Once I hit my weight loss goal on semaglutide, I went back to a low starting dose and sometimes skipped a week or two. But after two weeks with no injection, I notice the food noise returns and it’s hard to make healthy choices. I crave sugar all the time and it feels like I have to give in to the urge to eat chocolate or candy or else I start to feel dizzy.
I gained 8 pounds back pretty quickly once I slowed my injection schedule, so I am too scared to go off Ozempic for long periods. But of course I don’t want to be reliant on this expensive medication forever, especially when we don’t know all the long-term effects. I just don’t know what else will stop the food noise that has controlled my life for so long.