Ozempic - For those of us a few months in

[Lndnmummy]

Hi all, thought I would create a designated space outside of the newbie zone for those of us who are in it for the long haul and are a few doses, stone, months down the road.

@AndSoFinally thanks for the reply, yes that’s an idea! At least it will stop the doubt. Bloody scales

Can anyone share a Juniper code please?

@Monkeyseesmonkeydoesn I'll pm you.

What a money making racket juniper/manual etc. are. Ozempic costs the NHS £73.25 for 4 weeks treatment.

I guess the huge purchasing power of the NHS will undoubtedly result in a lower price, so I'm not at all surprised that Manual, Quckmeds, Juniper etc are charging more. They are private entities and looking to make a profit so by the time you add on the private prescription costs it does cost a lot more.

I never forget when DS (8 at the time) once saw a private GP who prescribed antibiotics, it cost me nearly £27 for the medicine, which I know would have cost about £1 for the NHS.

This is why we need to protect our NHS.

I might have to get a 0.5mg dose pen for two weeks at this rate. I cant find 1mg pens anywhere😓

Yes I am getting stressed finding a pen also for my husband and myself.

I signed up to jupiner and explained I have already been on a 1ml pen the past month and have just been approved to start 0.25ml for this coming month.

I have messaged again and hope it is a mistake.. but suspect it is as they are low ok 1ml pens?

I've seen sulphur burps mentioned but has anyone else experienced sort of fizzy burps?
It's awful and I don't know how to get relief.

I had fizzy burps and have found if I don't eat as much in one go they are better.
Has anyone had a horrible metallic taste in their mouth.
Had a bit of oral thrush a few days ago but it's cleared up but the horrible taste and sorry for TMI a thick phelmy feeling at the back of my throat persists 😖

Thanks, I'll try smaller meals and hopefully that helps! I haven't eaten since lunch and they are still coming. It wasn't a big meal but more than I'm usually having for lunch these days.

They are businesses..... which aim to make money.... like most businesses....

NHS always gets good deals on med prices due to bulk buying etc.

Plus they give their medications away....

They also have to pay for the prescribing pharmacist (who isn't paid by the NHS) and then the increased cost to them due to their limited buying power. Plus it's a private prescription. I expect to pay more. I actually think double is pretty good value - the mark up in the US is close to 10x

Hello, just checking in. I'm on...week 8? Weight loss completely stalled but that's ok as I'm 10-11lbs down and hoping it'll boost again once I'm up to 1mg. I got 5 weeks out of the 0.25g pen so I still have another 0.5g dose this week before moving up.
I'm attempting to get back onto 16:8 but it's a weird work phase with hours all over the joint.

I’m really struggling to find a 1mg pen!

@Prettybubblesintheair I'm getting my 1mg through Juniper as a new customer via a £50 referral code, they seemed OK with stock. Was worried they wouldn't give me 1mg as new customer so also enquired elsewhere and Bury Healthcare Pharmacy said they had 1mg in stock on Tuesday. Good luck

So I'm 12 weeks in now and just over 15lbs down. Not as big a loss as others but I try not to compare. Most of that loss was in the first 4 weeks so I've been questioning whether it's working as well for me. I hadn't weighed myself for the previous 2 weeks so it was a pleasant surprise to have a 3.5lb loss this week especially as I've been a bit more relaxed with carbs. Just finished my first 1mg pen so maybe the higher dose is giving me a bit of a boost. Constipation is my only side effect now, bought some Fybogel the other day which helped a little but noticed it also made me feel full and recall someone mentioning this about Psyllium husk and taking some later in week when appetite suppression isn't as strong so think I might get onto this...2 birds with 1 stone.

Sounds like there's a supply issue again as hadn't been able to get my next pen through QuickMeds where I usually get them. Hoping it's a short-term issue!!

I managed to get a 1mg pen from Farmeci. Ordered 3 days ago, arrived today, no problems getting 1mg as a new customer! Paid £149 as they give a discount for your first order. About £190 thereafter (you sign up for a recurring order) but may cancel if Quick Meds get more stock.

Also struggling to find 1mg. Really don’t want to go with Farmeci as they seem to insist on telling your GP?

i got mine from Bury this week no problem was £158
only thing it was delivered with no ice pack just envelope and bubble wrap.
but as it came the day after i ordered it i'm going to hope it's ok
good luck

Fab thanks so much @orangelotus . I’ve just ordered from there. It seemed almost too easy. Do they do a follow up consultation or is it just as easy as ordering it?

no it's just a one and done.
but i think by now i'm pretty ok with managing it.
my plan was to try it for six months and see if it helped me .
I started in december and have lost 28 pounds.
i'm just about in the overweight rather than obese range.
it's slow but not difficult. Very few side effects.
There's lots of good support here and I originally started with juniper so still have the resources they supplied.

I've also purchased an extra 1mg pen from Bury Healthcare. I won't need it for a few weeks but would rather have it in stock at home than find I can't get it at all when I need it!

2nd trip report - into my 11th week (first was my 7th week).

I've now lost 9.25kg (23kg to go to target) and lost 9cm off my waist, I'm really happy with this. This last month has been a bit of an exercise mess though, I've been on holiday, had covid and had a messy, busy time at home home getting our house ready to go up for sale. I haven't had chance to go swimming or dinner much walking or yoga - but have done lots of gardening and a bit of decorating. Hopefully things will go back to normal after next week.

Ozempic-wise I'm still sticking to 0.5mg, although my weight loss has been slow this month, I've still lost. Actually, this is quite comforting because, unlike previous tries, it shows me that with Ozempic's help, I can still manage to sustain weight loss through the stresses and changes of normal life. I still don't get any bad side-effects routinely (see below though), still take my psyllium and B12 and IF and eat relatively low carb.

However, yesterday I managed to make myself feel, well ughhhhh! I had 'breakfast' around 11, but we'd run out of yoghurt so instead of yogurt and berries I ate a flatbread with bacon and guacamole then went food shopping. I ate a banana around 1:30 then for the first time since I started Oz, I succumbed to a packet of popcorn around 3, not a time I would normally eat anything but a babybel or half a dozen almonds I then went home and when my husband was cooking dinner I started to feel full, rumbly, slightly queesy. I couldn't eat anything but a couple of mouthfuls of steak. I felt horrible all evening and still the same this morning right up until late afternoon. I suspect eating 3 times in fairly quick succession threw my digestion a curve-ball or maybe it was eating many more carbs than I usually do. Anyway all fine now and I've just eaten briam and sausages for dinner and bloody enjoyed it! Onwards and upwards (without popcorn).

Not posting much anywhere else, I feel a bit like @AutisticLegoLover and fear I may lose the plot and say something I regret. You've all got so much more patience than me, I'm in awe of you all.

I've weighed in this morning, after 8 weeks I have lost 21lbs.I plateaued for a couple of weeks but lost 3lb when I weighed today so really pleased with that!

I have fallen into the same camp as you and @AutisticLegoLover now - someone who has run out of patience with the newbies who start taking this drug with NO research it seems. Note to self to stay away from those threads!