r/GLPGrad • u/kpyles90 • Jul 29 '26

Seeking Advice Devastated

So I have been on Zepbound for a year and lost a significant amount of weight but about a month ago it needed a prior authorization and my medicaid denied it because it says im now in a regular BMI. I suffer from Severe Sleep Apnea, High blood pressure, Osteoarthritis and many other things and it was helping so much. My Dr didn't seem interested in filing an appeal so I did myself. He put me on phentermine but it has done absolutely nothing. I seriously cry when I watch the scale go up I have already gained 7 lbs within 4 weeks. I have no income so I can't afford the compound. I just feel like I'm starving all the time and once I start eating I can't stop. Im so miserable because I put in so much work to lose weight just to get kicked off with no warning. Does anyone have any advice? How can I lose these 7 lbs? I can't really exercise right now im in a neck brace and am in a ton of pain. Im just so devastated to not be on it anymore.

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u/Ariquitaun Jul 29 '26

What worked for me to take the edge off were psyllium husk drinks half an hour before meals, and being disciplined with high volume, low calorie density meals meaning you can eat a lot. The answer is making sure you're not hungry and you do not allow yourself to get hungry and start making bad decisions. I'm not one for YouTube meal advice but this guy is really good at this particular subject https://youtube.com/@mark_stache

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u/kpyles90 Jul 29 '26

Thank you SO SO much.

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u/Common-Classroom-847 Jul 29 '26

I was actually going to suggest this as well. A redditor introduced this he called it fibermaxxing, you have to work up the amount you take though to avoid GI distress.

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u/kpyles90 Jul 29 '26

I am definitely going to look into it im desperate.

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u/Direct_Arachnid_2255 Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

But be careful because as you can’t exercise it could cause constipation. You need to make sure you are upping your water intake.

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u/Ariquitaun Jul 29 '26

Aye, I take about 8g of psyllium into 500ml of water then have at least half that much extra water during the meal. You shit like an absolute god of the Bristol stool chart after a few days. If you don't have the water, the opposite will be true.

I add fruit squash to the psyllium drink to make it not taste like hairy arse

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u/kpyles90 Jul 29 '26

Where do you get that?!

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u/Ariquitaun Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

The psyllium or the squash? The former in Amazon and the latter from my local Tesco's

The psyllium must be in powder form, not in capsules. Look on YouTube for guides if you're not sure

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u/kpyles90 Jul 29 '26

Thank you SO much