Starting 1.5 mg Wegovy tablets tomorrow

[Anonymous]

Hmm - this is interesting -thanks for sharing!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I took a week long break from the pills when I switched to injections. I was a raging B! I don’t know if it was related to dopamine levels or something else, but I lacked patience and was anxious. I didn’t hear about this withdrawal side effect anywhere, so I thought I would share.

How long were you on the pills and why did you switch to the injection?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I took a week long break from the pills when I switched to injections. I was a raging B! I don’t know if it was related to dopamine levels or something else, but I lacked patience and was anxious. I didn’t hear about this withdrawal side effect anywhere, so I thought I would share.

How long were you on the pills and why did you switch to the injection?

1 month. The wegovy instructions say nothing by mouth for at least 30 min after pill. I am addicted to coffee, and need it to start my day. I found that 30 min rule unworkable. YMMV.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I took a week long break from the pills when I switched to injections. I was a raging B! I don’t know if it was related to dopamine levels or something else, but I lacked patience and was anxious. I didn’t hear about this withdrawal side effect anywhere, so I thought I would share.

How long were you on the pills and why did you switch to the injection?

1 month. The wegovy instructions say nothing by mouth for at least 30 min after pill. I am addicted to coffee, and need it to start my day. I found that 30 min rule unworkable. YMMV.

Well that sucks. This pill may just be the best thing that ever happened to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I took a week long break from the pills when I switched to injections. I was a raging B! I don’t know if it was related to dopamine levels or something else, but I lacked patience and was anxious. I didn’t hear about this withdrawal side effect anywhere, so I thought I would share.

How long were you on the pills and why did you switch to the injection?

1 month. The wegovy instructions say nothing by mouth for at least 30 min after pill. I am addicted to coffee, and need it to start my day. I found that 30 min rule unworkable. YMMV.

Are you not allowed to take it after the coffee?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I took a week long break from the pills when I switched to injections. I was a raging B! I don’t know if it was related to dopamine levels or something else, but I lacked patience and was anxious. I didn’t hear about this withdrawal side effect anywhere, so I thought I would share.

How long were you on the pills and why did you switch to the injection?

1 month. The wegovy instructions say nothing by mouth for at least 30 min after pill. I am addicted to coffee, and need it to start my day. I found that 30 min rule unworkable. YMMV.

Are you not allowed to take it after the coffee?

The pill must be taken on an empty stomach with no more than 4 oz of water.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I took a week long break from the pills when I switched to injections. I was a raging B! I don’t know if it was related to dopamine levels or something else, but I lacked patience and was anxious. I didn’t hear about this withdrawal side effect anywhere, so I thought I would share.

How long were you on the pills and why did you switch to the injection?

1 month. The wegovy instructions say nothing by mouth for at least 30 min after pill. I am addicted to coffee, and need it to start my day. I found that 30 min rule unworkable. YMMV.

Are you not allowed to take it after the coffee?

The pill must be taken on an empty stomach with no more than 4 oz of water.

Ohhh I would hate that too!

[Anonymous]

Wanted to share my experience: I only lasted 4 days on Wegovy pills (starter, ease-in dose) before I decided the side effects are not worth it for me personally, and I can do it without the pill. I ate super clean on Wegovy, with a big focus on protein and gentle increase in fiber, and I still felt nauseous, bloated, and uncomfortable. I also had headaches and the worst of all was the fatigue. I felt like I couldn't lift my arms or walk without a giant effort. I've decided that since I already started eating clean (I used to eat lots and lots of simple carbs before), I can just try sticking to it without the pill, especially since protein and fiber rich foods help with satiety and stable blood sugar. Since I also stopped experiencing fatigue caused by the pill, I had energy for multiple short daily walks (after meals to help with insulin resistance and glucose absorption) and eventually strength training. It's been a month now and I lost 10 pounds, and counting. Just wanted to share this in case you decide that side effects are not worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wanted to share my experience: I only lasted 4 days on Wegovy pills (starter, ease-in dose) before I decided the side effects are not worth it for me personally, and I can do it without the pill. I ate super clean on Wegovy, with a big focus on protein and gentle increase in fiber, and I still felt nauseous, bloated, and uncomfortable. I also had headaches and the worst of all was the fatigue. I felt like I couldn't lift my arms or walk without a giant effort. I've decided that since I already started eating clean (I used to eat lots and lots of simple carbs before), I can just try sticking to it without the pill, especially since protein and fiber rich foods help with satiety and stable blood sugar. Since I also stopped experiencing fatigue caused by the pill, I had energy for multiple short daily walks (after meals to help with insulin resistance and glucose absorption) and eventually strength training. It's been a month now and I lost 10 pounds, and counting. Just wanted to share this in case you decide that side effects are not worth it.

