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Anyone else on semaglutide feeling it wear off today?

Started by CompLife · · 42 replies · 238 views
#2

Down about 7 lbs myself and yeah, I've had days where the cravings sneak back in, especially day 5 or 6 after my shot. It helps me to remember one off day doesn't erase the trend. Usually quiet again by the next dose for me.

#3

Yes, I get those days too even at 1mg -- usually a couple days before my shot the cravings creep back in and I have to white-knuckle it a bit. Down 53 lbs here and it still catches me off guard when the food noise returns. Hang in there, it doesn't mean the med stopped working.

#4

On Saxenda I get the same thing around day 6 of the pen, food noise comes roaring back and then quiets down after the next shot. Even down only 7 lbs I've noticed the pattern is predictable, which makes the loud days easier to ride out. One rough day mid-week doesn't undo anything.

#5

Down 21 lbs here and the loud days hit me hardest around day 5 too, right before my shot. Knowing the pattern shows up like clockwork makes it easier for me to just let the noise be there instead of panicking about it.

#6

Down about 13 lbs and same deal here, the noise creeps back near the end of the week between pens. It used to freak me out but seeing it return every single time made it feel less like failure and more like just how my body runs on this stuff. Thursday is my shot day and it's usually quiet again by Friday.

#7

Down almost 20 lbs and mine gets chatty by day 6 too, right when the pen's due. Now I just treat those loud days as a heads-up that shot day is close instead of reading into them. It quiets back down within a day or so after.

#8

Same here, day 6 is when my brain turns the volume back up, and after months of watching it repeat I mostly just roll with it now. Down 33 lbs and those pre-shot days still happen, they just don't scare me like the first time. Quiet again within a day of the pen, every time so far.

#10

Only about 9 lbs in myself, but I've already noticed the same pattern -- the chatter ramps up right before my next dose. It helped reading that it's this predictable for you all, since I was starting to think the med was quitting on me way too soon.

#11

Day 5 is when it creeps back for me, so I treat those last couple days before the pen as the loud part of the week and plan around it. Down 21 lbs and it's never meant the med quit, it just fades by design. That predictability is weirdly comforting once you see the pattern repeat a few times.

#12

Same deal on Mounjaro here -- days 5 and 6 before my shot the cravings come roaring back, down 15 lbs and it still happens every week. I just keep busy that evening and it passes. The predictability really does make it less scary once you've seen the cycle a few times.

#13

On Rybelsus I get the same late-week surge, day 5 or so, and knowing it's coming takes the panic out of it for me too. Down 19 lbs and it still shows up, it just doesn't run the show like it used to. Plan something for those evenings and it usually blows over by the next day.

#14

Took me a couple months to trust the pattern, but mine always peaks right before shot day too. Down 61 lbs and the noise still shows up every week -- it just doesn't stick around once the next dose lands. Keeping those last two evenings busy is what saves me.

#16

14 lbs in and I still get that day-5 food noise creep, so you're not doing anything wrong. It used to derail me until I noticed it always showed up right before my shot day and faded after. Now I just plan something for those evenings and ride it out.

#17

Down 39 lbs myself and that pre-shot noise still rolls in like clockwork. Once I realized it was predictable instead of permanent, it lost most of its power. I do trivia night on those evenings and it barely registers now.

#18

Down 37 and that late-week rumble still shows up for me too, usually the evening before my injection. Keeping my hands busy those nights helps more than anything. Wild how consistent the timing is once you track it a few weeks.

#19

Even on a different shot I get that same late-week creep, so it seems like the pattern follows the calendar more than the med. Once I started logging when the noise hit, it stopped feeling like failure and just felt like an appointment. Keeping busy those evenings honestly does most of the work for me too.

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