United States: The sudden hype of weight loss medications – Ozempic, Wegovy and now Mounjaro in the last couple of years has stirred up the medical and pharmaceutical industry. Everywhere in this world, individuals are demanding these products, and, often, not merely for the purpose of slimming down.
Another mid-stage trial published in July showed that obesity drugs could potentially stabilize dementia. It has been also detected what may be useful for patients who are struggling with nicotine addiction, as well as for people with heart problem.
As reported by the USA Today, all this − along with celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey praising the drugs − doctors say, has prompted more and more people to ask themselves whether “microdosing” Ozempic and similar medications is something they can do.
However, using these drugs for these purposes, or microdosing which is the use of these drugs at a lesser dose than the recommended amount for the stated purposes is very healthy, say experts, provided the procedure is under the supervision and watchful eye of a doctor.
“It’s like kind of a personalized infusion of Ozempic,” Dr. Britta Reierson, a board-certified family medicine practitioner and obesity medicine specialist at known well, added. “What worries us now is when this is so done without requiring assistance from a doctor.”
What causes people to ‘microdoses’ Ozempic, other weight-loss medications?
There are various valid grounds why individuals go in search of microdoses of weight-loss drugs. Some require standard doses for a while and now require microdoses to sustain the new weight acquired. For others, it may just be a case that they do not need to lose many pounds or lose them at a slower rate. Some people may have to settle for a lower dose of these drugs which costs a lot of money to acquire.
Still, the Advanced Lipedema Treatment Program at The Roxbury Institute’s Dr. Aria Vazirnia has stated that due to Ozempic there is also increase in microdosing.
Even the people who aren’t in the dire need of the Ozempic are still curious to try it at the microdoses.
Also, “I think a lot of it has to do with the social media” he says, “It’s been with the celebrity scene and the people have been talking about it in the podcasts so there’s a lot of the interest in it.”
Dr. Brett Osborn who is a neurosurgeon and longevity expert says he microdoses weight loss medication for other health benefits which is like managing his blood sugar and the cholesterol.
He says that microdosing is essential for those who’ve lost the weight on the standard doses to keep the weight off and also he compares it to driving on the freeway and at freeway and at first you need to hit the gas hard enough to get up to the speed of the traffic and once you’re going fast however, you still need to tap the pedal but only slightly like as in very slightly.