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Thanks. Better again today, but then I went and fell over - not badly, and landed in a pile of my husband's clean laundry - which shook me up, and although I've been out for a walk since then, I'm still a bit shaky!

Just grumphing because my insides are playing silly******* again - either won't go or can't stop! And when they do both on the same day..... oh well. Edited by mods to remove profanity

I'm glad for you. Metformin seems to suit me very well and (I think) keeps my blood sugar under control; I don't test it at home or anything, and the GP only does once a year, but last year it was, "Keep on doing what you're doing". So they probably wouldn't prescribe Ryselsus on top, or even...

Sadly, many practices, including mine, reserve semaglutide, whether oral or injectable, for those who "really, really need it", according to my GP. I think you have to be very seriously obese and/or have other life-threatening conditions before they'll even think of it. I am quite sure that if...

I'm now pretty sure I'm on the real thing, although the pills don't taste bitter. A month in and my appetite hasn't returned - I do sometimes feel hungry, but it does vary. I've learnt only to serve myself a small helping of any meal, rather than having to stop half way through! I have...

Poor you! It does sound as though maybe the trial isn't for you - I believe it isn't for everybody. If you ring them up, I'm sure they would be very sympathetic and advise you to stop. You gave it your best shot, but it wasn't for you!

They aren't a placebo - they stimulate a particular shiatsu point in the wrist (P9, I believe), which reduces nausea from almost all causes, but they are mostly used for travel sickness. I've been using them for years. I did think at first they were a placebo - but on occasions, I've forgotten...

Then I hope you get the replacements asap, and don't have to wait too long for them. A very nasty recovery period, I gather, but after that it's brilliant!

Mine has no bitter taste, and after 2 weeks any side-effects have disappeared. BUT my appetite still hasn't got back to normal, and I've lost 500 grammes this week (finally gave in and bought a pair of bathroom scales). I want/need to continue losing weight, so even though I suspect I'm on the...

I've just seen an ad for this product, and am not particularly impressed. HOWEVER I do wear a magnetic bracelet and have worn one for many years, and it has been transformative for my dodgy knees, to the point where I could stop taking daily glucosamine (recommended by a GP, who says it is...

Probably just as well, as the more we avoid ultra-processed foods like crisps, the better (okay, once in awhile won't kill us, but still!). Our bodies know....

Even if I am on the placebo, my appetite has definitely not returned! A couple of days ago I was hungry about 5:00 pm, so ate a scone with butter and jam (yes, I know, but everything in moderation, right?), and then I simply couldn't eat my supper. And this morning I couldn't finish my...

I'm now in the first week of the randomisation tablets, which I started on Sunday. I thought at first they must be the placebo, as they didn't taste bitter - but later that afternoon I started to feel slightly sick, and since then I have had those odd not-quite-burps-not-quite-hiccups and...

I'm now in my 3rd week of the 7mg tablets, and all is going well. I did feel a bit sick the first couple of days, but it soon wore off. My appetite varies - some days I have very little appetite, other days I could eat for England.. But my sister tells me I've lost weight - I never weigh...

I'm now on the first week of the 7mg tablets; side effects not too bad! I did feel rather sick on Wednesday but my tai chi class cured that and I've been fine since. Mind you, not a good moment to change the dose as I already had some kind of minor virus. I am keeping my fingers crossed that I...