14 months on Zepbound, hit my goal, doctor and then I agreed to stop. My first two weeks felt fine, by week four the food noise was back in a way I hadn't felt in over a year.
Up 4 lbs now:( not panicking but also not pretending it's not happening.
Seriously looking at Foundayo as a maintenance option. Guide me in!
Hi all, figured I'd share a proper month one update because I couldn't find many honest ones when I was just starting out.
overall down 2.1lbs: Had a wedding, a birthday weekend and a work trip this month so not stressed about the number at all, water weight and life happened
side effects: Constipation is the one nobody warned me about. cCming from compounded sema the GI experience is noticeably different and honestly worse in this specific way. Currently experimenting with more fiber and magnesium glycinate at night, slowly getting better.
the good stuff: Coming into my last week on the starter dose I can genuinely feel the appetite suppression now. It's not dramatic but it's there hunger shows up, I eat, it quiets down. No urge to just eat to eat which is actually huge for me personally.
Inflammation is also down which i wasn't expecting this early. also on metformin for insulin which i think is helping the overall picture
stats: 5'4 | CW 174lbs | 32F | goal 148
Moving up to the next dose tomorrow and genuinely excited to see what month two looks like.
anyone else find the constipation worse than their previous GLP experience and what actually helped
Starting Foundayo tomorrow and already overthinking the timing, so there's no specific time you have to take it which is great but also means I have to actually decide and stick to something.
Mornings are a disaster for me honestly. I forget everything in the morning, even my iron which I eventually just moved to night. So I'm not going to set myself up to fail by committing to mornings.
Nights are out too because of the gastric motility thing, it slows digestion and i'd rather not deal with that overnight, so I'm going to try lunch. Consistent, middle of the day, something I can actually remember!!
Opened the bottle just now to see what i was dealing with and the pill is tiny. Genuinely smaller than i expected, so that's not a worry.
Taking my first one tomorrow at lunch and will update with how day one actually goes.
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.
No prior GLP, 3rd week on .8mg & its going well. Minor nausea day1 and gastro issue after a bad choice fried meal another day. Ready to move to 2.5mg BUT that day 1 would conflict with a big bday for me so I'd like to avoid that, if possible. Considering taking 2 doses of .8 a few days prior to move day 1 earlier and also have a more gradual step up (why does the dose triple anyway?). I know all the docs say dont take >1 per day but there doesn't seem to be a real reason against it if youre moving up anyway. Anyone looked into doing this or tried it?
What’s everyone’s experience on when they started taking the pill? Side effects? Any tips or tricks? Any advice ? I am so scared to start this first dose because every time I took the shot it took me out sick wise nauseous for 3-4 days. I bought liquid IV and electrolytes. I also have zofran on stand by
How was your first week and second week?
I’m new to GLP 1s and starting Foundayo soon. Since it’s a daily pill, I want something simple that helps me stay consistent without overcomplicating everything.
Ideally I’d like an app that can remind me when to take it, track side effects, weight, appetite, meals, water, protein, and how I’m feeling day to day.
Any recommendations?
Hi all,
Here’s my experience with foundayo. On week 3 now. Started at the 2mg one.
Week 1-
Started taking the pill in the morning. Felt the food noise disappear pretty quickly. But I felt ILL with headaches and nausea and body aches about 3 days in. Stuck it out. Lost 2 lbs.
Week 2-
Bad and good symptoms continued. Eventually switched to the pill at night and stopped taking my other medication, trazodone, and slowly started to feel A LOT better. Lost 2 lbs.
Week 3- NOW
Barely any negative symptoms, and eating a lot less. I think about food less. When I do get hungry, my eyes are definitely bigger than my stomach, but the full feeling stops me in my tracks. The hardest part has been eating enough protein and food etc to be able to do my hobby sports.
All in all I would recommend it. Stick it out through the hard parts. Strongly recommend taking it at night after the first couple of days. Drink lots of water.
Anyone else having a similar experience? Not sure if I’m going to ask to get bumped up to the 5.5 since this dosage is working well for now.
In fact more than 70% of patients in the OASIS-4 trial only lost an average of 11.5% of their body weight... most people who take Wegovy Pill will not see the advertised average weight loss because the average was pulled up by these super responders...
and funny enough, the listed weight loss of the non-super responders is inline with what we see in the Foundayo trial, which was much larger and had a much more diverse patient population.
so the narrative that Wegovy is magically more effective while agonizing the same receptors has just been inadvertently killed by Novo's own data...
Where are you getting your prescription from and where are you getting it filled? Are you going through your primary doctor, an online provider, or somewhere else? I’m trying to compare options because I’ve heard availability and pricing can vary.
Started at 0.8mg back in April and have been titrating up slowly since then. Moving to 5.5mg today which feels like a real milestone.
Going low and slow has been the right call for me personally. I had some headaches in the first week and a little fatigue around day 4 or 5 but nothing that stopped me functioning. Appetite suppression has been genuinely good, noticeably less interest in finishing meals and the between meal snacking has basically stopped on its own.
