40,000 Patient Records Reflect >50% Maintained or Increased Weight Loss After 24 Months Off GLP’s

[50ShadesGreyMarket]

According to the records of 40,000 patients at Epic, more than 50% of them were able to keep off the weight or continue to lose weight in the 2 years after discontinuation of GLP-1’s. Roughly 20% gained the weight back. This is based on medical records, not self-reported. Regardless of how many studies or reports come out, I still hear people parrot the narrative of Big Pharma that “once you pop, you can’t stop”. I get this may be the case for opioids, but GLP-1’s seem to affect different people differently.

Two Years After Stopping GLP-1s, Most Patients Sustain at Least Some Weight Loss

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[Airborne Daddy]

Must have been some good motivation and life changes after losing a ton of weight. After that accomplishment your gonna fight tooth n nail not to fuck it up..... encouraging news!

 

[CallieKat]

How many of those went underground and are still on glp…or just not sharing with their doc that they are on compound now…

 

[50ShadesGreyMarket]

How many of those went underground and are still on glp…or just not sharing with their doc that they are on compound now…

The problem with cognitive bias is that no matter how much data exists there will always be people who insist the reported outcome must be fabricated. It’s not possible to do a scientific research study that convinces everyone. We still have folks who insist the Earth is flat. 🤷🏼‍♀️

 

[50ShadesGreyMarket]

Must have been some good motivation and life changes after losing a ton of weight. After that accomplishment your gonna fight tooth n nail not to fuck it up..... encouraging news!

My theory is that there was something healed in the gut. I was put on Semaglutide by a doctor when my BMI was 20 due to low levels of Akkermansia. I had an actual test though, it wasn’t a theory. I regularly hear people say “my hormones are all outta wack” yet the person hasn’t visited an endocrinologist, they just started dosing stuff or went on birth control or supplements to “balance their wacky hormones” with no baseline. Are they consulting tarot cards or astrology?

 

[CallieKat]

How many of your epic records show you are still on it? My record almost 3 years ago shows I took MJ for 2 months and now it doesn’t…never stopped..would it count me as a maintainer?

 

[Airborne Daddy]

How many of your epic records show you are still on it? My record almost 3 years ago shows I took MJ for 2 months and now it doesn’t…never stopped..would it count me as a maintainer?

Like when I tell my liver specialist I have 5 drinks a week?

 

[desinr-gal]

My theory is that there was something healed in the gut. I was put on Semaglutide by a doctor when my BMI was 20 due to low levels of Akkermansia. I had an actual test though, it wasn’t a theory. I regularly hear people say “my hormones are all outta wack” yet the person hasn’t visited an endocrinologist, they just started dosing stuff or went on birth control or supplements to “balance their wacky hormones” with no baseline. Are they consulting tarot cards or astrology?

This confuses me. Akkermansia produce GLP1, not the reverse, so why didnt your doc prescribe akkermansia probiotic, or you know, the implant procedure? With a bmi of 20, glp-1
wouldnt have been indicated?

 

[50ShadesGreyMarket]

I was on .25mg, idea at the time was to take it for 20 weeks and re-test; I started in August. Implant wasn’t suggested but I would be against that especially since I already get an MRI with contrast every 4-6 months. Before surgery they wanted to implant a vagus nerve stimulator in my chest and I declined. Ended up staying on Topamax instead until a few months after the procedure. I’m trying to move in a direction where I am less dependent on prescription medications.

I have another appointment beginning of December and I’ll ask about probiotics as an option.

 

[50ShadesGreyMarket]

How many of your epic records show you are still on it? My record almost 3 years ago shows I took MJ for 2 months and now it doesn’t…never stopped..would it count me as a maintainer?

I’m not with Epic but I understand the question is related to patient records. Have you had a conversation with your doctor? Out of the nearly 190,000 patients that discontinued GLP-1’s, they only chose to follow up with 40,000 of them, likely to control for situations like yours.