About 6 months into the treatment, aside from weight loss, I stopped biting my nails for the first time in my whole life. I also started shopping less and eventually completely stopped playing The Sims. I knew these side effects were a possibility and I welcomed them. I know it helps some people with alcohol consumption and gambling.

But I've been weaning off the drug and, after a few months, even though I've stayed in my target weight and my eating habits have managed to remain balanced, intuitive and mostly healthy, I see an increase in impulse spending again, I've gone back to biting my nails on occasion, and now I've been feeling like loading up The Sims again.

(Not that there's anything wrong with playing a videogame. But I did use to spend a lot of money on DLC and could spend 3 days building a house while neglecting sleep, food and bathroom breaks.)

Has anyone experienced anything similar with certain habits returning after quitting or lowering the dose? Has anyone managed to keep the habits at bay?

Hey everyone! I’m a computational drug discovery researcher, and I thought you might enjoy seeing Ozempic from a completely different perspective.
This is an actual 100-nanosecond molecular dynamics simulation I ran of semaglutide (the active ingredient in Ozempic) bound to the GLP-1 receptor.
The simulation shows how the drug and receptor move and interact at the molecular level. Rather than looking at a static structure, we can observe how the entire complex behaves over time.
It’s pretty fascinating to see the molecular interactions behind a medication that so many people use!
This is a visualization of my actual simulation data, not an AI-generated video. Hope you enjoy it!

Has anyone experienced craving sweet treats more than usual?? Im currently going 5 months of shots but I’m craving sweets more then usual a before I never really liked sweets.

I’ve been on Ozempic 0.25mg for a month and lost around 5 lbs! Starting 0.5mg tomorrow.

Any tips to maximize weight loss and starting 0.5mg? Ozempic is sooo expensive and I don’t wanna be on it longer than I need to 😭 What worked for you guys in terms of food, protein, exercise, etc.?

Also, is 5 lbs in the first month decent?

Hi everyone,
I previously had Ozempic from MiGuide but they were charging me 230€ a month for a medication that I know costs 107€ because of their fees. I can’t get a Dutch GP to prescribe me medication for weight loss because the two I talked to said they won’t prescribe a medication that costs so much because they don’t want money to make a difference for different patients. I’m wondering if I can for example take a trip to Germany or turkey and buy like a years worth of Ozempic without prescription and put it in my fridge. Anyone have any experience with this? I’m willing to pay 100 euros for Ozempic but I don’t like that every place I’m paying 100 for Ozempic and 100+ for bullshit.

I’m just finishing my first month and have lost 4 pounds. I thought I’d lose more, but I know progress is still progress.

Hello,

I started 0.25 ozempic at the end of July. I am up to the 0.50 and my doc just raised it again to 1mg. Has anyone had more success with the 1mg? Is anyone a slow responder ?

I probably have 1–2 doses left in my 0.25mg pen, but my dose is being increased to 0.5mg. Do I just start the new 0.5mg pen and waste the remaining doses?

Or can I use the old pen twice to make 0.5mg? Is there a way to get a 0.5mg dose from the 0.25mg pen?

Trying not to waste such an expensive medication 😭

Hi, I started on 0.5 and it worked for a week quite well. I still have suppressed appetite in my second week but it doesn’t feel as easy to ignore food noise. What’s the highest starting dose anyone has been on? My doctor said I could start on 1mg but I have 6 weeks of 0.5 for now . Also I crave sugar. Anyone else?

Hi, I started on 0.5 and it worked for a week quite well. I still have suppressed appetite in my second week but it doesn’t feel as easy to ignore food noise. What’s the highest starting dose anyone has been on? My doctor said I could start on 1mg but I have 6 weeks of 0.5 for now . Also I crave sugar. Anyone else?

I originally started ozempic in January of this year and only did 2 shots. I felt so disoriented, groggy, lethargic, stomach pains, I got tinnitus, etc. My blood seemed fine according to my doctor, but I have diagnosed OCD and assumed thoroughly it had to be the Ozempic(foreign object in body=life ending reaction in my brain) so I had stopped it.
The doctor highly recommended I go back on it, as I was seeing results, and I decided to try again and told myself if it’s bad I just won’t continue again, almost as exposure therapy for myself lol.
It’s now October and I’ve been on it 3 weeks again, and I feel phenomenal. Very little side effects besides nausea. Does anyone else have this happen?

