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Ozempic Month 5 Update || Weight loss, labs, side effects & even more controversy
Our summary
In this month five update, Emily Shacklette says she was prescribed Ozempic by her primary care provider for pre-diabetes, citing a genetic predisposition and labs that were not great. She stresses she is not taking it specifically for weight loss, though she says she has lost weight. She recaps her dosing: about two months on 0.25 mg, then 0.5 mg, and now 1 mg. She says December on 0.5 mg brought her first digestive issues and no weight loss, which she links to holiday sugar, cookies and less exercise.
One person's experience, in their words. Not medical advice.
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What else the video covers
For January on 1 mg, she says the injection burns much more than it did at lower doses. She felt nothing at 0.25 mg and a little at 0.5 mg. Tips she tried, such as letting the pen warm up after refrigeration and pinching the skin, did not help, and she ends up slightly bruised. Her main side effect is a loss of interest in food, close to nausea, after her Tuesday injection. It eases by Thursday and she feels normal by Friday. She says she relies on protein shakes and Chipotle during that stretch, and that she had no digestive problems this month.
On weight, she says her home scale showed no change in December, while a gynecologist's scale showed a gain of four or five pounds. By her home scale the day before filming, she was down six pounds from that holiday gain, which she attributes mostly to water weight. She has no lab update because her primary care provider is on maternity leave until April, and results from the gynecologist's labs are still pending. The original plan was one year, September 2022 to September 2023, with a check-in in April. She also recommends a podcast episode featuring Jameela Jamil on diet culture.
Our summary of what is said, in our words. Doses, results and prices are the speaker’s, not advice.
Takeaways
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- 0:30 She says she takes Ozempic for pre-diabetes, not primarily for weight loss, and has lost weight on it.
- 1:01 She describes her dose steps: 0.25 mg for about two months, then 0.5 mg, now 1 mg.
- 2:15 At 1 mg she says the injection burns far more than at lower doses, and tips she tried did not help.
- 3:37 She reports appetite loss and near-nausea after her Tuesday injection that fades by Friday.
- 6:42 By her home scale she is down six pounds from a four or five pound holiday gain, which she links to water weight.
- 8:32 She has no new lab results and will review the one-year plan with her doctor in April.
Key moments
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What the video says
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- Medication
- Ozempic
- Doses mentioned
- 0.25 mg
- Point in the journey
- Month 5
- Who is speaking
- Patient
Questions this video answers
Does Ozempic 1 mg injection hurt more than lower doses?
Emily says it does. She felt nothing at 0.25 mg and a little at 0.5 mg, but says 1 mg burns badly. Warming the pen after refrigeration and pinching the skin did not help her, and she ends up a little bruised.
What side effects did she have on Ozempic 1 mg?
She says the main one is disinterest in food, almost like nausea, after her Tuesday injection. It lasts a few days and she feels normal by Friday. She reports no digestive issues this month.
How long is she planning to stay on Ozempic?
She says the original plan was one year, from September 2022 to September 2023. She and her primary care provider plan a check-in in April to decide whether that still makes sense.
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