. ❤ Thanks for sharing, that had to suck big eggs. 😢
Just watched this week too. I work in pharmacy, the amount of people trying to get these meds and how much they’re paying is nuts.
I just commented the same thing. Should have kept reading. 😂 My Dr suggested it after phentermine quit helping but I’m pretty sure I want nothing to do with this. I cannot spare the time or space for a mental health crisis.
ETA not that anyone can, but I have a gaggle of kids and grad school and I’m barely surviving as is and am convinced I cannot take the risk to feel as poorly as Celina or Jaime did.
Why don't doctors see the connection of gall bladder, thyroid, IBD, PCOS, high blood pressure, fibroids etc.? Women with these problems find losing weight nearly impossible with exercise and diet. This drug and these women do not do well, and suffer. Jaime thank you, sharing this is an example of being a brave woman.
if that were the case they would not loose weight on ozempic etc...but they do..because they eat less --- an amazing drug and far less dangerous than obesity which is the number 2 contributor to cancers behind smoking
O would wonder, u r carb/sugar sensitive, poison for u? Something Jas to work for you, lots of water, running, aerobics, 3-Xs A week, lift some min weights.
So, something will work for UR weight lpss.
Most, 99.99999999999% hate alr, she is a pathological liar, gas lighter, abusive to gf and their moms, out and out arrogant mean hateful girl.Character trait of a Blizzard in the middle of a highway.
From what Ive seen low carb or even no carb works really well due to the fact that we don't deal great with sugars due to insulin resistantce and carbs are just complex sugars that are harder to break down
@@downieduck2414 Did you watch the video? For some women it is a life saver, for others very detrimental to their lives. Jaimie did not lose an ounce, even with no appetite and debilitating diarrhea and neither do many women with these issues. That is the whole point of Jaimie's post, she tried as hard as she could. I know women who starved themselves and showed signs of malnutrition and still did not lose. Telling these women to just diet and exercise harder and the weight will come off is abusive.
@@deboranontell9711true…I can’t lose one damn pound no matter what I do!
Jamie I literally am so glad you uploaded this!!! No one believes me when I say I felt like literal shit taking this medicine (and mounjaro)!! And I didn’t lose a POUND. I couldn’t even get out of bed to go to the gym. Another weird symptom I had was joint pain! No where listed in the side affects!! But anyway I am so thankful you uploaded this.
Isn’t it funny when a weight loss strategy doesn’t work it’s because we are “lying” or “doing it wrong?” Why isn’t the strategy ever to blame? Maybe it’s not healthy or truly doesn’t work for everyone because bodies are complicated 🤷🏻♀️
The same symptoms happened to me. No thank you. 😵💫
@@rachelmiller4949
Because "wamyn be crazy!!!".
I like your profile picture.
Exactly the same here. I talked to three different doctors over 3 years now about my involuntary weight gain and all of them were absolutely sure I needed ozempic/Saxenda. I tried it twice within half a year and stopped both times after one pen, because I felt as if my intestines were imploding, I didn’t lose any weight, I felt sick and literally masochistic, even with the whole needle-thing. It’s painful and it made me feel as if I am more sick than I actually am. Anyway, my point is that the third doctor that suggested it to me was „really surprised“ that I had such a bad experience. And I honestly feel as if the docs receive wrong information on ozempic and it’s actual side-effects. O, I forgot to mention, I had heart-palpitations as well… that was seriously scary.
Of course you didn’t lose any weight; you stopped after one week. I’m down 60 pounds. Dude effects were terrible at first but now are not bad a year in. It’s changed by life.
Thank you for sharing your story. Five weeks ago, my endocrinologist put me on the drug to lose weight and control my blood sugar. I too have thyroid issues and type 2 diabetes and other medical issues. Day 2 after taking the injection I started with the severe nausea, every single day with feelings of being unwell all of the time. Called the office and was assured that the nausea would go away by week four. Not! Vomiting started along with the nausea. My appetite was gone, and my morning blood sugars was in the 50's and 60's. I could only eat very small meals. I lost only 8 pounds in 5 weeks. I did not take the 5th week dose of the increase to 0.5mg. I see the doctor next month and will tell him then that I will not be taking any more of that drug. I may be fat, but I've lived this long, I'm 67, so I'll die fat with no nausea and vomiting. For those that take it without problems and lose weight, good for you. For those who have problems, I really feel for you.
Or you could request an anti nausea medication, and stick it out until you’re pleased with the results. Good luck
I’m 30 pounds overweight and more than happy to stay this way! Ozempic is a HARD pass for me.
A low carbohydrate diet or keto diet gives the same benefits without the troubles. Dr. Ken D. Berry has a UA-cam channel with lots of videos on how to do this. This has lowered my A1C by 1.2 points in 8 months (just low carb 100 mg a day) without side effects.
Take chromium picolinate. Read about it!
My dad was type 2 diabetic and after taking C.P. for a year his tests show that he doesn't have it anymore!
Holy hell honey you are sooooo strong, dealing with all you’ve been through. I’m 47 years old and I spent almost my entire adult life trying to control my weight. So many long years in pain, disappointment, and restriction. I finally just had to eat things that didn’t hurt, didn’t matter what it was, with no regard for calorie count. Life is short. You’re awesome and deserve a life as free of pain as possible. Hugs.
Youre so pretty❤
I must concur with the comment before mine. You are, indeed, so beautiful! 🤍
Sorry, I had to peek at your pic upon reading the comments. You are very pretty, and look much younger than 40's. I'm sorry you've had to deal with yo-yo weight...I deal with it too. It sucks. Hugs & Love ❤❤❤
I mean it’s not new. Diabetics have been using it since 2012. It’s only newly been exploited for weight loss in the last couple years making it more difficult for diabetics to obtain it and making it more expensive.
@@ItsLys0620 They weren't able to keep up with the pen production.
As someone who works in this kind of industry, If you ever have side effects from taking medication to contact the company directly on their customer service/compliance line. Most of these companies have email, phone number or contact that collects reports of side effects and such. This can help with bringing awareness to better inform patients of side effects not observed in clinical trials, which inturn help better inform doctors about all the potential side effects within their own patients and also in instances where medicine batches can be contaminated and need to be recalled. Thank you for sharing your story Jaime and if you have not yet or your doctors have not yet, please reach out to the drug manufacture and inform them of your experiance taking the drug; it can help a lot of people down the line.
Oh good to know!
She was taking a compounded version of semaglutide so this would not apply to her. But I agree, anytime there is a reaction to a prescription medication it should be reported to VAERS.
Now I know what those awful stomach pains still are… been off Ozempic 4 weeks now. But, the migraine headaches are gone, as well as the no energy, 2 naps a day, and am sleeping so much better. I put up with so much, and rationalized all my symptoms away. Gee, no more vomiting and diarrhea! Imagine that, I now have a life!
Yes, it does that, it seems to me you can do one thing...or the other, either eat....or take ozempic.
So glad you posted this. I have a friend who is on Wegovy and she won’t admit it but it’s slowly killing her. Her anxiety is completely out of control and the muscle wasting is shocking. She looks like a frail 80 yr old but thinks she looks good. She already has joint problems and those are all way worse because she is so weak and inflamed. Her guts like yours had issues to start with and are now worse. On top of all that her whacked out anxiety, paranoia and depression are going to ruin her marriage. She’s already been using it well over 2 years and has no plans of getting off. I don’t know what it’s going to take for her to come to her senses.
shitty diet, she should start eating healthy
That's terrifying
I wonder if your friend knows that this drug is made from Gila Monster lizard venom? A scientist was studying the lizard venom and noticed it lowered the blood sugar in animals bitten by the lizard, so they started synthesizing it for diabetic medication. Another side effect of the venom is the digesting of tissue in animals bitten by the lizard.
When you mentioned "quieting the voice" I felt like you were the only person I have ever heard that understands that voice like someone telling you to "eat it" over and over until you finally give in and then I feel like crap after I do. It's so hard and most people don't understand that at all when I say it's like someone in my head telling me to do it, crazy as that sounds. It would be amazing to shut that voice up for good. Thank you for understanding that and letting me realize there are others who feel the same way. It helps more than you could ever know.
When I have alcohol cravings, I get that same voice. I definitely believe you.
I have the same thing. It’s a part of Binge Eating Disorder. It sucks. For me, I am at the point where just not gaining weight each week is progress.
But, I really need to lose weight to be healthier. I need to not only be there for my small kids, but I need to interact and get in the floor and play with them, too. Which is hard right now.
Once I hit 200 I REALLY felt it. Energy decreased (even more than it already was) walking harder, and even just the way my arms rested away from my body. I also have a bad back and heart disease and I know this is just further straining it.
It’s hard, but it is important to do everything we can to be better and be healthier. Stay strong! ❤
The New York Times recently had a big article about how Ozempic and its similar drugs quiet the food mental chatter. Apparently that's not only common but embraced by Ozempic users.
I tried the hormone suppressing drug Lupron as a last step before getting a hysterectomy because of gnarly endometriosis. That was the first time since I was a kid that I didn't hear that little voice saying "eat it!". Being on Lupron was so scary because of the hideous side effects and how it takes over your whole body, but it was neat seeing how other people live. Nothing bothered me or made me worry, I had a neutral measured response to everything, my energy levels were constant, and I only ate for practical reasons. I was like "ooohhh now I understand how my husband and dad and brothers move through life..."
We are not weak or strong, we are what our hormones tell us to be!
@@dellfeld4everthat voice is hard… and then having other health issues which I have that make life seem sometimes impossible. Thank goodness for therapy, and a loving partner.
