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A doctor has explained the one crucial move that Ozempic users should make when planning to come off the weight loss jabs.
GLP-1 injections have become a very popular product for the weight loss industry, with even celebrities like Oprah Winfrey, Kelly Clarkson and Elon Musk sharing their successes with it.
According to experts, the jabs are ‘revolutionizing’ weight loss, with Ayesha Bashir, a prescribing pharmacist and Mounjaro expert from Chemist4U explaining: “Weight loss injections like Mounjaro are revolutionizing the way people lose weight. More and more obesity patients are moving away from traditional, rules-based programs and increasingly turning to clinical, medically guided solutions that offer long-term results.”
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Many users of the GLP-1 drugs report that they experience no ‘food noise’ while taking the meditation as their appetite is suppressed, making it easier to maintain a calorie deficit.
However, what happens when it is time to come off the medication? Well, many fear that they might regain the weight due to an increase in hunger.
According to lifestyle GP Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi, a lot of people feel like stopping weight loss drugs feels like ‘jumping off a cliff’.
Speaking to the BBC, the doctor explained: “I often see patients who will come off it when they're on the highest dose because they've reached their target and then they stop."
However, that isn’t always the best way to come off the medication and instead, the expert advised: “It’s all about having an exit strategy. The question is: what are these people's experiences once they come off the injection?”
Al-Zubaidi continued: “The environment that people live in needs to be one that promotes health, not weight gain. Obesity is not a GLP-1 deficiency.”
And with Christmas just round the corner, other experts have also shared which festive foods are best to avoid while taking weight loss drugs.
An example of this is pigs in blankets as, while it may well be a Christmas staple at the dinner table, doctors warn these should be avoided or only consumed in small amounts.
This is because pigs in blankets are high in fat and salt, which sit heavily in the stomach when digestion is slowed by GLP-1 medications. The double-fat combination of sausage and bacon often worsens nausea and reflux.
Common side effects from eating too many can include nausea, bloating, reflux, and stomach pressure, which is the last thing you want while with your family on Christmas Day.