Hey everyone! trying to make this a weekly thing so we can actually track how people are progressing over time and also so people who are new to GLP-1s and considering Foundayo can see real experiences from real people and not just clinical trial numbers.
Drop your update below, whatever you're comfortable sharing:
The more people share the more useful this becomes for everyone just starting out, thanks!!
Day 12, never on any type of weight loss drug before, but have done lots of CICO dieting through my life.
Every day I am counting calories/protein/fiber. It is feeling an awful lot like my previous calorie counting, but less hunger and less temptation to give into. Is this normal on a GLP-1? The protein/fiber counting is mainly because I don't want to feel sick/get constipated/lose muscle. But the calorie counting...it's getting stressful. Once I increase dose, will I not have to count as much because I just won't be thinking about food as much?
I'm on day 11 and other than a blood pressure med interaction last week which has been solved, I'm noticing fatigue, general achiness, and some depression. I am on an SSRI already, long-term, and I super sensitive to medications, weather changes, you name it. Just have one of those bodies. Has anyone else noticed themselves feeling more down than usual?
Or achy?
EDITED to add: it seems I should be taking a glp-1 separately from an SSRI. Otherwise absorption of the antidepressant is hindered due to delayed gastric emptying from the glp-1. The aches and blues are feeling like SSRI withdrawal, so that's the light bulb moment for me. I will move foundayo to the afternoon and see what happens.
Please note: my weight loss is coming from the starting point of a larger person so my losses and timeframe are relative to a much higher starting point. I am under medical supervision and encourage anyone on this medicine to seek their family physician’s guidance.
Progress
Food noise at 0.8 mg continues to be suppressed but I can tell it’s time to move on to the next higher dose because I am not having any side effects and the medicine’s potency has waned a bit. I still feel mostly full but evenings have become a bit more of a challenge.
I went back to my doctor for my one month follow-up and she is quite pleased with where I’m at. I was her Foundayo test case, and I was also her first patient follow-up. We both agreed it was time for me to increase to the 2.5 mg dose.
Wins
It’s time to contemplate some wardrobe adjustments. Thankfully, I have one of those adjustable magnetic closure belts, but some of my other clothes are definitely much looser.
Goals
I plan to continue focusing on water intake, protein intake, and walking. I am also sprinkling in some resistance band work. I also plan to check in on this forum for the continued support, wisdom, and celebration of wins and help with challenges.
Thoughts
If you are reading this message and you are considering Foundayo, I suggest consulting with your family doctor who you can go to for periodic bloodwork and to reassess your dosing strategy.
As I mentioned in a previous message, I put aside fighting with insurance and did the $149 0.8 mg cash price at Costco leveraging my Costco Executive membership and Citi Costco Visa credit card reward features. With continued success, I plan to pick up the insurance fight to get them to cover it as a new drug not yet on formulary along with an associated drug tier override exception. I’m not wasting mine or my doctor’s time on that until we reassess. I realize that increasing my dose level to 2.5 mg will bump me up to the $199 retail cash price point. The financial sacrifice is well worth it for better overall health.
Shoutout to the Foundayo Family
Welcome aboard to everyone who has joined the Foundayo community recently. Reddit offers a great place for all of us to have a community working to help and support each other. I wish us all continued success on this journey.
Caveats
This drug has risks. But as my doctor explained, my comorbidities are the driving factor here. I could not handle Wegovy or Zepbound shots. I have this psychosomatic reaction where I feel like I can taste the medication in my throat as soon as I inject it. That triggers nausea that seems to last the whole week. I opted against the Wegovy pill as it is a more rigorous dosing regimen, and I was afraid to go through my intense Wegovy nausea again. Hopefully no one else experiences that. If Foundayo doesn’t work for me, I will likely reassess and reconsider the Wegovy pill in conjunction with my family doctor.
Hello all! A couple of months ago, I tried switching from Zepbound to the Wegovy pill. After only three doses, I had horrific fatigue. I slept for 15 hours one day while I was off work.
I really want to try Foundayo, but I am dreading the possibility of having a repeat episode with the fatigue. Out of curiosity, how has it been for everyone else?
Has anyone noticed appetite suppression or weight loss on only .8 mg? I started the medication yesterday and I'm curious as to what I can expect.
Novo Nordisk published data today showing that almost a third of adults taking the Wegovy Pill in a trial responded early to treatment, losing an average 13.2% of their body weight after only four months, before going on to achieve 21.6% weight loss by the end of the 64-week trial.
This data might be interesting for those assessing whether to choose the Wegovy pill, Foundayo or injectables. That Wegovy pill weightloss number beats even injectable Mounjaro/Zepbound.
I am switching from Mounjaro to Foundayo for maintenance since I've reached my weight and A1C goals. Does anyone have experience with how quickly I can titrate up on Foundayo considering my Mounjaro history? I was on 7.5mg my last shot and I'm now taking the 0.8mg Foundayo (starting dose).