I am about to take my 3rd week of 2.4mgs tomorrow and seem to have lost all hunger suppression and the food noise is back so loud since I've started taking 2.4mg. I don't understand how this is possible on such a high dose. Has anyone else found this? My weight loss has been stalled for weeks its like in injecting water!
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"From today Wegovy orders will arrive without ice packs. Don't worry, this is on purpose. Your treatment is the same safe, effective medication. Only the packaging has changed.
The manufacturer of Wegovy has carried out stability testing which shows the medication remains safe and effective when transported at a temperature below 30°C for up to 48 hours. This change has been reviewed and approved by the UK medicines regulator (MHRA)."
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I swear they’ve put placebo pens in my Wegovy box. I took my first 2.4 injection on Sunday and I still have a full-blown appetite. Where’s the suppression? Only symptom I have is a headache every morning. Good news is, I lost 20 pounds since January. 220 —> 200.7lbs. However, I have been going to the gym as well. I just don’t understand how I have an increased appetite on a stronger dose. Anyone experiencing this?
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Hello all. I have my first pen sitting in my fridge for ten days now and I am scared to try it. I am first of all scared of needles but I live alone so need to inject myself. Secondly I have been struggling with inflammation - no idea if it is MCAS / Histamine intolerance / PMDD, although strongest money is on MCAS.
My main symptoms could be summed up as chronic, cyclical inflammation, which shows up as hives, rash, itching, joint pain, viral-like feeling of body aches, and allergic reactions to EVERYTHING, while actually not being allergic to anything.. then also episodes of sudden intense depression (with no change to my life, but suddenly unable to cope with what was fine 24 hours before...) and then every skin issue you can name : perioral dermatitis, rosacea, eczema, pompholyx, hives, itching.. Sometimes I can run 10 km and not feel tired after, sometimes I cry when I lift the kettle to make tea. Sometimes I can eat crisps, pizza etc, sometimes my whole body swells if I eat leftovers.
So, last year I lost a bunch of weight (74 kg -> 62 kg) and a lot of my issues disappeared. I put the weight back on and the issues all came back so I know I need to be 62 kg or a bit less to be healthy (I'm 169 cm, F, 41) and free of inflammation issues.
Has anyone else used Wegovy while having the same issues as me? My main worry is my body will interpret it as an allergen and will go anaphylactic. Other than that, I am excited to see what positive changes can happen.
Started Wegovy coming up to 4 weeks ago, 4th dose is due Monday.
Within a week or so I had a period which was great as they are pretty irregular. Really normal period too, not ridiculously heavy, more tired than usual and some bloating but otherwise happy days. It finished a few days ago.
However, not one pound has shifted. Zero. Am I expecting too much too soon? Or should I have lost some weight by now if Wegovy is going to be effective for me?
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I was on MJ for a few months and found it to be great, however it was so expensive and I got offered free Wegovy on the nhs instead.
It’s been a few months now and I am on the 2.4mg of Wegovy but I dunno, I just find that I am struggling with weight-loss and that I still always feel hungry. It doesn’t feel like the “food noise” goes and I rarely get that very full feeling which I did with MJ.
Stupidity on my part.
I had planned 2 days of mountain biking with a friend. Three hour drive up on Friday morning, and all I ate was a bag of crisps, a coffee, and slice of millionaire shortbread. Then mountain biked for 3 hours.
That evening had a light dinner and two beers.
The next morning I had a coffee and 2 croissants before heading off for some more biking.
Finished cycling, got back to my car and as soon as I got off the bike I had a massive feeling of dizziness. Weirdly disassociated and a numbness in my arm. Soon passed and started driving home.
Happened a couple more times so I went to A&E. They were brilliant. CT scan, ECG, blood tests etc. All ok.
I asked Google gemeni how best to explain what happened....
"To explain this to someone without getting bogged down in medical jargon, you can describe it as a **"metabolic brownout."**
Here is a simple, three-part way to explain it:
### 1. The "Perfect Storm"
"I've reached my weight loss goal on Wegovy, but the medication combined with a hard bike ride and not enough fuel created a 'perfect storm.' My blood sugar and hydration levels dropped so low that my brain didn't have enough energy to function properly for a moment."
### 2. The "Software Glitch"
"Because of that energy dip, I had a brief neurological 'glitch.' It wasn't a stroke or anything structural—it was more like a computer crashing. I felt intense déjà vu, a bit of numbness in my arm, and a 'dreamy' feeling for a couple of minutes."
### 3. The "Full Reboot"
"I went to the hospital to be safe, and all the physical scans (CT and EKG) were clear. It turns out my brain just needed a total 'factory reset.' I slept for 10 hours, and now that my sugar and fluids are back to normal, the glitches have completely stopped."
