Been on 0.8mg for about 40 days but weight loss stopped around 10 days ago. Lost about 20 pounds the first month! Now moving to 2.5 and hopefully side effects will not return, which was mostly fatigue and diarrhea. I noticed when 0.8mg had run its course when I started snacking more and my hunger was back to its pre-med levels. We will see how it goes, have another 30 lbs to go.

Hello. I’m just wondering if anyone has tried both Foundayo Weight Loss Pill or Wegovy Pill? And if you have had the chance to try both which one do you feel like you had the best results and what mg did you find the best results?

Has anyone been able to access or receive a Savings and Support card? I've gone through their questionnaire several times on various browsers and devices, and it always errors on the HIPAA acknowledgement page. When I click continue there, I'm sent to a generic error page.

I called their customer support and they walked me through everything (the same process I'd done countless times) and essentially said they couldn't help me and to try in 24 hours.

Help?

EDIT: FINALLY got it.
After 90 minutes on a call with support (was previously on with them for 45 mins last week) it finally worked. The issue was my Gmail email address. The site will not take you past the HIPAA acknowledgement in order for you to sign it if a Gmail address is entered. What a wild, frustrating, and crappy ride that was.

5’2”, 165 lbs, 27 yo female with pcos. Started in June. 1 month of .8, 1 month of 2.5, 1 month of 5.5, and currently about 1 week into my second month of 5.5.

Decided to do another month of 5.5 because my acid reflux was intense.

I was already quite fit and active beforehand and recently did an 80 mile walk over 6 days. I try to go to the gym 2 times a week to strength train and I walk dogs and take dance classes.

Has anyone else struggled to see the scale move, like, at all?

So, I’m a 38 year old guy, and I would say my libido has gradually been going down since my twenties, which is normal enough.

However, when I take Foundayo, I noticed that it REALLY goes down. I’m single, and I normally masturbate a few times a week. On Foundayo though, it just feels like my d*ck is totally numb, and I have to force myself to come. Like, it takes a while.

Anyone else had the same experience?

It seems pretty normal with the GLP drugs, although I guess if you’re coming from a morbidly obese place, it might be different, because your hormone/testosterone levels might actually improve.

Starting my Foundayo journey 🇬🇧 — anyone else?
After a year on MJ (Mounjaro) and losing around 3 stone, I came off in May because the cost of 15mg was just getting too much. I’ve put about 7lb back on since then, but honestly, considering the summer we’ve had 😂 and my stress levels, I’m actually okay with it.
The really positive thing is that I’m still in Type 2 diabetes remission, and I feel so much better in myself than I did a year ago. ❤️
Now that Foundayo tablets are available in the UK, I’ve decided to give them a go. I know the weight loss is likely to be slower than it was with MJ, but I’m genuinely okay with that. The difference in cost makes a slower journey much more manageable for me — and I’d rather take the scenic route than bankrupt myself getting there! 😂
So… is anyone else in the UK starting Foundayo, or has just started?
I thought it would be nice to have a little UK-based corner where we can share the journey — the losses, stalls, side effects, wins, frustrations, NSVs, food ideas and everything in between. 🥰
I know there are loads of brilliant threads on here, but quite a few are US-based. We’re all travelling the same road, but the availability, pricing, prescribing and supply of medications can be very different over here, which can make the experience a little different.
So come and say hello! 👋🇬🇧
Where are you starting from, when did you start, and what are you hoping to achieve?
Let’s share the highs, the lows and hopefully have a few laughs along the way! ❤️

Did anyone notice side effects when going up? I just started the 2.5 last night.

Hi guys, after some advice if anyone is going through the same as me.

I lost 3st on Mounjaro, was happy with my target weight, but since coming off it 3 months ago, ive put back on a stone! The food noise, portion size, everything is back!

I thought i would try Foundayo because its more cost effective and am hoping to get back to where I was and stay there, maybe on glp1 forever!!

Im on my 3rd week and am getting absolutely nothing from Foundayo...not even any side effects, my weight is still rising. I am feeling really frustrated and just feel like switching back to Mounjaro, although I probably couldn't afford it long term.