I am 78 and Ozempic caused such severe constipation I had to stop. Loss weight, but it was muscle mass, not fat. My intestines are still in recovery.
Carnivore needs no drugs
@constancecondit4349 I also have constipation but stopped for over a month but, still have constipation. How long did it take you to resolve? Mine could be another med, trying to figure it out! Thanks you
So many things cancause constipation but so many dont know enough to figure out the triggers unfortunately
Yes & it’s taking forever to figure it out, medication by medication. I was so excited about my results from Ozempic & I have been off of it for over 8 weeks yet still constipated! Your right it could be anything
@@lindaM82224 I stopped Ozempic in Oct 2023 and finally got fairly normal in middle Jan 2024. The brain is involved so it takes a bit.
Still gassy and burping so still acting up. (New since Ozempic.) I think my age (78) is a big factor. Muscle mass loss and the intestines are a muscle.
A lot of creators coming out about this drug. I just watched Celina Spooky Boo and she had horrible side effects. Honestly Im glad that people are giving their honest experiences.
Your experience with food sounds so much like what I deal with. Its a toxic relationship.
I watched hers too and I was wondering if that prompted Jamie to talk about it. But I guess a lot of people are talking about it now so maybe not
This is the comment I was looking for since I too watched Celina's video and it's sad knowing how this "drug" is really hurting people
When your doctor said Ozempic causes “delayed gastric emptying”, she was describing gastroparesis, a horrible disease to live with. I made another comment describing life with this disease because I live with it. Gastroparesis caused by Ozempic (or its sisters) does not always go away once the medication is stopped.
My Mom literally had to go to the emergency room. She was short of breath. They found that her kidney function was 10-15%.
This morning the doctors said it was caused by the ozempic
Really her kidneys are failing from ozempic? I’m so sorry. I have been short of breath then almost pass out or do pass out when I stand up. It is completely nuts
I doy know if it matters or not but from my close ones I have 3 people that developed kidney problems after COVID and or vaccines.
@@elenabob4953are they taking ozempic too?
Yeah, Dr. Attia's video said the inhibitors in the drug could also affect kidney function because those receptors are also located in the kidney. Basically this is a study that everyone has become a lab rat to see long-term results. Hope your mom is going to get better, how awful for her.
This happened to my 35 year old cousin about 3 months ago. Used it for 4 weeks. She was in kidney failure and ended up in ICU. Her doctor had never heard such a thing caused by Ozempic. It was a freak incident but it does happen on the rare occasion. Now she’s on another injection and does well.
The issue that isn’t being discussed: your digestion is directly related to your mental health, hormones , and so many other things: on one hand we have “gut health” as a huge trend and on the other hand we have a drug that makes people constipated as the miracle drug.
The gut/mind connection is REAL. I'm on the other side of the spectrum, so to speak. My BMI is just below healthy at 17.7. I've had severe anxiety and panic disorders since childhood, but they've worsened as I've gotten older. I'm on meds and therapy to manage my symptoms, and well! But the only problem left is my inability to eat. So many people make assumptions about why I'm as slender as I am, and they *really* hurt. I worry if I'll ever be able to enjoy food again. This eating thing started almost right when lockdown happened. I try so hard to eat the food and consume the calories I need, but it's damn-near impossible when your guts are doubled-over with anxiety. Being a human with a body is hard.
I thought constipated was exactly the opposite of what this drug does?
@Dunika No. Although, Ozempic can do either. It slows down digestion and lowers blood sugar. The unintended consequence being, it helps you lose weight. Weight loss is the side effect. Some people should not take it. Ever.
@@starryeyedtarot8876 hey I just wanted to say that you’re not alone!! I also feel unable to eat when stressed and the pandemic caused me to become underweight. Thankfully I’m a healthy weight again at the moment but it’s still hard to make sure I stay here. And I’m a lot weaker than I was before because I haven’t gained a lot of the muscle I lost back yet. I understand what you mean about how it’s hurtful that people will accuse us of not eating on purpose or having disorders we don’t have :/ I think people need to understand that disordered eating is not always one of the named eating disorders. Sometimes disordered eating has a cause that has nothing to do with body dysmorphia or wanting to lose weight.
I TOTALLY agree!
Fellow PCOS sufferer here. I have also been on the struggle bus for years with my weight. It took seeing 3 different doctors to finally get one to run my blood tests just to get the pcos diagnosis (which I was pretty sure I had after watching an episode of Criminal Minds, of all things!)
Documenting my food (not just in writing, but in pictures) is what finally got doctors to listen to me about caloric deficit not working.
I'm getting older, and while I'm happy with who i am and what i look like, my knees are wearing out.
My current doctor perscribed ozempic, but the insuance denied it. Now they are locked in a battle to the death over wether or not i need it.
I appreciate you posting this. I'm hoping it all works out, but if i do take it, and things go poorly, I'm probably less likely to gaslight myself in the future. ❤
Good for you
I need to lose about 70 pounds. I am working with a doctor and I tracked food intake recently for a few weeks. I just naturally take in about 900-1200 calories a day (I was not trying to be in a calorie deficit- just what I naturally eat) I work out heavily 2x a week and walk a ton the other days.
So my doctor looked at me and said that I need to eat less calories than I currently am. I was not expecting that - I was expecting him to realize that overeating is not the issue)
Shitting the bed is a common side effect of Ozempic/Mounjaro/Wegovy/Zepbound et al. Wish I'd bought stock in the adult diaper business.
LOL!
Remember Olestra and SNL skits in the 90's?
But it really isn’t, actually.
I've been on Mounjaro for 3 months and never shit myself. It makes me constipated actually. I take a laxative once a week.
I am a type 2 diabetic and started on ozempic a few weeks ago. I started to see weight loss almost immediately. The side effects have been mild so far with the exception of always feeling nauseous when I’m eating. I get that it is an appetite suppressant, but it has made it difficult to enjoy food. But my blood sugar has almost instantly regulated itself.
I am type 2 and I appreciate that you shared your experience. I haven't tried it yet, but I think I will try it.
I’m type 2 diabetic getting ready to start it. This comment is reassuring
I am a type two diabetic and I’ve been on it for a year and a half. I have lost that one 50 pounds so far it’s kind of at a standstill right now but that’s fine with me. I went through the nausea and throwing up a little bit, but eventually it quit And I have a 5.3 a 1C so I’m very happy with that.
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Congratulations. 😊 Sadly It isn’t working for me. The struggle continues.
“I knew I’d have it harder because of my thyroid problems, PCOS, and daddy issues” she was so real for that one 😩💀💀 clinically depressed, autoimmune disorder gang RISE UP ☝️💯🥲
Hypothyroid, pcos and ed 🎉🎉yayyyyyyy
Depression and lupus 🎉🎉
Luckily both (the latter more than the former) are pretty much gone after starting keto and banning processed food.
Same here, RA & AS, Endometriosis & Hashimotos here the autoimmune depression and fatigue struggle is real! 💯🫶🏻🤟🏻
I appreciate seeing this. Depressive disorder and hashimotos thyroiditis here. I think I'll avoid this drug that I was tempted to ask about
I *had* hyperthyroidism and an ED, but both are cleared up and I feel so much better, not 100% though ;) still struggle with viatmins and iron :'3
Thank you for your honest account. As someone who's thyroid hates them, I completely understand when a calorie deficit won't work. It's frustrating when people say it's "simple" to lose weight.
You need a good doctor and blood work every 60 days to control your thyroid. That’s what I do
Yeah I agree I'm eating 600 cals a day and doing 5 hour walk daily and cannot lose weight my thyroid is supposed to be normal.
@@mycinnamongirl that's not even true... if anything she's not eating enough and her body is probably in starvation mode
I’m so sorry you went through all of that. I’m sure your perspective will help a lot of people, so thank you for being vulnerable about it.
My mom was on Mounjaro and lost so much weight but had to get emergency gallbladder removal surgery while on it, despite never having gallbladder issues before. Doctors told her it’s unrelated, but I think it is.
Any rapid weight loss will cause gallbladder issues
I’ve heard others mention gallbladder issues related to ozempic!
I lost weight very fast by dieting and indeed it caused gallbladder issues - tons of stones. Edit: Forgot to mention, this was according to the surgeon.
My mom’s doctor put her right back on it after her gallbladder removal which I think is insane
I am on mounjaro but i had my gallbladder removed years ago so I could not tell you whether that is true or not.
I can't thank you enough for posting this! I also have PCOS and losing weight has always been almost impossible. I have been trying to get semiglutide but Tricare doesn't cover it for insulin resistance at this point. I think this is a sign to just keep on improving my fitness level and working on my relationship with food, and accept where my body size ends up.
you should follow the " glucose goddess" her advice has helped me a lot w insulin resistance has someone who also has pcos :(
My ob/gyn recommended I go to a compound pharmacy so I only pay about $160 every 3 months for my injections. I have PCOS and weight loss is literally impossible because I'm insulin resistant. I'm down 25 pounds in 3 months and it's the first time I've felt like myself. I do get some side effects like headache and nausea.
I was just finally approved to get this medication thru insurance. I am a diabetic, and the insurance company wanted me to try jardiance first. So I've been on that for 6 months and it's not super helpful, but now I can get ozempic. Good luck. 😊
@@oisforolivia7971 do you mind sharing what compounding pharmacy you use? I get semaglutide for a similar price but they have so many new customers that can't keep up and it's delaying my prescription by 4 weeks.
Improving fitness and relationship with food will get you there.
