How long to try Wegovy before moving to Moujaro?

[Crunchymum]

It's only week 2 but I'm wondering if I should just scrap it and start again (I'll finish the first Wegovy pen though. So another 2 weeks)

I went for Wegovy for several reasons but now I'm wondering if I've made the wrong choice 🤔

• How easy is it to swap at this point? I assume the whole consultation process starts again?
• Will I need to have a break or can I move immediately?

Wish I'd just started with MJ to begin with.

I'm the same,haven't lost a lb,the food chatter is gone though.

I've lost 4lbs so I have lost but I've had zero food suppression. I'm still doing it the "hard way" (IE feeling deprived!)

I guess I'll see what the next few weeks bring?

What were your reasons for choosing Wegovy? Are they no longer valid?

They are still valid, but I guess I'm just being impatient. There seems to be faster results with MJ and larger losses. Which is very ironic as I picked Wegovy because I wanted to lose slowly and steadily.

I didn't want to drop a load of weight quickly. But I suppose I did want to see / feel something quite quickly.

I have 2 weeks left on this pen but I need to order my next pen in a week's time so need to decide then I suppose. Or do another month?

I’m on my first pen on MJ and have no appetite suppression or food noise suppression if that helps! I’d give it more time till you jump ship

I suggest you speak with your prescriber about your options, but if you chose Wegovy specifically for slower weight loss, you should probably give it a bit longer.

Not everyone loses quickly on MJ, and if they do, it is often just for the first few weeks. 1-2 lbs loss per week is typical, and considered slow and steady.

I am on MJ and the weight loss has been slow, so the idea it drops off rapidly with MJ is individual. It is a few pounds a week - which is fine but considering I have stopped eating carbs and sugar all snacks and cakes - I did think I would lose more. The food suppression is the big thing though as at this point - the idea of doing this 'forever' the hard way would mean I would probably give up. I was in a big shop yesterday and there was aisle after aisle after aisle of biscuits/sweets and chocolate and I felt no inclination to buy anything - once it is in the house - it is a rapid trip to my mouth.
If there is no food suppression for you - I would move sooner rather than later before your self control is pushed too far.

I think I read 6 months before you can change.

heading for second weigh in on Wegovy.

How can such a small dose cause constipation!

It looks like most prescribers say to wait 5 to 6 weeks after your last Wegovy injection before starting on MJ.

I read some prescribers want you to wait a month inbetween both, some say 2 weeks, basically it varies so ask your prescriber. MJ is meant to have less side effects and targets 2 GLP receptors, so I thought would be more effective and decided to start on it and if I was very ill, I'd move on to wegovy.

Thats was 4 months ago, I started 13st bmi 32.4 now I'm 11st 9lbs 28.8 bmi. I've lost around 1.1lb a week average but thats fine for me as I've only got another 1-1.5 stones to go so I'm happy to go slowly if it means my skin doesn't sag and hopefully better for maintenance. Would never have lost this via exercise, I tried 5 weeks HIIT and only lost 5lbs and my long 12hr working days make it difficult to find the energy to work out. I lost 5lbs on my first week of MJ!