If you took Semaglutide/Ozempic, when did you notice a difference?

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Anonymous wrote:My husband is on week three at the lowest dose and hasn’t had any difference in hunger/cravings yet. He hasn’t lost any weight so far. Hopefully when he takes higher dose it will make a difference!

Is he drinking alcohol? My SIL didn’t notice a difference until she gave up beer and wine.

He does drink some alcohol. Not a lot but sounds like it might make a difference. Thanks!

Wouldn't you always lose weight if you give up alcohol and are accustomed to those as empty calories? I always crave more food when I have been drinking.

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Right away I felt full on dieting calories for the first time ever.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve been on it about 2 weeks and haven’t lost anything.

I'm the PP who asked how long it takes. The reason for my question is my step-daughter has been on Victoza since December, she has approx 70lbs to lose. We saw her last weekend for the first time since she started her meds, to us it seems like she's not even one pound down. We don't dare ask of course, but I would assume by now she should have lost at least 20lbs.

Fwiw depending on how she is built you might not notice 20 lbs. I have about a 100 pounds to lose. I gained about 30 in the last 2 years and no one (other than me) noticed. I’m down a little over 10 and no one (other than me) notices

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i have been on for 3 1/2 months and lost 15 lbs slowly, it is hard to eat alot on it and alcohol is not appealing. i vary from feeling fine to feeling like i have mild morning sickness and was physically sick 2x over the whole period. I need to lose about 60 total - no one seems to have noticed the first 15 except me because i still look fat just less fat

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Can we move these ridiculous threads to health and medicine

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Anonymous wrote:Can we move these ridiculous threads to health and medicine

This is the present and future and you're going to have to get over it. Obesity may be cured with these drugs. Almost everyone is going to look and feel amazing, have healthy BP and A1C numbers and buy lots of cute clothes. The larger women with pretty faces will be stunning.

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Are those taking these meds being told that they will have to take them for the rest of their lives?

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Anyone with a thyroid condition try them? I’m subclinical right now, so doctor not yet recommending a thyroid medication, but I’ve heard thyroid meds are almost certainly not going to help with weight loss when I do go on them. Wondering about alternatives since nothing seems to help.

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I was on it 3 months noticed an appetite change but lost no weight, so what next?

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone with a thyroid condition try them? I’m subclinical right now, so doctor not yet recommending a thyroid medication, but I’ve heard thyroid meds are almost certainly not going to help with weight loss when I do go on them. Wondering about alternatives since nothing seems to help.

I feel like they checked my thyroid function before I started it but I forget? Ask your doctor. Maybe any doctor but not a dermatologist. Although I guess a dermatologist would be okay.

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Anonymous wrote:I was on it 3 months noticed an appetite change but lost no weight, so what next?

Did you eat less? I am eating a lot less, and losing weight.

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Immediately. Ive lost ten pounds in 6 weeks. Appetite is decreased and cravings are nearly gone.

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When I lost 1.5 lbs every week for two months without even thinking about it. I still ate whatever I wanted, just less of it because I just wasn't hungry. I stopped all mindless snacking and cravings disappeared. The "food noise" is gone. I'm down 25 lbs total and at a healthy BMI.

I was prescribed for being prediabetic.

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Anonymous wrote:When I lost 1.5 lbs every week for two months without even thinking about it. I still ate whatever I wanted, just less of it because I just wasn't hungry. I stopped all mindless snacking and cravings disappeared. The "food noise" is gone. I'm down 25 lbs total and at a healthy BMI.

I was prescribed for being prediabetic.

What amount? I just moved to .5 and am still having food noise.

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Anonymous wrote:When I lost 1.5 lbs every week for two months without even thinking about it. I still ate whatever I wanted, just less of it because I just wasn't hungry. I stopped all mindless snacking and cravings disappeared. The "food noise" is gone. I'm down 25 lbs total and at a healthy BMI.

I was prescribed for being prediabetic.

What amount? I just moved to .5 and am still having food noise.

DP this happened for me the first day, it was like a miracle. But if you browse Reddit, some people don’t have it until much higher doses. The official dose for Wegovy is like 2.0 I think? I might literally die, the side effects at .5 were so bad I had to go back down to .25. So I get the sense the effective dosing is different for everyone and they maybe don’t know why or aren’t saying why.