I have tried Saxenda, Ozempic and MJ.
Saxenda was awful, I had ridiculously bad diarrhea and the stomach cramps were genuinely like contractions. I nearly had an accident a few times, it was terrifying to feel like I had no control over my bowels.
I was then on Ozempic for about 7 months. I had no side-effects at all and did lose a considerable amount of weight; about 20kg. I was about a size 22. Got down to a 16 or so. I did have to be really careful about counting calories as still felt hungry. But it certainly took the edge off and made dieting easier by far.
I then didn't get round to sending in the photos, and needed to do this to keep getting it sent to me. I thought I would be able to manage without Ozempic and it was nice to have a bit more extra cash... but my weight crept up again as I had not retrained myself in terms of how I ate and I just went back to binge-eating. Went up to a size 18-20.
I started MJ about 9 weeks ago. It has totally transformed my diet as I have lost my sweet tooth. I am adhd and have always craved sugar. I'd eat bags of haribo in one sitting, chocolate bars, honey in my tea, and unable to resist biscuits and cookies etc. I have had to have several teeth pulled due to being so addicted to sweet stuff 😳
Since about going to the MJ 5mg my sweet tooth has completely vanished. It is crazy. I cannot remember a day I didn't eat something sweet till now (ALWAYS had pudding, etc.). I now actively dislike sweet stuff. I've gone down to a comfortable size 16 but can fit into size 14 skirts / dresses if I try. They are still a bit too tight so I suppose I am a 15 at present. I get seasonal affective disorder but this year I didn't. Didn't even notice till someone else on here mentioned it!!
I really like MJ. I do get headaches when the dose goes up and I have to remind myself to drink fluids as I don't feel thirsty at all. Keep leaving mugs of tea half-drunk which is unlike me.
I am craving salty and umami flavours but if I eat a normal size portion of food I feel full (sometimes too full and a bit nauseas if I eat too fast and have seconds). I am eating kimchi like it's going out of fashion. I never used to be able to eat hot / spicy food at all, it felt like it was hurting me. Now I can tolerate it.
I am having quite vivid dreams but don't know if this is because I am sleeping better overall?
The worst side effect is the constipation which I do have to manage by eating lots of fibre. If I forget, then my constipation is very bad.
Overall I am very happy on the MJ but I do worry about how I will manage which I get to my ideal weight. When my dose got delayed I noticed my sweet tooth was coming back. Hopefully after a few more months I will have kicked my sugar / sweet addiction.