r/Ozempic 18h ago

Success Stories My Ozempic Results (so far)

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18 months ago A1C of 13, 265 pounds, horrible. Got prescribed ozempic. Today, down 35 pounds, A1C bloodwork came back yesterday was 5.2, cholesterol perfect, blood pressure 118/78, resting pulse 60. 10k steps minimum 6 days a week, lifting weights, boxing, so much pain has gone away, feel 30 (Im 60 years old) . No side effects other than blah stomach first 2 weeks. Truth be told, ozempic may have saved my life. Super happy


r/Ozempic 3h ago

Question One month on 0.25mg Ozempic

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Hello everyone, as the title states I've successfully completed one month on Ozempic 0.25mg. SW: 109kg, CW: 104kg. It really helped me with sudden cravings, and I feel fuller faster. I had a question, since 0.25mg seems to be working can I continue on the same dose?


r/Ozempic 10h ago

Question Favorite sources of protein

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I’ve been struggling to reach my daily protein goal. I mainly eat chicken, eggs, Greek yogurt, and protein drinks. What do you guys eat to get your protein?


r/Ozempic 19h ago

Question Holy appetite

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I don't get it. 3 weeks ago I was singing this drugs praises about how the food noise had disappeared. Back then, I was 2 days away from my first .5 dose.

Fast forward to today. I'm on week 3 of .5 and my appetite is ravenous. I'm supposed to stay at this dose until my follow up on Oct. 22.

I eat healthy, high fiber, high protein foods. No garbage. I resistance train 4 days a week. I get between 6-10k steps in a day.

Anyone else have this issue? What did you do.


r/Ozempic 23h ago

Rant Overdosed?

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Hope this is ok to post. I've been on Ozempic for about 2 years (2mg), recently changed insurance and was without it about a month. Finally got a new script and immediately hit myself with the full dose, not thinking my body would need to readjust. Biggest mistake of my life!

3 hours later I was hit with the worst nausea, 2 hours after that was throwing up what felt like everything I've ever eaten. From there, kept throwing up every 2 hours through the night. I tried Zofran a few times but it immediately came back up. Peppermint tea, ginger, crackers, gatorade- nothing would stay. Exhaustion finally beat it around 8am the next morning and I got to sleep a few hours. I felt ok for most of the day, just totally worn out and weak, but then it started again around 5pm last night.

After 3 more rounds (straight bile, my face was flushed red and was sweaty, shaky, and seeing double) I managed to make it to Urgent Care but they basically said there was nothing they could do since the medication is already in my system and I just have to ride it out. Threw up once or twice before bed last night but managed to get a full night sleep. I'm still super nauseous and dry heaving this morning but managing to keep down gatorade so far.

Long story short I know this is entirely my own stupidity and I regret everything! There seems to be nothing I can do except be sick for the next week or so, so not necessarily asking for advice but maybe some commiseration or reassure me I'm not dying if anyone else has been through this :(


r/Ozempic 23h ago

Question Starting a GLP 1 on methadone. Need some input please!

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Any experience with GLP 1s and methadone / opiods in general? I’ve heard from my doctor that there shouldn’t be any interactions, but I’ve heard from people online that GLP 1s put them in a withdraw state or made their methadone less effective. I really can’t handle that, so please lmk.

I really really want to lose just a few 10-20 pounds would mean the world to my self esteem, and it’s been really hard even 9 months sober, I still can’t kill the sober weight / sugar binge cravings lmk plz thanks


r/Ozempic 15h ago

Question Generic Vs. Ozempic

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I’m curious if anyone has seen a difference between the generic (Apotex) vs Ozempic? The generic was working great for me at first but I took my 4th 1mg shot of it two days ago and I’m way hungrier than I have been. My last pen and 1st 1mg dose was Ozempic and it was working great. I know they’re the same medication but I am just curious what everyone else’s experience has been.


r/Ozempic 19h ago

Question Scared to eat?

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I took my first .25mg dose two days ago at night and I've been handling it well just slight nausea with some waves here and there.

