Ozempic for those a few months in - part 3

[DrMadelineMaxwell]

New thread
Old thread - https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight_loss_chat/4872030-ozempic-for-those-a-few-months-in-part-3?page=40&reply=132316913

Hi. I’ve been on Wegovy since last October and have a stone left to lose. I’m so encouraged by all the amazing goals that many of you have achieved. Im slightly confused about splitting a 1.7 pen in to smaller doses. I’d like to take 1.25 and I understand about counting the clicks, but I thought the 1.7 and 2.4 were a higher concentration than the .25, .5 and 1mg? I’m sure I’m overthinking this but just wondering if anyone has worked this out.

Someone on the previous thread said you can unclick the pens which I hadn’t realised, so if you get a 1.7mg pen you can see how many clicks for a full dose and then do the maths. You’re right that the concentrations are different with the higher dose pens. You might find doing 1.35mg works slightly better as you’ll have 5 full doses and no wastage. From memory I think it was 61 clicks but you’ll want to double check that!

@PlasticineKing thanks for this - makes a lot of good sense

It's my 1 year anniversary and I just want to update, and take stock myself really. I have now lost 35% of my body weight.
I am 51 and short.
Was: Just over 14 stone (around 90kg or 200lbs) Now: Just over 9 stone (around 58kg or 128lbs).
BMI: was obese around 34, now around 21.
Was: size 18/20, now 10/12.

I'm clearly a super responder, still only on 1.7 W, probably for another 3 weeks or so until I run out. I will say that I have been disciplined and in calorie deficit most of the time, tracking everything for calories and protein. This hasn't been very easy, but without the appetite suppressing effect it would have been impossible.

Side effects very manageable, some constipation and a little fatigue but I put that down to less food as well. Yes I have some body sag and turkey neck but nowhere near as bad as I thought it might be.

This wasn't my heaviest, I had been over 15 stone. Was never bigger as a young person, put on all the weight between 40-50 due to, I guess, a midlife crisis and various "smaller" health issues, mental and physical + the demands of work and family life, not prioritizing myself. Classic comfort eating (and drinking.)

The absolutely biggest epiphany through this experience for me is how very low my total daily energy expenditure is. No wonder I was obese. I now put on weight if I have anything over 1400 kcal/a day, perhaps even less now I'm smaller.
It is very little food really, and going forward I will have to be mindful of that and plan my weeks for maximum nutritional intake + room for treats withing the "allowance". I'm telling myself this isn't a depressive thing, it's just the way it has to be for me now if I want to try to maintain this investment in myself.
Because I do want to try to maintain it, although how hard it will be without the jab I don't even want to think about.
I truly feel that I have given myself a new and much better life.
And this thread has been absolutely invaluable so thank you all you lovely people.

What a great update @VanellopeVonSchweetz99 . Huge congratulations on your achievement. Whenever I read your posts I feel a lot of familiarity - I started semaglutide at the end of March last year and have lost about the same amount, and same clothes size change. Really happy for you, and thank you for sharing your progress and advice - you're inspirational 🤩

@gingerbubs thank you, that means a lot. x
I know it's early days for this drug, and for us early adopters, but so far I would go as far as to say that this actually is a bit of a miracle drug.
With the right education and support people would be able to get an effect similar to bariatric surgery without the associated risks (hell, I did) on a mass scale and that is huge. (no pun intended)
Health wins all round surely?
But whereas the results will be sustainable for me, or in general, who knows.
I think there is still so much we don't understand about eating behaviors, hunger regulation and food addiction.

@VanellopeVonSchweetz99 totally! Almost feel I want to be doing this as part of a drug trial to help evidence how effective it is 😆.
I would still like to lose a stone to get me to a BMI of 22. Have about 2 months worth of meds left in the fridge so hoping that will get me there, but like you I'm both curious and slightly anxious to see how I will fare off it.

Hi I've got a dilemma. I've not been able to take my injection for almost almost 3 weeks. Can I carry on this the same dose or should I take half on one day and 4 days latter take the other half and then continue taking the full dose the week after that? I'm still getting the symptoms of wegovy being in my body such as sensitivity to sweet stuff and sulfer burps so I think it will be OK? What do you guys think?

Can I ask if people have been offered Mounjaro instead of Wegovy/Ozempic and if so how are they finding it? Thank you

Has anyone on here had an issue with Sucralose?

I bought some protein shakes and had a 300cal shake - 40 grams of protein (inc collagen peptides). And I have been starving after about 2 hours and then starving all day to the point that I have pushed past being full and eaten way too much.

I do wander if the sucralose has caused some sort of spike.

