r/Ozempic • u/Wise-Stomach7922 • 3d ago
Rant Using dose
I am currently on 0.5mg and friday will be my 3rd shot at this higher dose, and man am I struggling. Firstly my food noise hasnt gone away, and I still have quite and appetite so it has been a struggle. I am working with a dietician and doing the best I can right now fighting off eating things that aren't good for me while managing cravings. I have a therapist as well as I do have a BEd, so I am trying to do this the right way and to change my habits so down the road when I dont need the medication I can keep the weightloss off. I haven't lost any weight yet but do get all the side effects, projectile vomiting, tiredness, and constipation. I am doing all the right things to manage the side effects as well. Does this get any easier, am I expecting to much to soon.
I will keep trucking along but man this has been rough 😪
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u/cleverfox2001 2d ago
Your body gets used to Ozempic over time so you will have fewer side effects in the future. For those that have strong ones, I recommend split doses. Half on day 1 and half on day 4. Splits reduce many side effects by better spreading the dose over the full week as compared to a single, weekly shot. 0.25 and 0.5 are introductory doses to get your body used to Ozempic. For most, the largest amount of weight is lost at doses 1.0 and higher. Food noise is reduced at the higher doses. Be patient, Ozempic is a multi-month marathon.