So, the moral of the story is YOU NEED TO EAT, even if you don't feel like it.
I think I will stop waygovy now, I'm down to 86kg and I'm able to run again without injuring my knees. But it has been vital for me to get property active again.
But what I have learned, and I'm sure what everyone else was already fully aware of, is you need to force yourself to eat, even if you don't feel like it.
I had great early success with MJ but now the side effects are crippling me, and my appetite suppression is gone. My side effects are all gastro and some fatigue.
Does anyone who suffered badly with MJ still have the same side effects on Wegovy after moving across?
Hi, wondering if anyone here knows if wegovy has a similar effect to mounjaro on mood? I’ve had nine months on MJ but it didn’t work for me. My mood tanked and I craved sweets to pick myself up. I’m now considering wegovy but since it’s quite similar to MJ I’m concerned I’ll just experience same. Does anyone have experience of a worsening mood on wegovy or (hopefully!) a more positive experience on wegovy compared with MJ? Thanks
Just started my first injection a couple days ago and so far finding it good. Lost 2 lbs overnight. Water weight, I guess. Bad headache and fatigue the first day but since then nothing too bad.
Foodwise, I think vegan works really well. I'm eating kind of how I've eaten when doing Slimming World in the past. Much more whole food vegan (veg, fruit, beans, tofu, tempeh, etc.) and a lot less rubbish. Somehow Wegovy is making me want to eat healthy stuff. I have modified to 90% vegan so I can eat Quorn fillets and the very occasional egg to keep the protein up, but all good so far. Anyone else doing vegan/veggie?
Hi All, I'm M45. I tried wegovy last year, I did, IIRC, the first 4 months but I never really felt any difference in the food noise or changed my eating habits. I stopped and havnt started again as it's too expensive but I've changed jobs, I walk 10 minutes to work and back at least once or twice a day and I dont work in a pub kitchen anymore so not eating fried foods all day. I'm on my feet and walking more and I'm feeling it. I'm about 350lbs, my knees hurt, my back hurts. I really need to do something and thought, now the price has come down massively, that I could afford to give wegovy another try.
Given I didnt really feel the reduction in food noise and I got to 1.7mg last time, is it worth trying again? Will it still not work or was my unhealthy lifestyle impacting the effectivness of the medication?
I've been on 0.25mg for 3 months now. I microdose because I'm using it to manage my psoriasis (which is helping, by the way!) but I have found that I have quite serious protein cravings, in particular chicken. I used to love pasta and steak, but I can't even look at these at the moment. Has anyone found weird cravings or similar experiences?
I 26f did my first jab of Wegovy yesterday in the afternoon, I decided to inject into thigh as I thought it would be the least painful spot. I followed the instructions to the letter and even had my housemate there while I did it just in case. I was surprised it did sting quite a bit and ached afterwards so I’m a bit worried I did something wrong. Today I feel okay, I’ve had some ‘sucky’ burps and I gagged once earlier but nothing happened. I don’t feel nauseous but I do feel a bit sensitive and not very hungry at all; I’ve had two cups of coffee but this is normal for me I’m not usually a breakfast person.
My starting weight is 242 lbs I’m aiming to get to 200/180 lbs.
I’m planning on doing a home workout video after work, haven’t done much exercise recently and from what I’ve read exercising is key to weight loss on Wegovy.
Just want to check I’m doing things correctly as a first time user and see if anyone has any tips and tricks.
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Hi all, I've got my first Wegovy pen (0.25) sat in the fridge ready to start tomorrow evening. I'm very nervous.
I'm female, 5'5, 19st. Struggled with my weight massively for literally as long as I can remember.
I tried mj last year, did 4 weeks on 2.5 and then 2 weeks on 5, I did lose just over a stone but it made me so ill, diarrhoea and sickness. I hardly ate anything on it so felt awful all the time. I think it was partly because I didn't understand how to eat properly while on it back then, still eating things that I thought were healthy options but where actually still high fat/sugar.
However I've educated myself now on how to eat better so I'm ready to start, but I'm just so nervous about side effects. I have two young children to look after too so diarrhoea and sickness is really not convenient lol.
Any tips, tricks and advice would be grately appreciated
So I'm not looking for medical advice (to make that clear), but has anyone had surgery under general anaesthetic while on Wegovy? My surgical team saya it is fine, but read some horror stories online, mainly issues with slow gastric emptying and food coming back up while under. Also worried someone on the day will suddenly cancel it, as they've read the guidelines wrong.
(Oh and it is not life-threatening surgery, having my deviated septum fixed, which I hope means I can exercise more. Right now I'm only breathing out of one side of my nose and get terrible headaches with frequent sinus infections)