I knew the second that I revealed that I was taking a GLP one someone would say something stupid that would make me feel like I had to defend it. My Aunt, who I love very much (I know she meant well), hit me with the “Please be careful Jennifer, I’ve heard such horrible things about that stuff”.

I have too, so obviously it’s something that I talked to my doctor about very thoroughly before considering.

Tirzepatide is in fact, marketed for weight loss, which in my case makes me happy, because I have metabolic syndrome and I do struggle with my weight going up and down, however, while it is not marketed for anti-inflammatory, it’s probably one of the strongest on the market.

I made a plea with my doctor to help me figure out a way to get through my back issues without continuing to take steroids. Not only did they contributing in me gaining back 30 pounds that I had lost a year before, they made me feel awful.

I was personally unaware that this type of peptide could treat inflammation. I have always said that I would not be interested in getting on a GLP-1 for anything concerning weight, and I wouldn’t have. Never once have I inquired about that. 

BUT when my doctor explained to me how they work, I felt like I owed it to myself to give it a shot. This has changed my life. After my first injection, within three hours, I had no pain. I’ve had zero back pain since January 15th.

Near the end of the week when my shot begins to wear off, I do occasionally feel some nerve pain from my sciatica, running up my leg, but it is extremely tolerable.

I am still on 2.5mg which is the lowest dose, and I intend to stay there. Most people would have moved up to 7.5 by now, but weight loss is not my primary concern. The only way that I would increase is if my pain came back. 

I’m completely transparent about it, and I have told my husband and everyone else that I would like to lose an additional 20 pounds (past my initial goal), which would be the smallest that I’ve ever been as an adult, but I would really like to get to my clinical ideal weight. I think it would be good for my back, and I also would like to see my body at that size.

I will still have to try. The 2.5 that I’m taking does not completely diminish my appetite by any means. It did for the first month or two and I lost a lot of weight, but I’ve now been on it for almost 5 months. Once I get to that weight, it will just be about maintenance.

I have bigger thighs and a big bottom, and even when I get into the size that I’m comfortable with I’m very insecure about it. I realize that that is considered an attractive thing in these times, but I grew up in an era where it was not, and it makes me very uncomfortable. I certainly don’t want a boney butt or skinny thighs, but I’d like to slim them down some. Gary is not thrilled about it, but I assured him that I won’t go overboard. He likes my thighs and bigger bottom, but he agrees that if it makes me feel better and it helps with my back pain, then obviously that’s most important.

I’m not trying to make a big deal about it, and I’m not gonna be talking about it a lot because it’s no different than me taking my other back pain meds. I could hardly eat on pain pills either, and I absolutely hate them and they will destroy your liver. I wish people would talk about that more. The number of people that die from pain medication and yet we still pushed it on them like crazy, but referred to other alternatives as “horrible”.

Remember that when you see the people that look so gaunt and horrible from taking Ozempic, most of them are celebrities and people that were already normal weight. They chose to get on a drug like this to lose what honestly wasn’t even there to lose in the first place, and they are taking massive doses.

I’m also not going to be online posting tons of pictures of my progress or trying to sell anybody anything, I’m just going through a transition with my back pain I just happen to be using a tool that is also helping me in another area.

I’m not embarrassed about that. I will probably be on a low dose of this for the rest of my life.

I just wanted to clear that up. It’s something that anyone who has severe pain should consider. It doesn’t work for everyone, but if you’re someone that responds well to steroids, there’s a very good chance that it could be helpful for you and could be as life-changing as it has been for me.

All right, that’s all have to say about that!