Ozempic questions

Momepro

My Dr. just put me on ozempic for pre-diabetes.
Reading about it and the appetite suppression and more unpleasant side effects, but can't find any kind of timeline. I know it can take a few weeks to have much effect in blood sugar, but what about the rest of it?
How long does it take to notice the less official effects, like appetite suppression, nausea or fatigue? Am I looking at days, hours or minutes here?

kshama2001

Have you already read this and the linked pages?

https://www.ozempic.com/what-to-expect/side-effects.html

Anything people tell you about their individual experiences is going to be anecdotal and your experience may be different. Your doctor is likely a better source of information.

Something my mother uses for pain has no effect on pain for me whatsoever. Something I use for sleep does not help her a bit with sleep. One of my meds I have to take more often than prescribed for it to work (every 6 hours instead of every 8 hours.) I was started on another med at 25mg, and half that was way too strong, so now I take half of a 10 mg tab.

paperpudding

Ozempic for pre diabetes seems unusual to me.

In my experience in primary care it is used in type 2 diabetes in addition to first line meds or if first line meds are not tolerated

But anyway, common side effects like nausea often settle down after first week or so.

Momepro

Thanks!

kellieolson05

I just got put on this today for my pre-diabetes. Just wanted to let you know you are not alone.

cwolfman13

paperpudding wrote: »

Ozempic for pre diabetes seems unusual to me.

In my experience in primary care it is used in type 2 diabetes in addition to first line meds or if first line meds are not tolerated

But anyway, common side effects like nausea often settle down after first week or so.

I was thinking the same...when I was told I had pre-diabetes, my Dr. told me that it wasn't an actual diagnosis of disease, but rather a "shot over the bow" to tell me to get my crap together.

zutshihora

Hi. Have completed week 4 on a ,25 dose. Will bump up to .5 from next week. Random nausea any time of the day. Have lost 1 KG or so. I think that my body is slowly adjusting to the medicine and it will take awhile for the KGS to go. The blood sugar (fasting) is slowly coming into a decent range.🤞

cycleranger

Have not started yet, follow up doctor visit tomorrow to start ozempic

PAV8888

If you're out there looking for side effects ... you're way more likely to find them than if you're not.😉

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If something changes enough that it becomes a concern AND you recently started, adjusted, or are on (a) medication(s) then considering possible side effects would make sense.

AnitaLambert

Oprah had a special on this that might have some helpful information. I admittedly haven't had time to watch it all but it should still be on Hulu.

kshama2001

AnitaLambert wrote: »

Oprah had a special on this that might have some helpful information. I admittedly haven't had time to watch it all but it should still be on Hulu.

If this is the show you meant, I still see it on Hulu:

https://www.hulu.com/series/3c4b83cd-c098-4e9b-bcbe-95ad6ba86dbd

Before I complained about Oprah having a stake in WW which is now prescribing semaglutides, I googled to see if that was still true, but in fact she announced last month that she was stepping down from the board and donating her shares:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oprah-winfrey-weight-watchers-ozempic/

"...In the statement, WeightWatchers said Winfrey's decision to donate her shares is partly "to eliminate any perceived conflict of interest around her taking weight loss medications.""