Continuing Wegovy - Thread 2

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First thread here

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight_loss_chat/4932431-starting-wegovy-this-week?page=40&reply=132249138

I don’t know why I can’t tag you but “woahthisisheavy” Try the “Brain over binge” podcast.

it works on the basis that you CANT solve emotional eating because the reasons you do it are so ingrained and so complex that you’re facing years and years of therapy to resolve whatever traumas cause it….

so instead you work on dismissing the urge / breaking the habit rather than trying to solve the root cause.

Whilst solving the root cause would be great, you don’t have to wait for it, you have to learn how to dismiss the urge to stop the action.

id really recommend it, it hasn’t “solved” my binge eating disorder but it’s the only thing that was come close to it. Helps a lot

I got cocky and upped my dose to .6 from .5 after a week. The side effects were so bad I thought I had norovirus! Lesson learned

Hi,

I have taken a long break since starting my injection journey March last year originally on Ozempic. I switched to Wegovy in October last year and have had an 8 week break as I was very unwell with cold/stomach flu.
Feeling ready to start again. I still have 2mg left in my last pen. The last dose from which was 4/12/23. It has been stored in fridge at constant 3degrees and is still 100% clear. I'm unsure if this would still be in date to use. Expiry date shows 10/2025. Has anyone else eeked out the remainder from an older pen?
It would give me 6 weeks to titrate back up again, 4wks @ 0.25 and then 2 weeks @ 0.50. Such a cost I'm erring on the side of going for it.
Any thoughts?

Tia.

Hmm. Sounds a bit risky to me @Usernameunavailabl I think the advice in the UK is discard 6 weeks after opening. In America they say 8 weeks. When did you take the first dose from it?

Hmmm. I'd be tempted, but I'm a bit of a risk taker.

I googled it. 24 months in the fridge, I'm assuming this is unopened though. Have you kept it in the fridge the whole time?

Hi all, nice to see everyone doing so well. I love that this thread is so active, I always check in even if I don’t comment!!

Took my second dose of 0.75 today… last week the food noise defo decreased but didn’t disappear.. i lost a couple more ib’s though. I’m going to see how this week goes then decide whether to do another 2 weeks of this or more up to 1.0…

I've taken my second 0.75 today too. I think I'm going up to 1 next week. I've eaten a bit too much the last few days.

Just taken first dose of .5. I was going to try and stick on .25 for another month but couldn't work out how to do it really.

Hopefully the .5 will be okay, I've been really lucky with side effects so far.

Found this on the Novo Nordisk site.
I took the chance, I took 0.25mg dose this afternoon. I took the first 1mg dose from it 27th November, and another 1mg 4th December. It has not been out of the fridge, it's where I keep it and like I said it's completely clear, not cloudy. I literally take it out of the fridge 30 mins before I inject and then goes straight back in. I think the dates are if not stored in the fridge personally. Shall report back 😁.

I don't think I could justify not using it to be honest given the cost.

I've just started today on 0.25. Hoping this is the start of finally losing the weight. I've got about 7st to lose so it'll be a long journey but I'm hopeful. No side effects yet but early days. Good luck to everyone with losing weight x

Good luck @Njf
I would have risked it too @Usernameunavailabl

I move to 0.50 today, I've lost 8lbs in 4 weeks of 0.25 which I'm super happy with 😁 I'm hoping I don't get any worse side effects as I move up but will update. So far I've had a bit of nausea and just really fatigued, but that's probably also because I'm sticking to around 1000-1200 cals a day.

Have a great day everyone

I did the same after about 6 months and I’m still alive! I am a bit agricultural with these things though 🙈😂

terrible tummy today! Have been the complete opposite for two weeks - trying to think of the weight loss which has also been sticky this week (infact went up!)

I don’t think ozempic likes red meat? Husband loves super spicy but I made him cook plain boring spag bol much to his horror and it always gives me a bad tummy on this

Thanks @Hotgirlwinter I've found the podcast so I'll have a listen. I'm a SAHM/don't work due to mental health so the kitchen is always too close for comfort. I've started to struggle after a really good first week so I'm just looking for a bit of help.

I was feeling great after my first dose, hardly felt like eating, lost 3 lbs, but 4 days later it’s worn off and my appetite is back with a vengeance. Can’t wait to take the next shot!

Those who order through Asda do they email you to re-order, I have had nothing from them this month and now they appear to be completely out of stock of the 0.25 and 0.5.

Has anyone ordered from Pharmacy2U recently? I've just ordered my 2nd pen, which was approved on 24th Jan, but no sign of it being dispatched yet. My injection day is Saturday and I took my last 0.25 last Saturday so keen not to have to have too long a gap between doses.

I did a live chat and apparently they are out of stock of 0.5 and it's not due in until 5th Feb. My jab day is Saturday so it's looking like I'll be 4 days late in taking my next dose. I might cancel and order elsewhere. Has anyone used MedExpress? They look pretty competitive on price.

Also using the older pen remnants @Usernameunavailabl There's less than half a dose in each so I'm just using it to taper up to 1mg so hopefully I don't feel as tired.

I'm on my second round of 4 x 0.5mg and finding it was wearing off a bit despite my initial optimism, so I took the first one as normal, the second one with the remaining bits from the 0.25 pen (kept out of the fridge and on my bedside table as I didn't know about the fridge thing when I got it first... and by this point 10 weeks old 😯), the next dose with the remaining bits from the first 0.5 pen (7 weeks old) and then with the last 0.5 dose from this pen I'll finish off the pen.

I did feel the increase when I moved it to 0.6ish and that's with me not minding it properly, so I would think if you've looked after it properly you'll likely see no loss of efficacy.

The scales says I've gained 2lbs this week though but I'm so bloated from my period I'm just waiting to see what happens when it's over.

@NoMoreCheddar No Asda don't get in touch to reorder, I had the same problem after my first 4 weeks so had to order the 0.5 elsewhere then went back to them for the 1mg.

A lot of people started in early January and will be moving up to 0.5 now so it's a case of looking online to see who has stock then go back to Asda for the next lot.

Hello, I’ve been reading this thread to build up the courage to buy my first Wegovy pen. It’s been so helpful and I have eventually took the plunge and got approved and I’m collecting it to start my first 0.25mg tomorrow.

can I please join? I’m really nervous as a mother of 2 young kids incase I get bad side effects but I’m also miserable with my weight and failing miserably at normal diet.

Hi all. Hope you are all doing well?

I took my first 0.5 on Monday morning, I am having a jab every 8 days to try and eke them out a little. I have no extra side effects except for the appetite suppression. It is totally out of this world.

Today I literally forced myself to have a small portion of chicken and pasta, I know I need to eat but cannot! May I ask what you all do when your appetite seems to have vanished overnight. All I can think of is maybe protein shakes?

Thank you and take care.

Of course you can join! But to be honest I think you'd be better off jointing one of the other wegovy threads for people just starting so that you have support from people experiencing the same things as you and swapping info/tips etc. I found that critical when I started. There's a few on the weight loss board that don't have 'continuing' in their title.

I had a horrible incident today.
I don’t know what caused, if it was the wegovy, but it was scary.
I was coughing and it felt like my throat closed over and I couldn’t breath. Thought I was going to collapse or need to get an ambulance.
I felt like I was coughing up dust. It was really weird but probably only lasted 4/5 minutes. Tears were streaming down my face. I thought I was having anaphylaxis or something. My throat was burnt n I felt sick so might have been reflux or something? Has anyone had anything like this before? I’m nervous it will happen again.

@MorphandMindy did you buy extra needles?

@EC22 that sounds awful, I'm glad you're okay now.