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.50 Ozempic Wrap Up and First Dose of 1mg! [What Now?]
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Our summary
In this week six update, Ana McKenna says she finished her weeks at 0.50 of Ozempic and has just taken her first 1.0 dose. She says that during week six at 0.50 she felt she had no appetite control, and she began to feel disappointed and wondered whether the medication was working for her. She then reminded herself that she has not yet reached the therapeutic dosage.
One person's experience, in their words. Not medical advice.
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What else the video covers
She recaps her results so far. According to the video, she lost seven pounds in week one and four pounds in week two, both at .25, for about 11 pounds down in total. She says she lost zero during the next two weeks at 0.25 and zero during two weeks at 0.50. She says she was concerned because she was as hungry as ever.
A couple of days before recording, she took her first 1.0 dose and says the appetite suppression is back and Ozempic feels like it is working as it should. She mentions that her menstrual cycle may have been part of why she was not losing weight. She plans to weigh herself at the end of the week to see whether she lost a couple of pounds, and she says she is staying the course and plans to drink more water, which she thinks might help. She closes by thanking viewers for comments, saying she tries to reply to them, and noting that she posts updates weekly, with an occasional extra one.
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 Ana says she had no sense of appetite control during week six at 0.50 and felt disappointed, then reminded herself she had not reached the therapeutic dosage.
- 0:31 She reports being about 11 pounds down, with seven pounds lost in week one and four in week two, both at .25.
- 1:01 She says she lost zero over two more weeks at 0.25 and zero over two weeks at 0.50, and was still as hungry as ever.
- 1:15 After her first 1.0 dose a couple of days earlier, she says appetite suppression is back and Ozempic feels like it is working again.
- 1:45 She says her cycle may have been part of why she was not losing weight.
- 3:02 She plans to weigh in at the end of the week, stay the course at 1.0 and try to drink more water.
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
- Ozempic
- Doses mentioned
- 1 mg
- Point in the journey
- Day 1
- Side effects mentioned
- low appetite
- Who is speaking
- Patient
Questions this video answers
How much weight did she lose in the first weeks on Ozempic?
Ana McKenna says she lost seven pounds in week one and four pounds in week two, both at the .25 dose, for about 11 pounds in total. She then reports losing zero during two more weeks at 0.25 and two weeks at 0.50.
Did appetite come back on Ozempic 0.50?
Ana says she felt she had no appetite control during week six at 0.50 and was as hungry as ever. She reports that appetite suppression returned after her first 1.0 dose.
Why did she stop losing weight on Ozempic?
Ana does not give a certain reason. She says she had not yet reached the therapeutic dosage and that her menstrual cycle may have been part of why she was not losing anything.
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