r/GLP1Australia

Hi everyone, I'm on week 2 of this process and I wanted to say hi.

The thing is, I haven't told anybody in my life that I'm taking the weight loss meds. I can barely say the words to myself. It feels like some sort of failure. I have a lot of fat positive friends or body neutral milennial friends, and then I have some other friends who are not-so-secretly orthorexic who I suspect to be taking the meds, or would be jealous that I am. I think my family would be confused, and my regular GP would be skeptical. I got the ozempic through Chemist2U, My Weight Loss Clinic. (To me they were affordable, but we'll see if that keeps going on)

After I took the first injection I felt so much calmer. An emotional weight lifted.

I have always had a high BMI of about 30-32, starting from about grade 5, and into year 7 high school, losing a bit slightly at around 16 but still always being size 14-16. Being "bigger" has just followed me through my whole adult life, no matter if I was really into my running, yoga, cycling to work, doing big walks on weekends or whatever. I have PCOS/PMOS, and an otherwise moderately active lifestyle full of whole foods.. I'm guilty of overeating occasionally, because I am a human with access to all the food of the western world, but I have always felt like I have to be so hypervigilant around food, and with exercise, so much more than others I know. I've always felt it so hard to "accept" my body, when it doesn't seem to fit into the world. I think I've gradually gained a little more weight and my measurements were getting past a comfortable window, and I stopped fitting into some jeans I had painstakingly sewn myself (I love sewing my own clothes, wonder why).

I am really tired of feeling that way–like I don't fit in anywhere.

That's what brought me out of the point of "what if, one day" and to the point of actually making the appointment with the nurse practitioner. She was really lovely (happy to give you her name!) and although it's less hands on than other programs I know she'd be there for me if I need. She is also part of a diabetes management program and metabolic research clinic in NSW, where post-weight loss management is their area of expertise.. I have to say I'm really scared about that part, because I tend to be quite pragmatic (Maintenance Phase pod alumni here) and I hear the experts who say most people who lose weight gain most of it back. But for me, I think even if I can maintain about 5% of the weight loss, won't that be better than not trying at all?

Fwiw, I am going to see my GP tomorrow and hope I can be confident enough to share this with her. It's not that she's judgemental, it's my barriers. Would love some support from you all on how you've disclosed this, or not, to your healthcare professionals or others in your life.

I've had BED for 7 years and I've been taking 40mg of vyvanse for the last year for my ADHD, however I find that it only helps a little bit with my BED and the food noise is still bad. I've gained a bit of weight in the last 3 months as the food noise has been tormenting me. I am 155cm and 55kg therefore I am not overweight, however I've had so many bingeing episodes and its so incredibly debilitating and it destroys my mental health and self-image. I eat high protein, high fiber, drink 2L of water, exercise, everything and the food noise is still there. I also live with my parents and they buy a lot of junk which makes the BED episodes more common and worse, I've tried to tell them to stop buying junk but they are unsupportive about it. I've tried the online prescribers elligbility tests, however they all say inellgible because of my weight. Has anyone been prescribed a GLP-1 in Australia for this despite being a normal weight? How can I do so?

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I have a BMI of 36. And I want to start GLP1. I’ve seen ads like Juniper, but I wanted to gather information if it’s better to take it from Juniper, or to look for a specific GP here in Sydney.

I would really appreciate guidance on this, if anyone is kind enough to do so. 😬🙏

Flying interstate on Friday night and was wondering wether I should be taking the pen with me on my carry on or is it ok to put in my checked baggage? It’s my last dose too. I will be staying with family so I can put it in the fridge there.

For those in maintenance, how much do you find your weight fluctuates on a daily or weekly basis?

After being so scared to finally take the leap, I think I may have fallen to a scam website. Has anyone used “weightlossgp.au” and can confirm if it’s legit or not? It looks so real and there was so much information on the website but I think they might be data farming. I completed the form to get an email with appointment details but haven’t heard anything, and looking at the website again it does look very “AI”, and then when I found this subreddit I noticed there’s no posts about them at all which gives red flags for sure. I’m usually very good with technology so feeling foolish!

