Ozempic User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

• Greg
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 27, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Took first Ozempic shot in Doctor's office. Felt ok through the week. Took second shot, and started getting sick that night. Diarrhea and vomiting. My wife had to help me off the floor of the bathroom. Missed 2 days of work. Had to make emergency visit to doctor to get pills to stop vomiting. And the sulfur burps were horrible."

• Theresa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 6, 2023

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I have been using for about 1 1/2 months and have lost 14 pounds. I don't have much of an appetite but some of the other side effects are bloating, constipation, diarrhea, throwing up and very tired. I love the weight loss, but the side effects are too much!"

• No name
• March 1, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Victoza was no longer working to lower my A1C so my doctor prescribed Ozempic. It’s been 4 weeks. Since I’d been on the maximum dosage of Victoza, she assumed it would be a smooth transition to the maximum dose of Ozempic. While it did reduce my blood sugar, I’ve had every side effect: nausea, vomiting, explosive diarrhea, heart palpitations, heartburn and disgusting burping. Some days I can’t leave the house. I didn’t immediately realize that these symptoms were related to the medication so I continued to inject the maximum dosage. I thought I had a horrible bug. After the second week, I made the connection. So I went down to a half dose but that wasn’t enough. Now I’m down to .25. I’m still having side effects so for now I am on 2 Prilosec, 2 zofran and 4 Imodium per day. My blood sugars are down, sometimes dangerously low. I lost weight but of course I would with the nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. I’m going to try to stick it out."

• Ellie
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 29, 2022

For Cardiovascular Risk Reduction "As someone who suffers with IBS diarrhea this was the worst week of my life. I only started with .25 and had really bad side effects. The pain and diarrhea was so bad I thought I was going to die. Glad to see it works for some people but if you are someone like me you are losing weight because you’re constantly on the toilet and can’t eat because of nausea and diarrhea. One week of suffering because the Doctor thought this would be a miracle drug and it was covered by Insurance. I read some reviews where they are told to hang in there for a few months and it gets better. I would not wish this on anyone."

• Jtokyo
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 11, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Been on Ozempic for a week. Using it with Metformin. I was taken off glipizide and januvia . I’ve lost 6 lbs so far. Appetite is way down. A little nausea and diarrhea for a few days. Feeling better the last day or so. I highly recommend trying this medication."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 2, 2022

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I started taking Ozempic to lower my A1c. I have had frequent diarrhea. It has interfered with my employment to the point where my supervisor spoke with me about it. I have had to leave work because I had diarrhea like stool pouring down my pants leg. I hold a high profile job and to say that this has been horrific would be an understatement. I went from an 8 A1c to a 7. Not worth it."

• Erika...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 17, 2023

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I am a 45-year-old woman. Started ozempic .25 mg dose 6 weeks ago, increasing to the .5 mg dose after 4 weeks. Lost 13 pounds so far which makes me happy. Started with some nausea, some explosive diarrhea, and general fullness feeling, and no cravings. Now I’m experiencing more constipation and after the last injection dizziness/light head feeling. Don’t like that at all. It never goes away. Don’t know if it’s related but also tingling and some numbness in one foot. I’ll try injecting my thigh next time and see if that helps the dizziness because I definitely do not enjoy that feeling. Almost a jittery feeling as well. Weird. So I’m hoping these will improve over time as I am liking the weight loss results so far. I’m wondering if anyone else has had this dizzy/jittery feeling and if it will go away."

• JRo
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 29, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Within 2 weeks after moving from the starter dose of Ozempic to 0.25 to 0.5 I began having vomiting in the wee hours of the morning, with INCREASING intensity, nearly every night for last 2+ weeks. The last 4-5 have been really rough. I also take metformin 500 and glimeperide 2 both am & pm. This weekend I went down to Ozempic 0.25 dose, but Sunday and Monday nights were both awful bouts of vomiting. (No diarrhea at any stage with Ozempic; occasional nausea during day, very decreased appetite) Is anyone else having this bad and persistent vomiting? THANKS and good luck."

