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

Why would people swap to Manjero? What is the difference?

Mounjaro was more effective in trials. It uses two different methods for suppressing appetite.

I can't stop looking at clothes. Once I've finished paying for Wegovy, I'm going to splash out on a lot of new stuff. 😄

I have just finished my second injection of 0.25mg of Wegovy and have only lost 3lbs. I’m also feeling hungrier this week which is disappointing as I’ve read about such big losses I was so hoping that would be me. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for the next 2 weeks.

to keep my self going I’ve ordered my next dose of 0.5mg. And hope that the hunger disappears as I’ve just injected my 3rd dose of 0.25mg

Third 0.5 today and I've finally hit half a stone off - 7.5lbs to be exact. I've had awful diarrhoea this week and if it continues I'm not sure I can carry on as it's been quite debilitating. I've resorted to a couple of Imodium today which has stopped it, but I'm not sure if I can do that long term if it carries on. I'm a slow loser, so 7lbs is about right for me, although I'd like it to have been a bit more to justify the cost!

3 pounds is a huge loss. Well done.

People have such unrealistic expectations at times so try not to get sucked into that. A pound a week is realistic with a 3500 calorie deficit. Anything above that is a bonus but probably water fluctuating.

Steady loss week in week out is the only way to go. It all adds up

Amazed to be comfortably wearing size 12 jeans!!! Had some people noticing the weight loss as well 😁

Thank you, I know your def right if I hadn’t taken wegovy it’s highly likely I would have gained more then 3lbs never mind lost.

I’m committing myself to it, looking forward to finishing the pen and starting the next dose.

So I've done my last injection of 0.25 pen. The sickness has been off the charts! So far I've lost 11lbs in 3 weeks and my diet is at its worst. Basically just eat chocolate or carbs to get my blood sugar up.

I'm not moving on with another pen due to extreme symptoms. However I am finishing off this pen. I've noticed the 0.25 pen appears to have excess liquid left in there (theoretically should be empty now)

Has anyone else found this and did they use it?

SW 17st 10lbs.....4/1
CW 16st 13lbs.....4/2
GW 10st
So so glad to be in the 16's. I had 3 weeks on 0.25, but as I wasted a pen then went onto 0.5. I have taken that for 2 weeks and have felt so rough!
Used the clicks this time and took 0.26 and so far feel a lot better and have still got appetite suppression, I will see how it goes.
I am a slow loser but am very excited to see the weight come off! Good luck all and take care.

PS CW was on 14/2, not 4/2!!

That's a great loss @Jacci63
Oh that's rubbish @tinker2190 but totally get why you'd stop if you are suffering so much 😔

Fyi I've just ordered my 1mg pen from chemist 4u and it was £169

Hi all.

I'm just coming up to week 4 on 0.25 and I'm getting on well with it, I'm still finding that my hunger is suppressed so would like to stay on 0.25 for next month and then move up a dose. BUT the pharmacy I use is out of stock for 0.25.

Can I get a 0.5 pen and maybe use half a dose, so effectively the pen will last 8 weeks instead of 4 and I get to stay on 0.25?

Yes, lots of people take smaller doses from bigger pens as it's cheaper. You'll need to get some extra needles, which you can get from Amazon

Perfect @Flatleak thank you!

I hope they get on top of these shortages as it's not great customer care if you can't get hold of the dose you need

I’m in the opposite - I took my first dose of 0.25 and it worked. I’ve just taken my third and it’s not working - has anyone used their last two doses of the first pen together? Cos I’m feeling I’ll wait for a full week and take another 0.25 and it is a waste of my time and money?

@Mash8586 I found that the 0.25 started off working great then struggled a bit in week 3 and 4 because I wasn't feeling the effects. It's only meant to be used to get our bodies used to it and I think we're amongst the lucky few who got any reduced appetite on it.

@tinker2190 Sorry to hear you didn't get on with it and need to stop, it sounds like you're making the right decision, it shouldn't make you that ill and it's not healthy to be living on just chocolate and carbs.
I had a bit left in my 0.25 pen and threw it away, I wish I'd kept it now and counted the clicks to find out how much was in there and used it.
All the best for whatever you choose to do in future regarding your weight loss.

I've taken my 5th 1mg shot today, I decided to stay on this dose as it's working well for me, I'm getting all the benefits and minimal side effects.
I've been injecting every 10 days as that's when the hunger creeps back in.

My husband took me out for dinner this weekend and I managed about a third of it which is very unusual, in the past I'd clear my plate and have pudding.

I've also been through my wardrobes trying things on and can now get into stuff that hasn't fit for years, I've also got several dresses that I've bought on previous diet attempts that I planned to get into but never did.
Nothing fits properly yet but I used to struggle to get them on and looked like a sausage squeezed into a tight skin and now they all go on easily and are beginning to hang better.
A couple more stone off and I'll be happy to leave the house in them.

Does anyone know how many clicks are half a dose of a 0.5mg pen? I'm suffering badly with diarrhoea and am thinking of splitting my dose next week as I didn't have this unwelcome side effect on 0.25. I've found charts for the higher doses online, but can't see anything for 0.5.

If you can't find it you can just count how many clicks to get to 0.5 then half if. You can wind it back down again.

Good idea. Thanks I hadn't thought of that.

@Mash8586 I did this with my 3rd and 4th dose of 0.25 because I wasn't feeling the effects and got very impatient! So my first pen lasted 3 weeks not 4.

Hi everyone! I lost five stone on saxenda , then it became unavailable so I've had four months doing it with my ( non existent ) will power, and amazing lost another stone, I have two stone left to be at a healthy for me weight so decided to give wegovy a try. I've just had the second dose of .25 and not noticing a massive difference yet . I've downloaded my net diary app and finding it super useful for tracking calories. Really hoping this works for me as well as saxenda

Thanks this is really good to know. I took my third dose yesterday, so I’m not sure if I could just take the other 0.25 tonight. I just feel I’m wasting my own time and money - it’s a shame as I didn’t eat much the first week of 0.25mg

did you see a difference with 0.5mg?

I’m the same due my 3rd 0.25 tomorrow and definitely reduced food thoughts but no weight loss so far …. Is this normal on 0.25 any advice welcome