What Women With Perimenopause Weight Gain Should Know Before Going on GLP1s

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  • Source: US News
  • 07/28/2025

I’m a working mom of three kids ages 18, 20 and 23, so I just thought the hustle and bustle of keeping up with everything was exhausting me. I continuously complained to my therapist that I am exhausted: I can’t remember things, don't slept well and am hungry all the time. Oftentimes the response of my doctors had been that I just do a lot every day between working, kids and my competitive tennis schedule (I play up to 6 times a week). But one simple recommendation from my psychologist actually changed my life – and I was reborn.

Ten years ago I went through a contentious divorce – aren’t most divorces? My anxiety spiked, followed by years of therapy, which helped me evolve into the self-assured, successful, happy person I am today. But the weight gain, exhaustion and forgetfulness were still there. At 48, I saw my gynecologist and asked if I should go off the birth control pill and get my hormone levels checked. She told me, not until I am 50 or 51; that was the entire conversation.

It took a visit with a gynecologist who specializes in perimenopause and menopause to realize the solution may be a combination of hormone therapy and weight loss medications. I decided to share my story because every time I do, the response I get is, "I have those symptoms and don't know where to find help." I hope my story helps even one person who feels as helpless as I did when going through perimenopause.

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