Michelle McDaniel is a youtuber who had PCOS and Endometriosis and she went from obese to buff fitness trainer just with calorietracking and working out
A couple of years ago, my former gynecologist tried to put me on Wegovy for weight loss. I came to her with some issues I was concerned about. She told me it was all because I had gained weight. Me being a nurse and professor, I knew the weight gain was only a symptom of an underlying illness. I refused to take it and have since found out that I was right.
I have lost nearly eighty pounds in two years from the Keto diet. Except it's not a diet. I don't count calories. I have learned how my brain responds to sugar. It's like crack to the brain. I started by following Dr. Berg's videos.
The brain craves sugar and wants to control what we eat. We have to wean ourselves off sugar. Our Gut is another place which reacts to poor food intake.
Love your videos, you're sense of humor is so uplifting!
I, too, am doing keto. It is not a diet" but a complete change of eating habits. I looked up the research on it and found that what most doctors, nutritionists, and other specialists said was mostly indoctrination with no research to support it. I follow Dr. Ken Berry on UA-cam, and I also fast intermittently. This has been a journey. I started in my 30s but went to medical school and became indoctrinated by the medical community. I finally went back to it after trying every diet known to mankind. I have learned a lot and plan to write a book. My heart goes out to these people who have had issues. I was 5'3" and 96 lbs when I graduated from high school. I started to have weight problems when I was in my 30s. Look at Dr. Ken Berry's website and then consult with your doctor. Go in after having fully researched the subject. If your doctor seems uninformed about anything but pharmaceutical intervention (Pharmaceutical Companies control the medical colleges and curriculum), then find another doctor willing to work with you on pharmaceutical interventions.
May God bless all who are having issues. Always remember you are all beautiful, and that beauty is most important on the inside, no matter what other people may say or think. God lost us all.
Careful with Keto. I did it faithfully for 10 years, clean, whole food keto. I decided to wean myself off of 40) and all would be well.
All was not well. I got SO sick after eating carbs for a week but just kept pushing since I was determined to live a normal life again. Sicker & sicker & sicker I became. I was NEVER overweight in my life; I started keto for the mental health benefits - but suddenly I was gaining weight like there was no tomorrow. 40 lbs I gained in 4 months. At 5’ tall, 165 is massive. ALL BECAUSE I ADDED 20 CARBS A DAY.
I also developed a condition called Lymphedema, where my leg swells up to triple its size and pain abounds.
My doctors are convinced it’s all due to long-term keto and the stress to the body when you decide to add a few carbs back in - they become a foreign substance that you won’t be able to tolerate, which leads to stress, which leads to hormone imbalance which leads to inflammation & autoimmune disorders.
Keto was the best thing that ever happened to me until it wasn’t. It was actually the worst thing that ever happened to me, and I just feel compelled to share with people who might not be aware of the risks. ❤️
@@Rachel_Ryder I have done tons of research on what I should eat and I understand the dangers of any weight loss regimen that is too severe. I eat carbs now once or twice a week and I am in very good health. I just can't eat sugar, because it's unnecessary for my health. I also am very fit and workout four times a week. I take half the meds I used to take, and I no longer have prediabetes or high blood pressure. I'm following what foods suit me best and now almost three years later I have discovered a balance. I wish you well on your journey to good health. I would also add that drinking purified Osmotic water, at least six average size bottles a day are essential to keep the fat and the blood moving around and also to repair the cells in your body. Physical therapy can teach you how to get rid of oedema.
@@Whatyear In general Doctors like to push medicine and are very wary of the holistic approach. I think everyone has a balance that is right for their own body. It is a shame that eating the right foods is considered 'risky' by some authorities, but I also understand that big Pharma aside, the medical professionals know that without an actual map of what suits who when they are trying to save a persons health.
@@jak9483 it was working for me for many years, too. I understand the pull toward keto, you’ll feel amazing for the first 8-9 years. I’ve heard many, many former keto’ers share similar stories and like I said, just feel compelled to share with those who might not even *know* of such risks. I hope you continue to enjoy good health!
I work in pharmacy, and I'm genuinely concerned that no one knew about the digestive/gastrointestinal/gallbladder/shitting side effects. After feedback from our first few patients about it, and a staff member being on a different semaglutide product, it's the first thing that our pharmacists warn people about when they start the therapy. Doctors need to know better about what they prescribe. If they are going to keep refusing to listen to pharmacists, then they need to become more well-versed themselves
Edit: I do want to clarify, for most (from what I've seen) those side effects do go away over time. But any medication like this is bound to have at least one negative side effect, but with everything our sweet gal has dealt with in her health, I am unfortunately not surprised that it was not a good fit :(
As a nurse I have seen most SE's being egg burps,n/v and just symptoms related to the delayed gastric emptying.
that is odd because if anything, i would be constipated cause no interest in eating enough...
i trust my pharmacist before i trust my doctor, and a surgeon told me to always check w my pharmacist on any rx. far too many updates & changes for md's to remember.
@@mjkay8660 I agree with you ! I trust my pharmacist any day before my Doc. Pharmacists know much more about drugs than the Doctors.
Had the same issues w/ diarrhea vomitibg and nausea and never went away nomater how long i took it
I work in a Diabetes clinic, with people who have diabetes. Before this I worked for an Endocrinologist who worked with people with insulin resistance who did not have diabetes along with all the other disease states in the endocrine realm.
Ozempic is the same drug as Wegovy, Wegovy is just a higher dosage specifically for weight loss. Rybelsus is the exact same drug as Ozempic, just in an oral form.
Maunjaro is a slightly different molecule, with a slightly different acting mechanism but that produces similar results.
As with any medication there will be people who have side effects, some mild, some major.
There is no longer a supply shortage as Lilly opened a manufacturing plant here in the US specifically to produce Ozempic and the supply chain issues have also been sorted out.
Maunjaro is currently undergoing trials to get put on the market as a weight loss medication as well.
More and more the medical community is coming to see that being overweight is actually a disease state for many people that 'diet and exercise' just won't 'cure'.
Many people that are helped with these medications to get to a 'healthy' weight (and I am putting these in quotations because to a certain extent weight is a societal issue that we absolutely need to work on but until then these medications can help those who don't want to deal with the stares and the judging, anymore.) will need to stay on these medications in a maintenance mode just like people with diabetes often have to take some form of medication for life. The same for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, chronic pain, arthritis, etc.
Again.
There will always be people these will not work for but we need to stop shaming people (and I am in no way intimating that you are) for choosing medication as a way to control and maintain weight because it absolutely is a disease state just as real as diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, lupus, etc.
Also, it is important here to note that despite what her title says, she didn't take Ozempic. She was taking something from a compound pharmacy, and though the active ingredient is the same, those inactive ingredients do have an effect on the body and can also cause side effects. For her, though, I will say that she is probably one of the unfortunate people who just had a strong negative reaction to the medication. It can happen. In my clinic it's about 5% of our patients that we've tried it on who either can't take it at all or who are limited to the lowest dose.
Thank you, Jaime for sharing your story and bringing awareness to yet another tool people can use if it works for them in our fight for physical and mental health, as well as the risks that all medications and treatments can have.
Thank you for this wonderful comment! People spread so much misinformation and it's frustrating.
"...being overweight is actually a disease state for many people that 'diet and exercise' just won't 'cure'."
Very well said! I had RnY gastric bypass and had to take a few weeks of classes prior to surgery. I was really surprised at the science behind CHRONIC obesity/over weight and all its links to other illnesses. Once I had surgery began shedding weight, all sorts of medical issues were resolved.
When I reached a health set point weight, it became clear that my weight struggles were an outward expression of internal illnesses. After these illnesses were brought to light and properly treated, I've had no issue maintaining the most active, healthiest livestyle I've ever had.
Thank you for this comment! I've been taking Ozempic for months now, and I am diabetic. I have been on 1mg for a while to control sugars and got my A1C down to 5.8! My Dr has now increased me to 2mg to help with weight loss, and he said that is the dosage for the best results for losing weight. I haven't weighed yet, but I feel smaller already!
Apparently there’s still a shortage … I’m diabetic, and my doctor prescribed me this before my insurance was to be cancelled because I got laid off (this was at the beginning of April). They didn’t get any in until the beginning of May, so I couldn’t even get it. It’s really frustrating so many non-diabetics are using this instead of WeGovy, so us diabetics can’t even get it. 🤦♀️
Thank you Chrysallis for a very thoughtful response.
My daughter took Ozempic, got super constipated and spent 18 straight days in the hospital with complications from bowel obstruction. So scary...
I think that’s how elvis daughter Priscilla presley passed away
I got sooooo CONSTIPATED AND WAS PROJECTILE VOMITING , I think I was on the cusp of having a bowel blockage
Yes these shots are very dangerous side affects and when u stop them u gain triple the weight back it’s a temporary fix not permanent all of these are no good it’s a money making scam and their are law suits going on with all these meds !
you are supposed to drink LOTS of water, both with Ozempic and Wegovy.
Take stool softeners too
You are very entertaining, I even listened to the ads! I always normally skip them. Good on you for being so down to earth, informative, and entertaining all wrapped up in the one package.
I’m sorry it didn’t work for you. Mounjaro has literally saved my life but after 6 months, I stopped losing weight and I had to get out of the rabbit hole because I was comparing myself to others and felt so sad that I didn’t reach my ultimate weight loss goal. However, I’m no longer diabetic and I’m down 50 lbs and the quiet mind is huge for me. Good luck on your journey - whatever your goal!
Same. Mounjaro has been amazing for me.
Mounjaro is amazing! It really works. But Ozempic did nothing for me. The only problem with mounjaro is that it’s soooo expensive 😢
Semiglutide didn't work for me either. Horror side effects. The Tirzepitide is working great.
