10 Tips for Talking to Your Doctor About Weight-Loss Medications, According to People Who've Done It

If you’re interested in GLP-1 agonists or similar medications, these tips can make the conversation with your doctor easier.

Written by Lauren Smith, MA | Reviewed by Preeti Parikh, MD

Published on March 1, 2024

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In this video, three people who are taking GLP-1 agonists for weight loss give tips for talking about it with your doctor. This includes how to start the conversation if you think you may be a good candidate for semaglutide or similar medications, as well as what topics to discuss regularly once you’ve started the medication.

You can read about Pete’s weight loss to qualify for bariatric surgery, Larisa’s struggle with food noise, and Arelis’s experience taking semaglutide after weight-loss surgery here.

References

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023). Losing weight.

MedlinePlus. (2022). Taking medicines - what to ask your provider.

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