Saxenda does not work
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I am on my 4 week of Saxenda and now at 3.0 dose. No reduction of my appetite. No weight lost. Very disappointed. It seems to work for most people. Does not seem to be working for me.4
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I am on my 4 week of Saxenda and now at 3.0 dose. No reduction of my appetite. No weight lost. Very disappointed. It seems to work for most people. Does not seem to be working for me.
if you arent losing weight you arent eating in a deficit of calories. that can be done without the meds
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CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »I am on my 4 week of Saxenda and now at 3.0 dose. No reduction of my appetite. No weight lost. Very disappointed. It seems to work for most people. Does not seem to be working for me.
if you arent losing weight you arent eating in a deficit of calories. that can be done without the medsCharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »I am on my 4 week of Saxenda and now at 3.0 dose. No reduction of my appetite. No weight lost. Very disappointed. It seems to work for most people. Does not seem to be working for me.
if you arent losing weight you arent eating in a deficit of calories. that can be done without the medsCharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »I am on my 4 week of Saxenda and now at 3.0 dose. No reduction of my appetite. No weight lost. Very disappointed. It seems to work for most people. Does not seem to be working for me.
if you arent losing weight you arent eating in a deficit of calories. that can be done without the meds
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I am on my 5 week of Saxenda, not significant reduction of my appetite nor significant weight loss either.2
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Hunger and nausea are side effects, as to which I've experienced none, making me think my batch or rx is even valid. The reason I'm taking it is that it allows your body to process sugars and fats more efficiently, clearly what my body is not doing now. I was given a sample kit from my doctor and I'm thinking since I'm the only one out there with apparent metabolic efficiency issues that hasn't had any side effects, I may have been given a bad dose. I'm really only interested in the comments re-Saxenda. Thank you.[/quote]
I'm a Nurse Practitioner and prescribe medications. Everyone doesn't get every side effect. In fact the vast majority of people don't get side effects. Someone upthread asked if you had contacted the manufacturer. If you believe your meds are faulty I'd do that.
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If weight loss drugs worked without counting calories then no one would be obese. Just sayin....7
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k8andchr1smom wrote: »
Hunger and nausea are side effects, as to which I've experienced none, making me think my batch or rx is even valid. The reason I'm taking it is that it allows your body to process sugars and fats more efficiently, clearly what my body is not doing now. I was given a sample kit from my doctor and I'm thinking since I'm the only one out there with apparent metabolic efficiency issues that hasn't had any side effects, I may have been given a bad dose. I'm really only interested in the comments re-Saxenda. Thank you.[/quote]
I'm a Nurse Practitioner and prescribe medications. Everyone doesn't get every side effect. In fact the vast majority of people don't get side effects. Someone upthread asked if you had contacted the manufacturer. If you believe your meds are faulty I'd do that.
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Contact the manufacturer because you don't have any side effects? That will go over well.4 -
I have been using a sample of Saxenda given to me by my doctor to tryout. I have been on it for 5 days and have lost 5 pounds so far. I have 40lbs left that I have to lose. I take it at night before bed. It actually makes me sleep great. I haven’t had any side effects yet, except that it makes me tired, which is great. I do 45min.-1 hour of exercise at least 4 days a week and have been eating very little. I’m not hungry. I just make sure though to have breakfast lunch and dinner and stay below 1400 calories a day.
I do think with any weight loss medication you still have to do the work. You can’t just sit around doing the same thing you were before. The medication is prescribed as a tool to help with the process. I believe Saxenda is helping me.
I have an under active thyroid so it’s very hard to get results even on thyroid medication. I have to really watch it and make sure I’m active and eating right. The 5lbs lost so far is a great motivation to keep at it until I am back to a healthy weight.
I am 5’4
Starting weight: 191.7
Current weight: 186.4
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Is Saxenda expensive?2
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Manchester4, I get you! Some of these comments are infuriatingly ignorant. I'm in the same boat as you! Counting calories, running 5 days a week, but no fat loss. My GP and cardiologist suggested Saxenda. So far, after 2 weeks, zero change. I'm really disappointed because my doctor thought this would help my body process things better. People saying it's just an appetite suppressant don't know what they're talking about!6
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I read a bunch of stuff about Saxenda before noticing this was a necro thread. So for the benefit of new people who might be reading, this is from the prescribing info for Saxenda:Evaluate the change in body weight 16 weeks after initiating Saxenda and discontinue Saxenda if the patient has not lost at least 4% of baseline body weight, since it is unlikely that the patient will achieve and sustain clinically meaningful weight loss with continued treatment.
