Weight Loss Service
Please note: To speak with a GP regarding the best weight management plan for you, please select an initial GP specialist consultation below.
You can also request prescriptions for daily self-injectable and tablet medications via our prescription service if you already know what you need.
Available 7 days a week, including evenings
Irish-registered doctors
€40
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Weight Management Treatments
That We Can Provide
Need help to lose weight? Speak to a GP with a special interest in weight management via online Video Consultation from the comfort of your own home. Through this service, our GPs can help you with a personalised approach to weight loss tailored to your individual needs and a prescription for weight loss medications (if clinically appropriate).
Alternatively, if you know what medication you require, you can request a prescription for weight loss tablets or daily self-injectable weight loss medication via our prescription service.Through our weight management services, you also gain access to a resource library packed with fitness and nutrition content, and ongoing patient support via our doctor messaging service.
Weight Management Consultation
Through this service, we can provide personalised support, medical advice, and a prescription for weight management medication, where clinically appropriate.
Step By Step Guide
Step 1 – Decide to lose weight.
Step 2 – Read our GP Weight Management Consultation information page.
Step 3 – Complete a simple, secure online questionnaire.
Step 4 – Book an initial 25-minute appointment with the GP and choose from a range of appointment times, including evenings & weekends.
Step 5 – Receive tailored medical advice and treatment plans from your GP to help you achieve your specific weight loss goals.
Step 6 – Access Webdoctor.ie’s resource library on how to make sustainable lifestyle changes and start treatment, if prescribed.
Step 7 – Online medical review with a verified weight measurement after 12 weeks of treatment.
Step 8 – Continue treatment (if suitable) as part of your long-term weight management plan.
Daily Self-Injectable Weight Loss Treatment
Step By Step Guide
Step 1 – Decide to lose weight.
Step 2 – Read our Self-Injectable Weight Loss Treatment information page.
Step 3 – Apply for treatment as part of your weight loss plan.
Step 4 – Access Webdoctor.ie’s resource library on how to make sustainable lifestyle changes.
Step 5 – Access training on how to use self-injectable treatment .
Step 6 – Start treatment.
Step 7 – Online medical review with a verified weight measurement after 16 weeks of treatment.
Step 8 – Continue treatment (if suitable) as part of your long-term weight maintenance plan.
Weight Loss Tablets
Step By Step Guide
Step 1 – Decide to lose weight.
Step 2 – Read our Oral Weight Loss Treatment information page.
Step 3 – Apply for treatment as part of your weight loss plan.
Step 4 – Access Webdoctor.ie’s resource library on how to make sustainable lifestyle changes.
Step 5 – Start treatment.
Step 6 – Online medical review with a verified weight measurement after 12 weeks of treatment.
Step 7 – Continue treatment (if suitable) as part of your weight management plan.
How It Works
Step 1
Online Questionnaire
Step 2
Medical Review
Step 3
Prescription Is Sent
Important Medical Information
What is Obesity?
Ireland has one of the highest levels of obesity in Europe, with an estimated 60% of adults being overweight or obese, and this trend is set to continue.
What is Body Mass Index (BMI)?
It is a measurement to check if you are a healthy weight for your height. It is not an accurate measure of body fat in everyone, but it is a useful guide that is easy to calculate.
A Body Mass Index (BMI) of over 25 is considered overweight and over 30 is considered obese. Please view this image below for more information:
Am I a healthy weight?
What medical conditions are associated with being overweight or obese?
Being overweight or obese can increase your risk of developing many potentially serious medical conditions including:
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Heart disease
- Stroke
- Certain types of cancer*
- Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA)
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
- Metabolic syndrome (combination of diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity)
- Gallstones
- Liver and kidney disease
- Reduced fertility
- Osteoarthritis
*Obesity has been linked to cancers such as womb, breast, bowel, oesophageal, pancreatic and myeloma. It is a significant modifiable risk factor, second only to smoking.
Can my mental health be affected?
Why is it hard to lose weight?
For best results and long-term maintenance, a holistic approach is essential. This requires lifestyle modifications as well as commitment and organisation! And sometimes, more than one attempt.
If you are overweight the hormones that regulate your appetite change. It is very frustrating that if you then lose weight, these changes encourage weight gain! They slow down your metabolism and make you feel hungry making the entire process even harder.
What Weight Loss treatments are available?
It is essential to ensure a holistic approach to weight loss – there are many factors involved.
- A calorie-controlled diet and increased physical activity are central to all weight loss plans.
- It is important to set realistic goals and good to involve friends and family.
- Psychological support from a trained healthcare professional can change your relationship with food and eating.
- If additional support is needed, medications may be helpful as part of a weight loss plan:
Why Choose Webdoctor.ie?
Expertise
All of our doctors are registered with the Irish Medical Council and provide convenient and confidential healthcare to our patients.
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