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I have been on Ozempic now for 5 weeks. I started at the .25mg and after two weeks, upped it to the 0.5mg. I have never felt so dang good! I'm 53, post-meno, non-diabetic, 5'4", and SW was 264. My current weight, after just one month was down 19lbs! Now I'm down 21lbs! I'd love to finally be 165lbs or so again. I haven't been that small since I was about 11 years old.

Ozempic has saved me! I can't believe it. I actually look forward to the injection every week. I only had nausea for a little bit the day after I started. And since, then, it's been great! No diarrhea, no nausea, just boundless energy.

And not just that, but it's done something to my brain! I have this amazing sense of optimism, and positivity. I feel hopeful again! I feel like I AM going to finally lose this miserable weight.

I don't have much hunger. This stuff makes me NOT want junk food! It's a damn miracle, I tell you! I WANT to eat healthy stuff now. How did this happen?! LOL! I crave lettuce and raw broccoli, and carrots, and good steak. I hardly eat any breads or biscuits, haven't had any cookies or cake. I did have one small tiny little container of Blue Bunny vanilla ice cream. The kind in the little 1/4 cup containers that you buy. I think they come 10 to a pack? Five vanilla, five chocolate... And I'm also snacking on healthy nuts. Walnuts, pecans, pumpkin seeds and pistachios.

I am so happy!! Let the weight loss continue! The struggle before was real. And now, I feel euphoric and I just KNOW I'm finally going to be able to wear clothes out of the regular section of the store, not the damn plus sized 2X and 3X options!!

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Ozempic is for diabetics! I am so discouraged and disappointed in many of our medical professionals in this country. I have been using a Ozempic for approximately 18 months and it has been a game changer in my diabetic health. It has had nothing to do with weight loss or any similar effects. It has allowed me to come off of insulin and has made my life significantly improved just because it is allowing my pancreas to do its job. The fact that there is a shortage and backorders all over the country, because medical professionals are now issuing a Ozempic, purely for weight loss, and not for those that are truly in need of it… Being pre-diabetic or diabetic… is an absolute disgrace. Those who have issues with weight loss can use other methods and can control their eating habits when those of us that actually need the medication cannot get it now because of the misuse of this drug.

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Re: VerFree (# 1)

I had a little nausea the day after my very first dose, but it came very quickly and left just as quickly. I have not had any other side effects. Everyone talks about 'sulphur burps' but I've not had those either. No heartburn. I haven't felt tired. I just feel fantastic!

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Re: Happychick (# 3)

I always hear people mention how it helped their A1C go lower, how they eat less, and lose weight.... But sometimes, (and this makes me feel overjoyed!) someone else comes along and talks about how this medication is doing something in their brain to make them NOT want to eat junk food. How now food has just become something that you go "meh" to. How it makes you WANT to choose and eat healthy options. How it has stopped the soul crushing cravings for junk food. How suddenly you don't think about planning the next day's meals way ahead of time, how you are going to cook and pig out on that food. Now, you don't have the cravings or the desire for that cake, or bag of cookies, or the greasy hot fast food fries or pizza. For me, that part of the benefits of this medication is HUGE. I have had a Hershey's chocolate bar in my purse now for TWO months, and I know it's there, but I still haven't had the desire to eat it! If this isn't magic, or miraculous, then I don't know what is! And you know what else is stunning? I could eat that Hershey's bar with no guilt, because I know this medication is not going to let the sugar from it go into my bloodstream. That sugar is going to go right out of me. It's a win-win-win situation here, folks! And yet, the Hershey bar remains in my purse, still...... I feel like I may never eat it, LOL!

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Wow! So very happy for you. It's great that you're doing so amazing on Ozempic, and feeling amazing. I'm sure you attitude is also contributing to your success, the positivity really goes along way towards helping with any medical issue.

And you experienced none of the other side effects the FDA warns about, such as heartburn, constipation, abdominal pain, or belching?

Ozempic (Semaglutide) Side Effect Information:

Ozempic (Semaglutide) Drug Label Information:

Ozempic (Semaglutide) and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Obesity without Diabetes:

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Have to reply to this, I feel the same. I've just started it so its not the weight loss i can comment about but it has changed my attitude to food in the past week. I've been obsessed with food all my life now I'm finally eating to live and craving healthy food to fuel my body. This has never happened me. I've been bingeing for years and it's now like a cloud has been lifted I feel mentally so much better!! Hoping this continues as I finally feel I might get down to my healthy weight.

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Re: Tucci (# 14)

Can you please tell me when did your food cravings stop ? Was it the same day you got your first shot ?

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Re: Janean (# 9)

I totally empathize with you, the shortages suck! However, being overweight is just as dangerous as Diabetes for many folks. I am 2 points away from being full blown diabetic, should I wait to start Ozempic once I am Diabetic or try and avoid it i I can? With obesity comes heart disease, stroke, depression, cancer, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, liver disease, infertility, kidney disease, high cholesterol and more. Not everyone who is taking it for weight loss just want to lose a few pounds, they have been dealing with obesity their whole life and that is a disease, just like diabetes is. I am so happy that there is a drug that can help diabetics and folks with obesity, hopefully they will figure out to not have the shortages any longer!