According to the manufacturer, it doesn't work for everyone, but four days of using it is not long enough to tell. As far as it being a "bad batch" because the OP didn't experience nausea and so on, not everyone experiences the same side effects - in fact only 39% of users had nausea, so, more than half of users do not experience nausea. However, it is fiddly stuff which goes bad if it isn't stored exactly right in the correct place in your fridge, so it does seem possible that a Saxenda pen could have gone bad.
New people, you are not magical unicorns, and it is not possible to eat at a deficit and not lose weight. If that were possible you should sign up with NASA for the trip to Mars; it would save them figure out having to carry food for astronauts because you could just magically eat nothing. Some people have metabolic differences which means they need to eat LESS than other people, but every single person on earth has to eat to live, and will lose weight if they eat little enough. However, multiple studies have found that almost all cases of people who claim to be eating very little and not losing were actually cases of people not being truthful about how much they were eating. Obese people are terrible at counting calories compared to normal weight people. One study which closely observed dieters in a controlled environment found that the "slow metabolism" people who "couldn't lose weight no matter how little they ate" had higher metabolisms than expected, but they only reported an average of one third of the calories they took in.13 -
keithsdalton wrote: »Is Saxenda expensive?
I don't know if it's covered health insurance in some states/countries but in Australia it isn't and I believe it costs about $400AUD per month.0 -
keithsdalton wrote: »Is Saxenda expensive?tiptoethruthetulips wrote: »keithsdalton wrote: »Is Saxenda expensive?
I don't know if it's covered health insurance in some states/countries but in Australia it isn't and I believe it costs about $400AUD per month.
Exceptionally expensive.. off the shelf price in the US is roughly $1200/month. My insurance covered it after my doctor called and got a pre-auth. With the mfgr savings card, I pay $25 per month.
Many people get it out of a shop in Canada for about $600/mo.
It absolutely helped me... it got me eating less, with counting/measuring/logging... it's just another tool to help in weight loss, it does none of the work for you. But I've lost 80lbs.
SW: 237
CW: 159 (I've gained 2lbs on purpose with weight training recently). Was down to 157.1 -
Wow I have never seen so many answers that have nothing to do with your question. People really want to sound like experts, don’t they?
If I’m hearing you right, you are saying that the drug doesn’t seem to reduce your hunger, which it is intended to do, thereby helping you achieve that deficit you need.
Same here. I’ve only been on it for a week. My endocrinologist explained to me that my hypoglycaemia is being caused by abnormalities in the function of my pancreas and this causes intense hunger and makes it almost impossible to lose weight. There is a metabolic effect too so simple calorie counting isn’t the same for everyone. Huge limitation of the approach used by calorie and macro counters. At the end of the day you have to solve what works for you, and just shut out everyone else.
But back to the question you actually asked. I have been on this only a little over a week. At first it seriously reduced my hunger. Last three days it has done nothing to my appetite. I just started the week two dose yesterday and was hungry all day. Will see how it goes as I progress through the doses.
I understand your frustration. Maybe talk to your doc about other options. Mine gave me a list of things we could try. They’re not all appetite suppressants. Some actually increase your metabolism. Hope you figure it out.2 -
It’s quite possible the OP won’t see your response since their question is from 4 years ago. 😉
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I would REALLY love to get insight into the pattern of brand new accounts bumping super dead threads. No "hi I'm new" or any other activity, just a fully formed response like in the middle of a conversation, but to something that they had to go and dig up on purpose.5
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MelanieCN77 wrote: »I would REALLY love to get insight into the pattern of brand new accounts bumping super dead threads. No "hi I'm new" or any other activity, just a fully formed response like in the middle of a conversation, but to something that they had to go and dig up on purpose.
I think it comes from Google searches. I bet if you Google "Saxenda does not work", this thread will come up. And then people create an account so that they can comment.12 -
Can’t believe some of the condescending comments towards Manchester4. I have also been on Saxenda for 6 months with little weight loss. No you are not alone. The medication which advertises great help for losing weight obviously does not work for everyone. I hope you have success with your efforts. I would take my question to the Saxenda message boards. People are understanding and they will stick to their Saxenda experience rather than belittle you for bringing up a very legitimate question.3
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