Ummm there is no cure for diabetes. Once u got it, you got it.
I just switched to maunjaro this week from semeglutide… definitely less nausea and headache… my sugars are much better and down 25 pounds. I’m glad Jamie shared as it’s definitely not for everyone but can help people. Glad to hear about maunjaro from you all!
I had severe anorexia as a teenager, and then serious addiction issues in my early twenties. Both of these things caused permanent damage to my gut, and I am VERY familiar with how feeling sick and in pain (and pooping one's pants) makes everything else go to hell. I'm off drugs that were killing me, you're off the drug that was killing you, and we are groovy now. All my well wishes, Ms. French
I needed this message. I've been working with a nutritionist for close to a year now and started Ozempic 8 months ago? I feel so seen by your experience... I've been justifying staying on a semaglutide because of the desperate want that it would be the 'miracle' for me that it is for so many others. While I love the appetite repression (not thinking about food is amazing) I have so many negative side effects including the stomach ones. I have been avoiding activities in case there's an 'urgency' to get to a toilet. My emotions have been unpredictable. I've honestly never felt worse if I am actually being honest with myself and I've lost nothing but my personal peace and comfort. It's a really hard pill to swallow and it's made me... angry with myself because there are so many success stories and I was the one failing. The amount of shame I've dumped on myself has pushed me backwards on my mental health journey. I've not been transparent with my nutritionist or therapist because I kept justifying reasons to not tell them and your video today.... it just cut through my bullsh*t.
I could say so much more because you spoke so many of my own truths - but I will leave it with just, Thank you, Jaime. The transparency of what you were willing to share has at minimum helped me and I am grateful. I know there is a solution for us and I know that it won't take breaking our bodies physically and mentally and emotionally to get there. Thank you for checking my reality and bringing me back to center.
Tiffany, I'm so sad you experienced this.
You are stunning and I hope you find something that helps you see that as well--whether it be wt loss or a change of heart or whatever the eff
Thank you so much for sharing your story
Great expression of your thoughts and feelings, thanx for sharing them..
Thankyou so much for sharing. 🧡
U could research high fat carnivore. so many heal and lose weight rapidly in that community.. much love to you
This ozempic epidemic is scary. Thank you for sharing your story and I’m sorry to hear it was a bad experience. Good luck on your health journey! ❤
I'm a medication technician at an assisted living home, and after a week of administering this medication (Ozempic) to one of my residents, they became so sick. Their nausea and stomach issuea was uncontrollable and they were soon taken off of it; their symptoms went away almost immediately.
This person has taken other forms of anti diabetic medication their whole lives-
This stuff is something else.
Hi sliger….omg it’s being used in a asst living community 😮
@@carollynt med tech? Ya know? Maybe you dont, thats fine. Im caring for our elders everyday which is more than most can say.
@@miketaylor7305 one of my residents was on it for good reason- but the side effects were awful. Poor guy was beyond nauseous for weeks.
@@SligerliketigerGod Bless Fellow caregiver. Not an easy job. It's not the butt wiping that gets me. It the incapacity to sincerely communicate with the dementia patients. Some talk all the time about nothing and get mad you don't have answers they want to hear for them.
@@constancegreiner906 reading your reply honestly made my day.. I literally just got home from a double shift. As im sure you know, these facilities never have enough staff, and need staff on 24/7; I end up working overtime just because I never want my residents to go without the care they deserve. I truly love my job, and to be able to say that with absolute certainty feels beyond amazing! To leave work knowing you made a difference in the lives of others everyday is a very special feeling, which I try to never take for granted, but this specific type of work does get tough.. 💓💔💓💔 losing residents is to be expected, as you know, and I do whatever i can to ensure they are as peaceful as possible throughout the entire process.
You don't come across "anti-Ozempib" You come across highly intelligent and with a great ability to describe an adverse set of reactions. I"m always nervous of pharmaceuticals.There are ALWAYS side effects.I hope you can regain health and whatever weight you desire using the healthiest methods for you.
Jaime, I kno u r a low thyroid girlie. I want to let you know you’re not alone. I recently gained 30lbs on the scale in three weeks with no diet change. Thyroid weight is so weird and it feels like someone else’s body most of the time. It’s kinda traumatic having this swollen tissue that’s not really fat but it’s not really water either just engulfing you in rapid gains then basically refusing to leave.
Don’t lose hope. I never will!
I relate so much! ☹️
Love your positivity ❤
You might want to look into sites like stop the thyroid madness. Issues like this are often due to improper medications and dosages, and the insane amount of poor endocrinologists around. There are options to get better, but you have to do a lot of research to get there.
I relate too! I do have Hashimoto's and endometriosis but also insulin resistance. When I got my gallbladder removed the weight shot up exponentially. It sucks.
Damn that’s exactly what I feel, thank you for putting into words that I haven’t been able to
Hey I just wanted to say that I have been on Ozempic for a week now with no side effects and it has absolutely changed the way I eat food and I'm so excited. Jamie mentioned that she has IBS and I do as well (IBS-D) and I thought for sure that as she said it would give me horrible diarrhea, and my doctor and I talked about it but I wanted to take the risk anyway. So far I think it has actually caused the food to slow down going through my body, although apparently there are people who it does the opposite for. So please if you feel like you have an eating disorder this drug really can be amazing for you! I feel so sad for Jamie that her body rejected it because it's been so incredible for me. :( (PS: I'm a 36 year old mom and I frequently binge eat and have a very bad soda drinking problem so I was hoping to use this to prevent myself from getting diabetes due to my weight)
We're here for you, and that's coming from Little Miss "I'm nearly 40, single and clinically depressed" over here. You bring us so much joy, entertainment and love, we cannot even think of a way to say thanks. You carry me through insomnia, bouts of severe depression where I cannot do much more than put one of your videos and escape into a safe, loving place for a few moments. Thank you for being you, for your uncanny sense of observation and incredible humor. You do a lot for people like me ❤
Great comment!
My side effects were not as extensive as yours, but I've definitely had the awful cramping, up all night running to the bathroom, waking up super achy, feeling run down, and experiencing anxiety issues that I've never had before. I've been on it for 10 weeks and have barely lost 8 pounds. I haven't had any noticeable decrease of appetite. I have a visit with my doctor tomorrow, and I think I may go off it. Thank you for your candor and for sharing your story. I appreciate you so much, Jaime.
If you’re on it for diabetes (or pre-diabetes) and you haven’t experienced much weight loss, you’d probably be better off on Metformin.
I’m on both. The first 2 weeks of Ozempic were… much like Jaime’s. Let’s just say, I was glad I don’t share a bed with my husband. But it has turned around and now I’m constipated & need laxatives several days a week. However, I have lost 40lbs so I’m sticking with it. I certainly wouldn’t if I didn’t get the positive results!
May I ask what dosage you are on? I'm diabetic so I worked up to 1mg to control my sugar and it worked! I've been on Metformin for years and w with this drug added in I got my A1C down to 5.8. Now my Dr had increased me to 2mg to help with weight because I have plateaued.
Honestly what I use, not to cause another craze like the Ozempic, is Wellbutrin. It gives me a little more “want” to lose weight. Still have to do the hard work, but it gave me depression appetite control and a little motivation. It took about 3 months to start working.
You should look up "antidrug antibodies". It sounds like you are having the same response I had to Mounjaro.
I've been hearing about this alot and I'm happy people are speaking out about it. This drug is only meant for certain people.
It’s amazing you didn’t lose ANY weight!! As a long-time RN I’m sooooo happy you’re not taking that shit anymore🙏
Amen 🙏
I am considering Semiglutide. The week before my period all I can think is FOOD! I fukking It. Please excuse my language. 😢
@@ChinaDoll305❤
*anxiety, depression, insomnia, daddy issues! she's just like me.. fr!*
But honestly, we appreciate your honesty and you are so awesome, the side effects sound like such a nightmare but the idea of getting what you really want out of it really let's you endure almost anything
I've been focusing on my health, and as such have lost over 150 lbs so far just with diet and exercise. I'm steadily losing, and just have a little more to go. Even after so much work and success, my MD continues to insist I go on it. It's insanity! Thank you, as always, for being so wonderful and open. Given my own experience, it's really being pushed in an inappropriate and irresponsible way.
Most people i've spoken with have had the opposite experience where doctors won't give them the drug even if they're very obese
I'd find a new doctor or scratch the allopathic route and hire a Naturopathic doctor.
Every doctor I know will prescribe absolutely whatever will make them $$. They don't care what helps or hurts YOU; it's all about what boosts their income.
Holy shit, 150 Ibs???? Are you fucking kidding me that’s AMAZING! I really wish I had the motivation to lose THAT much weight. I remember before COVID I lost 40-60 pounds and then gained all of it back and more over the years after. I’ve never felt more insecure and my binge-eating doesn’t help. Hearing stories like yours just make me want to prove myself wrong and that I am capable of making changes.
Anyways your are amazing truly and that medical “professional” is literally crazy.
Omg! I had the first dose of mounjoro and was in the ER three times in one week. I was screaming in pain, dehydrated. It was a nightmare and I don’t even have a gallbladder. Thank you for doing this. 🥰
Omg that's terrifying
My daughter lost 40 pounds in 3 months on Mounjaro and has had 3 seizures. She can’t drive, must take seizure meds and is miserable. I am fairly certain the seizures are from Mounjaro because nothing else has changed in her medications in the last 6 months.
I’m an ER nurse, we are seeing an increase in patients with pancreatitis in patients taking all forms of semiglutide. Aside from pancreatitis we’re seeing patients with extremely low blood sugar who have to be hospitalized for days until their sugars level out.
