myBMI is a bespoke weight management service built by medical specialists to give you access to the best weight loss treatments in the world. Our team are UK medically trained in innovative and specific weight management treatments such as GLP-1 Receptor Agonists, our first line treatment for weight control.
Our consultation process is entirely online and designed to enable our team of medical experts to determine the most effective treatment plan for you.
We here at myBMI also understand that weight loss is a journey which requires multiple pillars of support and as such will also provide you access to our community which provides access to daily meal ideas, exercise plans, and specialist support with weekly video content from our medical experts.
Our treatment plan is simple, all-inclusive of the costs of prescribing, dispensing, treatment options and delivery to your door. We will also prescribe, free of charge, any additional treatments that you may require along your journey, again completely inclusive of the fixed price. Our team are here to support you every step of the way.
Start by completing a quick online consultation. This helps our clinicians understand your health and decide whether treatment is safe and suitable for you. As part of this, you’ll be asked to submit photos to confirm your identity and your weight. These will only ever be viewed by your clinician.
After your consultation, one of our clinicians will carefully assess whether treatment is right for you. If approved, they’ll issue a prescription and your medication will be delivered straight to your door with our discreet, tracked, and signed-for service.
Your journey doesn’t stop with your delivery. Our clinicians are here to support you every step of the way. You can check in anytime through your account for advice, and we’ll review your progress regularly to help you stay on track and achieve lasting results.
You’ll also be invited to join our exclusive support group, giving you access to expert medical guidance and tailored content designed to keep you motivated.
Our weight management service is underpinned by our four core values. These values shape everything we do ensuring our patients have access to the most innovative medical treatments supplemented with diet, exercise, support and education to allow our patients the optimal change to achieve their target BMI.
Here are some answers to the questions we receive the most about our services.
If we missed anything, please do not hesitate to contact us. We’ll be happy to help.
At myBMI, our first-line treatment for obesity is a weekly injection.
Whilst many other places choose to use other medications as a first-line treatment, our team of weight management specialists have drawn on their years of expertise and have decided to offer GLP-1 Receptor Agonists to those that meet the criteria. These options include GLP-1 & GIP Weekly Injections (dual agonist) or GLP-1 Weekly Injections.
Although GLP-1 Receptor Agonists are our preferred first-line treatment, they may not be the right medication for you.
If this is the case, then our prescribers won’t be able to recommend this type of medication and will not write you a prescription for one.
Most people starting our treatment plans will need to increase their dose after the first month.
If you’re starting for the first time, or you’re restarting after a few weeks off, you will usually start on either a 0.25mg weekly injection or a 2.5mg weekly injection.
At the end of this 28 day period, you should come back for another consultation to increase your dose, as these treatments require titration.
After your first month of treatment, you may be increased to either a 0.5mg weekly injection or a 5mg weekly injection.
After this, your prescriber will monitor your progress and decide with you whether to increase your dosage again.
The prescriber will always make the final decision on your dosage and treatment, but you will be able to indicate your preference to them during your consultation.
Our weekly injection plan is exactly what it says on the tin – a weekly injection!
No matter what your dose is, you’ll only be injecting once a week, as the dosage change will be reflected in your injector pen.
If you forget a dose, you should take it as soon as you remember as long as it is within five days of when you were supposed to take your injection.
You should then take your next dose as planned.
If more than five days have passed since you forgot your dose, skip it, and just wait for the next dosage day to come around.
Our packages start from £119, which includes your consultation, any weight loss treatments you may need, as well as supporting treatments if you experience side effects such as nausea or diarrhoea.
You will pay for each consultation you have, so once your treatment runs out after 28 days, you should come back to us for a review.
We have these reviews so we can monitor your progress, assess any concerns you may have, and help you make informed decisions about your treatment plan.
This set cost will only increase if you have been taking weekly injections for some time and begin one of our higher dose plans, where an additional surcharge is added.