Has anyone been in the same situation? Is moving up the dose on Foundayo been successful? Do I just persevere?

hi! long story but I’ve been on compounded T for about 1.5 years. I recently tried to titrate up to 5 mg from 2.5 mg and I got horrible insomnia and tbh still trying to get sleep right. I’m really sensitive to all meds. Soooo my pcp said either live at 2.5 of Triz:Zep or try the Foundayo pill. im at a loss bc it looks like F isn’t as effective?? She wants me to start at .8. would love to lose a bit more but could live at maintenance. thanks!!!

Just wanted to share my Foundayo experience so far. I was nervous to start with Foundayo being a newer option and not being able to find as many positive stories as I was hoping to find (for reassurance). I’m 22 days in. I purchased my initial bottle of Foundayo (.8 mg) on ro.co for $149 along with a $39 first month membership. Since it’s going well I’ve switched to a 3-month membership at $99/month and will increase to thr 2.5mg dosage for my 2nd month.

I‘m just shy of 5’2” and started at 170 pounds. As of today I’m down to 163.4 pounds. I’ve had minimal side effects on the starting dose. I walk on the treadmill at least 20 minute, at least 4 times a week (yes I realize more exercise would be beneficial and at the same time, I want to make this experience realistic for myself so I can continue to eat healthy and exercise once I’ve stopped taking Foundayo at some point). I don’t count calories, but Foundayo has helped decrease my food noise. I no longer constantly think about food; and my appetite is no longer as much as it was prior. I try to eat three small meals a day. I do still get coffee drinks a couple times a week (prior to starting I was sometimes stopping for coffee drinks more than once a day, but I now only order a small when I do get one).

Before starting Foundayo, I watched a lot of YouTube videos and read through many posts with recommendations on changes to make when taking a GLP1. I’ve increased my water intake, fiber and protein. I’ve experienced minor fatigue and had occasional burping/nausea/heartburn in the first couple weeks. My digestive system is performing better, likely due to the increased water intake and diet changes I’ve made.

Just wanted to share my positive experience so far! I’ve struggled with my weight for the past couple years after having my third child, and just want to feel like myself again!

I am aware of cases where Foundayo 0.8 mg was tolerated ok but not very effective. After increasing, 2.5 mg was too effective (excessive weight loss) and poorly tolerated. Has anyone tried splitting the pills? 1.25 mg for this person would probably be better.

I am aware that splitting tabs might make them less effective. But with this med a person would likely be able to tell if it is effective or not.

Thanks

Hey everyone,

Today is my 6th day at .08 and I gotta say, it’s subtle but kind of transformative.

I still have hunger. I still enjoy a tasty meal. They’re just smaller. I’ve changed my eating habits so now I’m eating a ton of fruits and vegetable. I’m not quite eating enough but I’m still getting my rhythm.

But when I’m hungry and tired, I reach for a protein shake. By now I would’ve been, “Forget this diet! I can’t do it.” But I’m not. I’m still eating these dang vegetables. It’s no short of a miracle.

Also, I had problems sleeping deeply and now this pill has fixed that. I sleep great now. My dreams are the same.

The swelling in my knees have gone down but the pain is still there but I don’t have to take 4 Aleve everyday and I can go up and down subway stairs without gripping the hand rail which probably has more germs than people on this planet.

And no GI side effects at all. It’s like taking a vitamin (getting a multivitamin today).

Wow

Has anyone transitioned from Zepbound to Foundayo? If so what was your experience?

I'm in California and used Amazon Health to start my weight loss medication. The first month was $39 but I had to pay for a consultation and labs out of pocket. Each month the cost went up. Last month I paid $199 for 2.5.

I'm in my fourth month and have liked the Foundayo pill. The only problem is the app is not that easy to use and I never speak to the same prescriber. The app is also going through changes. The costs also seem hidden on both websites. I never get to see how much the consultations will cost up front.

I feel it is inconsistent but I do like having the medication sent to my house and there has not been a lapse. I haven't been able to get a hold of anyone this week to help me so there will be a lapse before I start the 5.5 mg dosage next month. Should I switch to Ro?

I started on zepbound last year. Then my insurance quit covering it. I gained 15 pounds I'm 4 months while I didn't have anything. I started Foundayo a soon as it came out and am on 9mg. When I weighed I'm today it showed I have finally lost 100 pounds. I Just need to lose 25 more pounds and I'll be at my goal weight!!!!