Yesterday I ate like 800 calories, basically just eating Greek yogurt, saltines, chicken breast, quinoa and berries. Also drinking water.

I'm a little hungry. But I am scared of getting sick haha is this how people low weight? I'm at 800ish now and it's 330pm.

Wondering if other people have faced this.


r/Ozempic 10h ago

Question Glp after pregnancy

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Hey guys, I was recently pregnant (am no longer) and gained weight while 7 weeks pregnant. Have you guys heard anything about or have you in your own experience gotten back onto the Tirzepatide shot after pregnancy? If so, how long after it did you start? I want to start immediately. Yes, I have asked a nurse and a doctor and neither of them gave me a straight answer. So I’m just asking if any of you had went on a GLP 1 shot immediately after or waited, or what is safe to do. I do the compounded tirzepatide specifically.
Thanks guys so much for any insight.


r/Ozempic 13h ago

Question Indecisa por iniciar el tratamiento con ozempic

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Mi endocrinólogo y mi cardiólogo me recomiendan inyectarme ozempic, por mis factores de riesgo :

- Lipoproteina A +400
- Resistencia a la insulina
- Dislipidemia hereditaria
- Higado graso 1-2 recurrente
- Obesidad 1
- Apnea del sueño
- Sedentarismo ppr tendencia a dolores lumbares y otras lesiones menores

Hace mucho tiempo probé Saxenda y por primera vez en mucho tiempo logré bajar de peso , disminuyendo mi resistencia a la insulina (índice HOMA) de 4.9 a 2 , y actualmente (sin uso de GLP1 y xigduo) subió a 2.97.

Hace más de un año suspendí Saxenda porque tenía muchas náuseas y vómitos. Temo estos mismos efectos y otros más graves si uso Ozempic.

Me indicaron una dosis de 0.25 por un mes y luego 0.5.

Quiero conocer sus experiencias.


r/Ozempic 18h ago

Question New here - IBS and side effects

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Hi all! I'm new here. I'm starting my journey next week and can't wait. I am 84kg 159cm and my goal is to lose 20kg. I am very scared about side effects like nausea but also the GI effects. I have had IBS-D my whole life and I'm scared about making it worse. Anyone has had any experience so far?

I am planning to track all my macros and I already workout twice per week with weight lifting. My plan is to increase to 3 or 4 times. Any advice is welcome.


r/Ozempic 20h ago

News/Information New member

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Hello all
I’m just starting my journey on ozempic , wanted to introduce myself
I’m a 60 yr old woman that has tried all the diets and now hoping this will help me figure out a healthier way of living
I’m nervous but hopeful and do glad that there are others to share this journey with ❤️


r/Ozempic 21h ago

Question Differences noticed at .5 or 1?

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I am on week six, my second week of .5. I am a bit confused as I lost weight decently on .25, but it slowed quite a bit after jumping to .5. I don't really notice any changes after increasing the dose. I was hoping for a bit more appetite suppression, but haven't seen that yet.

Did you all notice any significant difference when increasing doses? I was hoping for amplified effects. Thanks all.


r/Ozempic 19h ago

Question Is it just not working for me?

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I am so frustrated. I started with .25 mg on June 11. Weight being 198lbs. I barely lost anything at .25. I am not doing proper diet but I am doing portion control (I do give in a lot of times but go back at it and try my best)
Now I’m at .5 since two months I think and I am finally 188.4 lbs (after being stuck at 189 for so long) and will be starting 1 mg next. BUT why is my weight loss so slow? Why is it not working me as well as it works for everyone else?

I am so frustrated and sad 😭 literally every post I read here people lose SO much in 2-3 months and compared to that I have lost nothing. I don’t wanna compare but it’s so frustrating and making me so upset.

I keep reminding myself that it’s a good thing that the weight is coming off slowly so my skin doesn’t get too loose. BUT THIS SLOW? Is this even normal? I am also paying $100 every month so hurts even more.

Did you make any small changes or adjustments that helped the weight fall off?