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One Month Zepbound Journey | Weight Loss Results & Side Effects | 2.5 mg
Our summary
In this update from the Zepbound and Beyond channel, Anita says she has finished four weeks on Zepbound at 2.5 mg. She reports weighing 245.4 lb at her latest weigh-in, down 0.4 lb from the week before, for a month total of 7.4 lb. She calls that an average of about 1.8 lb per week, which she says is within the 1 to 2 lb per week she hoped for. She suspects much of it is water weight, and she says she did not take a starting photo or measurements.
One person's experience, in their words. Not medical advice.
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What else the video covers
She describes nausea starting about two days after each shot, headaches in the first week, fatigue, occasional body aches and constipation. She says she managed these with food, more water and a magnesium supplement. She says she uses the injector pen in her thighs and plans to try her stomach with the next pens. She reports that she usually lands between 48 and 64 oz of water a day against a 64 oz goal, and that she does not always reach the roughly 1500 calorie target from her tracking app. She says the medication has dampened her sweet tooth and chip cravings.
She also explains that her insurance treats 2.5 mg as a starter dose and expects her to move up after the first box. She asked to stay on 2.5 mg for another month, so the pharmacy had to submit an exception, and she was still waiting on her next pens. She walks through her usual meals, her habit of weighing in only on Wednesdays, and three weight sessions a week. She closes with a bone density DEXA scan she had done and a body composition DEXA booked for July 13th, which she says costs $79.
Our summary of what is said, in our words. Doses, results and prices are the speaker’s, not advice.
Takeaways
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- 0:02 She lists nausea, headaches, fatigue, body aches and constipation, and says food, water and a magnesium supplement helped.
- 0:04 She injects with the pen in her thighs and plans to try her stomach with the next set of pens.
- 0:04 She says her insurance treats 2.5 mg as a starter dose, so staying on it another month needed a pharmacy exception that was still pending.
- 0:08 Anita reports losing 7.4 lb in four weeks on Zepbound 2.5 mg, from the previous weigh-in to 245.4 lb, about 1.8 lb per week.
- 0:09 She describes repetitive, simple meals such as cottage cheese bowls, chicken sausage, pressure cooker chicken thighs and fish.
- 0:19 She says a body composition DEXA scan is booked for July 13th at a cost of $79.
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What the video says
As stated in the video, not checked by us. Doses and results are the speaker’s, not advice.
- Medication
- Zepbound
- Doses mentioned
- 2.5 mg
- Point in the journey
- Month 1
- Side effects mentioned
- nausea and fatigue
- Who is speaking
- Patient
Questions this video answers
How much weight can you lose in the first month on Zepbound 2.5 mg?
Anita says she lost 7.4 lb over four weeks, which she puts at about 1.8 lb per week, ending at 245.4 lb. She suspects most of it was water weight. This is her own result.
What side effects did she have on Zepbound 2.5 mg?
She reports nausea starting around the second day after a shot, headaches in the first week, fatigue, body aches and constipation. She says eating well, drinking more water and taking a magnesium supplement helped.
Why was she waiting on her next Zepbound pens?
She says her insurance plan considers 2.5 mg a starter dose and expects patients to move up after the first box. She asked to stay on 2.5 mg for another month, so the pharmacy submitted an exception that was taking a while.
How much does a body composition DEXA scan cost?
Anita says her doctor's office told her the scan would be $79, which she says was less than the $200 she expected. She says insurance likely would not cover it.
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