My experience switching from Zepbound to Foundayo
Quick background: I started Zep at the end of July 2025. I am self pay so I planned to lose slowly and stayed on 5mg the whole time. I was close to my goal weight (26lbs down) so I switched to dosing every 10 days for maintenance, then Foundayo was released. I worked with my doctor and was able to make the switch the first week it was available. I opted for the lowest dose (.8) to see if I could maintain my weight and I’m about to start my second month.
Here’s my experience so far:
Pros:
- It’s less expensive
- Taking a tiny pill once a day every day at any time works great for me (I have Hashimotos and have to take Synthroid in the morning)
- According to the scale I’ve used the whole time, I seem to be maintaining my weight, but…
Cons:
- I feel bloated ALL the time, and I feel like I’ve gained
- I have horrible gas no matter what I eat or drink
- I have more of an appetite and don’t have quite the control I used to have for sugar (damn Nerds clusters!)
- I get a stomach ache about 10 minutes after I eat that sticks around for anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour
- It feels like the inflammation has returned: Maybe not as bad as before since I’m now at a healthy weight.
I’m going to see how this next month goes, but if things don’t improve I might switch back to Zep.
Curious if others have made the switch and hear how it’s going for you.