Dr. Lee MD | Obesity & Telemedicine

Dr. Lee, a physician who says he has prescribed GLP-1 medications since 2021 and takes one himself, explains how he approaches losing weight on semaglutide or tirzepatide.

1. 0:00 This Was Never a Weight Loss Drug
2. 0:58 Who This Video Is For
3. 1:52 My Story: 225 → 155
4. 4:46 Step 1 , What You're Actually Taking
5. 5:50 Step 2 , Why It Exists
6. 6:40 Step 3 , How It Works in Your Body
7. 8:19 The 30-Second Summary
8. 9:47 What You Need Besides the Prescription

• Who is speaking: Clinician, MD (Dr. Lee MD)

In this video, Dr. Lee, a physician who works in medical weight management and says he has lost around 70 pounds himself, argues that tirzepatide does more than reduce appetite.

1. 0:00 What Tirzepatide Actually Does (Beyond Weight Loss)
2. 0:58 The Diabetes Mechanism Nobody Talks About
3. 2:03 Why "Food Noise" Goes Quiet
4. 2:40 Why Your Body Fights Back Against Weight Loss
5. 3:11 Cravings, Alcohol, and the Reward Pathway
6. 3:57 What's Really Happening in Your Stomach
7. 4:42 Visceral Fat and Your Metabolic Health
8. 5:16 Going Cellular: How Tirzepatide Actually Signals

• Side effects mentioned: vomiting and gallbladder
• Who is speaking: Clinician, MD (Dr. Lee MD)

Dr. Lee, an obesity and telemedicine physician, compares tirzepatide and semaglutide. He says he has prescribed GLP-1 medications since 2021, has treated thousands of patients, and has lost over 50 pounds on tirzepatide himself.

1. 0:00 The #1 question patients ask me
2. 0:47 I've treated thousands , and I'm a patient too
3. 1:52 How each drug actually works
4. 3:00 What the real weight loss numbers show
5. 3:33 Why averages lie (and what actually wins)
6. 4:12 The side effects I warn patients about
7. 5:38 Cost reality , where patients get robbed
8. 7:03 Which one I start most patients on

• Weight loss mentioned: 50 lb
• Side effects mentioned: sulfur burps and fatigue
• Who is speaking: Clinician, MD (Dr. Lee MD)

Dr. Lee, who describes himself as an obesity medicine provider and a GLP-1 user, argues that nausea in the first week of a GLP-1 medication is a sign the drug is working, not a reason to quit. He opens with a composite patient, Maria, who nearly stopped after her first injection.

1. 0:00 Week One Nausea Explained
2. 1:09 Meet Maria's Story
3. 2:37 Chemical Gastric Bypass Model
4. 3:44 Why Nausea Means It Works
5. 6:07 Seven-Step Nausea Playbook
6. 8:12 Red Flags vs Normal Symptoms
7. 8:53 Stay The Course , Next Steps

• Point in the journey: Week 1
• Side effects mentioned: nausea and vomiting
• Who is speaking: Clinician, MD (Dr. Lee MD)

Dr. Lee, who says he works with patients in medical weight loss management using GLP-1 medications and lost about 70 pounds on tirzepatide himself, walks through seven side effects and how he approaches each one.

1. 0:00 The Side Effect That Makes People Quit
2. 0:22 Nausea: Are You Making It Worse Without Knowing?
3. 1:48 The Day-6 Warning Sign (Before Your Next Injection)
4. 2:54 The Friday Night Pizza Mistake
5. 5:39 Constipation: What's Actually Normal
6. 6:08 Diarrhea & Vomiting: When It's a Problem
7. 6:34 Fatigue, Dizziness & Headaches
8. 7:34 Hair Loss: Is It the Medication?

• Side effects mentioned: nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, fatigue, headache, hair loss, low appetite and dehydration
• Who is speaking: Clinician, MD (Dr. Lee MD)

Dr. Lee, an obesity medicine provider who says they have prescribed GLP-1 medications since 2021 and now take tirzepatide themselves, explains what to do after reaching a goal weight on semaglutide or tirzepatide. The doctor's main warning is against stopping outright.

1. 0:00 You hit your goal , now what?
2. 0:47 Why you can't just stop (the food noise returns)
3. 3:17 The third door most people miss: maintenance dosing
4. 3:40 The 3 maintenance paths , hold, step down, stretch
5. 4:10 How to find YOUR maintenance dose
6. 5:22 The window most people waste
7. 6:01 The 4 non-negotiables
8. 6:39 Why I eat once a day

• Who is speaking: Clinician, MD (Dr. Lee MD)

In this video, Dr. Lee, an obesity medicine provider who says they have prescribed GLP-1 medications since 2021 and also uses tirzepatide, argues that raising the dose of tirzepatide or semaglutide is usually the wrong response to a stalled scale.

1. 0:00 Should You Raise Your Dose?
2. 1:06 The Patient Who Jumped Two Steps
3. 1:52 The Dose Is a Dial (Not a Speed Lever)
4. 2:42 The 4 Signs It's Time to Go Up
5. 3:42 The Dose-Chasing Trap
6. 4:39 What Over-Dosing Actually Does
7. 4:55 How Real Titration Works
8. 6:41 Bottom Line & What To Do Next

• Side effects mentioned: nausea and fatigue
• Who is speaking: Clinician, MD (Dr. Lee MD)