For single doses, delivery is free, for bundles, there is a delivery charge of £8.95
With that in mind, we must mention that all of our prices are subject to change at any time. This usually happens to account for increased demand for treatment and supplier shortages.
Yes, you can!
During your consultation, you should be given an option to stay on your current treatment, or change to another form of treatment.
You can choose to switch from weekly injections to daily tablets or vice versa, as our weight management specialists are able to prescribe you an equivalent dosage to what you’re already taking.
Please note that any final decisions on treatment are made by the prescriber.
If you’re taking Weeklt injections:
If you forgot to use your injection on your usual day, you can just inject yourself as soon as you remember, as long as it’s within 5 days from your usual injection day.
For example, if you usually inject on a Monday but have forgotten, you can still take your “missed” dose up to Friday.
If more than 5 days have passed since you were supposed to take your injection, you should skip the injection and continue treatment as normal when your next dose is due.
Don’t inject yourself twice to make up for a missed dose.
Currently, we offer our first line treatment in the form of a weekly injection.
During your first consultation, you will be asked to choose which treatment you’d like.
Whilst the final decision lies with the specialist prescriber, your preferences will be taken into account when the decision is made.
Most people that take our weekly injections for weight management find that they help to reduce their appetite and BMI.
Current studies that look at GLP-1 Receptor Agonists like Semaglutide and Tirzepatide as a treatment for obesity show them to be an effective and safe option for reducing weight in those with a BMI of over 30.
However, as with all medications, there’s no guarantee that it will work for you.
With that in mind, we do recommend trying your treatment for at least 12 weeks before deciding whether or not it’s right for you.
During this time you should speak with your prescriber regularly so they can help you to make any changes you may need to to get the best out of your treatment in a safe and effective way.
We have guides and advice on what you can expect from your treatment weekly and monthly.
As with most prescription medicines, Wegovy GLP-1 Receptor Agonist inections do have the potential to cause side effects in some people.
However, these usually go away on their own within a few weeks once your body as become used to the medication.
Most of the side effects reported with the weekly injections are related to the gastrointestinal system, so you may experience nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea or constipation.
If you are one of our patients and are experiencing side effects of the GLP-1 weekly injections or side effects of GLP & GIP weekly injections, our healthcare team can provide supplementary treatments to help you as your body gets used to your treatment.
These treatments can include anti-sickness medications, heartburn remedies, and more, depending on the side effects you’re experiencing and what would be right for you.
Weekly injections of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists are now available on the NHS for type 2 diabetes and weight management – where they’re known as Wegovy.
Wegovy is available to patients who have reached tier 3 of the NHS’s weight management services.
Unfortunately, reaching tier 3 of the weight management service can be time-consuming and will not always result in a prescription for GLP-1 injections.
This is why many suitable patients choose to have consultations with reputable private prescribers like ourselves, so they can begin their weight loss journey as quickly as possible.
No, but they are similar.
Our first-line treatments are GLP-1 Receptor Agonists, which means that their active ingredient is from the same group of medicines as Liraglutide, the active ingredient in Saxenda.
This means that these treatments work in a similar way, whether you take them as tablets or injections.
However, there are a few differences between our weight loss treatments and Saxenda.
Saxenda is a daily injection, whereas our treatments can be administered either as a weekly injection or in tablet form.
Current studies also show that the GLP-1 Receptor Agonist our prescribers prefer (Wegovy) tends to be three times more effective for weight management and reduction than Saxenda.
Please be aware that although Wegovy injections are convenient, they may not be right for you.
Our prescribers will need to undergo an online consultation with you so they can understand your condition and prescribe the treatment they think will be the best for you.
Yes, you can switch from daily injections to weekly injections! You could also choose to switch to daily tablets.
If you want to swap from daily weight loss injections (Saxenda) to weekly weight loss injections (Wegovy) or daily tablets, please complete a consultation with one of our experts.
They will be able to determine if this change in medication is a suitable weight loss plan for you or not.
If approved, you should be able to take your weekly injection the day after you stop taking daily injections.
