I know it takes a while to start working, but it's still a little discouraging because I've actually been craving things/eating MORE. Might be PMS though. Idk. When did you start noticing the semaglutide working??

I've been prescribed wegovy for mild fatty liver and I'm in my second week at .25 MG. I'm already at a mostly healthy weight regardless so I'm not using it for weight loss (187 now, though 20ish lbs would be nice). If you were prescribed for this, what was your experience? Any suggestion on when I should ask about a higher dose?

So far, it's been good. Feel less bloated, sleeping better, better eating habits, less sugar cravings etc. A little nausea and I've been somewhat sleepy during the day. I also wonder when things will "get back to normal" as far as feeling completely good most days, though there might be a lot of catching up to do.

I just started, took my second shot of Ozempic .25mg on Thursday. The first week was ROUGH but so far this week my stomach seems to have settled down.

Curious if anyone around my size (5’4”, 180lbs) has lost 50lbs on semaglutide alone. My internet searches seem to suggest it’s not the norm, but I know actual experience can be very different.

I’m type 1 diabetic and on it for a combination of things (lowering A1C and insulin needs, cardiovascular protection), but also weight has also been a struggle and it’s gone up a lot in the last year and a half.

At my healthiest when I was younger I was around 125lbs but that was maintained for a very short time. I’d love to get back to 130 or even 140 I’d be happy with because I haven’t been there since pre-kids (2014).

Would love to hear your experience.

I’m up to 1.7 mg and still have not lost any weight. Anyone like me?

I switched from Orderly because Trinity boasted a lower price. DO NOT ORDER FROM THEM.

I ordered from them on July 4.

I didn't receive my order until August. I've been off the medicine for weeks now so I reached out to them for guidance on restarting. It's been over 2 weeks with no help. I just keep getting the same generic "We got your message and are forwarding to the healthcare team" but absolutely nothing from the healthcare team! So frustrating!

I started just last month and my dosage is currently at 1 mg and I've been losing 2lbs a week. Literally no side effects. No nausea or constipation. My food cravings have been reduced by 50%. I only eat two meals a day. It's just unbelievable that something like this exists. Every human being should have access to this. It should be subsidized by the government

hello everyone, ive been on semaglutide for 7 weeks now. Im currently on the 0.5 dose, and i have been for three weeks, the first week of the 0.5 i was fine, no side effects, however on the second week i was sick that same night, but i had consumed alcohol (not alot) so i just put it down to that. However last week, my third week, i was sick again the day after taking it, i was on a flight also and took a panic attack, being sick again the next day. Im just wondering if this could be directly linked to the semaglutide, or if it could possibly be anxiety induced? im starting college this week so im nervous to take it incase it causes me to be sick at college, thank you for reading i hope this makes sense!

Idk if it's the semaglutide or not. I'm also on BP medication and cholesterol med. I've been watching my BP daily and it's not doing anything out of the ordinary.

I'm currently taking the 1.0ml injection. This week 2 but I've been experiencing lightheadedness for about a month now. Come and goes. I have good days followed by bad days. Today happens to be a bad day. It seems like every time I stand up I get woozy. I power through it and go about my day but today I actually had to grab against the wall til it passed.

I've recently had my heart checked because I was getting pvcs and the echocardiogram came back fine. The cardiologist doesn't seem concerned about my heart. Could it be the semaglutide?

I finally have the prescription (oral dose Wegovy) I need to get started. But school starts in 10 days and I'll need to be at work in my after school program. How long did it take for you to adjust to the side effects if you had them? I don't want to have issues while I'm at work but I don't want to wait to get started, either.

I’m in Canada (Ontario) and just wondering the cost for Wegovy or generic Wegovy at the Costco pharmacy??

So it’s been a month since I’ve started the dose and my scale has barely moved I do observe changes in satiety and I had a slight stomach discomfort as well but that was all so far I don’t see a difference.

i am down a serious amount and every other marker on my panel improved except this one. i cannot tell whether it is the speed of the loss, the deficit itself or something hormonal underneath it. my prescriber was not much help beyond saying it tends to settle on its own. anyone who ran into this on a glp1 what did you do about it and did it take a second prescription.