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Re: You can call me Molly (# 4)

I'm getting ready to start Ozempic tomorrow. I am so inspired by your postings. I do have a bit of anxiety about the possible side effects and I've stocked up w/pepcid, pepto, crackers, etc. I have had weight issues my whole life - have gained/lost hundreds of pounds over my lifetime. Most recently, lost 80 pounds 5 years ago. And now, it's back. (Insane, right). Older now and so much harder to lose. Thanks for posting~!

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Re: Janean (# 9)

This drug was marketed as a drug for diabetics but it does a lot of other things too and weight loss is one of those things. Did you know that doctors are putting patient’s on it to prevent them from having further strokes?
I don’t agree that individuals who are not considered obese or morbidly obese should be using this but if it truly helps those who really need to loose weight and they have tried everything possible? Then what’s the problem??

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Re: Cyndy (# 11)

I think its both! For me all my cravings are completely gone! I dont even think about food or ever feel hungry. So i feel like instead of eating for emotional support it makes you eat for what will actually fuel your body. Ozempic is wild! Best thing ever to happen.

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Re: Dee (# 18)

Yes, I believe that's exactly what they want. They don't realize that losing weight is a huge health benefit that down the road will save them money by people avoiding all the complications of being over weight. Go figure! I am diabetic so my Medicare drug program approved it but have a $500 deductible for the first month....then it will be $30 month until I reach the donut hole....ugh! Can't win for losing!

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That is just wonderful! Good luck to you on achieving your desired weight. It has been a battle for me bilut I feel great when I am not nauseated and constipated. I started at 198.6 8 months ago. I was pre diabetic. My A1c is now normal and I have only lost 22 pounds. I never have food cravings and rarely am able to finish my food. I have continued to eat sweets on occasion, but only a couple of cookies. I think I would lose much faster if I didn't. It is stupid to eat the sweets when I don't crave them..just an old habit.

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Re: Amby (# 21)

It won't kick in this fast, and will probably take a few more days. It is a miracle drug! It works on you men tally as well as physically.

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Re: Didi (# 23)

I have been on Ozempic for a little over five weeks and have lost 21 pounds. I also have an unbelievable sweet tooth to include Zingers, ice cream and oreos and I refuse to cut them out completely no matter what my brain tells me. I also burn at least 1000 calories per day while exercising while consuming no more than 1400 calories per day which creates the caloric deficit as I continue to burn calories post exercise. We got this.

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Re: Cyndy (# 12)

I am not diabetic but had issues with hypoglycemia. If you have that issue you know what happens, you are hungry and then you eat and eat to try to keep your blood sugar level. I tried to be moderate but when you can't seem to get it right to feel good, well I overate. I started on ozempic and it has stopped this problem and as a wonderful side effect I also lost 45 pounds. Without this weight loss on my very bad feet I would not still be walking. I had braces on my lower legs and thought I was going to end up in a wheelchair. I tried to stop it for a few weeks and the issue came back with my hypoglycemia. The dizziness, the feeling sick at my stomach, the over eating, cold sweats. I started back at .25mg, I never had to get beyond .5mg and I'm ok again. Ozempic delays the emptying of your stomach and this keeps my sugar level good. The doc also said it is good for my heart, I have had some TIA's in the past and nothing since. So do you think it's not fair for me to take this too? It has changed my life.

My DD takes it too, she is mentally challenged, has chronic afib and other issues. She was prediabetic and weighed 194 she is 5'3" and was suffering badly. On jardiane and ozempic, she started losing weight to and felt better, now she is actually down 70 pounds and off jardiane, her glucose level was going to low so off it. Now our docs are thrilled, they said we are text book examples. Our glucose levels are perfect test after test, we both feel better and others are correct, for some reason it also takes away the cravings. I know why mine did, not sure for her. I have had constipation, but always had a problem with that. This is has given us a new outlook on life. By the way I'm 77 and it saved me and she is 52 and doing well too. Can't say enough good about this med. We are tested every 3 months by our endocrinologist.

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Re: Dee (# 18)

We have an endocrinologist, he is the one that prescribed it. I'm not sure if that makes a difference, but my DD had no problem getting it. I did and my insurance has only approved it for a year. But for me has been a miracle drug and her too.

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Re: Lydia (# 16)

19 pounds in a week???? 3 lbs a day??? Doesn't that tell you something is EXTREMELY wrong?? Respectfully, think about preordering your feces bag as soon as your digestive tract gets permanently paralyzed.

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Is anyone on Ozempic experiencing hair loss?

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Re: Mary (# 27)

I think my insurance is going to stop paying for it. I still had to pay a lot and jump through hoops to get it approved. I hope I don't have to stop taking it but I cannot afford full price for sure.

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I was on Ozempic for two years through my GP. I came off it in July 2023, due to shortages of the 1mg from my pharmacy, and my GP says the recommendations are that you should not be on it for more than two years. I had no issues while being on Ozempic, apart from initially getting used to the build-up of the doses. Now, for the past six months since coming off Ozempic, I have had intermittent diarrhea, cramps, and sometimes I go to the loo 5/6 times in an hour! Bowel investigations have shown diverticulitis. My GP has prescribed Mebeverine, three times a day before meals, and Buscopan for the cramps. I had none of these symptoms prior to commencing Ozempic. Is this a side effect after coming off it?

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