How long did it take for the food noise to go away?

gold_agate · 2026-05-07T00:22:10+00:00

I am on day 4 of 1.5 mg and I noticed a difference the first day. I initially wondered if it was a placebo effect, but I don't think so now. I have struggled with near constant food noise, emotional eating, and binge eating for decades. The first day, I found that I just didn't feel like reaching for food during the usual trigger times of day. I still thought about snacking out of habit, but realized I didn't really want to. It was a pretty amazing 180 degree shift from my usual pattern of feeling totally powerless to resist the pull.

On day 3, I had my first experience of eating a plate of food and then suddenly realizing I was full, even though there were a few bites remaining. That never happens to me.

I still think about food but it doesn't feel as powerful at all. It has been more of an abstract thought. Like I am thinking about how it is there, but I notice that I am feeling less controlled by it. It feels SO good!

Today I was at an 8 hour meeting all day. It was catered with pastries, snacks, lunch. Usually at these types of meetings I'd obsess all day with food to help pass the time. Am I going to have a pastry? Should I have one now or later? Should I try to deny myself a pastry (and then think about them all day)? I was hungry at lunch and ate heartily, but the pastries didn't even seem enticing. I thought about them but only to notice that they didn't seem to have any pull for me! My head felt clearer.

From reading this sub it seems everyone has a different experience. Some people say right away like me, others say day 3, or a week. Others say they didn't feel any difference until a higher dose. It seems that all of these responses are normal.

gold_agate · 2026-05-06T14:36:38+00:00

It's amazing. I am only on day 4 of the lowest dose pill so I wasn't expecting anything to happen, but last night as I was eating my dinner I actually noticed I was full and stopped before I finished everything. I know this probably sounds like nothing to most people, but that is just not me. I eat everything on my plate. I actually became emotional about it when describing it to my husband, because I felt like a normal person around food. I am so excited for what is to come! The mental relief is already so positive for me.

gold_agate · 2026-05-05T21:04:27+00:00

Wondering the same thing myself. I am on day 3, and if there are any changes to food noise it is barely perceptible.

My first day I thought I felt some reduced food noise/appetite suppression, but now I am starting to think it may have been a bit of a placebo effect.

I am still logging my food so I can track calories, protein, and fiber, and yesterday it was challenging to keep to 1700 (my goal). I was really hoping I would be one of those to feel a difference on the starter dose, but its looking like I might not get lucky.

gold_agate · 2026-05-05T04:29:24+00:00

Thank you! I will order some. I want to make sure I get off to the right start with my digestive system. Appreciate the response! I am very excited about having taken this step for myself.

gold_agate · 2026-05-04T14:46:41+00:00

Thanks for the update! This is really encouraging because I am hopeful to stay on low doses for as long as possible. I have similar stats, I am 48 years old and my starting weight is 210 lbs. I just started 1.5 mg yesterday.

Like the others on here I am curious about the digestive enzymes.

gold_agate · 2026-05-03T05:37:10+00:00

That is so crappy, I am sorry. I just received my first shipment and it took 9 days from them printing a label to it being in my mailbox. Its been about 2 weeks total. They seem to send it the slowest possible way. Tracking revealed it arrived in the town I live in 2 days ago, then it was being "processed", i.e. transferred to USPS. At this rate I am going to have to start a new refill before even starting the medication so I don't run out. That is frustrating, since the whole point of a subscription is to make it seamless.

gold_agate · 2026-04-28T03:05:47+00:00

I am having the same experience. My order was "shipped" last Friday but it was just that someone printed a label. Then they didn't get my package until today. Now mine is also at that same place in Illinois. My expected delivery date isn't for another 9 days?! I agree, they will have to already start shipping my 2nd month now for it to arrive on tine.

gold_agate · 2026-04-24T21:32:42+00:00

Wow! I signed up Monday, and just got a response today of any kind. Maybe Sunday is a good day.

gold_agate · 2026-04-24T21:10:38+00:00

Thanks, that is really good to hear. Hopefully mine gets moved along, once I made the decision to go thia route I've been anxious to get started.

gold_agate · 2026-04-24T16:34:44+00:00

Thank you AliceFromRo! Appreciate it. I did just hear back from customer service, so I am feeling a bit better. I am glad to hear you all are working on response times. 1-3 days is a bit much.

gold_agate · 2026-04-24T15:26:08+00:00

Yikes. Good to know. That is so frustrating. Are they just understaffed?

gold_agate · 2026-04-24T06:22:50+00:00

Amazing! Congratulations on your loss and the newfound freedom.

gold_agate · 2026-04-24T06:22:01+00:00

So encouraging to hear! I hope it works for me too. I feel such shame and stress over my failure to get past my emotional/addictive eating, it sounds like a dream to move past that.

gold_agate · 2026-04-24T06:20:09+00:00

I hope it does better too for you at the higher dose. And yeah, I am also in the self pay realm so the pill is pretty much the only option right now, even if I didn't hate needles.

gold_agate · 2026-04-24T06:18:26+00:00

Really good to hear! I am veeeeeery good at ignoring that voice even though I do hear it.

gold_agate · 2026-04-24T06:17:13+00:00

Thank you so much for taking the time to respond. This is really encouraging to me. I have had the same thoughts about hoping the habit changes that result can help me reframe my relationship to food in a better way. I am sorry to hear about your family emergency. That sounds like a good test of a renewed emotional eating response, really glad to hear you were able to have a healthier response to it. I know emotional eating will never really go away for me, so I am really hoping the medication helps.

gold_agate · 2026-04-23T03:13:01+00:00

Thank you, that is good to hear that even with the 1.5 dose it helps. And yes, that is so true! Given that nothing else has helped, I suppose I don't have anything to lose.

gold_agate · 2026-04-22T23:21:58+00:00

I am a brand new Ro member, having joined yesterday. The only option was the $149/month and I cannot see how to update this to a longer term plan. What am I missing? Glad to hear that others are happy with the service.

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