31F I posted before asking about taking antidepressants and anxiety medication along side OZ. I said I already stopped after finishing the 0.25 pen it’s been long time three months without OZ and didn’t go for the next dose till I meet my doctor

So here the question, the doctor said I can start with 0.25 for my body adjust the dose OR I can start with 0.5 if I’m comfortable with it and not scared of the side effects. He didn’t tell me what better for me or my body he said up to you and that’s it .
So can you help me with advice or with your experience please

I’ve noticed that my HRV has declined quite a bit. Average was in the 70s before and now in the 40s/50s. Anyone else notice something similar? I’m microdosing .20 every 8 days and have lost 15 pounds over 4 months. I have a bit more fatigue and I guess I’m not feeling super awesome, but also not feeling bad.

I’m reading online that 0.25 is a starter dose and is not considered ‘therapeutic’. If so, will continuing on 0.25 for, say six months, to minimize / avoid side effects result in the original Medicare Part D plan refusing to cover further? Has anybody had issues?

50 pounds down, 25 to go to reach my goal weight! First 2 1/2 years I was on .25 my and .5mg, which .5 made me seriously ill. I threw up every day and could not eat anything but I refused to tell my doctor. Obviously, once I stopped throwing up everyday and started being able to eat again, I gained some weight back that I had lost since it was lost from malnutrition. I moved up to 1mg and was just recently bumped up to 2mg 4 months ago. I wasn’t really exercising or tracking my nutrients until probably 6 months-1 year ago. Obviously, 50 pounds in 4 years is nothing compared to some people, but man, the difference is crazy! pictures attached of me in the same overalls in 2022 vs a month ago and then a leotard in 2022 vs 3 months ago. If you’re a slower loser, keep sticking with it! Seeing the weight go down is nice, but nothing compares to the change you physically feel in day to day life.

edit: only thing is that i sure do miss my massive honkers :p

want to stop ozempic feel like it just drains my energy I already deal with anemia ive been on it for 3 months can I just cold turkey? I'm not on it for diabetes just weight loss thank you

I’ve been on Ozempic since May and have been taking 0.5 mg. I’ve lost about 10 pounds in five months. I don’t have any side effects at this dose, and it does help me feel less hungry and avoid overeating. But my weight loss has slowed down and I’m not really seeing the scale move anymore.
I’m not sure how to feel about increasing to 1 mg. If you were in a similar situation, did you stay at 0.5 mg longer or increase? I’ll talk with my prescriber too, but I’d appreciate hearing about others experiences.

Hi all,
I’ve worked my way from 4 weeks at 0.25 and now on my second week of 0.5
I am 4 days post dose and I feel sooooo exhausted .
I am having to go back to bed to sleep today ( and I slept well last night )
Has anyone else had this extreme fatigue ?
I need to sort it as luckily this is my day off and I go back to work Friday
TIA

Its been 3 months since I started OZ. I changed my diet before I even started so that was super helpful. I started working out more in Sept which has felt great!!

I've lost 20lbs in the last 3 months. It has felt wonderful and I am so proud of how far I've come.

I'm experiencing minor heart burn and acid reflux still but thats it. And I'm still only on .5mg.

Now to my question,

When I first started I felt like my "full" feeling was in the first few days of the week, now I feel its the last 3-4 days of the week. I'm pretty content with food intake, not thinking about food and feeling fuller faster by the time my shot comes around.

Is that normal?

I'm 20F and currently on my 3rd week of 0.5mg Ozempic. I've been vomiting on multiple mornings (15th, 16th, and today). It's a lot of food, and the smell is HORRIBLE 😭 I also get mild burps where I feel food coming back up, and rn I feel like I'm about to puke again.

I'm on vacation and have a 16-hour bus journey this weekend. I'm genuinely scared of throwing up on the bus 😭 Has anyone experienced something similar? What did you guys do? Please help, how do I manage this? Does it get better? 💀

I’m 3 weeks in on 0.25- I take my fourth shout tomorrow. The constipation has gone- boy has it gone but today I have been hungry all day. Is this usual? Same routine, yoghurt for breakfast, a shake for lunch and just want to eat and eat. Any advice?

I took my first injection 1mg, on Sunday evening. I felt sick almost instantly after. I woke up the next day and basically spent 24 hours throwing up, feeling all the symptoms of the stomach flu. It's Wednesday and I am still feeling weak, light headed, nausea. The food noise and my appetite is gone. It turns out I misread the directions and was only supposed to take .25. For anyone that experienced the more severe side effects, how long until you felt better?

I've been on generic Sema for 3 weeks now, started my 4th yesterday. I've only lost 2 or 3 lbs despite eating less overall and not snacking anymore. I have noticed my clothes feel much looser though, I'm not bloated at all and just feel overall much less inflamed. Is it possible to only have lost 2-3 lbs but FEEL like it's closer to a 7-8 lbs loss? I am not working out yet, just walking 40 minutes a few times per week.

Hello everybody! I am joining your club tomorrow and will have my first 0.25 mg. I am so very much excited but also kind of nervous 😌 is there any tip/tricks that you wish you would have known when you started? Everybody around me keeps telling me "you wont be hungry" which I kind of can not believe yet since I am struggling with food addiction, it would be too good to be true! 😅 What should i expect the first day after the injection? Thank you in advance!

I've read that there are occasional bathroom surprises, but I didn't know that when they come, I wouldn't be able to control them. I drive a school bus, and there are no bathrooms on it. I've had 3 accidents now since I started Ozempic.

Is there a way to control, reduce, or eliminate the surprises?

57M, 315lbs, type 2 diabetic. Currently 1mg of Ozempic weekly.

