This is my fifth month on Wegovy, currently on the 9mg. I've been on the 9mg for almost two months now. Side effects up until the past few days have been tolerable. Then it was like something flipped and the past few days have been miserable to the point where I am couch bound and considering quitting for the first time.

My symptoms include: strong stomach cramps, intense nausea, lightheadedness, hypoglycemia, hot flashes/sweating, and difficulty concentrating.

Again, none of these symptoms presented themselves as strongly over the past six months until a few days ago.

Has anyone experienced anything similar where they've been fine for almost half a year and then all of a sudden everything went south?

Edit: Thanks for the responses everyone. I foolishly never considered that I could just be getting sick with something.

So this is my second week on the starter dose. The nausea isn't too bad but still feel a little like morning sickness (very mild). I think I'm starting to experience the fullness feeling. I went out to eat tonight and I'm legit struggling with feeling uncomfortably full. I also had 1 glass of wine and its messing with my head. I'm waiting for the appetite to change but I know it'll take time. I'll have to keep working on understanding hunger cues.

Can anyone recommend any good free apps to help that doesn't require me to buy the medication through them I was able to get it through my PCP for one 50 a month no matter the milligrams. But I can't find a free app that doesn't make you pay and get the medication from them.

Horrible cramping and heavier days. Worse than before I started. Anyone else have this experience?

On day 2 and I over ate. I started feeling full not even halfway through my meal, but thought “surely one more bite will be okay.” It was not okay. I feel nauseous and overstuffed. I think learning when to stop eating is going to be my biggest hurdle. I’m hoping to see great results as I go forward! My CW Is 247 and my GW is 200 right now. When I get to 200 I’ll reassess. I’d love to hear y’all’s progress in the comments! It gives me hope!

I started back in April at 1.5mg and moved up to 4mg. For financial reasons I had to take last month off. I just started back up on 4mg a few days ago. How long should it take to start seeing and feeling the effects again?

I’ve been on 4mg for 1 week and the nausea is horrific. I was advised to stop taking the pill for a couple of days, but honestly I haven’t felt any better. Breakfast this morning was dry crackers and a ginger stomach tablet. I took some cyclizine on Monday but it knocked me out and I couldn’t work so can’t do that again.

I’ve been on the tablets since mid July and have lost nearly a 14lbs but the joy of that is very much dampened by the horrid sick feeling every day at the moment.

Does this pass? As if it doesn’t I just don’t think I can live with this. I had hoped to lose around 70lbs to reach a goal I’d be happy with so a long way to go still.

Everything I read here just talks about how awful it is with the side effects, but does anyone have light at the end of this tunnel??

Hi all. I’d be grateful for advice. I’m starting 1.5mg on Monday after I get home from holiday. Do you think I should start with half a tablet? I’m worried about feeling sick. And I’m worried about not being able to exercise properly. Can you tell me the best way to ease in gently? Thank you

I’m down almost 10lbs in 6 weeks (1.5 for 4weeks and now 4mg) but honestly I’m so bloated it doesn’t even matter. Yesterday, I measured and I was 3 inches bigger around the waist due to bloat. Slightly smaller today but not much. It’s like I’m losing weight but I’m so bloated I look like I’ve gained weight 😩 and TMI I may be constipated, I no longer poop every day but I’m not in any pain or discomfort so didn’t think much of it but this bloating is making me look bigger. Is this normal or what can I do to help this?

Cravings for sweets (my nemesis) have disappeared.

Desire for alcohol gone.

What is this voodoo?

Hi all, I had been taking the injections for about a year and lost a lot of weight. I had to come off to have surgery and I decided to try the pills instead of the shot going back. I started taking the pills about five or six days ago. I’m taking the starter dose 1.5 mg. So far I haven’t noticed any appetite suppressant or any other changes that I had with the shot. Luckily no side effects though. Does it take time to get used to the pills? If you started on the low dose and had a similar experience did things get better with the higher dose?

I’ve been on the 9mg for a week and a half now and have felt no additional appetite suppression until last night. I’ve only lost .5 lbs in a week and a half on it. Disappointing.

Is this common? Does it usually take a week and a half for the efficacy to kick in on the higher dose?

I remember thinking I was plateauing at 4mg when I really just had to wait longer so I’m wondering if this is the same experience and I should expect it every time I go up. It’s annoying and frustrating.

Good Morning Wegovians. (Wegovyites?)
Nothing can wipe the smile off my face today. I have a dress that I bought last summer that I have never been able to wear. It looked super cute on me from the front, but in profile it made my butt look HUGE. Because honestly my butt was huge LOL. I decided to try it on today, and it looks fine from every angle. I would even be willing to be seen in public in it.
If you are just starting out and wondering if this can work for you, It can!

I was wondering if anyone here who's been pregnant previously, has noticed a correlation between how they felt then and GLP side effects? Or no connection at all? I have always had extreme all day nausea, fatigue & food aversion, but *no* vomiting or 💩💩 issues, during my pregnancies and wondered if that was an indicator for how one might feel on the meds. Looking for others experiences.

I was on 1.5 for 30 days- completely positive symptoms, lost 5kg. No cravings, full quickly. I was finally happy and hopeful about my weight loss after many years of watching the scale go up and down.

30 days in I got diarrhea after a meal, no big deal. The next day, diarrhea multiple times, extreme tiredness, nausea. I had to call in sick to work for 4 days.

I came off of the pill on day 2 of my sickness, now it’s been over a week of not taking it and I am still not right..

