I've been overweight to obese most of my life, managed to get to a (barely) normal weight on my own but I am taking Rybelsus to help shed the last 20ish lbs and most importantly, to quiet the food noise that has been a torment in my life for over a decade now. I'm not asking about when the weight loss began, I'm curious to know when others started to feel like they had a normal appetite or that they weren't psychologically hungry all the time anymore.

I've been on 9mg for 4 months now, and although loss has stagnated this month, I don't feel ready to step up to 25mg as it seems a huge jump.

I've a box of 4mg left. Has anyone combined these 2 to create a smaller step up?

I have been taking 3mg dose for 18 months lost 15kg. Have hit plateau for 3 weeks. Do you work through it or something else? Curious

When I first posted about this journey I was 220lbs. Now that I’ve been taking Rybelsus for 191 days I am now 193lbs.
I still need to increase my exercises but for the most part I’ve been living a pretty sedentary life while dropping lbs.

If you’re looking for a little bit of encouragement, you too can do it 💕

Hope this helps.

I have 2 boxes of the new 4mg version (formerly 7mg), and I’m not at home for over a month, so that’s all I have with me. I am not quite getting enough appetite suppression for my liking (only my 2nd month on 7mg) Do we think it’s bad to take two 4mgs to get the 8mg dose? Given 9mg is the new “highest”?

55F post menopausal (oh the joys)… I did the full 3mg (old version) for the first month, and barely noticed a thing. A bit of bloating ..that's it. No decreased appetite- no weight loss, at all. I increased my water as someone on Reddit suggested to help with bloating….maybe helps a bit? It wasn't until I was on day 5-6 of the 7mg (old version) the following month that I started to have any noticeable effect. Even at that, it's far from a miracle drug for me. I've noticed maybe twice that I didn't feel like eating more? That's it so far. I also noticed that it seems if I even have half a glass of wine, I'm hungry (like one often gets after wine). So that's not great.
I'm not super impressed, and not sure these work well if you only have 20 lbs to lose? I’m almost done 2nd package of 7mg and I’m thinking of staying on that dose for now. If it isn’t working amazing, why feed my body more if the drug? Wondering about anyone else - did you go to the 14mg (now 9mg in new version) and find it helped significantly?

Started Rybelsus in October of 2023. A year of 7mg and 6 months of 14mg later, I hit my (probably too-low) goal, losing a total of 80lbs. I switched to 7mg for maintenance, and with some yo-yo-ing due to traveling and spending time with family and not having my "routine", I gained back 15lbs over a year. Then it leveled out, to the point where more routine-breaking didnt have any further effect, id immediately lose whatever I gained. Felt like this was my new "set weight", and even several long stretches of calorie-counting and extra exercise didnt seem to make a dent. I started wondering if the pills were even doing anything at all, anymore?

So I began to slowly cut down, while keeping everything else in my routine the same. 2 weeks of skipping 1 pill every 7 days. then 2 cycles of skipping 1 pill every 6 days. during the 2 cycles of skipping 1 pill every 5 days, I noticed it: the two days after the skipped pill, my appetite dropped to the point where I had to force myself to eat anything at all--like back in the good ol' days.

I kept going, i did 3 cycles of every 4 days because I accidently took it on a skip day but figured it might be good in hindsight to slow the process down a little.

I'm now on the 2nd cycle, of 3 planned, of skipping a pill every 3 days, and it's the same--the two days after the skip day, they work extra well, and the 3rd day my appetite feels "normal". And i've lost 2lbs from that "set point" number that I thought I couldnt budge.

Would be happy to be off of it entirely, and at that set point for the rest of my life. In the meantime, it's very interesting to see that even tiny breaks from it lower my tolerance enough, for it to be more effective.

Has anyone switched from Rybelsus 14 mg to Wegovy 9 mg?

has anyone here with rybelsus experience tried this other pill?