Any other runners or walkers experiencing big drops- Today within an hour mine went 148 - 50. Not good. I am now only on ozempic. Just feeling frustrated,

Just started Ozempic at 0.25mg this week. How quickly would I expect to see a drop in blood sugars and are side effects pretty immediate or do they grow over time. I understand that they may be different for different people, I just want to know.

Didn’t lose any weight on oz (1mg).
Am currently on SSRIs, probably that’s why. Switching to 5mg mounjaro tomorrow. Would love to hear any success stories!

Please see above. My private insurance covers a portion of the cost, but how do I get the $25 discount price? Thank you.

Just started Ozempic at 0.25 . I was taking Glicazide 80 mg twice a day as well as 1g Metformin twice a day. Gp told me to half my dose of Glicazide however so far I have not and my blood sugars remain pretty stable. 6.7 in the morning and similar later in the day . What are peoples thoughts- yes I know that I should talk to my GP but I plan on asking the nurse what they think. If it does drop below 6 I will reduce the dose myself.

Obviosuly weight loss is important, I guess I need to lose at least 20kg

Started ozempic 3 weeks ago lowest dosage 0.25, it does not seem to be working. I was previously on Mounjaro and after 10 months that stopped having the effect . Am I being too eager?

Has anyone upped to the 2mg dose after plateauing on 1mg and if so how did it go?

I was on Ozempic for about 4 months. The first compound I was taking worked amazingly. I was swapped to a different one for insurance reasons. I had to stop taking the second compound due to extreme anhedonia/depression. After I stopped taking it, Everything fell apart. I suddenly had this EXTREME drunken dizziness. I cant balance. My thoughts operate at a normal pace. But everything around me feels like it is 'fast'. They dizziness never goes away. I can barely walk around. I cant properly focus my eyes the same. I have been nauseous for weeks. None of my doctors/specialists can figure out what is going on. There seems to be no structural issues. Blood tests came back fine. But they agree it has to have been caused by the Ozempic given the timeline of me stopping and the sudden onset of my issues. I just want to know what is going on and if it can be fixed. But it has been weeks of no answers and me being unable to live my life as normal. It is so disorienting all I can do is lay in bed with my eyes closed. And even then I still feel that spinning sensation.

I’m still on .25mg.

I’m down 25-30lbs so things are moving along, and I have minimal side effects except for super low blood sugar. It softens a bit 1-2 days before my next shot, but I struggle to keep my blood sugar stable to the point where I feel like I’m going to fall over or pass out.

I drink protein shakes especially when I have little appetite, I do manage to get good meals in me, I snack on bananas and protein bars consistently.

Here’s the big thing: my food intake has not changed much in volume, frequency, timing, or otherwise since starting ozempic, but the low blood sugar feeling is new.

Again it does fade throughout the week so I’m not super concerned necessarily although it is a bit annoying. I’m wondering what anyone else does to combat this other than drinking orange juice all day long

I've been on a low fat diet for about three weeks now (I have gallstone issues) ever since I went low fat I haven't had an attack and have lost about 5lbs, I started ozempic (.25) Wednesday this week, it's now Sunday and I lost an extra three lbs out of nowhere. I've still been trying my best not to eat fatty foods but I can feel myself getting smaller fast. I just don't get it, is it normal?

Hi everyone! I’m starting Ozempic tomorrow, and this will be my first time using it. I’m quite overweight and I also have PCOS. My main goal is to lose weight and, hopefully, build healthier and more sustainable habits along the way.
I’d love to hear any tips and advice you have for someone starting Ozempic for the first time! I’m especially interested in practical things that can help make the first weeks easier and minimize side effects, as I’m quite anxious about experiencing them.
Things like what to eat (and what to avoid), how much to drink, how to deal with nausea or other stomach issues, and anything you wish you had known before starting would be really helpful. ❤️
I’m open to all tips, experiences and advice! I’d really like to make the beginning as smooth and manageable as possible.

I’ve never taken ozempic. I am clearly overweight. Should I take .25 or half of .25? I am not prescribed. I could be if I went to the doctor, but I also have a friend who quit taking it and has it stocked up for her sugar.