Sorry if this has already been asked.

I am wondering what the process is to get a prescription online in Canada and from what providers. Do you have to have a video appointment? Telephone appointment? Take pictures? Weigh yourself? I’d preferably not want to have a video appointment. I’d just like to fill out some criteria, have them fill out my insurance forms, and take it into a pharmacy instead of going through a whole rigmarole.

Thanks in advance!

For context I am 5’10 (F) highest weight was 284 but starting weight was 263lbs, I started wegovy in early Dec 2024 and have been feeling down on myself that my weight loss has been slow and steady. It’s so hard to see everyone’s posts and TikTok’s about losing 50lbs in 4 months etc. My current weight is 243lbs so I’ve lost 20lbs since Dec. It’s not super noticeable but today I looked in the mirror and noticed my double chin is gone 🥹 I am actually so happy I could cry about that, it has been a very sore point for me the past few years since I gained weight as it was visible in every photo. I guess even if it feels like you are not progressing one day you will wake up and notice you are!

I'm a developer. While using Wegovy, I needed a way to easily manage weight and medication tracking, compare progress photos, check split dosing options, and monitor how much medication is left in my current pen - so I made an app for it.

You can find it on the App Store by searching for "withgovy".

I designed it to ensure that none of your information is stored outside the app, so you can use it with complete peace of mind!

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me.

Just took my first 2.4, let’s see what happens!

I started in June, down about 25 lbs now, ideally want to lose about 70 lbs more, goal weight right now is 150.

Very minimal side effects throughout, mostly just tired the first day, minor constipation but usually just a couple days after changing my dose.

Losing very slowly compared to many, but at my last check in with my NP, my BP was on the low side of normal vs the normal high side almost to the point of needing BP meds, so I’m going to take the win.

I feel lighter, and I’m not out of breath on those mornings I have to run to the train.

I do have an appointment with a nutritionist at a bariatric office to help me work through this healthier.

I didn’t have any symptoms until I started 1.7. Then over the 4 weeks I was taking it, I had some diarrhea and eventually vomiting.

I tried 2.4 as I was scheduled to go up to my next dose, and experienced the same symptoms. The doctor recommended I go back down to 1.7. It’s been a few weeks and I’m still having symptoms.

Do you eventually adjust or should I just go back to 1? I was still losing weight there with no symptoms.

Hi all I’ve been going through the posts about nausea but wanted to see if anyone had tips for my situation because it seemed like a lot of people who get nausea are getting it from the shot itself. I do not have any side effects after taking my shot (I do it in my thighs). I am still titrating up my dose and I’m on my 3rd week of 0.5mg. I have been having bad nausea daily that typically occurs in the time between dinner and going to sleep. I have some leftover zofran from when I was getting used to a different medication that was also causing nausea so I use that if it gets really bad. I decided to stay at 0.5mg for another month because of the nausea.

Is this something that will go away as I get used to the dose? Or am I not eating properly or something else?

Tips are much appreciated!

Hi friends! I’ve been using Wegovy for a little over a year. My insurance, Cigna, has covered almost the complete cost this entire time. I just went to order this months box from Amazon pharmacy and the price has increased from the normal $20 I’ve been paying to $1391? Is this something I should be asking my insurance about?

This has been a hell of a week. We had a major ice storm last Saturday and my house didn't have power until last night. It was cold and my kids were cranky and I had to sleep with both of them for warmth, and they are both shaped like bags of baseball bats so sleep wasn't great. Nobody got to bathe. We ate takeout every day for every meal. I'm also in the middle of moving my small retail business so it's been a ton of packing, lugging and organizing while also not making any sales, and husband also couldn't work due to no power/internet (even cell service was down a lot). So it sucked. But as a small consolation prize in a 💩show of a week, despite eating poorly and being stressed as hell, I didn't gain weight and even lost .2 lbs since I last weighed myself. So that's a win I guess.

