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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a 45F. I have struggled with weight loss and am looking at ozempic options. I've gone through threads here and wanted to find out:

1) General side effects for users:

2) Where people are getting it - online? Which MedSpa/physical locations?

My GP will not prescribe it. I am 5'7 and have gained about 10 lbs this summer to 170. I cannot seem to lose weight. I run regularly (3-4 miles @4x/week) and lift weights. I've run for years and have generally been very good with exercise. I need to lose 20-30 lbs but issues with migraines and other surgeries have put me back.

due to my headache issues, I'm wondering if the side effects of Ozempic would be a no-go for me. Any comments from other users? I'm at my wits end with my weight. [/quote]

I've been on it for 14 weeks now.

Side effects: Diarrhea (worst I've ever had), stomach pain, constipation (bad enough I though I might need to go to urgent care -- I wasn't willing to go to my own doctor because of humiliation factor -- ended up dealing with it myself), blurry vision, fatigue, dizziness, bad dreams and sleep problems, anxiety/depression. I was spared the common nausea/vomiting. All of it waxes/wanes depending on how many days it has been since my weekly shot (day 3 and 4 tend to be the worst), and at this point much of it has gone away. The hardest thing to deal with was the fatigue, I though I would have to quit because of it; at one point it was bad enough that I was worried I wouldn't be able to do my job. It has gotten much, much better though so I'm sticking with it. I am, however, still at only 0.5, so when I go up in dose, a lot of this could come roaring back.

Where am I getting it: My doctor suggested it and prescribed it and I get it at the pharmacy (fortunately haven't had any problem with not being able to get it due to shortages, although the last time the pharmacy did have to send me to another location to get it). Insurance is covering it. My starting BMI was 36.6. (It's down to 32.8 and dropping steadily).

Why won't your doctor prescribe it? Because they don't want to deal with obesity medicine in their practice? Or because they don't want to prescribe it for [i]you[/i]? If the latter, just listen to your doctor. This medication is not a walk in the park. I see your BMI is not in the obese category; you should understand that Wegovy treats a condition you do not have. So you really should just listen to your doctor if they don't recommend you take it. If I weren't obese, I would stay far away from this drug. And fwiw, my doctor said she will not allow any of her patients to go the compounding pharmacy route due to safety concerns. [/quote]

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