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Sarah69

Sarah69

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I will be having new meds to take soon one is Semaglutide and a tablet called something that started like progest, does anybody know what this is and what it does please. Thanks
 
Sarah69 said:
Thanks for your reply, I can’t see how this tablet relates to diabetes , what does it do exactly do you know?
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I do not know, I just searched Google for "progest*" and that was one of the first Australian links that came up at the PBs website.

Wikipedia have a article about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progesterone

As I said before you are better asking these questions with your GP or pharmacist.
 
Heeheehee. Progesterone is a sex hormone used in contraceptives, HRT etc. The dangers of googling....
 
Hi,

If you had new meds prescribed & are unsure exactly what they are?
& you have an online account set up with your surgery to order repeats, why not check there. If they are prescribed, they may well be added to your list?
 
I've copied this from here https://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/progesterone-uses-and-risks
Hope it helps.

Why do people use progesterone?
Over-the-counter progesterone cream has been marketed as a treatment for menopausal symptoms, including:

Hot flashes
Memory loss
Fatigue
Tender breasts
It's also sometimes used by people to try to treat:

Thyroid problems
Osteoporosis
Weight gain
 
Sarah69 said:
I will be having new meds to take soon one is Semaglutide and a tablet called something that started like progest, does anybody know what this is and what it does please. Thanks
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It will tell you on the leaflet in the packet or you can ask the pharmacist when you collect them.
 
I have been told I would have new medication to take in January by a diabetic consultant I saw in December. He didn’t give me the name of them. I’ve been waiting for my gp to prescribe it but so far they said they haven’t received any instruction on this yet. I was asked to ring the diabetic specialist nurses with my bg readings and whilst doing that I mentioned that my drs had no note of the new medication. So she said they had been emailed on 22/12/21. I asked her the name of the medication and one was semaglutide and it sounded like the second one started with progest she was foreign so maybe I didn’t hear properly. That’s really just to reply to what people have said so far. Thank you.
 
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