I am going to look into different protein powders with stevia instead.

Does anyone have any ideas for the loose skin that I have been left with! It's really not pretty!

I think boots are about to stop my prescription as I've not lost enough weight. I lost slow and steady ay the beginning but nothing since being on the higher doses. I'm really going to double down my efforts and see what happens.

@WhyDoesItAlways I found the same but then increased my protein and water intake and that really helps. Also maybe start doing weights x

Thank you, will definitely do that. I know I really need to up my exercise in particular.

Hi All, just wanted to check in. How are you all getting on with maintaining? So I lost 4st.2llbs over a year. My one year was end of Feb. I have never gone above 1mg. I only have an injection now every 3 weeks I'd say? My weight has stayed at 11st which I am happy with. I get a 2.4mg pen but I just delay the next delivery. It lasts forever.
Anyway, I'm on the Juniper Facebook page and it makes me wonder if they have changed the drug. People are on such high doses, not losing, forcing themselves to eat, obsessed with protein.... I'm so thankful I found the drug when I did. As I say, I have never taken more than 1mg. It was slow and steady but I got there. As did so many of you.... just wanted to check in.xxx

I’ve been on Ozempic since February and didn’t really have any side effects until I went up to the 1mg dose. The morning after the injection I was violently ill, vomiting and diarrhoea for about 12 hours. Still feel awful as hadn’t been able to keep anything down. Has anyone else noticed such severe side effects? I’m scared to take 1mg again on Sunday. Should I try staying on 0.5 or up it to 0.75? I’ve lost 9.1kg since starting, still a long way to go but happy so far.

Hiya
If anyone is still around on here, can you help me?
I've been on ozempic then wegovy for 14 months now, am pleased with what I've achieved, 4 stone lost, but am on the highest dose, 2.4mg, and am not feeling any effect any more, and the diet is feeling like the old uphill struggle it used to be
I spoke to quickmeds, who were really happy to chat on the phone, and they recommended I move over to Mounjaro.
Has anyone else done this? Is there a good thread of people who've done this that perhaps I can bounce over to?
I'm worried about side effects, being so used now to none, and worried about having to titrate up from low dose again.
Thank you!! Hope you're all doing really well 🙏🏼

If you look on the weight loss board (the one this thread is on) you'll see lots of threads about MJ and the move from Oz/Wegovy to MJ.

@ImPunbelievable do you have any links please. I've looked but can't find them

no I couldn't find anything relevant either, but I felt a bit chastised so I didn't want to say anything!
Maybe I'll start a thread, and you can come join me! There must be people on Mumsnet who have made the leap from Wegovy to Mounjaro!

MyBMI are recommending a 5 week break between finishing Wegovy and starting Mounjaro, I'm wondering if anyone else has done this. I'm 90% going to go for it, I'd just love to read some first hand experiences.

I felt the same way but thought I'd ask anyway!! I'd love to be in your new thread. Starting mounjaro in about 6 weeks. I'll keep you updated x

@Karmakamelion and @cordialzempy I'm sorry you felt chastised - I find it frustrating when people ask others to find them information but i know others don't mind so much so perhaps that's a me issue!

Here are a few of the threads

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weightlosss_chat/5028078-from-wegovy-to-mounjaro

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weightlosss_chat/5074998-anyone-switched-from-wegovy-to-mounjaro

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weightlosss_chat/5080025-switching-to-monjaro-from-wegovy

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weightlosss_chat/5064233-switch-wegovy-to-mounjaro

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weightlosss_chat/5073582-changing-from-wegovy-to-mounjaro#

hi @ImPunbelievable thanks for the list of threads, some interesting stuff there. I was more hoping for an ongoing community thread, like this one was, but it doesn't exist... yet. I will just have to start it!

Well - I'm back on it!

Used up my doses til mid April. Got down to 11.7. The lowest I've weighed in....since I got married at the age of 21 probably! Then...came off it slowly by having a few weeks of adding an extra day or two before I took the next dose.

I can definitely tell when it wore off as the hunger was unreal! And the food noise was definitely back, making me prowl the kitchen for food despite having eaten properly. I put half a stone on over a few more weeks, and therefore, I've decided to go back on it, while it's not been too long since I last ordered.

Quick meds was happy to resupply 0.5 instead of making me start at 0.25 and the price has come down to £159 - was £179 last time I ordered. Still expensive but more do-able. I'm committing to another 2 or 3 months to hopefully lose that half a stone and a bit more. Then I can see me going on and off it as I gain and lose.

I wanted to see ozempic rather than the mounjaro that everyone else is on, because that's what is on offer here.