I am coming to the end of my first month on this dose of the pill. The first couple of weeks were tough and I had a lot of the side effects you described, like afternoon headaches and feeling tired. I did some googling and it turns out that I was not hydrating enough. Even though I had increased my intake of water when starting, I guess I still wasn’t getting the required amounts, hence the headaches. I added electrolytes in the form of Liquid IV to my daily routine and all of those side effects have gone. I’ve felt great all week since doing this. The only kicker is that I reordered another month of 1.5mg pills due to the previous side effects, when I now think I could have gone up a dose. I’ve not been feeling the hunger suppression in effect as much the last week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wanted to share my experience: I only lasted 4 days on Wegovy pills (starter, ease-in dose) before I decided the side effects are not worth it for me personally, and I can do it without the pill. I ate super clean on Wegovy, with a big focus on protein and gentle increase in fiber, and I still felt nauseous, bloated, and uncomfortable. I also had headaches and the worst of all was the fatigue. I felt like I couldn't lift my arms or walk without a giant effort. I've decided that since I already started eating clean (I used to eat lots and lots of simple carbs before), I can just try sticking to it without the pill, especially since protein and fiber rich foods help with satiety and stable blood sugar. Since I also stopped experiencing fatigue caused by the pill, I had energy for multiple short daily walks (after meals to help with insulin resistance and glucose absorption) and eventually strength training. It's been a month now and I lost 10 pounds, and counting. Just wanted to share this in case you decide that side effects are not worth it.

I am coming to the end of my first month on this dose of the pill. The first couple of weeks were tough and I had a lot of the side effects you described, like afternoon headaches and feeling tired. I did some googling and it turns out that I was not hydrating enough. Even though I had increased my intake of water when starting, I guess I still wasn’t getting the required amounts, hence the headaches. I added electrolytes in the form of Liquid IV to my daily routine and all of those side effects have gone. I’ve felt great all week since doing this. The only kicker is that I reordered another month of 1.5mg pills due to the previous side effects, when I now think I could have gone up a dose. I’ve not been feeling the hunger suppression in effect as much the last week.

PP here. I drink a lot of water, like a lot, so I don't think this was it. I understand everyone's situation is different, though. I just felt so hopeless after years of unsuccessful lifestyle rehaul attempts that I thought the pill was needed, when for me it was not, it turned out. Just needed to dedicate myself at the start. Nothing wrong with a pill if you need it and learn to tolerate it, of course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wanted to share my experience: I only lasted 4 days on Wegovy pills (starter, ease-in dose) before I decided the side effects are not worth it for me personally, and I can do it without the pill. I ate super clean on Wegovy, with a big focus on protein and gentle increase in fiber, and I still felt nauseous, bloated, and uncomfortable. I also had headaches and the worst of all was the fatigue. I felt like I couldn't lift my arms or walk without a giant effort. I've decided that since I already started eating clean (I used to eat lots and lots of simple carbs before), I can just try sticking to it without the pill, especially since protein and fiber rich foods help with satiety and stable blood sugar. Since I also stopped experiencing fatigue caused by the pill, I had energy for multiple short daily walks (after meals to help with insulin resistance and glucose absorption) and eventually strength training. It's been a month now and I lost 10 pounds, and counting. Just wanted to share this in case you decide that side effects are not worth it.

Thanks for sharing, I am on the pill for 10 days now, I got headache with the first pill and that went away completely, another “side effect” is my sleep got better, instead of 3am waking up I can sleep until 7am now 😂 guess it’s different for everyone.

[Anonymous]

It's been two weeks since I started taking the tablets and I am truly amazed at how powerful they are. My appetite has been reduced to almost nothing and the cravings I used to have are completely gone. I have lost 10 lbs so far, mostly water weight for sure but I tend to retain a lot of water so I don't mind.

[Anonymous]

I just started taking the pill yesterday and so far my only side effect is feeling really tired. Hoping my normal energy levels come back at some point. It is so interesting how differently it impacts people.

I am not noticing any decrease in appetite / increase in feeling full yet, and no reduction in general food noise. Curious when that set in for others.

[Anonymous]

My doctor convinced me to do the injections because of the waiting 30 minutes after taking it to eat or drink anything and she also said you really need to take it at the same time every day and that would not work for me on weekends when I sleep 2 hours longer than weekdays. Curious though, it is cheaper? Insurance does not cover mine despite being obese (class 2).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's been two weeks since I started taking the tablets and I am truly amazed at how powerful they are. My appetite has been reduced to almost nothing and the cravings I used to have are completely gone. I have lost 10 lbs so far, mostly water weight for sure but I tend to retain a lot of water so I don't mind.

I've been on the 1.5 pill for 2.5 weeks and haven't lost an ounce. Not much appetite suppression at that low dosage for me.