I am a 50-year-old male. I am down about 20 lb/10% of my body weight since starting in January.

I just took my first dose of 1.7 this week. The symptoms I will describe also took place a couple of times on the previous dose.

What is happening is I am waking up about 8 hours after my last meal feeling bloated or full and nauseous. It's kind of hard to describe honestly. This happens 8 hours after my last meal and about 4 hours after going to sleep. It does not happen every night but it has happened a few times.

My meal last night was a tuna salad sandwich and this happened. A previous example that caused this was a simple salad. Same thing 8 hours after the meal and 4 hours after going to sleep I wake up with this discomfort and nausea.

Has anyone else experienced this? Is there some certain foods I should avoid?

Unrelated but I'll provide it anyway is that I have dealt with acid reflux for many years. I know the triggers for this and I avoid it. The symptoms I am describing here are very different than acid reflux. They also happen hours after going to sleep, where reflux usually happens within 30 minutes.

Been on Weg since late Jan, currently on 1mg. Since being on 1mg I've been having a serious lazy spell. I have no energy/interest/motivation to do anything lately. Beach, outing, nope. Store, shopping, naaah. Cook ...hell no. Chores, uuuugghh. I've read where fatigue is a side effect, but to me this isn't fatigue. I'm not sleeping all day or feel tired, I'm just not in the mood to do shit. I know this is going to be bad for my already slow progress. Any suggestions to getting over this lazy couch rot side effect? I've thought about bringing this up with my PCP but, like, how do I go about asking my doc for some prescription strength caffeine pills? Lol Idek if there IS any such Rx.

I tried other GLP1s , lastly was Wegovy and it did absolutely nothing. I was devastated as expected and figured I was a "non-responder". I've been trying to lose weight since I was 12 and I'm 35 now, had severe PCOS and infertility my entire life. and after an unsuccessful life of obesity and major diet changes. the ONLY thing that worked in 20+ years is Zepound. Ive lost 35 lbs since Feb. and got my first period in 15 YEARS.

It has completely changed my life. -My ovaries, my skin, my mental health, my sleep, my asthma, allergies- everything.

TL;DR if GLP1s aren't working for your body try Zepbound first before throwing in the towel. it works differently than the others chemically.

How can you scientifically confirm TDEE? Where would you go? The reason I ask is that as a lean adult (F) 15 years ago, when I tracked calories daily to maintain my weight, my maintenance calories were 1750. I was in my early 30s and was in the best shape of my life, lean but muscular, and beautiful and healthy. Even though I wasn’t an athlete, people always assumed I was due to my build.

Whenever I’ve needed to lose weight in the past, I’d always need to cut back to about 1200 calories, which makes it about a 500 calorie deficit to the old maintenance calories. That makes sense.

But even now when I weigh almost 100 pounds more than that (!!!), even a 1500 calorie/day diet has me modestly gaining weight. None of the TDEE calculators that account come close to that, even for just the basal rate.

I’m thinking that maybe I need to target 1000-1200 calories or less while on Wegovy to see a gradual loss. However, I feel like if I say that out loud then all the naysayers will come out of the woodwork and scream about starving myself and killing my metabolism, yada yada.

I just think those calculators do not reflect reality for me and I’d like to confirm that, but how/where?

While I’ve posted in here several times showing more flattering photos, the one to the left is one that I’ve never shared online for obvious reasons; however, I’m so excited to share it with this community because if we’re in this community, we had exhausted all other efforts before getting on Wegovy.

I hope you’re encouraged to start to reclaim your life again. I hope you’re encouraged to post your most vulnerable photos alongside the one you’re most proud of.

To those of you who are interested in getting started, do it! To those of you who’ve seen minimal to no results, keep going. Keep betting on you. To those of you whose lives have been transformed, congratulations.

Starting weight: 228lb Current weight: 184lb Goal weight: 150lb

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50 lbs down, finally into oneder-land again. I’m holding steady at 190, even with upping dose. Some days I feel like the girl on the left, some days I feel like the girl on the right full of confidence. Started in September, so 6/7 months in.

