Lost 6kg in one and a half months!

There is a strange phenomenon recently: many young people are keen on taking shortcuts to lose weight. They want to lose weight by lying down, eating, drinking, and sleeping. They can lose weight just by taking injections. Is there such a good thing in the world? This rumor has gradually become popular, and more and more young people around me have tried to get injections.

The drug ingredient in the needle is called semaglutide, which was originally used as a hypoglycemic drug for adults with type 2 diabetes. It is the legendary "miracle weight loss drug" and "slimming injection". How can diabetes medicine be used to lose weight? Therefore, many people are still waiting to see: "Is this drug effective in losing weight?" "What are the side effects?" "What if I can lose weight and stop taking the drug, will it rebound?"

In short, there is a question mark on the forehead. Regarding semaglutide, the reporter conducted an investigation.

Experiencer: "I lost 12 pounds in a month and a half, but I just look beautiful."

Xiaoxin, a girl born in the 1990s, listened to the introduction of her best friend and bought this medicine online. The product arrived quickly. It was a foam box. When she opened it, in addition to the medicine, there were three ice packs.

"I take it once a week, with a dose of 0.25mg or 0.5mg each time. I don't dare to take more, so I take 0.25mg once." Xiaoxin was a little nervous about taking the injection at first, after all, she didn't know how to lose weight through the injection.

"I had a reaction after the injection. I felt a little dizzy when I woke up the next morning. I had no appetite. I had to eat something. Occasionally, I would feel nauseated and have some gastrointestinal reactions." The side effects came easily, and she didn't think much about them in the next few days. When I eat, I feel full. I used to have the habit of eating late night snacks, but after the injection I am no longer so hungry, so I simply don’t eat late at night.

After persisting for a month and a half, Xiaoxin found that there were indeed changes in her body: "I can lose two or three kilograms a week, and I lost 12 kilograms in a month and a half." She can see and touch the effect of this weight loss, but she can't be happy at all. . She felt that her appetite had dropped significantly, and her favorite barbecue no longer tasted good. As a foodie, she gradually lost a lot of pleasure in enjoying delicious food in her life. Due to high work pressure, she used to eat delicious food to relieve stress. In addition, she often feels sleepy, yawns and wants to sleep, has no energy, and feels uncomfortable at work.

"I don't have enough energy. I must be hungry, but I don't want to eat. This feeling is really bad. I look like I have no hope for life. It's like having a serious illness. Although the injection has the effect of losing weight, it's just a look. It's so wonderful to go up, and I cry just thinking about it." She felt that her happiness index had dropped, and Xiaoxin was planning to stop taking the medicine.

The reporter searched and found that the sales of this kind of medicine are also very popular on online shopping platforms. The monthly sales volume of Wangpu is 6,000+, and the price is not cheap. A single box sells for 600 to 700 yuan. Continuous injections are also a big expense. . Recently, oral semaglutide has launched phase III clinical trials in China. In the future, injections will no longer be needed. Taking medicine is obviously more convenient, which has once again aroused public concern.

Doctor: “If you don’t change your lifestyle, you will gain weight even if you lose weight like a flash of lightning.”

Is semaglutide suitable for everyone who wants to lose weight? Are there any risks with using this medicine? Zheng Weiying, director of the Endocrinology Department of Jinhua People's Hospital, said that in 2021, the Municipal People's Hospital introduced semaglutide. At present, this drug is not used as a weight-loss drug in China. It treats diabetes and is a disease-reducing drug. Blood sugar medications.

The principle of this medicine is to suppress appetite. My body is obviously very hungry, but I don’t feel hungry, or I might say: Mom is telling you, you are not hungry!

Zheng Weiying said that it is a three-part poison. Using semaglutide may indeed have side effects, such as anorexia, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, dizziness, fatigue, rash, etc., so not all people can use this drug. Especially people with gastrointestinal dysfunction, severe liver and kidney insufficiency, pregnant women, hypoglycemia, drug allergies, etc. should use it with caution. Don’t take the injection and become a frail and sickly Lin Daiyu.

If your body is hungry and you vomit or have diarrhea, you will certainly lose weight. Moreover, it is not possible to lose weight just by taking injections, it must also be combined with diet management and exercise. Medication is risky, and doctors do not encourage citizens to use it privately. "Diabetes is the indication for this medicine, and people who want to lose weight are not encouraged to use this medicine. Even if someone takes the medicine, the weight will definitely rebound after stopping the medicine."

"There is no 'magic pill' for losing weight once and for all. Weight loss cannot be achieved by drugs. If you don't change your lifestyle, you will gain weight even if you lose weight like a flash of lightning. If you want to lose weight healthily, you can only keep your mouth shut and open your legs." Control. While eating, exercise more. After all, it takes more than 3,000 steps to eat a spoonful of about 10 grams of oil.