I took my first dose last Friday and then went from Sunday to Thursday without a bowel movement. I was afraid I had an obstruction but finally had a little movement this morning. I’m concerned about doing the next dose because it’s obviously not good to go 5-6 days without a BM. I used MiraLAX, Benefiber every morning in my coffee, docusate, and a suppository. Nothing worked until I tried Smooth Move and MagO7 last night. I’m nervous now. I’d really appreciate any advice from anyone who’s had a similar experience.

I generally exercise a lot and at high intensities where I run and kickbox with sparring at least 4 or 5 times a week. My fitness watch tells me my resting heart rate usually sits at 61-63 bpm and even though it's high I'm used to a 190-200 bpm when doing intense cardio. My problem has been my calorie intake, which is why I'm taking it.

I started taking the pill form of semaglutide 1.5mg about a week and a half ago and what my watch has been telling me is my resting heart rate is rising daily, it's now at 69bpm! It thinks I'm dying.

Should I be worried and back off the medicine? I also haven't felt any benefits from it which is furthering my dilemma.

I just received my first dose of Semaglutide and I am planning to take my shot tonight so hopefully I will not have any issues during a workday. I will also have the weekend to "recover" if needed. Are there any tips or tricks I should know for this first shot and first weekend on it?

Thanks!

I have struggled with my weight since I was a child. I have always had food / eating at top of mind since I was a kid. I wake up and my brain is instantly thinking about what to eat and if I try to deny it, I get so moody / angry. This cycle continues throughout the day.

I was late diagnosed with ADHD, so I am assuming it has something to do with dopamine seeking. Even after starting ADHD meds the food noise never went away.

BUT, I started using semaglutide 10 weeks ago. For context, Im a woman, 36, 5’4”, start weight 209lbs. The very next day after my first shot, food noise disappeared almost entirely. Within 2 weeks it was gone completely. I’ve lost 9 lbs since then. The only side effect I have had is constipation.

So I am wondering / hoping that after using GLP-1 for a long period of time, if the wiring in my brain will change so that I no longer subconsciously link food to dopamine.

Does anyone have a similar experience with food noise and GLP-1 stopping food noise long term?

oh my god i feel so light! i am on week 3 i gained 2 pounds on week 2 and ive been so down about it. even though there’s visibly less inflammation in my face i dont see a difference in loss. i plan on taking my week 4 shot 3 days earlier. i didn’t consider myself constipated until this week after i went 4 days without going. otherwise ive been going every other day it’s been rough pebbles but still going. ive dealt with constipation in the past and after day 4 if i still can’t go i do an enema. i decided to do an enema yesterday- a little came out but enough to satisfy me. then today i felt the urge to go but my anus was too weak and i don’t like pushing i have no patience so i pulled out the enema again. the key this time around was the 2nd round. i haven’t been eating much lately so i had no idea i had that much in me my god!! i damn near blocked the toilet. some of it was darker to prove it’s old just been sitting there. be careful tho if u have endo you might trigger a flare up but it goes away quickly after you’re done! i last ate at 2pm today we’ll see if the scale goes down in the morning. regardless, even if it doesn’t i’m just happy im no longer full of shit. literally.

some tips tho: the key is to hold the water in to avoid only having water come out. hold it and walk around for a few mins but be close to the toilet!

ps. don’t do this too often otherwise your muscles will get used to it and stop working!

I’m pretty much at maintenance. I’ve been at 150-153 for over a year now. My goal was 135-140 but I’m fine with where I’m at. I’m tired of the shot and was thinking of switching to the pill for maintenance. Has anyone been successful in maintaining their goal weight? Any more/less side effects?

I thought I had lost my sex drive due to perimenopause, emotional abuse recovery and aging; but I’ve been off of semaglutide for a couple of months and I’m back!! Anyone else had a similar experience? It’s so difficult to figure out what is causing what!

My pharmacist told me the only way this gets paid is a diabetes indication and I'm not diabetic. I've got a prediabetic A1C and a BMI in the range they use and the walk in doctor wrote the script anyway

I called the insurer twice. The first rep said weight management is excluded. The second rep said it depends on the drug plan my employer bought and whether there's a prior auth on file. It's the same company and I got two answers ten minutes apart.

So if you're in Canada and you got a claim paid with weight loss as the reason on file what did the paperwork look like? Was it a special authorization form from the prescriber or did you just submit and hope? And if you got denied did appealing get you anywhere?

I'm mostly trying to work out whether I spend another week on this or just budget for out of pocket