| I have an online doc appointment with Weight Watchers for the wegovy pill. Anyone else just starting? |
| How did it go? Did you get the Rx? What are your monthly costs? |
| Not PP but I started in January and I have lost 2 lbs on the starter dose. |
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I just started it- got it from Ro. No side effects, but I am on the lowest dose to start. Didn't weigh myself because I am pms'ing (I tend to bloat and retain a ton of water). Will wait for my period to be over for my first weigh in.
It helped with the food noise almost immediately. For example, I ate about 70 percent of a lunch (I am the lick my plate type of eater) and then all of the sudden my brain said "stop". Didn't feel like I needed to finish nor wanted to. No pain, no nausea. No way to describe it. That alone is crazy for me because I think about food all day, always thinking about a snack or what my next meal will be. The only thing is, I started to drink a beer and while I was full 1/4 in, I was also getting drunk. I assume because I wasn't eating as much as I used to. Probably will start with gummies if I want to have that buzzy feeling. |
| What did RO ask you to get a prescription? I’m perimenopause and feeling like I’ll never lose this weight. |
Same here, except I am full on menopause and cannot lose the weight. Would love to hear more. |
This is where I am and I'm pretty healthy eater but have weird food noise in perimenopause. I don't eat a lot but I want the carbs. |
| Are the side effects the same as the shot? |
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I’m the Ro poster. My actual doctor wouldn’t give me a prescription because I’m not obese. For a reference, I’m 5’4 and 140 and in my mid forties. I don’t feel comfortable and I can’t lose the weight. My happy weight is 125 and I would be happy with 130. I exercise and eat ok. This hormonal weight isn’t coming off.
I first inquired with Hers and they very quickly gave me a prescription for metaformin and topiramate. After a lot of googling, the side effects actually scared me. I went to Ro and got a prescription within a few of hours. No appointment, just a survey. I feel good. I’m only in my second week, no weight loss not that’s not expected until the next dose. |
| Sorry, not the next dose but when the dose increases. The pill is daily and the dose increases after a month |
How much is it with Ro? I’m also looking to lose about 10-15 libs. I’m 51 and I can’t budge increasing abdominal weight. |
I am same height and weight and my Dr. gave me a hard 'no' on prescribing. So Ro just doesn't care about starting weight and they prescribe regardless? In theory I would like to try Wegovy and the like but my Dr. gave a lot of good reasons not to (per Dr: no long term study, will gain back once you go off, side effects are for real) so I feel like I am in this place where I can't go on until I gain even more weight. I only want to do it under Dr. care. |
| I'm not PP, but I have been on it since early January. I have lost 4 lbs (went from 152-148) and am still on the starter dose. I was barely overweight and since I am still losing the clinician and I have decided to stay on the lowest dose. Side effects have been constipation and headache. |
It's 149 for a monthly membership and 149 for the prescription per month. I do not use insurance. |
Yeah, Ro just gives it to you which I know, is scary. But I've been asking my doctor for two years and she won't budge and neither will this weight. It's been two and a half weeks- no side effects. I just eat a lot less and don't think about food. I make sure to drink at least 64 ounces of water a day. I've lost about three pounds, which I know is water weight, but it's something. I find it so weird how much I used to think about food to not thinking about it all. My kids wanted McDonalds the other day and I was truly satisfied with half of a kids cheeseburger and half of a small fry. Didn't and couldn't take another bite. This has never happened to me before- I mean, I would cut portions but think about the other half of the portion all day. Or cut a portion in half and convince myself I was still hungry and eat it. This medication just makes me realize the food noise is real and I have been programmed to eat until I feel really full. |