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Wed after breakfast.
I tried Fridays at night time. It didn't work well for me. I'd be sick all weekend with my family. Bummer!
I found out as long as I eat a protein packed meal before an injection and kept myself busy with work I was less nauseated, less tired, less prone to crawl under the covers on the weekend.
Tuesday morning, 8:00 AM, just before I sit down at my desk in my home office to begin work. That's because, after a three week delay, the pharmacy finally filled my original prescription on a Monday evening. And I have an alarm set on my smart phone to remind me.
Since each injection meant to last an entire week, the timing might not be quite so critical - but keeping to the schedule of injections might be pertinent to the effectiveness. Some online research shows that the concentration of semaglutide in the bloodstream varies over the week, peaking soon after the injection and then fading away over the week, but never disappearing (as long as the injections are kept up).
Per Gilah G's suggestion, I might try to eat a large protein packed breakfast early on Tuesday morning.
My mornings tend to be rushed, and I know getting a good protein breakfast would be hard. That had me thinking maybe take it in the evening, when I know i can get a decent meal in.
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.
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.
The reason they have you take it on an empty stomach is to help avoid nausea or other stomach ailments, not because of medication efficacy. If you aren’t one of the ones who gets that kind of reaction after taking the injection your eating status doesn’t matter. Additionally, injecting the pen in your thigh instead of stomach area can also help avoid upset stomach type problem.
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I use a different GLP1 med, but I find that 60 to 72 hrs after injection is usually when the strength is greatest, or at least when I am more likely to feel the side effects. I take my injections on Friday mornings.
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