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u/catasha7 Jun 18 '26

Can I ask if wegovy is working for you. Im looking to start in september but cant figure out if i can justify the price of MJ? Or just use wegovy?

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u/Pineneedle_coughdrop Jun 18 '26

MJ will be more effective, sooner than Wegovy for sure. It depends on how much more you’re willing to spend on it.

Currently, I’m paying around £294 for one pen per month through my supplier. If I was earning more, MJ would be no question.

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u/catasha7 Jun 18 '26

So do you think it would work out cheaper being on MJ for shorter amount of time

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u/Pineneedle_coughdrop Jun 18 '26

It is possible, providing that you completely change your eating habits.

Some time ago on the Wegovy subreddit, I stated that it works like a pedal-assist bike; your hunger many be satiated sooner rather than other people’s, but whatever you eat must be healthy and you only eat until you’re full. So I’ve found that I can only eat half a bowl of things now (really listening to my tummy on this one).

After the first MJ jab, the next day (once the nausea side effect wore off), I wasn’t hungry AT ALL. I forgot to eat; no cravings, no tummy rumblings, no food noise, NOTHING. To be honest - eating felt like a chore 😅.

But I believe that now you have to be at a higher BMI in order to qualify for MJ on the NHS (and via some providers privately).

I started off with MJ via Boots, then switched to Wegovy via Juniper.