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Hi everyone, I just joined. I'm a woman in midlife searching for a more effective route to shed pounds and boost my general health.
An estradiol patch I use has made a huge difference in how good I feel. Five years back I got a prediabetes diagnosis, and my doctor put me on 1000mg of Metformin every day.
By slowing my digestion, the metformin kept me feeling full for longer, which helped. Dealing with diarrhea and nausea was hard, yet it also trained my brain to eat less so I could dodge those unpleasant effects. Across a year, I dropped 25 lbs and cut my A1C by half a point. What I didn't like: constant exhaustion, a face and body that looked and felt gaunt and aged, and I remained prediabetic plus somewhat overweight. With zero energy, the pounds began creeping back on.
In the end, I put back everything I'd lost, and then some. I felt deeply depressed.
At an appointment with a different psychiatrist, I opened up about my weight battles. He adjusted my medications, taking out olanzapine and putting in Topiramate 50mg each day.
Roughly a week after the medication switch, I realized all my old cravings (fast food, soda, beer) tasted awful. Even thinking about them made me feel sick. I also picked up the term "food noise," since my mind had gone silent all at once. No longer was I fighting off intrusive thoughts about my next meal. The food noise that had been with me since my twenties disappeared. Through that year I shed 40 lbs, hit a plateau, and put 10 lbs back on. Everything's fine! Yet two side effects showed up that I couldn't tolerate. I shed a great deal of hair, going from a thick ponytail to a thin one, and I dealt with mental fogginess, trouble finding words, and a much slower reaction time when watching and playing Jeopardy with my family.
I quit the Topiramate. In time, the food noise returned. My hair grew back and the fogginess lifted.
I'm carrying extra weight once more, though luckily my A1C, while still prediabetic, has held steady ever since I began Metformin.
So I've come here to find out more about peptides, especially retatrutide, or tirzepatide. None of the peptides currently approved by the FDA will be covered by my insurance, since they also demand a diabetes diagnosis and lab proof from my doctor.
Thanks for welcoming me here
An estradiol patch I use has made a huge difference in how good I feel. Five years back I got a prediabetes diagnosis, and my doctor put me on 1000mg of Metformin every day.
By slowing my digestion, the metformin kept me feeling full for longer, which helped. Dealing with diarrhea and nausea was hard, yet it also trained my brain to eat less so I could dodge those unpleasant effects. Across a year, I dropped 25 lbs and cut my A1C by half a point. What I didn't like: constant exhaustion, a face and body that looked and felt gaunt and aged, and I remained prediabetic plus somewhat overweight. With zero energy, the pounds began creeping back on.
In the end, I put back everything I'd lost, and then some. I felt deeply depressed.
At an appointment with a different psychiatrist, I opened up about my weight battles. He adjusted my medications, taking out olanzapine and putting in Topiramate 50mg each day.
Roughly a week after the medication switch, I realized all my old cravings (fast food, soda, beer) tasted awful. Even thinking about them made me feel sick. I also picked up the term "food noise," since my mind had gone silent all at once. No longer was I fighting off intrusive thoughts about my next meal. The food noise that had been with me since my twenties disappeared. Through that year I shed 40 lbs, hit a plateau, and put 10 lbs back on. Everything's fine! Yet two side effects showed up that I couldn't tolerate. I shed a great deal of hair, going from a thick ponytail to a thin one, and I dealt with mental fogginess, trouble finding words, and a much slower reaction time when watching and playing Jeopardy with my family.
I quit the Topiramate. In time, the food noise returned. My hair grew back and the fogginess lifted.
I'm carrying extra weight once more, though luckily my A1C, while still prediabetic, has held steady ever since I began Metformin.
So I've come here to find out more about peptides, especially retatrutide, or tirzepatide. None of the peptides currently approved by the FDA will be covered by my insurance, since they also demand a diabetes diagnosis and lab proof from my doctor.
Thanks for welcoming me here