• Diani...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 2, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I’ve been on ozempic about 8 months. I went to the 1mg dose pretty quickly. My sugars became normal. I was losing about 5 lbs every two weeks . My A1C went from 6.8 to 5.6. No side effects at all. I’ve lost about 30 pounds overall. About 6 weeks ago, I got sulphur burps, then nausea, then vomiting. Vomited 9 times over maybe 6 hrs. Thought it was food poisoning. Yesterday, I again got sulphur burps followed by nausea and then vomiting. This morning again, burps, vomiting and watery diarrhea. Thought it odd it would again be food poisoning. I never get sick. Then thought maybe it was E. coli or gastroparesis. Then I happened upon this site and started reading the reviews of ozempic. I don’t know why it would take so many months for any side effects to show, but it sounds like this is most likely the cause of my vomiting and diarrhea. I took my last dose two days ago. I take it every two weeks. I think I’ll cut back to .50?next time and see what happens."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 25, 2022

For Diabetes, Type 2 "After 2 injections of .25 started having water diarrhea. On day 3 I woke up and the diarrhea had leaked out and was in my underwear. Start violently vomiting that same evening. This was day 4 of diarrhea, now with vomiting. My blood sugar levels kept crashing. Rushed to the ER, I had xray, every lab work/panel you can think of, CT scan - nothing. Ozempic is the only culprit. I am texting this review from my hospital bed. I was admitted and put on fluids and liquid diet. They are trying to keep the nausea under control and stop these symptoms before it affects my kidneys from being dehydrated. The Ozempic has been thrown in the garbage but I don't know how long the nightnmare from that so called medicine will last."

• JanisH
• March 10, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I have Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes (Diabetes Type 3c) and I have been on Ozempic 1 mg. for over 4 months now, switching from daily Victoza. I have only once had to stop an Rx for a side effect that did not go away during treatment, so my endocrinologist started me on 1 mg. Ozempic. I have experienced 4 months of frequent bouts of explosive diarrhea on Ozempic, but I determined this was not a side effect. Ozempic gave me a temporary gluten intolerance. After stopping it and going back on Victoza, it appears that after 5 months off of Ozempic, I can again tolerate gluten. Now I am unsure if I really want to try a different once weekly GLP-1 Rx."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 11, 2022

For Cardiovascular Risk Reduction "I started Ozempic for weight loss. I took dose 1 of 0.25 week 1 and had a little nausea. I took dose 2 on Saturday morning when I was supposed to. On Sunday I felt terrible with nausea. Sunday night I was vomiting and diarrhea with major stomach pains. These symptoms have now lasted 6 days. My body is in so much pain and discomfort from vomiting and diarrhea and unable to eat or drink. I would never recommend this drug to anyone. The side effects are so terrible that I would not want the to take the chance. I’m hoping these symptoms will go away soon."

• Thick...
• June 27, 2018

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I've been taking this for 2.5 months. I've lost a solid 10 pounds. I take it right before bed so I can sleep off the initial side effects, if any. There is little bit of diarrhea, nothing too crazy. I have major loss of appetite, I can eat half meals or half kids meal and always full after few bites. Sugars are low. The major side effect is nausea but it isn't every day. I've thrown up 3 times within the past 3 months which is something I never did prior. It comes out of no where and honestly I'm unsure if it is this injectable or just from taking iron supplement and vitamin. Could be the vitamin. I feel tired also, not sure if it's just work or a side effect. Overall I'm happy with the injectable plus it beats taking a pill every day."

• Nomor...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 23, 2021

For Cardiovascular Risk Reduction "Sulfur burps, sulfur farts, abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloated, pancreas pain, sore breasts, feeling as if I am going to faint, pressure behind eyes. I have never been to the hospital so many times in my life. They told me I had a "stomach bug" turns out that it was OZEMPIC. I had such high hopes, I've heard many great things. User beware!"