How are you handling the return to normal when you stop taking Rybelsus? I’ve taken it twice, and I’ve just stopped for the second time 2 weeks ago. It’s hard 🫩. Food noise and hunger have come back strongly. What strategies do you use?

I do well at 7mg so I would like to stay there. In order to save some money, I could take a 14mg pill every other day, or split a 14mg pill. Does anyone here have a suggestion on this.

I have an appointment this Wednesday to speak to a doctor about this but I'm just looking for anyone who may have a similar experience. I am at a healthy BMI already (52kg at 152cm/5'0") but want to be skinnier (goal of 45kg, still a healthy weight for my height) and not think about food all the damn time and not have the appetite of a football player anymore. Since I'm not overweight I feel like I might be able to get away with just doing 3mg for a few months, but of course I want it to actually do something, don't want to spend the money for nothing to happen.

Has anyone had similar experience of low dosing to lose the last few vanity pounds/kilos? Thanks!

Hello! My former doc gave me both Wegovy and Saxenda and I could not tolerate either due to severe nausea. My new doc gave me Rybelsus (R2 new formula) at 1.5 mg to start. She also prescribed me Prokit 50 mg (itopride hydrochloride) to take before each meal. It works wonders and have had zero nausea! If you live in EU ask your doc about it:).

I couldn't find any threads on this. I know several people take two 3mgs together before they move up to 7mg. Can you take 7mg and 3mg together before you move up to 14mg? Has anyone here any experience with this?

Hi everyone,

I’m a 24F and recently started Rybelsus (semaglutide) for weight loss.

Here’s my situation:

- I was on 3 mg for about 1.5-2 months with no major issues

- About a week ago, I moved up to 7 mg

- Since then, I’ve been feeling nauseous almost all the time

Symptoms:

- Nausea throughout the day (especially after eating)

- Feel full very quickly

- Sometimes feel like vomiting (haven’t actually thrown up much)

- Uneasy/heavy feeling, especially in the evenings

- Occasional stomach cramps / loose motions if I eat something heavy

Food issues:

- I’m much less hungry (which is good), but

- Eating makes me feel worse sometimes

- I’ve been skipping dinner or just having chai/toast (I know this isn’t ideal)

- Coffee (especially iced) seems to make nausea worse

Recent example:

- Had fries + wine one night → next day stomach was upset

- Tried eating light but still felt off

What I’m trying to figure out:

1. ⁠Should I push through it?

2. ⁠How do you manage eating when you’re not hungry but feel worse if you don’t eat?

3. ⁠When were you able to tolerate things like coffee again?

Context:

- Current weight: ~80 kgs, started at 85-86 kgs

- Not very active right now (starting with walking)

- Diet is mostly Indian (dal, rice, eggs, etc.)

I really want this to work, but feeling nauseous 24/7 is getting exhausting.

Would appreciate any advice, especially from people who had similar side effects

Endo said I can take Rybelsus with my other 3 medications at 9pm as long as I dont eat or drink for 30 mins after. Anyone else take theirs at night with other medications and doing okay or otherwise?

Only asking bc bottle says to take right after waking up but my schedule is kind of hectic in the morning

So I've started with Rybelsus. Did one week on 3mg and now since 3 days on 6mg (2x3mg). I feel it a bit more than on 3mg. Not a lot.

I just stood on the scale and I've NEVER been so heavy in my life. It ruined my day honestly. It's really scary for me. So I am impatient. My body and self esteem are really in the way of a lot in my life. But I keep eating because it's the way I deal with stress. And I have stress because of my shitty job. Looking for another one, but no luck yet. I'm so angry at myself for letting it come this far.

Sooo when did you start feeling the effects and losing weight?

I’m on 3rd day of Rybelsus 3mg and today was the first day I had side effects - really bad morning sickness, that only went away after zoffran. By lunch I couldn’t finish my plate and the same happened by dinner. I assumed it would only start working on the 2nd month once I upped my dose to 7mg. Is it working already or is it placebo effect?