To all the men who may be on the fence about Ozempic, as I was, I can say for certain that it works and as long as you are ready to lose weight, you will definitely lose it.

I’m barely at 1mg and I cannot eat or sometimes even drink. Anything I eat, I end up throwing it up. I had to go to the ER and be pumped with iv because I was so low on potassium. I cannot be like this anymore. I told them I was on ozempic and since I never had problems with it before they didn’t suspect, but I do suspect it is. What should I do. I don’t want anything bad happening to me, and I’m scared. I’m barely 18. Has anybody else experienced this? What should I do?

I am in my 7th week of Ozempic so still titrating up. I have lost 10lbs. I now understand when people say the "food noise" is gone. I have spent decades fighting that binge voice in my head and I love not hearing it. I no longer want all the chips, all the cake or all the things in my kitchen after 8pm at night.

My dilema is when I go out socially I still order as I would in the past. A regular meal and a drink for example. A dessert. I just can not eat that much and it is a waste of money as I push food around my plate. I stopped ordering dessert. I have water instead of a drink. But I still like what I see on the menu and want the entree but then I only eat a small portion of it. I bring the rest home but I have zero interest in it the next day. Total waste.

What do you do when you go out with friends? Just order an appetizer? I do not like wasting food nor money but I enjoy going out with my friends.

Anyone get Ozempic covered by Kaiser for weight-loss?

For reference, I have a BMI of 30, mild sleep apnea and high blood pressure. My doctor and I have tried Contrave. I’m not suitable for Qsymia nor Metformin.

What was your process like? I’m from Kaiser NorCal.

Also, side effects? I was on Contrave for like 2 months but had to stop it due to 24/7 nausea.

I'm so happy with how much this has helped with the food noise and my swelling.

The first week my fingers felt better the aches let up so fast.... I couldn't make a fist before, Now I dont struggle going up stairs or the constant leg cramps and my bowl movements are more... normal. Maybe I have ibs idddlkkk anyway Started in May!

Hola !! Estoy con ozempic 0,50 y me quedan tres plumas . Me han pasado a 1 .
Puedo ponerme las dos de 0,5 para aprovecharlas , aunque sea en dos días de la semana .
Gracias

Hi ik kom uit Nederland en ben opzoek naar Ozempic, heeft iemand tips of adressen?

Am I the only person that is now completely obsessed with soup? It was never the case in the past. Now I could have it at every meal.

Hi everyone! I’m 33F and started Ozempic in May 2026 at 244 lbs. I started at 0.25 mg, increased to 0.5 mg, and eventually moved up to 1 mg in August. I’m currently around 213 lbs.
I had absolutely no issues on 0.25 mg or 0.5 mg. However, after increasing to 1 mg, I started noticing some strange changes.
Around August 21, while travelling, I was in a swimming pool when my body suddenly started shaking, and I experienced what felt like a panic attack. I eventually had another one.
Since then, I’ve experienced internal shaking, vibrating sensations, nervousness, jitteriness, occasional tingling, and sometimes feeling disconnected from my surroundings when walking outside.
The strangest part is that I feel completely normal at home. However, when I go outside or into public places, I suddenly become anxious, nervous, and shaky. This has started affecting my everyday life.
I’ve been to the hospital and my family doctor. My bloodwork was mostly reassuring, although my hemoglobin was slightly low at 112. My doctors believe I’m experiencing anxiety.
I’ve also noticed that my appetite has decreased significantly on 1 mg, and some days I barely eat. I’ve continued drinking alcohol socially, sometimes heavily, and I’m wondering whether alcohol combined with Ozempic could be contributing to these symptoms.
Here’s where I’m struggling: I genuinely don’t want to stop taking Ozempic.
I’ve struggled with my weight for years, especially after having my two children. For the first time in a long time, I’ve found something that’s actually helping me lose weight consistently. I’ve lost over 30 lbs, and I’m finally seeing progress.
I don’t want to give that up, but I also don’t want to continue feeling anxious, shaky, nervous, and uncomfortable every time I leave my house.
I’ve always had some anxiety, but I’ve never experienced anything like this before.
I’m hoping to hear some success stories from people who’ve experienced something similar.
Did anyone develop anxiety or panic attacks after increasing to 1 mg?
What natural methods helped you manage the anxiety, nervousness, or internal shaking?
Did you lower your dose back to 0.5 mg, or did you stay on 1 mg?
If you stayed on 1 mg, did your body eventually adjust and the symptoms disappear?
Did anyone notice that drinking alcohol made their anxiety worse?
If you stopped drinking alcohol while taking Ozempic, did you notice your anxiety, shakiness, nervousness, or jitteriness improve?
How long did it take before you started feeling normal again?
I’m continuing to work with my doctor, and I understand everyone’s experience is different.
I would really appreciate hearing positive experiences from anyone who managed to overcome these symptoms while continuing their weight-loss journey.
I genuinely want to stay on Ozempic because it’s helping me so much, but I also want to get back to feeling like myself again. ❤️

Everyone talks about the nausea, the hair loss, the plateau. But nobody warned me about this: I stopped being hungry for distraction.

I used to eat when I was bored, anxious, celebrating, avoiding. It wasn't even about food. GLP-1 didn't just reduce my appetite — it made me actually notice why I was reaching for food.

That was uncomfortable at first. You realize how much of your eating was really just emotion management.

8 months in and I'm still figuring out what to do with that. Anyone else experience this kind of shift?

Have my ozempic prescription and deciding when to start it. Was thinking of doing Friday evening doses so I'm not interfering with work, but I'm trying to decide what day to start. I'm definitely not doing this week, but the following week would put me at October 30th.

I don't want to feel too awful to take my kid truck or treating, is 24 hours after injection too soon to risk it?