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

@GU24Mum it doesn't work like that, the effect on your system is quite powerful so after 2 weeks they say you must start again at 0.25. It is worth a try at that level.

Sorry this is going to sound like a lecture but I am going to restate this again and again because people are putting themselves at risk with this drug.

It is mimicking the hormone that makes you feel full after eating. It also lowers your blood sugar. If you don't ease up to it, you will most certainly feel unwell from the effects.

It is a real worry that people are able to access this drug and take it however they please so it is important we all raise awareness. High starting doses are literally dangerous. I saw a woman boasting about 50lb loss in 2.5 months after starting on 1.7. She said she felt so unwell, but it was working, so she pushed through it. And ended up in hospital with kidney failure and pancreatitis!

I know we are all desperate to lose weight for our own reasons in a way that drives us mad, but please for the sake of your health, this is a marathon, not a sprint. It is not a magic bullet. Follow the guidance on dosage, make sure you eat properly and drink lots of water, and do your resistance training. 4lb a month is the expected loss in trials. Don't compare yourself to other who report big results.

Just to add, I've been fine since I wrote this, so maybe that was it for reaction. Fingers crossed!

Anyone else really struggling with massive appetite reduction?

I'm on 1mg and have just eaten half an apple and half a hot cross bun and I feel ill. I'm like this all the time which means I oscillate between feeling sick from food and sick/shaky from no food!

Really starting to get me down and I'm not getting any nutrients really.

Had an month off over Christmas so thought I’d drop down to 0.5 (from 1) for my recent injection.

massive mistake, my stomach hurts so much for what seems to be completely random reasons. So bad I thought it might be pancreatitis, but I’m not quite at the point of throwing up or passing out. Going to wait another month to clear everything and try 0.25 instead.

good news is I only put 5lbs on during Christmas when I was off it.

hopefully my poor stomach cramp hell will make someone else think twice about jumping back in without a lot of caution!

It’s taken 3 weeks (I also wasn’t very well) but my 1mg has finally kicked in and feeling effective! I literally don’t think about food until lunch - just had a meal deal and I’m so full I could throw up.

Was getting a bit concerned so I’m glad to have the effect! Still feel a little constipated but usually it’s the opposite so I’ll see how it goes

Hugs to those feeling unwell 💔

I can tell how effective mine is by how much I want to drink coffee. Coffee has been sneaking back in the last couple of weeks. Since upping to 0.75 yesterday, no chance. I'm drinking hot lemon squash. Zero desire for coffee or coke.

@OhpoorMe when I feel nauseous I drink loads of mint tea. In terms of eating I stick to bland food with no fat/very low fat - Cereal and skimmed milk, crackers, toast, soup, Plain pasta with tomato based sauce, rice with stir fry veg etc. salad with 0 fat dressing, fruit, carrot sticks, marmite or Bovril broth (sorry sound weird 🤣), miso soup etc. Not sure if that helps! Also try an antacid, sometimes nausea is from the stomach acid and not eating enough which then increases stomach acid and gives nausea...

Hi everyone,
Too many to reply to individually but well done to those who are sailing through and to those who aren't I hope your side effects ease soon

My dreadful cold is easing so I took my 2nd 1mg shot after 11 days on Sunday, I didn't think I'd miss the sulphur burps but they're back and it's quite nice to know it's working!

I've noticed my work jeans are very loose on me now and my pyjama top that used to be snug around my belly is hanging off me. I've tried and failed for several years now to be slim for summer and wear my lovely dresses and this is the first time I'm feeling positive that it'll really happen this year

I counted my clicks and the chart is right! I didn't think there were over 70 clicks, but there were!

Hi all, first time poster.

I have finally taken the plunge and ordered my first 0.25mg pen. I have been thinking about it for over 6 months, but now there seems to be a decent supply, I've gone for it.

I really hope this works for me. I have a hefty amount of weight to lose, at least 6 stone. This is to get my BMI to 30, so I can access NHS fertility treatment. It's female and male factor issues, so would be so expensive privately. Hoping the pen will give me the extra motivation to do this.

I read a lot about people needing to lose a couple of stone, but has anyone lost over 5 stone from using the pens?

Glad you’re feeling better and yay for it to be working!! It’s so nice when you notice your clothes are getting baggier, makes it all worth it x

@beaucats welcome to the gang!
most of us seem to be quite successful on the pens so far…
I don’t think any of us here have been on it long enough to have lost 5 stone. I’m sure there’s a thread about ozempic where people have been on it long term and have lost many stones. Might be worth a read x

I’ve lost 3 stone, but I was on ozempic before wegovy was released. I also started lower than you (probably similar starting weight to where you’re trying to get to) so had a lot less to lose. Yours should be much faster and more effective!