@@jentroytravel312I was wondering if people were having problems with low glucose. I became diabetic 11 months ago. I’m on insulin but not the weight loss insulin. I’m on the gain 2 lbs a month insulin. Thankfully, I was a bit underweight when I started. (Seeing A1C at 5.3 in comments seems really low.) I see my doctor every 3 months & have glucose & A1C checked. My diabetes is well controlled. I have a CGM which I love. I find the lows to be terrifying. The sudden shaking, sweating & weakness & I know I’m low. I’ve never passed out, but my monitor was going off over & over & louder & louder as I continued to sleep. I finally came to & drank some OJ. My glucose was 40. I was born with pancreas divisim & have had problems with my pancreas, so I would never take a chance. Pancreatitis is a very dangerous side effect. The funny thing is people don’t believe it could happen to them, so it’s not a big deal to them.
So relatable and validating, thank you for sharing. So many times it's taken me months or years to pick up that what I'm struggling with is actually a symptom of a medication I'm on. I've also had to make a lot of difficult choices to prioritise my mental health over weight loss.
I started intimittent fasting, eating during an 8 hr window, 10am to 6pm, that's the only thing I changed. I'm experiencing great weight loss, it has stabilised my blood sugar and made me want to make better food choices. It's changed my life, I'll never go back. I hope you feel better asap Jaime.
YES. The mental quiet around food and eating that Jaime described as the one positive of Ozempic is exactly what I experienced once I started intermittent fasting. It completely re-calibrated my body's hunger and satiety signals. Totally life changing. Highly recommend "The Obesity Code" by Jason Fung or "Fast Feast Repeat" by Gin Stephens if anyone is interested in the science behind intermittent fasting
I really liked it but my dietician said it’s not good if you struggle with your mental health as starvation affects you mentally and can greatly contribute to a breakdown. Gutted…
I am on it and do intermittent fasting as well. I am so grateful I have no side effects at all. I have no hunger and can follow my healthy eating and intermittent fasting schedule easily now. The weight loss has been so nice. I can’t see myself wanting to get off of the med. I’m excited to see if it decreases my A1 c.
@@selty Have you tried it? It’s not like you would get into starvation mode, just because you stop eating at 6/7/8 pm…🙄
@@soude85I do this and still can’t lose nothing…
You are the literal best creator and i identify with you so much. I have PCOS and after losing so much weight due to cancer in 2012, which absolutely wrecked my metabolism, I have steadily gained weight until my self-loathing spirals into me not eating & abusing my body.
I honestly have always thought you look amazing, you dress so confidently and i wish i had as much style as you. Knowing that you struggle with your image and tried this which i've been considering is so incredibly helpful to my mental state.
i take ozempic and i really appreciate my doctors approach to it. normally you increase the dose after 4 weeks but she instead decided to only increase when side effects became tolerable. this took me 3-4 months between each dose increase. at the time i was frustrated because I wanted to increase my dose right away, but looking back i’m glad she did it this way. she also made me regularly visit an endocrinologist to discuss my symptoms and figure out how best to minimize them. i found that modifying my diet became crucial. basically no high fat, nothing spicy or overly acidic. making sure to get enough fiber and protein. only eating when i’m hungry and not forcing myself to eat. if i wasn’t hungry i would drink protein shakes to make sure i was still fueling my body. eating what i was most excited to eat off my plate first to satisfy the emotional part of my hunger. i can’t say i’m 100% without side effects now after being on ozempic for a year, but i’ve learned how to minimize them with diet modifications. it’s been very hard and i can totally see why people struggle with it. the side effects can be intense. it’s not for everyone and i wish celebrities who use it off label would at least admit to it and be honest about their experience so that people don’t get their hopes up about this “miracle” drug and then suffer the consequences of the intense side effects. i can’t blame anybody for not liking their experience on it. it’s a very personal choice to make and i hate seeing it romanticized as some miracle drug when in reality it comes with serious risks. i’m happy to say i’ve lost 70 pounds while on ozempic and i don’t plan on stopping my usage of it. my hope is that more doctors and patients are transparent about the reality of the drug and it’s side effects. i really appreciate seeing videos like these because it validates my experience. ozempic is just not for everyone and that’s okay!
What was ur weight before that 70lbs?
Not sure why you want a celebrity to say anything. How does them saying nothing effect you in any way ? That’s just silly
@@MearnieToon celebrities have influence over society’s body norms. when people see celebrities dropping weight so suddenly and getting the “ozempic face”, they want to know how they can achieve that in order to look more like them. deciding to use ozempic off label because you want to lose weight can be dangerous for people. there are very serious side effects involved. knowing that celebrities have used it may make people think they should just suffer through the side effects which can be dangerous to their overall mental and physical health. if celebrities were honest about using ozempic and more open about their experience with it, people could start to gain awareness that this isn’t some miracle drug to be used non-chalantly. it needs to be seriously discussed with your primacy care doctor and you need to be committed to regular check ins with your doctor to monitor your health. this isn’t like taking an aspirin for a headache, it’s a very strong and very new drug that can cause drastic systemic changes to the body.
@@MearnieToon this!
some people just care too much
I've lost 165 pounds. All the side effects are manageable .
I wouldn't change my new life for anything . I went from a size 22 to a 10.😊
Hey!! I’m on Ozempic… for diabetes, with very minimal issues… and I’m thankful! I’ve seen the gradual weight loss since going up to 2 mg. Sadly, I am one of those who had a big gap in taking my meds because of the increased use of the drug for weight loss… that seems to have resolved, thankfully!
I have always had issues losing weight. Only two things have worked for me: intermittent fasting (I currently do this) and seeing a nutritionist who gave me instructions to eat 6 mini meals daily… drink my water… and gave me fat and calorie boundaries… She told me to eat my first mini meal no later than 30 minutes after getting up with at least 8 oz of water….and to eat no sooner than two and a half, but no longer than three hours apart. Nothing after 7pm.
I lost 15 pounds the first month. She told me my metabolism was lazy (😂🤣) and I had to eat to get it going again. It worked… but it took a ton of meal prep… I ate a lot of fresh veggies, nuts and proteins. No caloric drinks between meals.
Love your channel!! You will find what works for you! 🎉
How quickly did they bring you up to 2mg? Did you not lose any weight on 1mg?
The cause of T2 diabetes was covered up by big pharma around 20 years ago. After the genome was mapped, they discovered a copper binding gene called the ATP7B gene. When this gene is defective, the body doesn't properly bind copper and causes toxic free copper to build up in the body, which causes insulin resistance. The elevated free copper also depletes the body of Vanadium and Chromium, needed for glucose metabolism. I reversed my Mom's T2 diabetes by lowering her free copper with 50 mg of zinc, one hour before meals, 3 times per day. She also started taking vanadium and Chromium. I was pre diabetic and also reversed my problem. Big Pharma makes so much money from treating diabetes, that this was covered up. The FDA refused to issue a usage patent for an anti copper compound called TM, to treat and reverse T2 diabetes. Zinc lowers the free copper just as good, but it just takes longer. It takes around a year to lower the free copper to a non toxic level with daily zinc.
This reminds me of Fen-Phen back in the 90s, people were losing weight like crazy on it. I tried to talk a co-worker out of taking it, I had a sense that it was NOT GOOD. Then it came out that it was causing heart damage. Thanks for sharing your experience. I have that same sense about this drug causing serious damage to the body on some level, we will see what happens in the future. I'm sure you will be okay because you didn't take it for very long. Your body was speaking to you with the painful symptoms. You have a great sense of humor and you are beautiful! Being human we never seem to be happy with the body we are given, that's a real struggle.
I'm sorry, but a prescription medication that has gone through many safety and efficacy trials is not the same as an over the counter supplement that was available b/c the FDA does not regulate any supplements.
Btw, having side effects are not the same as causing actual organ damage. The body can acclimate to a medication and thus side effects can go away. Sometimes not. All of our bodies have different chemistries and that effects how people react to the same medication. For example, Ms. French mentioned that she already had colitis. If I were her doctor, I would not advise anyone with any type of colitis to take a medication that is known to cause abdominal side effects. Frankly, after hearing about Ms. French's colitis, I was not shocked at all that this didn't work for her.
Lastly, I also wonder whether Ms. French took Ozempic b/c she has diabetes or just wanted to lose weight. As someone who has extreme diabetes, I know that there is a difference between the two. I am insulin dependent and have to take massive amounts of long term and short term insulin, plus 3 oral medications. Plus I have to be on a very low carb diet. Yet I am still fat. But b/c I am very sick, I am focused on how the medication might help my illness. The weight loss would only be a bonus. I know that when I started taking Janumet I was very sick for weeks. Constant nausea and abdominal pain. It was really bad, but if I could get used to it, I knew it would help. Thankfully, the side effects went away and it helped a lot. I wanted to clarify that there is a big difference between taking this to lose weight and taking this to treat a deadly disease.
@@gracieb.3054 to clarify, fen-phen was a drug, not a supplement, it was actually a combination of two drugs, both approved by the FDA, but never approved to be used in conjunction for safe use, and doctors were prescribing it, as in the case of my co-worker. It was being prescribed as an off-label drug, exactly what is being done with Ozempic. Prescribing it for weight loss is considered off label, but apparently is legal at the doctor’s discretion.
@@gracieb.3054 safety trials...doesnt mean too much long term because a decade or two later its hard to isolate. There are still effects people wont know if its because of ozempic or other things. Just like ssri's you will report it but they will just list it as a rare side effect and pass. The motivation is money. There are countless class actions against big popular drugs; what works amazingly for 10 million people will injure 2 million pple etc. Benzo's are drugs too. So is phentanyl. Only people who need it should use it otherwise nothing will replace exercise and decent diet. Playing with insulin will come at a cost. I think people should try it but do tests on your blood sugar and balance it out with workout and diet instead of high doses.
