Drugs for fat loss

[kaypeeoh]

I'm 68yrs. Except for Parkinson's I'm in okay health. Before being diagnosed I weighed 165. Now I'm 210. I manage an HIIT treadmill workout once or twice a week. I don't have the moxie to do anything more.

I have a machine for testing BP. It goes up or down but averages 115/75. Bloodwork rules out everything serious. For that reason my doc is willing to call it hypochondria. She's a Yale-trained neuro so she takes everything serious.

I don't have one doc, I have a dozen. Tomorrow I see a cardiologist for my annual exam. I've read recently that when using GLPs to control weight there is improvement in all cardio values. And downstream improvement in liver and kidney function.

Any suggestions how to approach the cardio guy? If it doesn't pan out there's a website where I can get phone-approval for the same drugs. I called the number and two days later I got an email requesting that I set up a time for a phone consult with the MD. So no one is asking for my SSN or bank accounts or anything suspicious.

I know I could fix my problems by getting off my *** but that's easier said than done.

TIA,

kpo

[MarionP]

I like your alternative strategy. Do tell if it works because that would mean they are a quality company.

[kaypeeoh in reply to MarionP]

I'm asking for Wegovy subcutaneous injection,

[park_bear]

You are already exercising as much as you are able so that is not the issue. Going to a low carb high fat diet normalized my BMI and A1c. I recommend that, or full keto if you can manage it.

[Millbrook]

Hi KP. You may want to consider the probiotic Akkermansia which is a GLP 1. The only snag is that people with PD are supposed to have too much Akkermansia . Perhaps an analysis of your gut microbiome may help you decide.

For me, my husband is the one with PD. I am not obese but I am prediabetic. I embarked on a low carb diet and thinking about carnivore diet. I have been on akkermansia for a month and it helped me lose some weight and bring my glucose down. Dr Boz said that akkermansia is ozempic without the side effects and a change in diet and akkermansia may help you lose some.

Personally akkermansia curbed appetite and sugar/carb cravings.

[MarionP in reply to Millbrook]

Have you a brand that you know works? I see several available but the manner of advertising by some suggests badness. So maybe it is definitely going to matter which brand.

[Sydney75]

My HWP also is overweight and because of many back issues is limited with exercise which is so important with PD. He does Paul Eugene wheelchair workouts with light weights it will get your heart rate up. He can't do a long standing workout and no more than 15 minutes on a bike, unable to walk fast enough to make a difference.

My biggest concern with GLPs is not cost, it is what they are not telling us and no studies on long term effects. For people with PD a noted side effect is gastric emptying. Gastro paresis is a very serious side effect from slow gastric emptying . All glps must be stopped two weeks before any surgery.

My husband had major back surgery in late 2023. During the post surgery period of six weeks he lost 25 pounds without exercise etc simply because he ate less. He probably has an eatting disorder, I lock the cabinets at night, weight was an issue long before PD. GLPs quiet that hunger biggest side effect people talk about is nausea and explosive diarreah. Good luck!

-Syd

[dsalucci in reply to Sydney75]

Agree with your assessment...have many friends who regret starting Wegovy (and others) as it has slowed their whole system down and when they go off, they gain it all back and more. Low carb/high fat is what helped my PWP the most. Also, if you take an antidepressant, these weight-loss drugs can cause all kinds of issues: lifemd.com/learn/wegovy-dru...

[MarionP in reply to Sydney75]

Ate less, or dehydrated? I've heard that warning from doctors warning not to mistake less water as true weight loss.

[Eryl]

You probably do not need meds to loose weight, just the right diet which contains less carbohydrate oepecially refined carbohyrate like bread and sugar. Loosing weight is ten percent down to exersise and ninety percent down to diet. Carbs will also be impacting the severity of you Parkinson's