How I became overweight – Im on quite a few depression medications including nortriptyline, pregabalin, trazodone. these medications causes my appetite to go up and crave for snacks. My weight was not an issue before these medications. I recognise the issue and I want to resolve it. however it feels like im in the middle. on one end im trying to seek professional help, go to the dietician etc. and most of these professionals usually dismiss me and say that this is normal. but when I go back to my closer friends, they say that the weight is unacceptably high. anyway I want to lose some weight so here goes try #75
What I tried before
What problems couldn’t be solved
day 1 – I had blood test in the morning, so I took my first semaglutide pill. its 14mg and its called RYBELSUS. I could feel my stomach cramping up soon after. but since I have ongoing GI issues, this didnt really bother me. the appetite was reduced during the day but I also didn’t quite feel well. I vomited a few times but didnt think much of it. my body is sensitive to medication so I usually have a stronger than usual response, so I was expecting it. until at night, where I vomited out liquids of like 2L. this is NOT NORMAL. the stomach cramps that causes the vomit was very strong, as if I had food poisoning.
day 2 – usually I try to do it at least 2 days in a row. completely lost my appetite, ate maybe only 1 bowl of rice. I think this is too excessive for me. firstly I dont want to feel sick. 2ndly im not trying to go for a crash weight loss problem. im seeking to develop sustainable habits. this means I should be having at least 2-3 small meals per day. this is too much. vomited again, hoping this goes over real quick
day 3 – im not taking the full dose of 14mg today. in fact im going to completely skip it. why? doctors usually recommend new users to start from 3mg per day. and slowly go up to a 14mg/day maintenance dose. not straight up to 14mg. 2ndly, I can usually do with less as my body is sensitive. lastly, actually I have already been controlling my appetite so im already eating very little. even less than this is not sustainable.
day 4 – rest
day 5 – rest
day 6 – going to try for 1/4 pill which is 3.5mg