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Wegovy Weight Loss - First Week
Our summary
Jennifer Oller says she has been taking Wegovy for about a week and a half and uses the video to explain why she started, how she got the prescription, and how she feels. She says she is 36 and her boyfriend is 41, that they are thinking about having a baby, and that she wants to lose weight quickly and safely first. She heard about the drug from friends and found an online provider called NexMed through her own research.
One person's experience, in their words. Not medical advice.
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What else the video covers
She describes the costs as she experienced them. According to the video, the program was $99 to start and $138 per month afterward, with a blood panel through LabCorp costing about $30 or $35 out of pocket. She says the medication's retail price at pickup was $1,600, and that after she gave her insurance information she paid about $25 to $29. She says the starting dose is 0.25 mg for the first four weeks, with increases of 0.25 mg each month, and she shows the pen and explains that it clicks when the injection starts and again when it finishes. She injects once a week into her abdomen.
On results, she says she weighed 206.0 pounds the day after her first injection and 202 pounds on the day of filming, a loss of four pounds. She reports losing only about six ounces in the first week, then more after she began eating better and cutting back on alcohol, which she says she no longer craves. She reports feeling full quickly, having more energy and sleeping better. She was prescribed Zofran (ondansetron) for nausea but says she has not needed it, apart from one mildly nauseous morning after a long gap between meals. She also describes moving the pen before the click, which cost her one dose, and says she hopes to lose close to 50 pounds.
Our summary of what is said, in our words. Doses, results and prices are the speaker’s, not advice.
Takeaways
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- 0:00 Jennifer says she wants to lose weight before trying for a baby with her boyfriend, and chose Wegovy after hearing about it from friends.
- 0:32 She reports paying $99 to start and $138 per month to NexMed, plus about $30 or $35 for blood work.
- 1:33 She says the $1,600 retail medication cost her about $25 to $29 with insurance, and that dosing begins at 0.25 mg weekly for four weeks.
- 2:35 She demonstrates the pen, describing a click at the start and another when the injection is done, given once a week in the abdomen.
- 3:35 She reports going from 206.0 to 202 pounds, with only about six ounces lost in the first week.
- 4:45 She describes feeling full quickly, no craving for alcohol, no use of her Zofran prescription, and one dose lost after moving the pen too early.
Key moments
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What the video says
As stated in the video, not checked by us. Doses and results are the speaker’s, not advice.
- Medication
- Wegovy
- Point in the journey
- Week 1
- Side effects mentioned
- nausea
- Who is speaking
- Patient
Questions this video answers
How much weight did she lose in the first two weeks on Wegovy?
Jennifer says she weighed 206.0 pounds the day after her first injection and 202 pounds almost two weeks in, a loss of four pounds. She says only about six ounces came off in the first week.
How much does Wegovy cost through NexMed with insurance?
According to Jennifer, NexMed charged $99 to start and $138 per month, and a blood panel cost about $30 or $35. She says the medication had a $1,600 retail price but she paid about $25 to $29 with insurance.
How do you use the Wegovy pen?
Jennifer says she presses the pen against her abdomen, and it clicks when the injection starts and clicks again when it is finished. She says it is used once a week and the pen is stored in the refrigerator.
What side effects did she have in the first two weeks of Wegovy?
She says she had no real symptoms, felt full quickly, and did not need her Zofran prescription. She mentions one slightly nauseous morning after not eating from an early dinner until lunch.
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