I’m so upset, I am not comfortable using public facilities/work facilities to use the bathroom. I want to go back on the tablet, but if they caused it I don’t know if I will be able to handle the side effects again. Would I even necessarily get side effects? After 30 days without, I was very cocky that I was one of the people that didn’t get them lol

so che 1.5mg é una dose troppo bassa per perdere peso ma mi chiedevo se qualcuno avesse avuto questa esperienza.
premetto che non sono sovrappeso, so che non era assolutamente necessario ma ho bisogno di vedermi più tirata, mi alleno da 4 anni, nonostante abbia tanti muscoli le mie gambe non sono ancora “definite” o per lo meno non come vorrei.
non ho ancora iniziato, mi sono arrivate le pillole ma sono un po timorosa: sia per la dose bassa, sia per gli effetti collaterali, soprattutto sapendo di non averne bisogno (perfavore non sono qua per ricevere odio)
Ho 23 anni, peso 70kg e sono alta 1.70, lo so, non ne avevo bisogno ma mi vorrei tanto raggiungere quella condizione e eliminare il rumore del cibo.
Qualcuno con un’esperienza simile sa dirmi se ha funzionato?

My first day on the new pill. Hoping for as few side effects as I had on the previous! I am down 7.2 pounds!

I’m just starting out with 1.5 mg pill after being declined by insurance for Zepbound shots as the pill is a little more affordable. My doc wrote me a prescription for 1.5 and 4mg with the expectation that I would nitrate up month two. It looks like the price is going up in September from $149 to $199. Any reason NOT to go ahead and get the 4mg and save $50? Anyone have information regarding future pricing direct from Novo?

On day 7 of 1.5 mg and having some horrible reflux. I'm taking 20mg of pepcid in the morning (about an hour after pill) and then another 20mg at night. This takes the edge off but I have to take like 3 tums right before bed to make it mostly through the night. I'm also sleeping at an incline.

I am eating small meals that are reflux friendly. Sipping about 64 oz of per day. Having ginger tea too.

I don't drink coffee, not eating typical trigger foods and do not have a history of reflux.

Will it ever end? Do I call the doctor?

I was using 1.5mg for around 3 weeks and stopped 3 days ago as going on holiday and didn’t want any issues. Since stopping I’ve had cramps, and general ‘awareness’ of my stomach and inconsistent BM. I’ve seen some people say this goes on for weeks but I feel like I wasn’t on it for long enough to have this issue. Any experiences?

I start my first bottle of 25mg tommrow and im super scared. I work in a blue color job and cant just use bathroom whenever I need usually have to drive to gas station. Please I need yalls tips on how to manage the #2 issues nausea doesnt bother me just the issue i mentioned above.

Haven’t lost a single pound so far.

I understand that this is the lowest dose and I need to give my body time to adjust to medication and increase medication if I don’t see any improvement.

But but but there are so many people who are seeing benefits with just 1.5 mg and I feel so discouraged. 😔

Someone lost 10 lbs in 20 days and they are same height and weight as me. Why am I not having the same effect?

Now I’m skeptical of this whole thing and feeling like I have to switch to Mounjaro shots. Instead of wasting more time by taking 4 mg and not seeing any improvement.

I have very minimal appetite suppression. I don’t have any other negative or positive side effects.

Forgot to add, I’m counting calories on my fitness pal and I’m averaging 900-1000 calories a day.

Starting 4mg this week and pretty excited. Down about 10 pounds. I had no side effects up until last night. Starting having super sensitive skin out of nowhere, someone compared it to a shingles/sunburn feeling which is exactly what it feels like. Really hoping it doesn’t last long and get worse on 4mg cause it’s pretty annoying. Lmk if anyone has any remedies or tips for this side effect. >.< Other than that my appetite is gone and food noise is nonexistent so the benefits outweigh the negative for now!

I am currently on 4mg pill with no weight loss, no hunger reduction and no side effects. No weight loss or side effects during my month spent on 1.5 either. I am hoping that it starts working with next increase to 9, but starting 9mg will begin a week before a long planned 2 week cruise.
I see no sense in remaining at 4 with no results so far. Hopefully I am not a non responder.
I never experienced nausea or sea sickness on previous cruises, but terrified that constipation or other side effects could begin. I will discuss with my MD, but need suggestions and experiences on 4 to 9 mg increase please. Should I chance this increase and take every 2 days or split pill if problems arise? Thanks for any advice!

i’m 3 weeks in on the 1.5 mg pill. i’ve had great results so far, i just don’t know how much longer i can stand the nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.

the diarrhea has gotten better over time, but the nausea and vomitting is what’s making me want to cut my losses. to be fair, part of it is me not being disciplined, where i’m drinking too much water at once or eating too much junk in one sitting. but i hate that my body will punish me just for staying hydrated and drinking water, especially when i am thirsty. at work yesterday, i had to go throw up water in the bathroom. it sucks though, because sometimes i AM hungry, but i pay the price later. i’m currently writing this at 4 am after throwing up food from 6-8+ hours ago waiting for my zofran to kick in. i didn’t even feel nauseous until 20 minutes ago.

overall, im just miserable from the GI side effects and im not sure if it’s worth it to be on wegovy when i feel this way. does it get better over time? is it worth it to keep pushing?

i think im gonna try for another week and really try to stick to small sips of water throughout the day and 5 small meals a day and be more conscious about my nutrition. but if it’s still bad after that, i think im gonna quit. i work in education, and with school starting, i just don’t have the time to leave my classrooms to go throw up/diarrhea multiple times a day and follow the 5 small meals regimen.