Ozempic and Nausea: What Users Say

• Typ...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 16, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "I am on my 3rd month of taking Ozempic. No decrease in A1C as of yet. Weight loss, none. Ease of use, I find handling the needles cumbersome. The needles are smaller than Trulicity and less painful to inject. Less bruising at the injection site. Current side effects: nausea, stomach pain, stomach discomfort, swelling, bloating, increased constipation, increased hunger, sour stomach, headaches. I find I am forced to take additional medication/supplements in attempting to eliminate some of the side effects. I've taken stool softeners and laxatives in order to improve constipation with limited success. I am taking a pain reliever almost daily for headaches. I am also taking medication to help ease the nausea with limited success."

• ACD...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 27, 2023

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I have experienced severe gas, belching, flatulence, moderate nausea all night, not heartburn but feels like seasickness, and moderate constipation. Have had about a 7-pound weight loss in a month. Simple to use with no problems injecting or at the injection site."

• gra...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 29, 2021

For Type 2 Diabetes "I started Ozempic 6 weeks ago on a .25 dose. I didn't even notice anything different. I was using my stomach area as the injection site. After the 2nd and 3rd doses, I began feeling sick to my stomach for the first few days after my injection. That's when I began doing more research and found this page. I'm grateful for all the helpful reviews. Someone suggested that I use my thigh as an injection site, which really helped reduce my nausea. I was a little apprehensive about how I would feel once I increased the dose on the 5th week. But I haven't noticed any difference. I've lost a few pounds, maybe about 5. But I have noticed that it has suppressed my appetite. I also took the advice given here to eat smaller meals throughout the day. My blood sugar readings have gone down quite a bit from a 30-day average of 144 down to 110. I could never get my fasting count lower than 120. So far, my lowest reading has been 85, and I am totally thrilled. Thanks for all the advice and help."

• Cra...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 5, 2023

For Type 2 Diabetes "I started Ozempic to assist with my A1C. It was at 7.3 or so. After a month or two, it went down to 5.3. I have lost almost 50 pounds in the year I have been on it (up to 1 mg dose). It really works to suppress the appetite most of the time. The bad: diarrhea, belching (especially after high-carb or sugary foods), nausea at times (when I first started, it was horrible), going from not hungry to starving to puking in a matter of seconds. My husband is also on it, but he doesn't have the same side effects. It's easy to use if you can get over poking yourself with a needle every week. I get some injection site burning pain that goes away quickly."