July 2026 Tablet Starters

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Has anyone taken the step to order the tablets and wish to share their journey?

I am on thyroxine so have been taking the wegovy when wake then dozing for at least 30mins to take the thyroxine then waiting another 30min before I have coffee etc. I do drink a pint of water with the thyroxine though which sounds like it could affect the absorption of the wegovy!

I interesting article thanks. I think the problem is compounded by the gap of 8 hours before you take the tablet as well. I could for example set my alarm for 5 am and take the tablet. Except I may have had a drink later than 9pm the night before!

I am so pleased i found this thread, tablets arrived today from Voy, i am super nervous about side effects but have a black tie event in 4 weeks and the dress barley fits, i also just weighed myself and i am the heaviest i have ever been 11stone 2 and i am 5ft 4. It id my birthday this weekend and have a weekend away over BH weekend so not sure my timing is good as i will be drinking alcohol but trying to cut down on food!!!

I checked with voy about drinks in the 8 hour window, I take my pill at 5 but quite often have cone zero after 9pm. They said not to have any calories in the 8 hour period but zero calorie drinks are fine.

Day 35 / week 5
5.3kg loss

I'm still on 1.5mg and I'll give it another week before deciding to stick with that for month 3 or or whether to go up to 4mg.
I'm with Bolt and order my next month as early as I can so the package arrives in time.

My watering can is 5 litres and as I've been watering my pots and borders I'm reminding myself that this is how much extra mass my body was carrying around.

I had a deep tissue massage to unlock some of the tension around my neck and mid back - trying to do some stretches throughout the day to keep these muscles strong and stop my shoulders rolling in again.

Day 30 and 11lbs (5kg) down. When I lift a dumbell that weight that really brings it home. Starting 4mg tomorrow. Got a holiday in 3 weeks, so very hopeful to hit the stone mark by then 😀 then 2 to go 🙏

Tablets arriving today!

Not starting til next Wednesday when I finish work. Bolt have been very helpful, I must say.
Can’t wait to get started, I keep having daft thoughts about clothes..
“ will I need new undies, Will my jeans start to hang off me?”

I've told an old friend who lives many miles away - she’s also keen to try the pills but is waiting for my review😵‍💫 and DP knows, obviously, but no one else.
There does seem to be a judgemental opinion about it all.

I feel like a child on Christmas morning, just waiting to get my prezzie!

Mine just arrived so like you I'm starting tomorrow! So happy to finally get started!

They just arrived!!😱

I’ve had a good nosy at them, but I’m waiting it out til next Weds morning!
Let us know how you get on🌸

Well took my first tablet this morning. They are much smaller than I thought, and didn't get the horrible taste which I have read on some threads So heres hoping to food noise gone and getting this weight off me!

SW: 11st 7lb
GW: 9st 5lb

I've just finished my first four weeks and am 5 lbs down, which doesn't sound like a lot but I'm happy with it. My snacking has reduced immensely and I'm not always thinking "what can I eat next" which is usually what my brain is thinking....
I started on 1.5mg and then started the 4mg ones a few days early - I'm keeping the last few 1.5mg tablets for weekends as sometimes I can feel a tiny bit queasy but I think that's just because my dose has increased.
I'm using an app called Lose It to track my calories and it's helping me.

Thats a really good idea about keeping a few 1.5mg fo weekends. I only started today (on 1.5mg) and so far I'm feeling fine, I have a slight little headache but I'm due my monthly visitors on Friday and they always cause headaches in the run up to starting so hard to know if it's the pills or my hormones! I can't wait for the food noise to be gone as most of my day is thinking about food and what I can eat next.

That's not really how pharmacokinetics works. After a while (?2 weeks, I haven't looked it up) the drug levels in your blood will reach "steady state" & should remain the same throughout the day. Not taking the full dose at the weekend may cause blood levels to dip at the beginning of the following week as well.
I haven't looked it up, but it will be something along these lines.

Im delighted to report that this morning the scales were a whole quarter of a pound below the 12st mark! Small victory, as I've not been below 12st for 15 years!
Yeah , now that I've had a cup of tea its probably back over, I know, but that's a stone off since June 18 when I did my weight and photos to order my first tablets .. ( but I had lost a few pounds before I started in July though) and so recording a 9lb loss with the help of owegovy so far ..

Day 1 of 4mg yesterday and I did feel a bit queasy but the worst thing was I felt overly full for most of the day. It was slightly annoying and uncomfortable and then around 4pm the food noise kicked in and really just wanted to snack. I didn't give in though but definitely felt the effect had almost worn off by then.

This morning, the same. Uncomfortably full from 1 coffee...let's see what today brings

wondering if i should wait an hour between pill and coffee?

will try tomorrow!

I'd say definitely. Did you see the article about the half hour gap that I posted above ? It seems quite clear that the tablet can take as long as 90 minutes to be fully absorbed and the because of the way it is formulated, with a coating that creates a ' pool or bubble ' of stomach acid-resistant chemical its easy for that to be diluted , meaning absorption of the vital component of the tablets can easily be seriously compromised, (even by taking it with too much water.). Apparently that is main downside to pills that injections don't share as they by pass the gut .

https://www.simpleonlinepharmacy.co.uk/health-advice/weight-loss/wegovy-pill/why-cant-i-eat-after-wegovy-pill/

Article again jic...
It looks like waiting as long as possible after taking the pill is the really important factor to successful appetite suppression

Hey, sorry to crash your thread! I’m considering the Wegovy tablets and was wondering what is the realistic cost per month, how much do you all pay? Just trying to work out if it’s feasible for the long term.

I paid £99 for the first month (1.5mg) & £119 for the second (4mg). That's from Boots.

Thankyou, that’s very helpful.

Does everyone need to go up to the 25mg dose? Not sure how I’d afford that each month 😬

Day 42 / Week 6
Last week's loss: 0.5kg
Total loss: 5.8kg

Last week my loss rate slowed to just 0.5kg - it's been 1 kg a week before then.

I'm due to place my next order from Wednesday so I'll have a think and see if I want to go up to 4mg or stay on 1.5mg for another month.

I'm happy with 0.5kg a week as long as that's maintained, and I always knew the rate would drop at some point.
I've not had any side effects and hunger still seems to be something I can be aware of but not let it overcome my food decisions so that's what's making me consider staying on 1.5mg.
Plus, I've been able to eat the same dinner as my husband but just slightly smaller portions (it's breakfast & lunch that I've changed the most) so I don't want my appetite to drop so much that I need to eat a completely different evening meal to him.

@24HoursFromTulseHill that sums it up perfectly, and I’m doing exactly the same , eating way less during the day , I could eat more but can also say no, I can do without, but eating the same as my husband, again just a bit less. It’s so much easier to live with that way, feels sustainable longer term. I’m staying on 1.5 for my next month , though will have had a four day gap ( thanks bolt and your flipping AI help bot ) .

I've done a month of 1.5mg and have taken my first 4mg today. I'd lost 2kg but put on 0.4 on holiday. I don't feel much suppression, this weekend I nibbled on crisps & ate whatever was put in front of me. Hoping for more control now I'm back in charge of my meals. A bit disappointed in the lack of appetite suppression, tbh.