When do you take Ozempic?

[mathjak107]

my trulicity peaks in 48 hours and it’s half life is 5 days …

what i don’t understand is why these drugs can take 4-6 months before they work full strength

[gizmo980]

Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke

I'm not using Ozempic, I use a different injection, but the directions say to use it on an empty stomach. So, first thing in the morning, and I've chosen Friday as the day.

Because of this "on an empty stomach" thing, I suggest that anyone suing injections take a few minutes to carefully read the insert to make sure there are no sort of suggestions that will dictate the time the injection is taken.

My doctor said the opposite... that I should NOT take it on an empty stomach (eat a light meal within the hour prior), and to also drink orange juice with it. Interesting.

And to answer OP, I take it on Monday nights. Just happens to be when I got the first prescription filled, and I was too anxious to wait. I work a Sunday-Thursday schedule, so perhaps it would have been a better idea to wait until Thursday nights. But my side effects have been minimal (hardly anything now that I'm in month 3), so it doesn't really matter to me anyway. I get some random hunger pains and slight nausea in the first couple of hours, and then I'm fine.

[mike1003]

Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke

I'm not using Ozempic, I use a different injection, but the directions say to use it on an empty stomach. So, first thing in the morning, and I've chosen Friday as the day.

Because of this "on an empty stomach" thing, I suggest that anyone suing injections take a few minutes to carefully read the insert to make sure there are no sort of suggestions that will dictate the time the injection is taken.

https://www.ozempic.com/how-to-take/ozempic-dosing.html

Take Ozempic ® once a week, on the same day every week, exactly as prescribed by your health care provider. You can take Ozempic ® with or without food. You may change the day of the week you use Ozempic ® as long as your last dose was taken 2 or more days before. Your once-weekly routine with Ozempic ®

I also read an article recently that said to take Ozemoic on Tuesdays. Rationale is that taking it Tuesdays gives you best coverage over the weekend when most people tend to overeat (This was after ny post above)

[Cloudship]

I've been doing Monday evenings. The rational being that my worst cramping, etc and insomnia happens two evenings after. And Thursday morning are the best day for me to deal with it.