@@gracieb.3054you keep telling yourself this. I took the Fen-Phen myself back in the day also a popular weight loss drug. I had open heart surgery as a result and won a lawsuit. ITS NOT WORTH IT…
I agree. I took it for 3 months and felt like I was dying. I lost my appetite..but also, for everything, not just food. I was a zombie on this awful awful drug.
Loved the video!
I’m a health care professional and have seen a big increase in clients on this med and I would say 90% of them go off of it after 6-8 weeks due to the GI side effects. It’s definitely not for everyone and very expensive, it helps people get their A1C down and with the hype from TikTok it made long term patients have a hard time getting it. Hopefully people bringing more awareness to the side effects can help settle down the demand.
I read that the shortage was not of the drug/active ingredients, but the injection pen. Hence the ability of a compounding pharmacy to provide same dosage more readily and at lower cost. The patient would then need to measure their own dosage into a syringe. (for whatever reason, people do not seem to be very good at dosing a syringe themselves). I hear her mentioning that she was going in to an office for her injection, so maybe a health care professional was measuring and administering the dose.
The “hype from Tik Tok” is almost always the compounded form which is not what diabetics are in short supply from, so this comment is basically false. You literally cannot get an Rx for name brand Ozempic unless you’re diabetic. So much misinformation
I'm very annoyed that it doesn't really seem to be helping my A1C or weight loss, just makes me sick
@@AutumnMoonlight95 that’s unfortunate for you. It sounds like the side effects are intolerable for many.
Ive been on it for a few months. Great success and no bad side effects! Everybody is different!
as a PCOS girlie, this is the first time I hear about possible side effects... I will do more research about it, but I'm so so grateful for this video
I was prescribed but haven’t took it
A ketogenic diet will reverse PCOS add Berberine
I’ve seen so many PCOS ladies lost a pile of weight with GLP-1s. I’m on Mounjaro, i don’t have the horrible side effects that Jaime experienced. It’s more being constipated in my case, but I’ve been constipated my whole life it’s just worse on Ozempic. Avoiding fatty food and eating small meals several times a day helped a LOT with the side effects. In my support group everyone takes Mag07 for the constipation.
It sounds like the anxiety was your body's way of telling you to stop taking this.. a built-in warning system of sorts. Thank you for sharing and we're all behind you no matter what
Not true. Semaglutide is an awesome drug for type 2 diabetics and for obese + type 2 diabetics it is achieving wonders but obviously it has very severe side effects, so much so that it even grows your existing thyroid nodules so we don't prescribe it to patients that have thyroid cancer in their families. Actual diabetics that need this drug will also experience anxiety so this has nothing to do with gut feeling. The key line is don't take a drug that is meant for type 2 diabetics when you are not even close to that.
@SunnyinNV pork is very inflammatory. I would see if you can introduce beef, grass fed. And be careful with too much fish because of heavy metals. I really love Dr. Paul Saladinos research if you’re interested. But so glad to hear that eliminating things have helped!
when you get anxiety it is it's own thing and you have to learn not to trust it. an anxiety attack puts you in full fight or fight mode, as if your life is in danger, and you are laying in bed watching cute animal videos. if you regularly get anxiety, you can't trust it anymore so it can't be used as an alert system. getting out of bed can cause you anxiety - should i listen to it? hell no
Paul Saladino? The quack? The guy who advises you to feed your kid a carnivore diet? No thanks.
@@tinycindy2977 It`s not an awesome drug that is needed at all, when they could have taken chromium P instead, which is natural and has no side effects. In fact CP is good for the body in so many ways. Look it up.
I’m 71. My local pharmacy is compounding a generic version in a nasal spray. I’ve been on it for 2 months and have lost 23 pounds. I’m mobility limited, so I can’t work out, but I’ve still lost. No side effects so far. I’m sorry it didn’t work for you. Thanks for posting this video.
What’s the name of the nasal spray?
It’s the appetite that is the issue. If you are hungry you want to eat. This medication is made to address that as well as balance sugars. As well as feeling exhausted…and wanting to eat…not able to exercise. It’s a tool, just like any other medication.
@@Nonybusinessxxxxxx rude.
@@Nonybusinessxxxxxx it's reaaaaally difficult to lose weight if you can't move a lot, I didn't lose a single gram (swedish) whilst trying that this winter, forcing my body on walks helps but hurts so much and for weeks afterwards and makes me fall asleep (from exhaustion, shortly after a walk) but I eat in a calorie deficit and super healthy and still I am almost stuck at this weight 10-15 kilos above my normal weight that I had for years. I even weighed 20 kilos lower than now when I ate as healthy as I do now but also moved a lot and only gained weight during winter when it's too cold to move a lot here. Sorry for the super long personal story but I just wanted to add a different perspective. I've never been a big fan of medicine but I have to take stomach medicine to even 💩, which hurts and which should be made easier with my diet but there's a lot of ways your body can stop functioning properly and make it much, much more difficult to lose weight despite one's best efforts!
@@Nonybusinessxxxxxx would you shut tup my god
I took this drug fr 2 1/2 months. I am a type 2 diabetic and prescribed to reduce my A1C and possibly get off the insulin I was taking. To make a long story short I never increased from the .25 ever. I had serious nausea, was unable to eat and drink and debilitating pain in my gastric system and dehydration. Many visits to the ER and calls and e-mails to my provider over the holidays and lost 22lbs. Finally ended up in a gastroenterologist office and was told that I now have gastroparesis. My stomach is in a permanent state of slow emptying, nausea, discomfort, horrible bouts of anxiety and the weight I lost came back after several months with an added bonus of an additional 20lbs. I thought I was alone but apparently I am not and there is some comfort in knowing it isn’t just me. Praying that you are feeling better and the side effects are not permanent.
I’m so glad I watched this video. I started taking Semaglutide about a month ago and I am absolutely miserable. I feel like I’m dying of dysentery.
Get off that Oregon Trail
You need to discuss with your doctor. Diarrhea more than a few days is dangerous.
Eat differently! Bratt diet!
Bananas
Rice
Applesauce
Toast
Tea
All unsweetened...
I've taken the "O" RX for my Diabetes for iver 2 years. Maintaining my weight-loss, A1C is 6.1, passed EKG, off all other RX meds! This girl is going for drama! And, selling something I'm passing on!
Find a real health UA-cam entertainer! 😅
@@Dontstop822 If your life is to the point of worrying about sh*tting yourself on the daily, just stop injecting this crap. Eat a healthy diet, exercise, and get a real physician to help you control your insulin.
My husband had the same experience. I appreciate someone being honest. A friend of ours went off of it and almost died. So, you can call her a drama queen but she speaks truth. Not sure about you.
I used mounjaro for about 3 months and would swear to you that I almost died twice. O. M. G. I was constantly nauseated (which should’ve been my first sign but I’m pretty much ALWAYS nauseated anyway) and I never was hungry. The pain and nausea and inability to get any relief whatsoever was terrifying. Just shittin and puking all over the place. Each incident lasted EXACTLY 12 hrs and made me pray for death or relief! I lost like 15 lbs and have kept it off but that shit is for the birds!!!
Do carnivore
I was given MJ also. My first week I was so sick I could t leave my house. I had diarrhea about 100 times. Stomach cramps were the worst I’ve had in my life. Plus I could have still eaten a pizza. 😂. The cramps and diarrhea were the worst. I would never take it again.
I’ve struggled with disordered eating my whole life, and would be lying if I didn’t say ozempic piqued my interest. Thank you for your transparency, Jaime!
Oh, it's definitely not right for you. My general advice would be that just because Jaime had a bad experience doesn't mean that the medication isn't right for everyone (I say this as both someone who has worked in the medical field for over 20 years and someone who has lost 85 lb on a GLP-1), but it's certainly not something that should be used by anyone with any kind of ED. It's going to decrease your appetite and it's also probably going to make you nauseous. So skipping meals will be easy. You won't even have to think about starving yourself, it will come naturally. In the beginning, I physically had to make myself eat. Thankfully, that does eventually get better the more your body gets used to the medication, but you can do a lot a damage in a short period of time. And if you have a problem with purging, that will come easy too. I'm not a "puker" myself, I very rarely do it (NEVER on purpose), and I've vomited probably 5 times over the course of taking this drug. If it was something that I wanted to make myself do? It would be so simple. I would just have to think about it.
I would hope that every doctor prescribing this type of medication is asking their patients about any history of disordered eating, but since we know they're giving it to people who "just need to lose a quick 20," then I'm sure that's not the case. 🤦♀
I'm really glad that you watched this and realized that it wasn't right for you. That's such a smart decision. I can totally understand how it could be tempting.
@@RavenWolf-qt5my What a rude and completely unnecessary response. First of all, disordered eating is basically an addiction and, like an addition, common sense rarely plays a role. That's kind of the whole problem. "Common sense" tells people to not do drugs, yet they still somehow manage to do them. I guess you think that's their fault for not just thinking logically, huh? Wow. Congrats, you've solved the opioid crisis.