• M1ano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 16, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Started on 0.05 dose of Ozempic 3 weeks ago. Side effects are horrible!! Only took 2 times and had to stop, have had diarrhea and abdominal pain ever since. Definitely takes away your hunger. I am a chef and love food, but am too nauseous to enjoy eating!! It might work for some people, but I would not recommend it. Side effects are not worth it!!"

• Tessie
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 14, 2023

For Diabetes, Type 2 "So I began Ozempic just a few months ago. Just took my first 1mg dose last week and I have to say, I am sick all the time. Anything I eat is for sure going to end up in the toilet one way or another. The diarrhea is out of control and constant. When I was only on the 0.25 mg dose, I had a window of the day where I actually was able to eat and not vomit it up later but since going all the way up to the 1 unit, I cannot keep anything down. I have two small children and I feel exhausted all the time from the vomiting and the nausea. I have decided today, that I will discontinue this medicine as I cannot deal with the severe side effects. Even Zofran isn’t working."

• toned...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 7, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I have taken this now for nearly 2 months. I experienced diarrhea but that subsided. The thing that really bothers me is the excruciating joint pain. The skin on my forearms and legs also hurts. I have had blood tests done to check for any kind of inflammatory process (arthritis, etc) and they are all normal. The Ozempic is the only thing I have done differently. I like my blood sugars coming down and the cravings for carbs has lessened but I can't stand to be in this much pain all of the time.....it is affecting my life...I quit taking it."

• Bubbles
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 31, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I started Ozempic Dec 4 with 0.25 the first and second week and 3rd & 4th week .05. I lost 6 pounds. The only side effects I’ve had was, lack of appetite ( but I do eat, but a 3rd of what I used to), full stomach, diarrhea just 3 times in 4 weeks, and today a sudden onset of blurry vision. My eye doctor squeezed me in today and found nothing wrong. I told him I was taking this medicine and a side effect was blurry vision. It may just even off in a few days, nonetheless I have a call into my primary doctor to make him aware and see his opinion. So far, that’s about it. I will continue to take this unless I’m told otherwise. It’s really keeping my glucose below 100 daily."

• Edano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 6, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 2 "So I have been on Ozempic for 5 weeks. I am tired a lot. Not sure if this is the drug or my poor sleep but now that I see others are tired a lot it makes me wonder. I have nasty burps a lot. I started on a dose of .25 for 4 weeks. I had a lot of low level nausea but not too bad except for one day. Then last Sunday I took the higher dose of .5 and I was okay on Sunday and Monday but Tuesday the nausea was horrible and I had explosive diarrhea all day to the point I had to take immodium and I got my Dr.'s office to prescribe an anti-nausea med Zofran which helped a little. The next day less nausea and today is Thursday of that week and I still have the burps and more BM's than I would like as well as a lot of gas. I know I have lost weight just by how my clothes fit. I have very little appetite. Not sure if the pluses outweigh the minuses yet. I am probably gonna try one more week and see how I feel. It has had a modest impact on blood sugars. I have been using less insulin."

• Beaver
• October 14, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I started Ozempic at the end of July 2019. After 10 yrs of metformin 1000 mg a.m and p.m. & Januvia the result turned into explosive diarrhea. Tried Jardiance which resulted in yeast infections. Then Janumet, all of these with metformin. Constipation. Started Ozempic in July .5 mg with metformin. Lost weight and appetite suppressed but diarrhea continued. Changed to 1000 mg metformin in a.m. & Januvia in p.m.. Constipation again. Changed to 1 mg Ozempic after several months and 1000 mg metformin in a.m. and 500 mg p.m. no Januvia. Constipation. Finally taking 1 mg Ozempic and 750 mg metformin a.m. and p.m. works great. Bowel movements normal. My daily readings went down using Ozempic. No side effects. Lost 19 lbs. Not due for A1C TIL Dec.. Love it. Went from 200 lbs to 181. Sugar cravings decreased. Feel positive. I am an active 70 year old female. I don’t plan on taking Ozempic forever because the possible long term thyroid side affects scare me."

