Ozempic User Reviews & Ratings

• dana
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 26, 2020

"Started taking this medication off label for weight loss only. I am not diabetic. Started on Aug 30, 2020. First 2 weeks I had some mild nausea, nothing terrible, and some mild dizziness. The past 2 weeks, I have had no symptoms. I definitely cannot eat what I used to, or you will feel sick. I am doing the weekly injection at 0.25 along with Weight Watchers, and in the past 26 days, I have lost 10.5 lbs :). My sweet tooth cravings are pretty much gone. Really happy so far. I am increasing to 0.50mg next week. I'll keep you all posted!"

• Stingie
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 21, 2021

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I did one injection and have been ill since. I have had acid reflux, burping, vomiting, constipation, headache, and dizziness. I tried to eat small meals and drink plenty of water as directed by my physician, but I have been unable to hold anything down. Five days after my first injection, I'm off work, drinking Pedialyte, trying to get my strength back, and avoid being hospitalized. This is the worst that I have ever felt in my life."

• Cheryl
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 30, 2022

For Cardiovascular Risk Reduction "I did lots of research before starting Ozempic, so was aware of potential (hideous) side effects. I started a week ago on a starting dose of 0.25. (Had my second 0.25 dose this morning). Super, super, super happy! Based on research, I have opted to inject in my upper leg rather than my tummy. I don’t know if it’s based on the injection location, or if I’m just lucky, but I have had ZERO side effects. No nausea, no dizziness, nothing. I am eating three sensible, small, low-fat meals a day, with perhaps a small amount of fruit as a snack, and walk my dog regularly. I am down 1 kg (2.2 pounds) over the week, and am super confident that I will be able to continue on Ozempic until I get down to my goal weight (20 kg/44 pounds to go). Although my doctor said he will increase my Ozempic to 0.5 then 1mg over the next 2 months, I am going to say no and stay on 0.25 for as long as that works for me. Why increase if the current dose is working! I am 55. Cost in Australia = $132 per script."

• Lynn
• December 22, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I took one dose of Ozempic and I have been sick ever since. Diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, stomach cramps, and a little dizziness. This is terrible, will never use again. Can someone tell me how long these symptoms last?"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 24, 2023

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "Horrible experience. I only took 2 dosages because I had difficulty functioning with headaches, eye pain, nausea, dizziness, and overall feeling awful. The additional issue is I've been off the drug for a week and can't get rid of the symptoms. I'm nauseous every day, with headaches, and dizziness. How long until all of this goes away?"

• TED...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 9, 2023

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I have been taking Ozempic for 9 months. I am 74 years old, and a workaholic. I simply do not have time to exercise. I am at my computer working between 18 and 20 hours x 7 x 365. This will not change - ever. I got up to 274 lbs. I weigh once weekly. Today I weighed 191 lbs., or a loss of 83 lbs. over the duration - or about 30% of my body weight. Some slight dizziness from time to time which has diminished considerably after the 2nd month. Bad diarrhea for 72 hours after each injection until I discovered this medication does not like fat/grease/fried food of any type - then, some manageable diarrhea thereafter. Dosage .5 mg. Extraordinarily easy to use."

• Val
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 14, 2020

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I’m a nurse. I started this med and unfortunately the nausea, gastritis, dizziness, and headache continuing into week 4 is simply not worth it. I can’t lay in bed and be miserable, which is what this does to me. At first, I actually thought I had a GI Bug. If there is any other choice, do not put yourself through this."

• margie
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 3, 2023

For Diabetes, Type 2 "The side effects of my gastrointestinal symptoms have made this drug intolerable to me. While my A1C is now down to 6.1 from 7, at my age, 7 is still considered an acceptable result. So in my estimation, it has not been worth the severe cramps, diarrhea, headaches, blurred vision, and dizziness I have experienced."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 29, 2024

"Works for weight loss but had to stop before I wanted to because of nausea, vomiting, dizziness. Tried a second time with less vomiting but still nauseous and dizzy. One sounded to feel so sick to lose weight. Probably will stop again. Was taking 1 mg each time."

• Daniel
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 4, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Two days after the injection I get a pretty bad headache, indigestion, and a bloated feeling that lasts the day. This week (6th shot) has been different. It’s the second week the dose was raised from .25mg to .5mg. I felt like I had to throw up. The indigestion, burping, constipation, sore muscles, aches, and heavy sweating all felt like I had a horrible flu. I stayed home from work. I went back to work today, when I normally get the headache, and had heavy sweating, burping, indigestion, cold clammy skin, bloating, diarrhea, and depression and anxiety (years since I had either one). Tonight I still have bloating, wrists and shoulders sore, and indigestion with burps. My neck is really stiff. The normal headache has started with a little dizziness. I am still debating what to do as this has been an effective medicine. My blood sugar has gone from 290 to 90 to 140 when I check it. I have lost weight as well."

