Hi All
I'm in Ireland so there no Mounjaro or Wegovy here (at least not yet). My doctor has prescribed me Ozempic, but I'll only be able to go up to 1mg. Hopefully by the time I titrate up to that dose Novo Nordisk will have launched Wegovy here.
I took my first jab last night. I was terrified because I really really hate needles and I was so worried about the side effects. I've done so much research on the medication it felt like a really huge step. In the end, I decided to only take a half dose, just to make sure I didn't feel sick.
I don't know what I was worried about. Just like others have said I didn't feel the needle at all. And needless to say, given I only took a half dose, I don't feel anything good or bad today. Maybe slightly less appetite but that could also be a placebo effect. I'm tempted to take the second half dose this evening, just to see if the full dose does much. I understand that taking the full dose might not change anything either - most people don't feel the benefits until after a few doses.
I am 205lbs and 5'7", so just over into the BMI 30+ category. I'd love to get down under 160lbs, but I understand that a max of 1mg might only let me lose 15-20lbs. I'm hoping my body responds a bit more to the medication but there's a reason, I guess, that average weight loss on 1mg Ozempic is 10-15%. I will probably stall for a while until Wegovy becomes available, and then hopefully the higher doses will shift a bit more weight. Then other medications are coming that are more effective so I'll hold out, again, for those.
My plan, like many on here, is to get to a goal weight and then titrate downwards. I don't know if I'll ever be able to come off the medication (I fully believe it's an imbalance of hormones, not a lack of willpower, and that imbalance is not cured by Ozempic, only treated). But I will try to come down to the lowest dose possible without putting on weight.
I've found these threads so helpful in preparing me to start this. Good luck to everyone!