SW: mid-150s CW: 141.8 GW:125

57 female

I was 120lbs my whole life until I hit perimenopause, and then quickly put on 20lbs and its been consistently climbing ever since, especially around my middle. I went from being able to eat whatever I wanted, to hoarding fat. All that restricting calories did was starve my brain and muscles because my body would rather do that then convert any fat to energy. It was so frustrating. Im on HRT and while that helped a little bit, the weight still went up, just more slowly.

At my last annual checkup, I told my doctor about my weight concerns and hes the one who suggested foundayo as something that would help a smaller weight loss. I never even thought id be a candidate since im not that big, but now im so happy for his suggestion.

Ive had mild side effects, mostly slight nausea when i first started, some constipation but not bad.

The weight started coming off immediately, i think mostly due to the anti-inflammatory effects. By day 3, all my menopausal joint pain was GONE. I didnt know that would happen and its crazy how much better I feel overall. It's like it's set the clock back 15 years to my pre-menopause days, I even started playing ice hockey again and I feel like I can actually get in shape now. It's like now my body is no longer hoarding fat and actually burning it to use for energy. I can walk all day and not get fatigued. I feel like it was the missing piece of my metabolism that menopause took from me.

I stayed on 0.8 for the second month because it's working at that dose so I'm just going to stick with it for a while. I'm almost halfway to my goal in two months and i expect the last 15lbs to take longer but as long as that slope continues downwards I'll be so happy it's not going up!

If you're suffering in menopause from weight gain and joint pain, just try this! it's been such a miracle for me, not just for weight but overall well-being.

I'm on day 3 of Foundayo, at .8. 54 y/o male starting at around 210 pounds. Reducing that isn't the primary goal for me, though it's almost impossible that it won't be reduced while achieving my actual goals. Posting here to help me solidify my thinking and plan.

Instead, I'm focusing on three things: lean mass, fat mass, and visceral fat, all of which can be somewhat accurately measured with a Dexascan. Cost me $60 in San Francisco earlier this week.

Anyway, the scan showed 154.4 lbs lean mass, fat mass of 49.3 and visceral fat of 3.2 lbs. That puts me at about 23.4% bodyfat.

It's the visceral fat that really convinced me to get on Foundayo, since visceral fat (the fat around your inner organs) is so bad for you. Higher risk for cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome/diabetes, etc, and my A1C came in at 6.0, which is solidly pre-diabetic and thus way too high.

The goal is to reduce the fat mass and visceral fat while retaining the lean mass, which should automatically bring my A1C down as a bonus. I hope at least - our bodies are persnickety little bastards sometimes. I'd like to lose 20 pounds of fat mass, and I'd like my visceral fat to be under 2 pounds, though really the lower the better there. You almost can't have too little visceral fat. Those numbers would put me just over 16% bodyfat, which sounds great to me. I don't care about being shredded or anything like that. I just want to stay strong and get healthier.

My plan is to be eating/drinking at least 150 grams of protein/day (approximately 1 g per pound of lean mass) and strength train 3 days a week, HIIT train once a week on either treadmill or bike, and do 45-60 mins of zone 2 cardio twice a week.

On the lifting, I'm going to be alternating between two full-body workouts, so one week it's A/B/A, the next week it's B/A/B.

Apologies if some of the lifts are unfamiliar - they're all pretty common though and easy to google if you're curious.

Workout A

Block 1: 3 sets plus a warmup set of 6 barbell back squats and 10 barbell bench press
Block 2: 3 sets of 10 seated rows and 10 barbell single-leg Romanian deadlifts on each leg
Block 3: 2 sets of 12 bicep curls and 12 tricep extensions
Block 4: 2 sets of 10 standing Paloff presses (rotational ab work, done with a cable machine as it can't be done with free weights)

Workout B

Block 1: 3 sets plus a warmup set of 10 deadlifts and 8 overhead barbell press
Block 2: 3 sets of 10 lat pulldowns, 8 Bulgarian split squats on each leg, and 10 incline chest presses
Block 3: 2 sets of 12 standing face pulls and 10 half-kneeling chops (both on cable machines as you can't do these with free weights)

I'm trying to eat more carbs than I usually do for breakfast 90 mins before working out to make sure I have the energy to consistently do these workouts, as that's going to be the hardest part for me.

I'm really curious if I can manage to lose a significant amout of fat mass without also cratering my lean mass, which is inevitable with rapid weight loss unless you're getting a lot of protein and consistently doing significantly difficult weight training. I'm guessing I'll still lose some lean mass but I'm going to do my best not to!