Second, how do you know that he/she hasn't been in therapy for years? I have. And I don't have "an unhealthy relationship with food." My diet is actually very healthy. I gained my weight because of a medical problem and I've been trying to lose it for 20 years. I love when people call this a "quick fix" when they have no idea what it really entails. When you've been trying to do something for 20 years, the word "quick" no longer applies. Also, you don't take a shot and wake up skinny. This drug is indicated for people who are obese and have weight-related complications to be used along with diet and exercise. Just because a lot of people experience weight loss quickly does not mean that there's anything quick or easy about it. You have to completely change your lifestyle and remain dedicated to those changes. Plus, this is a lifetime commitment. If people think they're going to take a few shots, lose 20 lb, and then go off of it, then they're just extremely uneducated about how these medications work.
You know that big long pamphlet they give you when you fill a prescription medication? I've actually written some of those while developing new medications or adding new indications. I didn't work on the PI for Ozempic, but I can tell you without even looking at it that the words "quick" and "fix" do not appear anywhere.
And don't even pretend like you didn't just use "years of therapy" as an insult. What's wrong with years of therapy? It's 2023 and you're still on the internet stigmatizing mental illness? That's just pathetic.
I've yet to meet a human being who couldn't benefit from therapy. Based on your obnoxious comment, it seems like you might benefit from talking to a therapist about where all of this hostility comes from. (When you're done, maybe consider heading over to an English class to learn how punctuation works.)
I'm so sorry that you had to go through all of that. I can only imagine the disappointment but I'm glad you are feeling better.
I'll also say that a ton of my family had taken it and lost a ton of weight and haven't had bad reactions, but that wasn't my experience. It was incredibly awful, and I spent a week in enormous pain! I've had stomach issues my entire life, but my doctors haven't figured it out yet. Maybe I'll have to look into colitis. Thank you for being honest so people like me who had a terrible experience don't feel like we're just being babies.
Oh, I have colitis. It's awful. I hope you figure out whats wrong and I hope you don't have colitis. I don't wish that on anyone.
I’ve had stomach issues my whole life too. I recently started the low FODMAP diet to figure out what’s triggering my issues. It’s helped! So far it’s dairy, wheat and apples.
I don't know about Ozempic, but the warnings with Monjauro specifically state not to use if you have any digestive issues.
Thank you for talking about your poops! Seriously it’s super helpful to have other people talk about common human issues like this that are indeed common, but seriously suck and can make people feel isolated. And there’s laughter too, even while it sucks. You know how it is.
It does isolate you.I havnt been out to eat in forever.
I’m so thankful You and other content creators are speaking your truth with Ozempic
I was the sickest I’ve ever ever been in my life!!! The absolute worst nausea and vomiting and diarrhea how do they suggest this to ppl for weight loss???????!!!!!
@@Lotsa-Luv I guess that's how you lose the weight.
@@imjustagirl it’s criminal! I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy! Literally that’s how people are losing weight with this??
@@Lotsa-Luvmy SIL is on it and when I say “sick as a dog,” I mean she just non stop shits herself.
I've been on the 2mg dose of Ozempic for three months now and I have not lost weight. I did not experience any vomiting or intestinal issues just mild nausea the first few weeks. However, my A1c has gone down 2pts which was my goal. My husband on the .25mg dosage could not handle it. He was having abdominal cramping and diarrhea. Everyone is different.
videos like this are so important. I was on it for 3 weeks and quit, it wasn't worth it. All we see in the media are the before and after pics, not the scary side effects. It's definitely a lifesaver for many people, but wayyyy too easy to obtain for everyone else
Absolutely! Words of wisdom! I try to spread the knowledge about Ozempic too in my vids. Take care! ❤
Oh man. I had stomach surgery and just a few months after my gallbladder was like, " I'm done living!" And I was in the worst pain of my life l. Hearing you talk about your gallbladder pain feels like a weird PTSD flashback and oddly satisfying because I know the exact pain that you mean.... It's so intense and weird.... I don't miss it. I'm so sorry you had to live through that. I'm glad you are doing better
I had to have mine removed they said it was just bad full of stones… when it would flare up omg the pain was absolutely unbearable… sucks for anyone going through it
Same for me. I wished death when I had gallstones. I would hunch over and just cry. Finally gave up my fear of surgery and had it removed. Been good since.
@@Le_leelee817 it was so weird about six months after mine was out my dad had a very bad gallbladder attack and he ended up in the emergency room. When they did surgery for him, his was just goo they said 🫣.
Same!! I had mine removed in October of last year and after dealing with the attacks for 8 years I finally got a dr to listen! It's the worst pain ever and hearing her talk about it just brought me back. I've thought about taking Ozempic, but the side effects really scare me.
Same! The PTSD flashbacks..I had mine removed 2 years ago and every once in awhile when I feel the slightest pain in my stomach I think “NOOO here’s a gallstone attack starting…” then remember that I got it removed and I don’t get attacks anymore! Then the brief pain goes away (was prob gas or something lol)
This makes two creators that I trust coming out about this! I am so proud of you!
Was SpookieBoo the other creator? I watched her too
@@coffeebeforemascara yes!
Same! This makes 3 of us
YES I was going to come comment this! I cried listening to Selena talk about how depressed it made her. I sympathize for other reasons that arent Ozempic. I feel so sad for them.
THANK YOU! In 2020 I started a different weight-loss drug and quickly developed gastroparesis (the complete opposite of dysentery 😂). My doctor told me it was “just a coincidence” since gastroparesis wasn’t a listed side-effect of the drug. She said it would probably go away. Months go by and the gastroparesis is getting worse and worse. To the point when I was in constant excruciating pain and vomiting anything I ate. I, myself, decided to stop the Qsymia and see if anything changed. In a week the pain was gone and the gastroparesis was about 50% improved. The next time I saw my doctor and told her I’d stopped taking it, she said I need to have a gastric emptying study and see a GI because it was “doubtful” the gastroparesis was caused by Qsymia. I went to a GI doctor who I trusted and I’d seen before for unrelated GI issues. He told me “just because a side-effect isn’t listed on the drug information doesn’t mean it won’t be a side-effect for you.” He said the fact that it started when I was on the medicine and improved when I went off means it was a side-effect FOR ME. I was so pissed at my doctor for making me feel crazy to stop taking something. I lost 17 lbs in 16 weeks. Which is about a pound a week and about the same rate I’d lost weight with the same changes and no drug. Once I was off the Qsymia and could think with a Qsymia-free brain, I realize most of the weight-loss I experienced was probably the lifestyle changes I’d made and I would have lost weight without the stupid drug.
I wish we could all trust our doctors and believe they are experts when they make recommendations.
cnn article posted yesterday about the ozempic/wegovy drugs (allegedly, of course) causing gastroparesis and how anesthesiologists are alarmed because they're having issues with tons of patients suddenly being unable to complete prep before surgery/endoscopy.
Like food still in the gut after normal prep time.@@agarthul
I'm so sorry you had a dim doc. LISTED side-effects are merely those noted on clinical trials-call it 50% of what COULD happen.
Oh yeah exactly! Lol thanks for clarifying, I should have mentioned that! @@williamroberts6327
I'm so glad you posted this. I've been a follower for a while, but I was just now recommended this - and I have a doctor's appointment this week to discuss weight loss medications. I've lost 55 pounds on my own, but I also have PCOS and I'm plateauing and can't get any farther, even exercising intensely and eating healthy every day. So it seems like a good thing...but I'm so nervous about it. I feel like all I hear is bad things. I have a history of suicidal ideation (a long time ago), and I saw another UA-camr talking about how much Ozempic put them in a suicidal/depressive episode. I really don't want to do weight loss medications, but I don't know what else to do.
I don’t know if this will help but I talked with my doctor about two months ago about struggling to lose weight. I’ve never had a problem losing weight before and couldn’t figure out what my problem is. I’m on Prednisone which does increase appetite. I will be 60 this year and have arthritis, moderate asthma, fibromyalgia, neuropathy and am immunocompromised. He put me on Phentermine. I take it once a day (It’s a pill.) and it helps with appetite. I do still get hungry but not like before taking it. I’ve lost 24 pounds in about two months, but I am also doing Weight Watchers and sticking to it religiously. I’m also trying to be more active when I’m feeling up to it. I hope this helps.
@@bellah8393 thank you!! One of my friends is on Phentermine as well, and she loves It. Her doctor told her she shouldn't be on it longer than 3 months since it's a controlled substance, but my doctor says I would need to be on it for the rest of my life if I start. What did your doctor tell you about going off of it?
Thank you for being so transparent! Many people are using these drugs & are too scared to stop (due to hope) & are too embarrassed to talk about it. ❤️
Jaime, I so wish for you that you don’t have to repeatedly emphasize that your intent is never to shame anyone. I have been a subscriber for quite some time and I know your heart is always in the right place. You have the courage to speak out honestly and I think this is an important video that may help a few others on their journey. I’m glad you’re sleeping better now and not having pain and gut health issues. 😃 ❤
I can say that I hear you with all of your symptoms. I felt like I was heading down a rabbit hole of depression, and I have not had issues previously with anxiety, but while on ozempic I had both. I had the extreme pain everywhere, especially elbows. I had the stomach issues and the urgency with bowel issues. I had brain fog, and daily mild headaches. I felt like my bones and joints were always sore. It was just a horrible experience, and I took myself off. I feel so much better now. It took about 4 weeks to get back to feeling like myself, prior to ozempic. I know 100% that it was the drug that was causing all of my issues.
Thank you for being so honest about your experience and with your experience with anxiety and depression. It's really refreshing to see someone being truthful and straightforward. I hope your journey to health goes better!
My mom started ozempic and she was having daily panic attacks and crying all the time. It was awful but she was happy to be losing weight…. Then her insurance stopped paying for it and she started begging my brother/her son for HIS ozempic despite the fact that he is diabetic and ozempic is the first drug he’s taken that has made an impact.
