Wegovy how's your journey

[Marypoppins007007]

Hi, I am due to take my third dose of 0.25mg in 2 days. My starting weight was 11stone 11. I weighed myself today I a was 11.7.
Its odd because over the week my weight has been going up and down slightly.

I haven't had any side effects apart from a horrible headache the day after taking my first dose. I don't fancy eating much, although I do head to the fridge, have a look in it and close it, perhaps its habit.

Worried i am not eating enough protien, I am not a meat person, only tend to eat chicken, eggs.

How are your journeys going?

Hello @Marypoppins007007 I've been on mounjaro but regained a lot and couldn't cope with the vomiting and diarrhoea anymore. So switched to Wegovy yesterday morning.

So far no side effects. Still had a lot of unhealthy food hanging around yesterday and ate it up 😬 intending to eat more healthily today.

How are you doing? Have you had any appetite suppression yet?

I took my first dose yesterday and can't eat anything. I'm full and can't imagine going near food. I have had a headache all night and still feel dizzy.

I wonder what to eat today that's best for my stomach. Maybe a tuna salad.

@Whatstfpoint oh wow! That's a quick result! I've had 1 weetabix but that's my usual breakfast as I'm never hungry first thing

I’m surprised by some of these comments and wonder whether people are benefiting from a placebo effect at lower doses.

I had a month each on 0.25, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.7 and can honestly say I noticed no difference whatsoever. No appetite suppression and no side effects at all.

I’m now on 2.4 and have what I would describe as moderate suppression. I’ll give it a couple of months and see how things go.

I will gladly take a placebo effect, what does it matter? People react differently and I have notable side effects too. I guess you would suggest they are also in my head 😅

I don't normally eat until 1 or 2pm but would have an appetite in the morning. Not today. I just feel full. My thoughts are circling around food, but more around what would be best to eat. Not what am I gonna eat next and that I can't bloody wait.

@Whatstfpoint I so want to get to that state! I'm currently thinking about the box of mince pies in the cupboard...
But maybe it's helping as I haven't actually indulged yet

@BerfyTigot it's not even been 24hrs for me. Maybe I will be binging tomorrow who knows.

Maybe have half a mince pie and see if that will satisfy you. I always read about people being able to just eat a little bit and not the whole lot. This would be such a dream.

I’ve got absolutely nothing against placebo effects. They are one of the best cures imaginable.

I've been waiting for a thread like this! 🙌 I started at the beginning of November, currently on 1mg and week 7 but not feeling huge amounts of suppression. I was expecting more sooner. Similar to @Marypoppins007007, on first day I had a killer headache but now feel more like @HK16 with a lack of feeling suppression. Finding it frustrating!

Hi, Have you lost much weight in the last 7 weeks? I've paid 100s, I hope this works. I definitely can't eat as much as I could before injection x

I took my first 0.25 dose earlier today. My side affects throughout the day have been:
*feeling cold
*headache
*feeling really tired

Ive eaten normally
B - porridge with honey
L - baked potato with beans and a bit of grated cheese
D - broccoli & Stilton soup, small roll with butter

40 minute walk

Digestive biscuit and tea plus 4 pints of water.

Felt hungry too.

I’m due to take third dose of 0.25 tomorrow. I’ve had little appetite from first dose and would say I’m eating half as much as usual. I had horrendous side effects with Mounjaro last year and can’t tolerate it.

Not really! It's been a really busy period over the past two months and my kids are young and have been poorly, so all of the usual reasons that have prevented me from losing weight previously seem to have continued to have more of an impact than the jab! Wondering if it's because the doses were too low or if it's just not working for me.

I believe those who start from scratch rather than switch from mounjaro, do better on wegovy. Tolerance due to a previous WLI can affect action of wegovy.
I moved from 10mg mj to 1.7mg wegovy, been on it 5.5 weeks now and it's been super strong suppression and satiety. Switched at bmi 23 and lost the last 3lbs in my first month to get to my goal of 9st to bmi 22.7.
It is stronger than mj 10mg for me and i don't have the side effects of nausea and hair loss anymore that I had on mj for 13 months. Wish I'd switched months ago! everyone says 2.4mg is only equivalent to 5mg but that's definitely not true in my experience.

Thank you all for your responses. I have always been a tired persons, always up for a nap lol! But since starting wegovy over the last three weeks, ive had NO naps. Feels amazing to not be tired x

Can I jump in , I've been advised I could start on 1mg of Wegovy as my first injection .
Is this too high . Never tried any WLI before .

I used to be on MJ, 9 mo stopped and restarted with wegovy due to weight gain. I’m on first dose of 0.5mg but had no suppression on the 0.25mg. I think I’m feeling fuller but it’s nothing like MJ. That being said I was completely wiped out with MJ, like morning sickness and completely stopped exercising- I just couldn’t do it - which of course meant I put weight on more easily when I stopped it. My aim is wegovy and exercise this time. I need to lose 10kg.

I feel that I've had more energy today, which is rare for me.

Not had any side effects (other than a slight headache, but that could be anything) or food suppression yet.

Yes you should start from the bottom if you haven't been on any wli before. Very odd that a prescriber suggested this. Are they a legit registered prescriber?

Which dose of mj were you on? It will be weaker if you're on a low dose of wegovy compared to mj

4 days in and I'm still not having side effects but not feeling any good effects either. Looking forward to my next dose.

My experience has been mixed so far, week 6 here and the first 3 weeks were amazing, week 4 was ok, but the last two weeks have stalled.
Not sure how much of that is down to Christmas, lots of booze, rich foods and picky bits with not much movement?!? And maybe I should just be grateful that the scales haven’t gone up 😬 But I certainly haven’t felt much suppression.
2 more weeks on 0.5 before going up to 1mg. Would love to lose a stone over the next 8 weeks. I think will be easier to gauge the efficacy now I’m back to work and gym routine.

@Mysticmaiden i was on 5mg and that was enough for me, took it for a year. Stopped in April but then restarted wegovy in dec at bottom dose. The suppression on MJ was unreal. I do feel fuller on wegovy than without but it’s definitely not the same level. I’m hoping my next increase will get me there.

It was Juniper .