• Laxma...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 26, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "Update: since my last report I have not taken another dose. I’m on day 11 of feeling sick and miserable. I have indigestion from the smallest amounts of food, steady low grade headache, sweats, fatigue, nausea but the worst is extreme dizziness every time I stand up. This drug may work for some but my experience from one small dose was horrible"

• Odie
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 22, 2023

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "This is my third week and I feel absolutely horrid!! I have constant dizziness, extreme fatigue, and generally feel like crap. I don't think I will continue. It's not worth it to lose maybe 20 lbs but can't get out of bed and function. I am tired of feeling like death warmed over. Unfortunately, because it is controlling my appetite I'm full after a few bites. I am on a 25 mg dose."

• Lizzy...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 16, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "On the fence. Took my first shot of Ozempic .25 last Wed at docs office. I was nervous as I couldn't tolerate Metformins side effects. But she reassured me this was gonna be the answer to my prayers so I agreed to try it. First day I was fine then they hit. Woke up feeling dizzy, nauseous and shaky. My fasting blood sugar was 157. Lower than it's been in quite some time. Ozempic does its job. My BS has been managed quite well. I definitely don't have an appetite. Have to make myself eat and drink. Have very low energy. Tired all the time. Aside from that, it's the other side effects I'm having trouble living with. Waking up wee hours of the morning clammy with severe nausea, mild headache and dizzy. But it's only been 6 days. The constant nausea, dizziness, headaches are almost unbearable. Not sure if I'm gonna continue. If the effects are like this now, what are they gonna be with the increased dose? Theres Gotta be a better way!"

• JLano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 3, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I've been on Ozempic 0.25 for five weeks, it's great for losing weight, but the side effects are not worth it. Let me review what Ozempic has been like, the first three weeks were ok & then I started noticing nausea, stomach burning, headache, dizziness, upper back pain & severe constipation & very tired & depressed. Ended up in ER with mild pancreatic attack & high lipase levels. I've had no desire to eat or even drink water. It makes me gag & I used to drink a lot of water. I'm done with these injections. I will stay on my metformin but I can do better on a healthy eating lifestyle than on Ozempic & all the negative side effects. Quality of life has went from a 10 to 1 & that is not me. I'm taking my life back. It's really just healthy eating & we can all do that with will power. Good luck to everyone else."

• Larry
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 13, 2024

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I am a type-2 diabetic who has been using Ozempic for about 2 months, one injection weekly, working up from 0.25 to 1 mg. I am experiencing light dizziness, a loss in appetite, and a loss in sex drive. Research which I have done reveals that Ozempic depresses pleasure centers in the brain to reduce food cravings, and I have experienced a reduction in pleasure with more than just food cravings. My other concern is that no one knows the long-term effects of using Ozempic. It is a very popular drug with lots of benefits, so weigh the benefits with known and unknown risks."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 31, 2022

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I did not have a good experience with Ozempic. Other than a 35 lb weight loss in 4 months there is nothing else good I can say about it. From the first dose I’ve had nausea and dizziness. The second dose has been a rollercoaster of constipation, stomach pain, fatigue, with continued nausea and dizziness. I’m constantly sick, I can’t eat anything more than a couple of bites of food. Nothing tastes the same and the smell of food makes me head to the bathroom with nausea. So going out to eat is only a memory now. I do not recommend this medication. This can not be healthy for anyone. I’ve stopped taking the Ozempic and am wondering if these side effects will end, they say it takes 5 weeks to leave your system, I’m counting the days!!"

• 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."

• 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."

• Vukster
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 11, 2022

For Cardiovascular Risk Reduction "I had been on a Keto diet for 10 weeks with very little weight loss and then added 16:8 intermittent fasting for another 4 and only lost about 5 lbs in that time..14 weeks! I had lost 50 lbs in about 8 months a few short years ago and kept it off, thank goodness, doing just a keto diet, no fasting. It was truly confounding why the weight wasn’t budging this time. I went to my doctor because I believe there is a biological reason I wasn’t losing weight and she referred me to and Endocrinologist. BTW, my blood sugar is normal. She asked if I wanted to try Ozempic as one of the “side effects” was weight loss. I was sceptical but I at my wits end with the poor weight loss results. Decided to try it, injected myself a mere 2 days ago and I’m down 2 lbs! Only side effects so far are mild and transient dizziness and nausea and this pressure/heavy feeling after eating even a small meal. I didn’t eat big meals anyway. So far, I’m impressed."