I just want people to understand how toxic our culture is with fatness and accept the fact that bodies come in all shapes and sizes.
But not all health. Obesity is unhealthy on pretty much all levels. It's not just about appearance. Your mother exhibited addictive behavior, that's not "the culture's fault." Upsetting stuff to have experienced in your family, I'm sure, but don't blame society.
@@SRPDunn Wow omg so edgy, Carl. You should really stop cosplaying as a doctor online especially when you have entirely no idea what you're talking about. If you're gonna troll at least be good at it.
@@SRPDunn it’s proven that yo yoing with your weight (which is also proven to happen to those who diet) puts you at higher risk of developing health conditions than staying consistently fat does.
@@Lady.Fern. I assume you meant to say that yo-yoing weight happens to SOME people who diet? Because it certainly doesn’t happen to everyone who diets…many people diet very successfully and maintain a healthy weight long term
And just because something else has a larger negative impact on your health (if that is in fact correct, I have never heard that personally and will need to research it for myself) that doesn’t undo the negative impact of obesity. Unfortunately obesity is harmful to long term health prospects, there’s no way around that 🤷♀️
@@SRPDunn Yep! That sure as hell sounds like an addiction issue more than a "fatness" issue.
I’m so glad I found this! My mom started taking this for diabetes, but would literally throw up uncontrollably after taking it. Her doctor told her it was fine, keep taking it. She looked and felt like death. She’s tried so many things to control her A1C and other things and nothing’s worked, we’ve finally found a nutritionist that will work with her insurance (who knew it was that hard 🤦🏻♀️☠️), but she’s doing much better! Turns out, past colitis issues were the issue! Thank you for your content and honesty, you’re amazing, and you freaking crack me up! ♥️♥️♥️
Seriously Carnivore diet is the only way .Its a miracle in my life
@@barbjustus462 yes you are right !!!
I was on this for a year. Been off 2 years and I throw up now almost every single day. Nausea always. It's bad.
Often your insurance will give you FREE access to their own nutritionist or dietitian (even better). If you don’t ask you won’t know.
My mom was constantly nauseous/throwing up when she was on Metformin, which is usually really well tolerated. She couldn't keep food down and got hypoglycemic. She lost about 1/3 her body weight, including a lot of muscle. Finally she stopped taking it because she was tired of passing out with low blood sugar. Her blood sugar was fine--it had probably been elevated because she was in the ER with a broken wrist.
Nothing fatphobic about wanting to shape your body to your own liking. ❤
You are very polite and supportive when talking about fat characters in your movie review or about harmful stereotypes. That’s why I love your channel.
I’m sorry to hear how much you struggle with loosing weight. But I respect you for working out and taking care of your health ❤
Thank you for making this video, I’ve been seeing non stop adds for Ozempic and other weight loss injections and I’m so thankful for your video because it helped me not cave in
This terrifies me only because I was clueless to it, but my husband is Type 2 and has severe depression/anxiety. He's on trulicity, which is slightly different and hasn't had any of these side effects, but I'm so thankful that you and other creators are talking about it so I can be aware of these issues. Thank you! And I'm so happy you're on the road to recovery.❤
I'm in support groups for these meds and the majority of side effects are not this. It's usually constipation actually. Constipation and nausea and most Drs will prescribe stuff for nausea but if you eat small snacks during the day it helps with the nausea. So does where you actually inject. I do my inner arm. Time of day of injection plays a big role too. You can also split the dose up- like if you're on .5mg you can do half on Tuesday and half on Thursday. Tricks like this you learn from a qualified Dr like a bariatric Dr.
I’d love the 6 hour version, thank you for sharing your experience.
I just wanna say, I understand where you're coming from, the struggle with your weight, the never ending feelings that come with it, the trauma you've lived with. I hear you. For what it's worth, when I see you, I see Jaimie French, with her cute lil figure, her lovely smile, beautiful hair. Your vibes are truly immaculate, you are a lovely person through and through. I know it won't change how you feel, i respect that. I struggle with my body image (I am disabled), eating disorder, mental health, trauma, chronic illnesses. But I just wanna say, you're beautiful, you're wonderful, and an incredible person to look up to. I will always be rooting for you and your happiness. Also, I died at the "dysentery" comparison. 😂 If you ever felt like sharing more of your health/chronic issue struggs, I would totally support that and be part of that community (no presh tho🥰). Take care, I hope you're doing okay. ❤
Thank you so much for making this video. I have definitely felt a little annoyed with so many celebrities (who don't need it) loose so much weight, when the medicine is unavailable for people who need it, but then saw whoopi and Kelly talk about it, and explain that they were both pre-diabetic and overweight and never really found a way to get it down with everything in their lives, and I kinda turned. Not that I think people should just go on it to just to "loose a little weight" cause there's better healthier ways, but for some this drug is such an outcome. I am so sorry this happened to you. I also had colitus and other issues so I would never consider this drug. I hope you're all healed. Dairy free is super helpful, so glad you're sticking to it. It fixed most of my problems too.
Oh yeah, it's a complex issue, and hearing different experiences helps us understand the range of impacts medications can have ❤ I'm glad you found a solution that works for you with a dairy-free diet. Your empathy and insight are greatly appreciated! Take care!
I was on Ozempic and lost some weight. I stopped because it made my internal organs feel uncomfortable. I think it’s even weird to be aware of one’s internal organs.
No nothing is bad about being aware of them
some people simply just are more aware of their specific body parts and organs. ive always been aware of my veins and my organs and it saved my life when i got sepsis lol
@@ruby_josie So delighted to hear you survived Sepsis. Such an insideous killer.
@@ruby_josie i lost my mom to sepsis, she was only 60. It was traumatic. Such a killer😞
@@sandralison7584 Well I guess it's just not usual. Most people walk around all day having no idea of what their liver or pancreas are up to.
Thanks for doing this. I posted about my issues with ozempic and get so much hate! I had most of the same issues. I had pain in my joints and muscles, stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea. My worst symptoms was the impending doom and anxiety. I would jump at any loud noise and make up out of breath and terrified. I’ve been off for two months and feel like myself again. People just don’t want to believe it. I did the same justifications you did.
I felt bad anxiety on it too I’m so scared to try again I was almost 30lbs down my last injection was last week and I felt almond crazy
But you had mental health issues before taking it. Don’t you think it would be important to note that?!
My friend started it 4 months ago since she started I don't remember not her saying she felt good. I said maybe it's the shot oh no impossible oh ok.
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I believe it.the vomiting and diarrhea is horrendous! All over Xmas weekend..I had to stop it.thinking about restarting on sunday.the minute I come off it I start putting weight back on...I'm scared to be on it...and scared to be off it due to putting weight back on.
As someone with sever ulcerative colitis, my doctor had always warned me about taking new medication as it could trigger my symptoms. Now I’m so wary with what I take because I cannot bear to go through that pain again. My heart goes out to you for staying so strong ❤️
Oh my gosh, Jaime, thank you so much for this video. I was about to start it, but I have a history of bad IBS-D and gall bladder issues. I haven't had a gall bladder attack in over 6 months, and I have worked very hard to watch my diet to get that. They wanted to remove my gallbladder, but I wanted to try to keep it as long as I could. There is no way I will try Ozempic now after watching your video and potentially go through the gallbladder attacks again that put me in the hospital numerous times. My mother was on it for only 6 or 7 weeks and is still struggling with the diarrhea and abdominal pain 3 weeks later. As someone with severe anxiety induced IBS-D and gallbladder issues I feel your pain girl. You are one tough cookie to stick it out so long. I'm sorry it didn't go the way you wanted. I think you are a beautiful lady even without the weight loss. 💖🥰
I already know it won't work for me. The drug acts on Orexin neurons in the brain, which regulate appetite, sleep, and metabolism, and I have Narcolepsy, meaning my immune system killed of most of my Orexin neurons, so I'd be a non-responder. I can relate to the struggle of gaining no matter how little you eat. I'm in the same boat and am trying to shift my focus to increasing strength to feel better in my body no matter what size it is because muscle mass I can control. Weight I apparently cannot. May as well focus on the things I actually do have control over instead of spinning my wheels, right? I'm sorry ozempic didn't work for you, but you're not alone. I know PCOS is a struggle for sure. I'm a Neuroscientist and used to do Neuroendocrinology research in a lab that studied PCOS, so you have my empathy. Our PCOS mice would gain weight even though they were eating the same food as their wildtype siblings. They could end up twice as big as a regular mouse just by existing. They were my cutie pies tho! Apparently PCOS mutations affect fat cells, too. I know it sucks, but hang in there. It's not your fault. You're not doing anything wrong, your body just works differently than other people's. Mine does, too. Hopefully you can find some positive ways to honor your body despite the health setbacks. You deserve happiness and peace. ♥
Best comment here!!!
@@31michelle64 Thanks 🙂 I've been doing a lot of reading up on it. I hope this info helps someone!
I'm a little pcos total thyroidectomy gainer just by existing & I hate it.... I'm a depressed shell of the woman I used to be... your words to Jamie made me feel better tho. Thanks for being so kind to her, it made me feel better lol ❤
My NP at the gynecologist told me “just go KETO” 🙄 it’s crazy to me that a nurse practitioner at a gynecologist’s office thinks that women with PCOS just eat a lot when that’s never been an issue with me, it’s actually the opposite I have no appetite (because i have autoimmune issues and eating/digesting food is painful) yet I gain weight and getting pregnant didn’t help the situation
Pcos used to be so hard to come by. I am an avid learner of this stupid disease? and I have never heard of the mouse study until the last few months. Dr's should educate themselves better. IMO.