• Alir
• January 21, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Hey guys. I'm a type 1 diabetic and my doctor has been prescribing Ozempic 'off license' and it has really been working well for his patients. My doctor thinks I'm taking too much insulin and my A1c has been quite high the last 5 years so he wanted me to try this. The annoying thing is it's worked so well. I've lost loads of weight and my blood sugars are basically perfect but the side effects are getting worse. I was meant to go up to 0.5 but I was too sick. I take my injection on a Wednesday night. The whole next two days I'm nauseated and find it really hard to get out of bed. Then Friday night, sat and Sunday is horrible. Terrible pain in my stomach, cramps all night to the point where I can't sleep at all, and diarrhea. This weekend I took immodium really fast but I was actually in the most pain yet. I thought I needed to go to hospital it was so bad. I'm on it 8 weeks now, did anyone's side effects go away? Feels like it's getting worse."

• Jens...
• November 24, 2021

For Cardiovascular Risk Reduction "Stay away from beef! Its a gamechanger. I have lost 43Lb over 4 months. It really works for me. I am at 1mg/week now and I feel full constantly. I eat around 1/4 of what I usually did and my sweet tooth is a lot less than it used to be. I had a lot of side effects with sulphur burbs, diarrhea and vomiting at the beginning. I found a 100% correlation with eating beef and the nasty side effects. Even as little as 1 oz! I had been feeling fine for a month when I last week tried 1 bite of at nice steak! 24 hours later the terrible side effects was back and I lost 5 lbs over 24 hours (mostly fluids). So stick to chicken and fish. I have not dared to test pork or lamb yet :-)"

• Pump...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 21, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Endo gave me a 1 month sample for type II. Just into my second week at 0.25. Initially, upset stomach and diarrhea. Wouldn't say nausea per se, more like a stomach ache. Diarrhea wasn't crampy and prolonged like metformin. Appetite really decreased. Sugars started going down about 3-4 days in, and symptoms lessened by day 6. But....weight GAIN of 3lbs! What the...? just on day 2 of 2nd week, no nausea, but still eating less. Not peeing as much and wake up earlier and easier, and morning sugars down from 11-12ish to 8-9ish. I will be disappointed if I am the rare one that gains weight though."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 26, 2021

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I started taking Ozempic 2 and a half months ago, starting at .25 dose and worked up to 1mg dose. I had diarrhea on and off for the first 2 weeks. My blood sugar went up to over 200 every day and to 300 a few times. I have never had blood sugars reach 300 before and fasting readings in the 200s were non-existent. I had significant dehydration after the 2nd week with vomiting and dizziness. My doctor prescribed insulin to bring down my sugar and said I wouldn't see glucose control until I was on the full dose of Ozempic. I've been on the full dose for a few weeks and my blood sugar is still out of control, even with insulin and Metformin. Ozempic doesn't work for me and the past few months have been a huge setback in my diabetes management. My A1C prior to starting Ozempic was 7.3. I have been working with a dietician for years and follow a low carb diet. I exercise everyday. I hope when I get off Ozempic my blood sugar stabilizes and I haven't damaged my system."

• MJano
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 18, 2021

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I was on Ozempic (0.5) for 11 months. I had all of the worst gastric symptoms the entire time. Constant diarrhea, constipation, sulfur burps, constant rumbling stomach, VERY loud and odoriferous flatulence, and no real control over bowel movements. I was wearing diapers so I could sleep because I was afraid I would not have time to get to the bathroom. My A1c went from 16+ to 6.6 in 3 months, so I stuck with it. However, I had lost 70 lb. before I started it - and gained back 40! I eat right, and did exercise (until the gastric situation was too bad). It has taken 6 weeks, and I finally feel normal, but my A1c has shot up to 13 in that time (which means it's probably higher than that). I don't have any other chronic illness besides diabetes - no gastric issues before that."