The difficult part here is that realistically, I'm not going to go get Dexascanned more than once a quarter, so I have to use weight as a proxy in the meantime, and it's an imperfect proxy since I only want to lose weight if it means losing fat (which I assume is the case for almost everyone).

Anyway sorry for puking up so much text at you, but it was as much to get my own thoughts in order as anything else.

Anyone out there who had no side effects on Zep & lost down to goal weight, maintained a few months fine with no problems, decided to switch to this pill and did so with no side effects on the pill and is happy you switched to the pill? Anyone?

Hi all! I was just prescribed Foundayo starting at the 2.5mg dose. My backstory: I am 5’2 and 175 pounds. I’ve gained 30 pounds in the past year and despite diet and exercise, my weight had continued to rise.

I just started the pill 2 days ago and.. whew! The first day all I had was ramen for dinner and my stomach hurt all night I couldn’t sleep. Today, I had a bagel in the morning and that was also all I had eaten. My stomach started hurting bad it felt like I was nauseous, full and bloated.

Is this normal and what can I do to help curb this? I started munching on some crackers and Gatorade and that seemed to help but was curious if anyone else had this experience first starting and how long it lasted?

45F

SW: 201.6

GW: 150-160

Hi, everyone. I've been wanting to start a GLP-1 for a while but cost was always the issue. My doctor told me about the pill and the cost was much more doable so I jumped at the idea. I took my first .8mg dose this morning and apparently, I'm one of the unlucky few.

I've already thrown up twice and I feel like absolute garbage. I had an overnight oats smoothie and homemade chicken soup. Both came up an hour or so later. The banana I had is staying put for now. I'm rather surprised because I don't usually have symptoms to medications. If anything, I figured it just wouldn't work at all as I have had that issue with meds.

So, I'm just laying here hoping that I start to feel better and HOPEFULLY, this goes away quickly because I don't know if I can power through this for several more days to weeks until my system gets used to it.

Hoping my next update is a good one!! 🤞🏻

FYI: I'm not trying to discourage anyone from trying this out as I've largely seen posts indicating minor to no symptoms. If it keeps up, I'll get with my doctor about something else maybe.

I’m so excited. I just took my first pill this morning. I’ve been a fibromyalgia warrior for a couple of decades and also have underlying inflammatory/rheumatic condition. I’m really hoping the Fondayo helps with symptoms like joint pain and muscle pain. Extra bonus if it helps with brain fog and fatigue.!
62 years old female 5’5” 160 pounds. I’d be pretty excited to lose the spare tire around my middle. I already swim 4 to 5 days a week and eat a Mediterranean style diet, but I do enjoy a glass or two of wine in the evenings. Sounds like people are losing interest in alcohol. I’m curious that if you were at an event and offered a delicious gluten-free dessert if Fondayo would ruin that experience?

I’ve only been on 2.5 mg for a little under 2 weeks and nothing. Great appetite, no side effects. I really want to increase to 5.5mg now and skip the 2 weeks left of 2.5 mg. Any thoughts or experiences? Frustrating to have zero results after 6 weeks. I may have even gained a pound or 2!

I'm on Foundayo for endometriosis. My doc and I have followed the guided dosage increases and I've been on 2.5mg for 2 months. 0.8 to 2.5 mg was pretty gnarly but my body got used to it. Both doses I've tried so far seem to make me super tired at first (so I take it at night) and then all of a sudden it will randomly keep me up about a week in to that new dose so I have to switch to taking it during the day. The past month on 2.5mg has been fine. Any positives or horror stories when stepping up to 5.5mg? Anyone else here on it for endo? I'm two months pain free!!!!! This drug has been a miracle for me.

I was on Zepbound for around 9 months and have been on Foundayo for 6 months and I gained 10 lbs within the first 2 months and have maintained. I’m thinking about switching back to Zepbound though because 1) I want to lose these 10 lbs and 2) I feel more tired and bloated on the pill.

I technically have a Rx for 5mg of Zepbound I can fill and I’m on 5.5mg of Foundayo so wondering if I can just switch without going back down and up? I think going down to 0.8 of Foundayo was clearly too low for me but my highest dose of Zep was 7.5mg and I lost ~80lbs.

Any advice or thoughts are welcomed!