Has anyone tried Wegovy for long-term weight management?

@lisalucier Thank you so much for the info. I am taking the Wegovy pills 1.5 mg. Since I am so sensitive to drugs, I am worried. I will just try it and see what happens. I think I will start Monday or Tuesday. Getting all of the bad crestor out of my system first.

@jojobee267 - I take odansetron, but unfortunately you can't take it preventatively. So, at the slightest hint of nausea, I take one, and I sometimes suck on ginger chews or have ginger tea. However, sometimes I'm "too far gone" down the nausea trail, and I fight it for hours. Sometimes it's almost better to let myself go ahead and get sick, so at least I feel better afterward.

I also have taken hycosamine for stomach cramping, which does work in about 20 minutes. For diarrhea, I take loperamide (Imodium).

BTW, when my husband took semaglutide (Wegovy), he had virtually no symptoms.

When will you be starting the shots?

@lisalucier I just got the RX and have not started yet! Sounds pretty awful and I am nervous to start. I am super sensitive to drugs/supplements so kind of expect the worst. Just had a terrible week with awful side effects from crestor (stopped after 6 days.) What do you do for the side effects?

@jojobee267 - yes, I've had diarrhea, nausea and random vomiting, and gut pains from semaglutide (Wegovy).

I have found that having a doctor or pharmacist allow me to stay on the same dose and not go up to the next dose till I am doing okay on the current dose has helped.

Have you talked to your prescribing doctor about potential side effects and how they would suggest dealing with them?

I was trying crestor for 6 days (LDL 106) and it made me super sick (nausea, muscle aches, felt like the flu!) I stopped because I could not handle feeling so sick. I was scared of crestor raising my blood sugar even more. Now, I qualified for Wegovy (Medicare bridge program/$50 month) Scared to start it because of the nausea/other side effects. And I need to lose 20-30 lbs.

Anyone have experience/side effects from Wegovy? I am SUPER sensitive to all medications/suppslements, as I have never taken any drugs at age 75.

Thank you.

@lisalucier So far i lost 50# and only doing the 5 mg and have plateued on weight.Only side effect is gassy.

@larry68 - I took semaglutide (Wegovy) before and lost 53 pounds. I did have pretty bad gastrointestinal side effects, so my doctor ultimately had me try tirzepatide (Zepbound or Mounjaro). By the time I got to the highest dose of tirzepatide and my insurance stopped covering me (and thus I stopped), I'd only lost 1 pound.

There are many what if's you could ask about my situation, such as what if was on the tirzepatide longer, but I don't know the answers. My insurance is again covering weight loss shots, and I'm back on semaglutide with a careful eye to any side effects and getting them taken care of immediately.

How has the tirzepatide (Mounjaro) experience gone for you?

@roch I have been taking mounjara for a year now and just wondering if one is better than other

@larry68
If you Google "Wegovy vs Mounjara," you will find some websites that explain. One of the better ones to explain differences is Weight Watchers:
https://www.weightwatchers.com/us/blog/weight-loss/wegovy-vs-mounjaro
Are you considering taking one or switching from one to the other?

@colleenyoung Whats the difference between Wegovy and Mounjara?