Just super thankful for the changes this has allowed me to make and continue making.

Cheering everyone else on during your journey! You got this! 🎉

Hi everyone,

I've been on MJ since September last year and have lost around 42lbs. Before that, I was on OZ from February to July 2024 and lost 30lbs.

While on OZ, I had strong appetite suppression and reduced food noise - more-so compared to on MJ. Since I can't get OZ anymore (non-diabetic), I was thinking of moving to Wegovy since I seemed to have a stronger reaction to semaglutide.

Has anyone moved from Mounjaro to Wegovy and experienced similar/greater weight loss and appetite reduction?

Not sure if it is worth it. I am meeting with my doctor this week anyway, but just wanted to get some anecdotal advice.

Thanks in advance!

The Biden administration had started the ball rolling to get GLP1s covered for obesity under Medicare. The Trump administration decided today to not move forward with the approval process.

I follow this issue closely, and the administration's abandonment of this proposal is a SIGNIFICANT setback. It means we won't see any more movement on Medicare GLP1 coverage for obesity until we have a new Administration. That's not a political rant. That's reality.

https://thehill.com/homenews/5233357-medicare-medicaid-obesity-biden-trump/

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/04/politics/trump-medicare-anti-obesity-drugs-biden/index.html

Hey everyone, I just started my first dose today. I need tips. What should I do? How should I avoid the side effects? What can I take for constipation? What can I take for the heartburn what to eat and what not to eat help please

I just started a new pen. I wasn’t looking forward to doing 1.7mg tonight. I am not feeling very well, but I am down 3kg. Popped my needle on and pushed the button to bring some up to the surface. I saw nothing. So I mindlessly dial up to 1.7kg and press the button again. All of a sudden a stream is projected into the air across my kitchen! Holy crap. I release the button and think I just wasted a whole shot. I immediately start cleaning up what’s on the floor but I don’t see a lot. I check the pen and only need to crank it a few clicks to get back to 1.7mg. Whew. 😅 I didn’t lose too much. Hopefully I can still get 4 full shots from this pen. I pay £275 per pen, so that’s about £70 per injection. That’s the last thing I need in this economy. Especially after the last two days of Trumponomics and its effect on the market. 🤬

I am down 40lbs and have 15lbs to go.

I cannot express how grateful I am for this medicine. I have been on some sort of diet since I was 12 years old. I have never had a more normal relationship with food in my memory.

I ran a mile before work today. I went in a restaurant to celebrate and the celebration was not cooking, instead of the food. I tell everyone asks me how much I love wegovy because frankly it has changed everything for me.

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My weight loss has stalled and my provider is moving me to Zepbound. I have a co worker who is on it and told me that it works well.

Has anyone done this and how were the results? Should I expect the same side effects as I did with Wegovy?

I noticed this and thought it was kind of interesting. Prior to starting the medication my heart rate had been dipping quite low while sleeping (35 bpm). I suppose I can tolerate this side effect.

Typically the only "symptom" I have is burping and farting a lot, with an occasional bout of dumping syndrome (already was dealing with that due to having no gallbladder). But for the last day and a half I haven't been able to eat hardly anything and have had the worst bouts of diarrhea (and a few times of throwing up) since starting on Wegovy. I'm only on the second dose up and I want to know if anyone else had experienced this or not. I have a Dr appointment on the 8th that I'm definitely going to be bringing this up also.

Side note: I'm 2 months in on the shots and 9.2 lbs down from my starting weight of 359 lbs (currently 353 the last I saw my nutritionist)

Trying to decide on the regular or low/no-sugar options? I usually do Electrolit or Liquid IV. Does anyone have a recommendation for what is best? How often do you take it? My water system at home has a re-mineralization stage to make it more Alkaline. So I’m wondering if additional electrolytes are even necessary?