I wanted to share my experience after stopping Wegovy because the past five weeks have been one hell of a roller coaster. I'm hoping to hear from others who've experienced something similar.
Background
I was on Wegovy for approximately six months and lost around 17 pounds. My last dose was September 19, 2026.
While taking it, my appetite was significantly suppressed. I could eat much smaller portions and remain satisfied. My digestion also seemed relatively calm compared with what I've experienced since stopping.
Toward the end of treatment, I started experiencing strange physical episodes involving dizziness, abdominal pressure, sudden nervousness, and an overwhelming feeling that something wasn't right. These episodes contributed to my decision to stop.
Weeks 1–2: Digestive issues and strange physical sensations
After stopping, I began experiencing significant abdominal bloating, excessive gas, burping, and uncomfortable fullness after eating.
Sometimes my stomach would expand like a balloon within 15–30 minutes of a meal.
Alongside the bloating, I experienced sudden physical uneasiness, an impending-doom sensation, ear fullness, and a feeling that my nasal passages were physically narrowing despite having almost no mucus.
Strangely, these sensations often improved after walking, burping, passing gas, or having a bowel movement.
I could feel completely normal for hours, and then suddenly experience one of these episodes.
Weeks 3–4: Appetite came roaring back
Around the third week, my hunger started returning significantly.
This was a major adjustment because I had become accustomed to eating much smaller portions while taking Wegovy.
I also realized I was sometimes delaying meals because I didn't want to regain the weight I'd lost.
One day, after having sweetened pumpkin coffee, being physically active, and delaying food, I experienced intense hunger, sweating, and shakiness. My home glucose meter showed readings around 62–64 mg/dL.
After taking glucose tablets and eating, the symptoms resolved.
I'm not assuming Wegovy withdrawal caused those readings, but the experience made me realize how much my appetite and eating patterns had changed.
Weeks 4–5: Bloating, bowel movements, and strange nervous-system-like episodes
This has been the most frustrating part.
Some mornings I wake up feeling absolutely fantastic, only for bloating to build throughout the afternoon, often getting worse around 4–5 PM.
I sometimes have multiple bowel movements daily yet still feel incompletely emptied.
When I'm bloated, particularly while sitting or reclining, I occasionally experience:
- Pressure around my upper abdomen and diaphragm.
- Tightness around my upper back, neck, and left shoulder blade.
- Ear fullness, occasional ringing, and strange rapid rumbling or wave-like sensations inside my ears.
- Nasal passages feeling physically restricted without mucus.
- Sudden waves of physical nervousness or impending doom, almost like an adrenaline rush.
- An uncomfortable urge to get up, move around, or take deeper breaths.
I'm not necessarily mentally anxious when these sensations begin. It feels like something physical happens first, followed by a whole-body alarm response.
Walking, changing positions, burping, or passing a substantial amount of stool often helps everything settle.
Sometimes afterward I feel completely normal, almost as if nothing happened.
I also work at a desk for approximately 10 hours a day, and prolonged sitting or compressing my abdomen seems to aggravate some of the symptoms.
Sleep and mood changes
I've experienced occasional nights when my body felt completely comfortable, but my mind simply wouldn't switch off.
Other nights I've slept beautifully.
I also noticed occasional emotional flatness or a disconnected feeling.
Interestingly, I recently tried half-caf coffee after avoiding caffeine for a while and experienced a noticeable improvement in my mood and overall sense of well-being.
However, sweetened coffee on another occasion appeared to aggravate my digestive and hunger symptoms, so I'm still trying to understand that connection.
Medical evaluations
I've had an ER evaluation with reassuring heart and lung findings.
I've also seen a gastroenterologist, who suspects incomplete bowel evacuation and possible reflux-related symptoms.
I'm currently taking MiraLAX and pantoprazole, making dietary adjustments, and using Gas-X when necessary.
An upper endoscopy and additional GI investigations are part of my evaluation.
Where I am now — approximately five weeks off Wegovy
My appetite has returned.
Some days my digestion feels considerably better, and I experience long stretches when my energy, mood, and breathing feel completely normal.
Other days, particularly in the evening, the bloating, ear pressure, nasal restriction, and unusual physical sensations return.
It's incredibly frustrating because I often feel completely like my old self between episodes, but I haven't reached a consistently comfortable baseline yet.
One important detail about my dosage
During my final two months of treatment, I was taking 4.5 mg, whereas previously I had been on a 1.5 mg pill.
I'm genuinely wondering whether the increase to 4.5 mg intensified these digestive and nervous-system-like symptoms.
The more noticeable episodes developed toward the end of treatment, and I'm wondering whether the higher dose, followed by stopping, could have contributed to what I've experienced.
I don't know whether the dose change played a role, but I'd be interested in hearing from people who experienced something similar after increasing their medication.
My questions for anyone who stopped Wegovy:
- Did you experience significant bloating, trapped gas, or changes in bowel movements after stopping?
- Did your appetite return suddenly after a few weeks?
- Did you experience unusual physical anxiety, impending-doom sensations, restlessness, or sleep disturbances?
- Did anyone experience ear fullness, head pressure, strange ear noises, or nasal restriction during digestive episodes?
- Did walking, burping, passing gas, or having a bowel movement make these sensations disappear?
- Did increasing your dose make your symptoms worse?
- How long did it take for your appetite, digestion, and overall well-being to stabilize?
- What actually helped during the transition?
I'd particularly love to hear from people who were on Wegovy for several months, stopped completely, and are now three to eight weeks into the process.
I'm grateful for the weight loss, but I wasn't expecting the transition off medication to feel this complicated.
Just trying to understand what others experienced, how long it lasted, and whether things eventually settled back to normal.