• Ameth...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 25, 2022

For Cardiovascular Risk Reduction "Awful. Just awful. I was fine the first two days after my first injection. Then woke up in middle of night with severe nausea and dizziness. I took zofran which helped. I could not eat or move all the next day. 36 hours later I am recovering. I feel like I had the worst stomach flu ever. I will lose weight the old fashioned way. This is not worth it. I need my life back."

• Laxma...
• August 19, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I just started this drug on Thursday. It’s now Monday and I have lost 7 pounds, however I feel miserable. Today it’s overwhelming dizziness but previously it was nausea, bloating and stomach pain. No appetite whatsoever, extreme fatigue and insomnia! I had six stents placed in my heart arteries on July 22. I was hiking on the 20th and needed to be rescued from the trail. My blood glucose at rescue was 33. I was put on insulin in the hospital and prescribed a cardiac cocktail of six different meds, four of which caused some dizziness and light sensitivity which had improved over four weeks to the point that I was walking an hour a day. I’ve barely left the house since Thursday. I will not take another dose of ozempic PS, the insulin was working well, I was down to 3 units, three times a day of humalog (from 8 unitsx3) and 9 units of basaglar (from 25) plus 500mg x 2 of metformin."

• Lisa
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 30, 2023

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I have taken the 2 mg shot for about 4 months. I have finally been able to shed weight. I've lost approximately 70 pounds since I started at the 1 mg dose about 7 months ago. I have experienced constant nausea, no appetite, dizziness, some brain fog, tiredness, and weakness. My A1C has been excellent. Having lost the weight, my blood pressure is excellent now as well. I'm having unexplained issues though. My hips are hurting and I have muscle aches in my thighs. I have a burning rash sensation in various places, but no physical rash that is visible. I'm beginning to question whether the pros outweigh the cons. The constipation and upset stomach are the worst."

• Anjel...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 24, 2023

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I really wanted to lose weight, BMI 28, age 60. There is no history of type 2 diabetes. Used the drug on my own, started the course in March 2022 at 0.25 for 4 weeks, then increased to 0.5 for 8 weeks, and finally switched to a dose of 0.75. I did not increase the dose further after 4 months. Experienced a panic attack with a pulse of 187. Took a break for a month and then started with a dose of 0.15. Continued using it as a maintenance dose for 11 months. Experienced very little nausea. Lost 25 kg in a year, resulting in a BMI of 19. Side effects include nausea, fatigue, apathy, and dizziness. I stopped taking Ozempic in June 2023 because a Holter monitor showed episodes of atrial fibrillation. I believe these episodes were associated with Ozempic, and my cardiologist also does not rule out the possibility that the panic attacks were indirectly caused by the effects of Ozempic on the sympathetic nervous system. My face appears to have aged significantly, making me look older than my actual age by 10 years."

• Helen
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 7, 2019

For Diabetes, Type 2 "I started on ozempic 1.25. It helped my glucose numbers significantly , following a bad reaction to steroid shots in my knees. However, I have been experiencing increasing symptoms of migraines - nausea, dizziness, movement and light sensitivity, pain in face, temple skull, back. And today I connected the symptoms to my Ozempic shot. I had forgotten my shot and took it 3 days late. I had experienced 2 symptom free days then just hours after my shot the migraine symptoms returned with a vengeance. I will test this out again but it seems pretty conclusive. Having lost 2 weeks of work already I am hoping I have the answer. But I am frustrated about my sugars because ozempic has reduced my a1c."

• Long...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 4, 2023

For Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight) "I have been on Ozempic since December 22 with a prescription from doctor. My goal was to lose 25 lbs from 165 lbs. I originally was down from 225 lbs and slowly lost it on my own. I also had well-controlled type 2 diabetes. My first month on 0.25 I had some gastro issues, but nothing major. I was losing the weight slowly but steadily. I continued to increase my dosage up to 2mg over 5 months. I also have Multiple Sclerosis and have no idea what is causing this worsening of shortness of breath and dizziness upon standing. Long story short, I finally hit 142 lbs, 2 lbs short of my goal, and the Ozempic plateaus. For about 3 weeks I didn’t lose anything, but today lost a lb. I have 1.6 lbs to goal. I am both scared to go off the Ozempic, and glad to at the same time. My last diabetes A1C was 4.9, the lowest in my life and I was thrilled! I don’t want it to go up, but I can’t live on this forever."