Index
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Every medication and theme that comes up in these stories. Pick one to find the people dealing with whatever you are dealing with.
Medicine class
Medications named in stories
Semaglutide
Stories that name semaglutide, including Wegovy or other forms they used. 4 journeys
Tirzepatide
Stories that name tirzepatide, including Zepbound or Mounjaro as they used them. 11 journeys
Wegovy
Stories that mention Wegovy by name. 2 journeys
Mounjaro
Stories that mention Mounjaro by name. 3 journeys
Zepbound
Stories that mention Zepbound by name. 7 journeys
Themes & formats
Starting
First weeks on a GLP-1 — early shots, side effects, and getting into rhythm. 4 journeys
Week 1
Diary-style updates from the first week on a new dose or medication. 1 journey
Month 1
What the first month looked like — symptoms, scale movement, and settling in. 1 journey
Month by month
Longer arcs told one month at a time, including slow stretches and wins. 1 journey
Year arc
A full year (or close) of habit change, loss, and life alongside the medication. 1 journey
Plateau
Stalls and flat weeks that still sat inside a longer loss story. 2 journeys
Setback
Pauses, regains, access problems, or stretches where progress slowed or reversed. 3 journeys
Pace
How fast loss happened — slow months, steady drops, and expectations vs reality. 2 journeys
Maintenance
Staying on a dose, stepping down, or living after the steepest part of loss. 3 journeys
Continuing
Life on the medication months in — habits, identity, and what kept them going. 2 journeys
Low dose
Meaningful progress while staying on a modest dose longer than expected. 1 journey
Food noise
Quieter cravings, appetite, and the background food thoughts people describe. 3 journeys
Symptoms
Nausea, fatigue, thirst, sleep changes, and other early physical effects. 2 journeys
Shortage
Supply gaps that interrupted fills or forced a switch with their clinician. 1 journey
Access
Insurance, coupons, prior auth, and whether they could actually get the prescription filled. 1 journey
Cost
Out-of-pocket price when coverage, coupons, or pharmacy options changed. 1 journey
Hypertension
High blood pressure they named as part of why they started GLP-1 treatment. 1 journey
Testosterone
Testosterone therapy mentioned as part of their own health context. 1 journey
Male
Men’s stories — different starting weights, a different kind of stigma, and less company talking about it. 2 journeys
Older adult
Stories from people in their 60s or later, including dose and pace choices. 1 journey
Lifestyle
Food, movement, travel, and daily routines woven through the medical story. 1 journey
Habits
Building or rebuilding routines — protein, steps, sleep, and consistency. 1 journey
Interview
Conversation-style videos rather than solo diary updates. 2 journeys
Clinic channel
Patient stories shared through a clinic or prescriber’s YouTube channel. 1 journey
FAQ
Question-and-answer format — common worries, stigma, and maintenance questions. 1 journey
Stigma
Judgment, shame, or pushback they felt about using medication for weight loss. 1 journey
Look back
Retrospective on months or years on a GLP-1 — what held up and what changed. 1 journey
UK
Journeys from the UK — NHS access, Mounjaro naming, and local context. 1 journey