Ozempic for those a few months in - part 3

[DrMadelineMaxwell]

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@Andrasa well done

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Hello. I started my first 1mg dose on Monday night, and I have been feeling horrendously sick ever since - I actually threw up yesterday and I am NEVER sick. I have been on .5 for months and tbh was convinced it wasn't doing much, but this has swung too far the other way - I can't cope with this every week! Does the nausea get better?!

@AlbertCampion i moved up to 0.75 for 4 or so weeks rather than straight onto 1mg because I was worried about feeling sick. I didn’t have any sickness that way, and now I’m on 1mg and feel fine. Have you thought about 0.75 for a while?

Have you seen the channel 4 program on Saxenda and Ozempic/Wegovy. I thought it was a bit too much scare mongering but it did show the dodgy black market drugs and how difficult GPs are going to find it to monitor Wegovy properly.

Thanks @Geggs. How do I do .75 with a 1mg pen? Do I just not twist it up to full dose?

Yeah lots of hysterical scaremongering. I don't know why I watched it, I find her annoying at the best of times. She's so irritating with her faux shocked faces. The program pretended to be balanced but actually wasn't at all.

I've been stalled ever since Juniper reduced my dose back to 0.5 from 1 mg. Feeling pretty pissed off tbh that I'm now paying even more for half the therapeutic dose.

@KenMastersGoldBracelet snap I'm in the same boat with juniper. They can't give any indication of timescale re being able to supply wegovy or 1mg ozempic that's why I'm coming off it. It's too stressful I find to be scrabbling about buying pens.

I'm a bit gutted because not only have I had great results weight-wise, it has also improved my fibromyalgia symptoms which was the main motivation. I'm just going to have to be disciplined and try to maintain the same low cal / high protein diet without the aid of the appetite suppressant effect. Which, considering my 30 years of failed weight loss before feels pretty grim.

What's your plan to keep the weight off without Oz?

@KenMastersGoldBracelet @SarahC50 have you tried using another pharmacy to source your pens? Like Quickmeds. They have pens available and I believe if you can show you have a recent prescription even if it's not from them then you can order the dose you want from them.

@AlbertCampion I believe 19 clicks is 0.25, so I would count to 19x3 clicks on your 1ml pen, ie set the injection to 57 clicks if that makes sense.

It's 18 clicks for 0.25, 36 for 0.5 and 52 for 0.75

Oh thank you @VanellopeVonSchweetz99 - that's really useful to know!

When I first clicked mine to where I wanted it I then used a blob of nail varnish to label the place so I disbt need to count every time.

She was also highlighting how type2 can't get it as all supplies are being sold, rather than going to the nhs.

My gp wants me on it but can't get hold of anything. So unfair

Just for info - not an argument - my GP thought Ozempic would be good for me, but couldn't prescribe it due to shortages. I have been taking it for two months - bought privately - and it's reduced my HbA1c from 68 to 50. So doing the job for me - although sadly, not lost any weight!

@KenMastersGoldBracelet I'm hoping some of the habits I've learnt on six months of ozempic will stick. Smaller portions and less junk. I am worried about the return of my appetite and ability to eat big portions again. Having lost a good bit I hope I'm motivated to maintain but time will tell, I am worried about regaining weight d

Morning! Did anyone else get the email from Juniper? Basically saying if you order your next 0.5 pen from them they will guarantee your next pen is a 1mg. I think they got it wrong with saying it cd be a .25 pen with extra 4 needles. Surely they mean 2 x 0.25 pens?
Today officially I am 3st down. Finally shifted a stubborn 2lbs this week. Like others, I have to be in calorie deficit to achieve this. I have discovered biltong. I nibble on that throughout the day... so I have 9lbs left to get to my desired weight of 11.7 (not been that weight since my early 20s). I will go with juniper, can't be faffed trying to get the pens elsewhere. I have two more weeks with a 1mg pen. I'll go to .5 for a month then hopefully the 1mg might take me to Christmas.
It's all gone very quiet on here....missing all your updates.x

I managed to get 1mg from SimplyMeds Online and 1mg from Quick Meds. Really determined to reach my goal weight by Christmas.

For me wine is the enemy, at the end of the day it's so tempting and it's not just the empty calories but then feeling like snacking etc...

@leilani83 Giving up alcohol is probably the best thing I ever did! You will lose loads more weight if you quit. Have you tried any of the available quit lit?

I am down from 13:5 1 July to 11:10 today. I don’t feel like I look at all different though. I’m going to go through my wardrobes today and do the seasonal clothes switch. That might cheer me!!

I am currently on 37.5 mg as I am trying not to use up my existing supply too quickly. I definitely had to increase from 0.25 after eight weeks but am so delighted with my results.

Just incase it's helpful for anyone. I have a 1.7mg Wegovy pen. I worked out it's 43 clicks to give a 1mg dose.

Morning all, haven't checked in for a while. Weight loss slowed while I dropped back to 0.5 due to supply issues but I didn't stall or maintain at all which I'm please about. Back up to 1mg as of this week so hoping to get to my four stone goal very soon.

This last few weeks I've had a lot of comments about the weight I've lost and I'm struggling with that tbh - people mean well but I'd rather not talk about it 😂

I'll just try to be more disciplined, starting with sober October!

There are some great alcohol alternatives available now too...