Welcome @beaucats there are deffo people on the wegovy/ozempiglc threads needing to lose that sort of amount. I need to lose around 5st to get to normal BMI. Wegovy works consistently, I am am unable to do exercise due to my health conditions but I consistently loose 1-2lbs a week. The weight loss is helping to improve my health conditions and soon I am hopeful to be able to start light regular exercise (weights and yoga like stretching). The medication stops food noise as well as suppressing appetite and it gives horrible side effects when I eat fatty foods (a good deterrent). I'm not having wild cravings for sweet foods/snacks/crisps or fatty foods (because they induce nausea) so am not making bad food choices = it motivates me to stick to lean protein lots of veggies and wholegrains and no added sugar for the vast majority of the time - all while eating smaller portions than before. But I don't feel guilty or like I've "fallen off the wagon" if once in a while (if I even want it), I have a small desert after dinner. The medication is like assistance to keep you on your weight loss path. For me it has been life changing and has hugely improved my health and relationship with food. I'm about to get out of obese BMI category this week 🎉, after 3 months. Wishing you luck on your journey🤞

Thanks for all the advice, really appreciated.

@Helene2019 this sounds really similar to myself. I struggle massively with food noise, as soon as i've finished eating, I'm wondering when I'm going to start eating next! It controls me. I eat relatively well balanced meals, but I eat too much and snack too much. One of the main thing I'm hoping it does is dramatically reduce the noise in my head, fingers crossed!

Hi @beaucats,
I've got 5 stone to lose in total and it's the first time I'm positive it'll happen.

Are you on Facebook? There are a few Wegovy groups on there and lots of people have lost 50-100lbs and sometimes more, it's really motivating to see the before and after photos too.

It's not a miracle drug that melts fat away and you do need to be in a calorie deficit but it takes away the food voices in your head, I think of it as liquid willpower.

I'm like you and eat healthy meals but it was the sheer amount of snacking in between that I couldn't stop but now food isn't on my mind, I eat my dinner and then throughout the evening don't eat or want anything else whereas before I'd spent 3 hours on the sofa just mindlessly grazing.

I'm a long term user (started on Ozempic) and have lost 7 stone so far. My stating BMI was over 40, I'm now overweight instead of morbidly obese and want to lose another 2 stone max. I'm post menopausal, mid 50s with a long history of yo-yo dieting.

I'm a bit of a super responder. I have no side effects any more apart from feeling full quickly and no food noise (priceless) and I haven't had to go over 1mg either.

It has changed my life beyond words.

Is anyone doing Keto/ low carb?
That was I was hoping to do so I can eventually wean myself off the jag.
Atkins was always my best diet but since I hit forty I’ve not been able to stick with it.
Ive just did a big shop with lots of meat & veg and hoping to switch now. My one concern is years ago I combined atkins with savanna and had a really bad hypo when I had to increase my dose, I had to come off it straight away.

I can’t afford wegovy forever so I do need to do something sustainable but find eant to risk my health. Pharmacy did tell me to do low carb but not sure if atkins/ keto is too low.

I love that @Gingerlygreen "liquid willpower" 😁😁😁

Thoughts needed! I have covid brain fog so didn't think it through. When I wound my pen today there wasn't a full dose left in it. So I have no idea what went in, I would guess at least half a 0.5 dose as it wasn't a tiny amount.

My next pen is a 1.0. I'm not sure what to do. I could take a 0.25 dose out of my 1.0 pen, so I would end up absolutely maximum 0.75 if somehow i had got the full 0.5 then?

at worst I would be going slightly up the dose a few days early As I was late taking this by 2 days.

You might find you need to eat what you can stomach - I find carbs to think best suited to the nausea

Same. I would live on potatoes if I didn't fear I'd die of scurvy.

This sounds OK to me. No chance of over dosing. You could then do 0.75 next week too then 3 weeks of 1 to finish the pen.

Was this your 4th 0.5 dose but there wasn't enough? In which case you need to raise that. But yes if you're ready to move up take some of your next pen as otherwise the jump will be too big

I'm starting to feel a bit shit. I think it's a combination of lack of calories (I usually prepare for hibernation this time of year), the dark evenings and the chesty cough that I can't get rid of. I'm so tired all the time. Can anyone recommend some good vitamins please?