Continuing Wegovy - Thread 2

[AhBiscuits]

First thread here

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

There was someone on the other thread who had the same thing. Annoying.

I feel sooooo full up this evening!! Had lunch around 12:30 (sandwich and a bit of cake - healthy I know 🤦🏼‍♀️) but I feel like I’ve eaten a 3 course dinner lol

Yeah same.
I need to make dinner for the family but it's hard to even think about what I might be able to eat.

@AhBiscuits i had a couple of spoons of my kids dinner and didn’t even bother making anything for myself 🙈 not hungry at all! 🥳

Just ordered 1.7 from Asda if that's any help

I'm so drained from nausea. I'm only on second dose of 0.25 and I've lost 8lbs. Which is great lose I know but I'm only eating to stop myself becoming unwell.

But in reality the nausea is so bad I'd be happy not to eat anything. I don't know how I'd cope with months of this.

It gets better @tinker2190
I've definitely felt like you in the past. Now I just get a mild queasiness from time to time that doesn't really bother me at all.

I picked up my 1.7 pen from Boots today with no problem at all.

@Sunflowermoonbeam it's definitely making my anxiety worse, not enough to stop but I am watching it carefully as I don't want to go down that rabbit hole again.

On the plus side I'm loving the no food noise.

Maybe you got the last one 😂
After my side effects through the night/this morning, I'm kind of glad I won't be moving up just yet, although it mystifies me how I had such good lack of food noise on 0.25 and yet at 1.0 it's not as good 🤔
I was thinking, during the night, lying awake with excess wind, this is a lot to go through for just under 2 pounds a week. The thing is though, it is regular, and I haven't even considered giving up. Thanks for listening to my ramblings 😊

ladies I 've just taken my first 0.25 mg in my leg - from virtual slimming clinic and so nervous afterwards!! any advice? I think its the fear when you get it online but VSC has been recommended by others

@Lou4564 you'll be fine, it's very nerve wracking injecting yourself for the first time, I had a panic attack and was convinced it was an allergic reaction but I'd built up so much anxiety before taking it.

I've done 12 weeks now so the fear has gone and my rational head can see that the side effects from being obese are so much worse than any potential side effects from the jab.

Just take it easy for the first few days, you might get a headache or nausea and will probably be tired but your body will adjust.

@Gingerlygreen i felt so much better after reading that as I had the same “panic” convinced I was allergic for 30 mins after but it’s been 3 hours now and I’ve calmed myself down - I wonder how soon you felt any results?

Hi all, I have decided to try this and have filled out the form on boots website.

I have been reading the past thread and it seems there is/was a shortage. Is this still true now? It let me sign up online and says it's pending review. Could this still be rejected if no stock?

Thanks all

@ObsidianTree i started end of October and I’ve never had an issue sourcing the pens. I order from pharmacy2u.

@Lou4564 glad you’re feeling a bit better. I think it’s normal to feel a bit nervous when it comes to injecting yourself for the first time. I defo felt the effects within a few days on 0.25, but started loosing weight consistently when I moved to 0.5..

@Annwithout how long have you been on 1.0? I wonder if our bodies do get used to the drug and our naughty brains are soo used to thinking about food over the years that it eventually overrides the medicine a little bit?? I have defo thought about food more over past few weeks but defo can’t eat as much.. tbh I’m a bit nervous about how I will maintain my loss of the effects so wear off….

@witte its interesting (nice in a way) to see some other ladies have noticed an increase in anxiety… makes you feel less alone x

Amazing loss in such a short time! I promise the side effects definitely decrease as the weeks go by!

Hello Lou, I just took my first dose of 0.25mg on Sunday, and I was convinced I’d done it wrong. But I was fine and was just totally anxious.

good luck, I’m only 3 days in and I’m excited as I definitely have eaten less 🤞

@Mash8586 maybe we can be newbies together haha fingers crossed for good results!!!

Thanks - I’m on day 3 and feeling better. This thread is so helpful, thanks for all the tips and support. It took me such a long time to just buy this stuff, I’m so glad I’ve done it 🤞

Definitely, good luck!

I'm getting it from Bolt Pharmacy. Been pretty good so far.

that doesnt sound like good advice tbh. 1.7mg and 2.4mg are maintenance dose's not 1mg! I would shop around and go somewhere else.

Do you mind me asking where you’ve been getting your pens from? My BMI is 26 and I’m concerned I’m going to struggle to get it prescribed soon, but I have PCOS and I want to stay on a low dose long term to ensure the weight stays off! Right now I’m with Boots.

@ThePearlRaven I’ve used both juniper and quickmeds depending on price/stock, but did order from both while my weight was in the right range to be prescribed so I’m not sure if they would take you in with your current bmi. 🙁 I have pcos as well so I know what a ballache it is, even though my bmi is in the middle of normal now my waist size is still in the risky category.

Checking in after a month on wegovy.
SW 241lb
CW 226lb
GW 154lb. 15 pounds lost so far. 72 pounds to go.
last week was HARD. Definitely felt that the 0.25 was wearing off quicker than previous weeks and I had hunger pangs. I finished off my 0.25mg pen on Sunday and injected the extra that was left in the pen. Seems to have helped as this time last week I was hungry and right now I’m still ok. Only issue was constipation which was bad but sorted it out with dulcolax. Looking forward to the 0.5 pen (which I got from Boots no issues) and continuing to lose.