If there’s anyone who’s been in a similar situation or has advice please reply- Over the last year I’ve gained about 17kg due to mental health struggles and it’s really got me down. I’ve been working out and trying my best to eat healthy but there’s been no change and i have fear about food noise/overeating habits from when i was a teenager. My BMI is 25.2, i’m 5’11 and 83kg and i worked so hard to lose weight from my teenage years and was so proud but then life hit like a truck and i gained it all back to what i am now. I’ve also had blood tests that have identified that i’m insulin resistant. Please let me know what i should do, should i speak to a doctor or is there somewhere i could test it out? any help is greatly appreciated

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It's time!

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- Started On: 
- Starting Weight: 
- Current Weight:
- I'm Feeling:

Hi all,
I’m based in Sydney. My BMI is overweight but not obese - I’ve tried juniper and going to my GP in person and can’t get a prescription as I have no technical co morbidities - but I workout so often and manage my food and diet and can’t drop anymore weight. Does anyone have advice on getting a prescription when technically- BMI is 27

I’ve been on MJ since 2024, and I’m 43kg down. I still have 15kg to go, but the scales will not move past 80kg. I have been stuck here for 6mth, so now my dr has changed my to W. I’ve gained 3kg, but nothing is happening. Ive gone through everything, I was going to the gym 3 days a week, (I’ve had to stop for a while because of work but my job is physical ) I just don’t know how to get the kgs to start coming off again.

Hey I might be completely wrong here - but I’ve been prescribed for weight loss (not a brand specific prescription) and asked for Ozempic knowing it’s cheaper. I was wanting to know what happens after reaching and surpassing 1mg dose?

Pharmacist today said they only have Ozempic to 1mg so then do I start using a combo of two pens? Like a 1mg and 0.5mg pen? If that’s a thing, at what point (if ever) does wegovy become cheaper?

I just bought a 0.25mg/0.5mg pen for $149. Unsure what the jump is for the 1.0mg Ozempic pen.

Hey Guys...

Correct me if I'm wrong... but each "Click" delivers roughly 1ml of GLP-1

Therefore... tomorrow, if I want to dose say .55mg... the numbers are 55/1.34 = 41 clicks

Is this correct.

Its difficult because I think in AUS we get diffferent pens. A lot of the "charts" are for 1mg/1ml pens... but my pen, tomorrow, is 1.34mg/1ml

Can someone cross check my numbers

Thanks

Hi everyone!

I’ve struggled with my weight for most of my life. At different points I’ve been quite obese, lost more than 40 kg, regained the weight and then lost it again.

At the end of 2023, when I was back at the lower end of the obese BMI range, I started Saxenda through HubHealth. I was on it for about a year before switching to Wegovy, which I continued until June last year.

I would have preferred to stay on a low maintenance dose, but because of the cost I needed to stop the medication. I managed to maintain my weight for quite a while, but since the beginning of this year I’ve slowly started gaining again.

I’m still currently at a healthy weight for my height, but given my history, I’m concerned that the weight gain will continue.

I’ve been looking at going back on Wegovy, but HubHealth seems more expensive than some other providers. From what I can see, most online services also require you to currently have an overweight or obese BMI to qualify. I don’t have a regular GP either.

Has anyone been in a similar situation and been able to get a prescription for Wegovy again while still at a healthy BMI, particularly for maintenance or to prevent further weight regain?

I’d prefer to use a telehealth service that can provide the prescription and let me pick the medication up from a pharmacy myself, rather than paying extra to have it supplied and shipped through the telehealth provider like with HubHealth

I would really appreciate hearing what others in a similar situation have done!

I’ve gone up to 6.5mg on MJ. I still get hungry but can push though meals but then eat bigger after (not this is not my normal pattern, I normally eat 3 meals protein and fibre rich, but more of an observation, as before MJ id never skip or push back a meal!) so I know it is working.

Here is my thoughts - when I first started I’d get hunger completely gone for 2-3 days (almost force myself to eat the first two days) have nausea and then obviously increase hunger as we went on with last days all my inflammation returning form my auto immune disorder - Whcih MJ helps manage

Now I don’t get that strong hunger suppression, more digestive issues like slow bowel movement and constipation but the hunger is still always there/ Is this normal for any long term users? I’m gauging how good the medication is working.