Anonymous
04/04/2024 16:40
Subject: Switching from Mounjaro/Zepbound to Ozempic - not the same
Anonymous wrote:My insurance will no longer cover Mounjaro/Zepbound for weight loss, but for some reason, it will cover Ozempic. I had been taking Moujaro for six months with great results. I've lost more than 50 pounds and made many improvements in my diet and activity levels. My last dose was 7.5.
Because of the insurance change, I switched to Ozempic at the lowest dose (.25). My doctor said that because they are different medications, I needed to start at the smallest dose. After two weeks at .25, I can say that Ozempic is doing nothing for me. I'm glad there aren't any side effects, but I feel no appetite suppressant either. My doctor has upped my next dose to .5, but I feel discouraged and frustrated that the new medication is not effective.
Has anyone made the switch from Mounjaro/Zepbound to Ozempic/Weygovy and not noticed a difference? Did you have to wait until you got to a similar dose of the new medication? I'm trying to decide whether to stick with Ozempic, increasing the dose as directed by my doctor, or pay out of pocket for Zepbound. I still have a significant amount of weight to lose.
I did not see any change in weight until I got to the full dose of Ozempic (2.4 mg). After that the weight loss was steady and rapid. Lost 30 pounds in 4 months.
Anonymous
04/04/2024 16:37
Subject: Switching from Mounjaro/Zepbound to Ozempic - not the same
Anonymous wrote:I've been on Mounjaro since January. Have had no weight loss but I am experiencing serious joint pain. Started on a low dose but as the dose was increased so was the pain.
I'm done. May switch to Ozempic but right now just need this stuff out of my system.
That's interesting. Did your doctor have any theories on why the medication increased your joint pain? It's funny because I was the OP who switched from Mounjaro to a low dose of Ozempic after I lost over 50 pounds on Mounjaro with no side effects. During the time I was taking Ozempic, I felt more joint and muscle pain than I had while taking Mounjaro. I switched back to Zepbound and feel great again.
Anonymous
04/04/2024 16:30
Subject: Switching from Mounjaro/Zepbound to Ozempic - not the same
I've been on Mounjaro since January. Have had no weight loss but I am experiencing serious joint pain. Started on a low dose but as the dose was increased so was the pain.
I'm done. May switch to Ozempic but right now just need this stuff out of my system.
I'm done. May switch to Ozempic but right now just need this stuff out of my system.
Anonymous
02/02/2024 22:06
Subject: Switching from Mounjaro/Zepbound to Ozempic - not the same
Are starting doses of zepbound easier to locate than Wegovy?
Anonymous
02/02/2024 14:13
Subject: Switching from Mounjaro/Zepbound to Ozempic - not the same
Anonymous wrote:That is a tiny dose, not a therapeutic dose. Just stay the course and push your doctor to ramp up as the medication is meant to go, i.e., 0.25 for a month, 0.5 for a month, 1, then up to 2.0 if necessary. It is effective at a therapeutic dose.
This. And actually you should still have MJ in your system for several weeks. If you stopped at 15mg, that should keep you boosted for at least 3 weeks because of medication half life.
Did you stop in between medications? Like one week MJ and then the next week OZ?
Anonymous
02/02/2024 14:05
Subject: Switching from Mounjaro/Zepbound to Ozempic - not the same
That is a tiny dose, not a therapeutic dose. Just stay the course and push your doctor to ramp up as the medication is meant to go, i.e., 0.25 for a month, 0.5 for a month, 1, then up to 2.0 if necessary. It is effective at a therapeutic dose.
Anonymous
01/30/2024 13:16
Subject: Switching from Mounjaro/Zepbound to Ozempic - not the same
I went the other way. From 2.4 Wegovy to Mounjaro. Dr made me start at the beginning. It wasn't until I got to 10mg on MJ that I started losing again.
Anonymous
01/30/2024 13:15
Subject: Switching from Mounjaro/Zepbound to Ozempic - not the same
I haven't personally done it, but I have heard that you need to get to a similar dose of the new med to see effects.
Anonymous
01/30/2024 13:13
Subject: Switching from Mounjaro/Zepbound to Ozempic - not the same
My insurance will no longer cover Mounjaro/Zepbound for weight loss, but for some reason, it will cover Ozempic. I had been taking Moujaro for six months with great results. I've lost more than 50 pounds and made many improvements in my diet and activity levels. My last dose was 7.5.
Because of the insurance change, I switched to Ozempic at the lowest dose (.25). My doctor said that because they are different medications, I needed to start at the smallest dose. After two weeks at .25, I can say that Ozempic is doing nothing for me. I'm glad there aren't any side effects, but I feel no appetite suppressant either. My doctor has upped my next dose to .5, but I feel discouraged and frustrated that the new medication is not effective.
Has anyone made the switch from Mounjaro/Zepbound to Ozempic/Weygovy and not noticed a difference? Did you have to wait until you got to a similar dose of the new medication? I'm trying to decide whether to stick with Ozempic, increasing the dose as directed by my doctor, or pay out of pocket for Zepbound. I still have a significant amount of weight to lose.
Because of the insurance change, I switched to Ozempic at the lowest dose (.25). My doctor said that because they are different medications, I needed to start at the smallest dose. After two weeks at .25, I can say that Ozempic is doing nothing for me. I'm glad there aren't any side effects, but I feel no appetite suppressant either. My doctor has upped my next dose to .5, but I feel discouraged and frustrated that the new medication is not effective.
Has anyone made the switch from Mounjaro/Zepbound to Ozempic/Weygovy and not noticed a difference? Did you have to wait until you got to a similar dose of the new medication? I'm trying to decide whether to stick with Ozempic, increasing the dose as directed by my doctor, or pay out of pocket for Zepbound. I still have a significant amount of weight to lose.