Hi, could really do with an ear. Took first dose of wegovy 4 days ago - 0.25mg. My BMI is just over 30. It's not been good. I haven't been desperately ill but I've not felt good.
I injected into the right hand side of tummy.
Day 0 - immediately after taking my tongue and right arm went tingly. Later that night my feet were burning with tingles when I went to bed. It was really quite bad.
Day 1 - woke up tingling gone. Felt a bit lightheaded. Also felt a bit of nausea on and off but mostly OK. I was tired from such a poor night sleep the night before, so put some of it down to that and I spent most of the afternoon in bed.
Day 2 - felt like I had a solid lump in my stomach all day long. Nausea and bit of stomach ache, plus still lightheaded. Then quite suddenly I felt a real pressure in the back of my head, near to my neck. I had done a lot of walking so put it down to that.
Day 3 - had some diarrhea and stomach cramps, generally felt run down and tired but I was wfh so it was easier to manage.
Day 4 - in the office - I've felt really tired. I have a mild pain in the right of my stomach - under my ribs location. It is very mild, like a twinge. I've also got pain between my shoulder blades to the right. Again very mild though - not severe enough to reach for painkillers. I know that where the pain is, is a risk factor for gallbladder or pancreatitis but I'm not vomiting, and I don't have severe pain (I dont even have moderate pain). It's a transient niggling achy pain, it comes and goes. The pain came on after I drank a latte. I'm keeping a close eye on it. Can't figure out if actually the pain in my back is from bad posture, and whether the stomach pain is just stomach pain. A colleague commented that I really didn't look well today. I've also felt cold on and off.
On top of the above I feel bloated, full of gas, and I had the most horrendous fatigue after I ate lunch. I've felt almost surreal all day - sort of woozy in a light headed, but not faint sort of way. It's like my whole body/mind has slowed down. It's really hard to describe. If I didn't have all the other side effects, I'd say it was quite a nice relaxed feeling but with all the other side effects I just feel weird and not right!
I've been drinking loads of water and my diet has been entirely clean - no junk food.
Writing it down it maybe doesn't sound that bad but really it's been an unrelenting feeling of malaise since I took the injection. I thought it would be the first day or two but I actually feel like the side effects are getting worse rather than better. Also given its the first dose on the lowest mg - I'm just wondering whether this is all a bit much to continue? Or whether lots of people have a bad first week with similar symptoms that do get better?
Not sure if I'm being a big whimp and everyone has this? Or whether this does sound like - perhaps it's not for me sort of thing?
I should add the day after I took my first injection - my period showed up! So that maybe hasn't helped things. Do people get worse side effects when they're on?