Mounjaro has totally transformed my life

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I’ve always struggled with my weight, I can remember crying in the toilets at a Wacky warehouse birthday party aged 9 about my weight! I’ve go to dieted throughout my 20’s and started the year at 18stone 4lbs which at 5foot was dangerously unhealthy.

At the end of January I decided enough was enough, I was heading for an early grave and needed to myself sorted. I started on Mounjaro after a recommendation from a colleague at the end of January as since then I have lost 4stone 5lb. I still have another 4 stone to go before I’m at the top end healthy weight but truly it is the best thing i’ve ever done.

It hasn’t been easy, the side effects are brutal, it isn’t cheap and there seems to be a stigma about taking it and ‘cheating’ but for the first time in my whole life I have a grip over my eating, I feel healthy and strong. The mental (as well as physical obviously) effects of being morbidly obese are devastating, I’d be embarrassed about leaving the house, my weight was the first thing I thought about in the morning and the last thing at night. I could not see anyway out. Now, I feel confident, have been on holiday and got in a swimming costume which I haven’t done in years, taken my son to a theme park for the first time, I am able to go into a shop and buy something off off the rail. A million things

Not sure why I’m posting this, not many people know I’m on it and even the ones who do don’t really understand as they’ve never been overweight. But I’ve been looking back at my progress since January today and feel really proud of myself for once in my life 🤣

That's brilliant, I'm so pleased for you.

Well done. I am so happy for you. This is an amazing achievement.

Really chuffed for you. I can't understand the people who knock others for using weightloss injections, especially when they can be so life changing.
Be proud of yourself OP and get out there and enjoy life.

Well done op. What are the side effects if you dont mind me asking. Ive been thinking about taking mounjaro myself.

I'm thinking about doing it too - 5 foot and 13 stone. What are your side effects? I'm also waiting for ADHD medication so not sure if the 2 can go together

Well done OP 🎉 life changer for me too. 1lb off a 6 stone loss. One more to go. X

It does feel amazing, doesn't it OP! I'm half way there too, and small things like walking up the stairs without getting out of breath, bending down to pick something up without being winded. And yes, the clothes!

Well done, on such a massive weight loss!

Well done OP and everyone else
FWIW I don’t see it as cheating, it’s no different than getting a bit of Botox or lip fillers or something else to make yourself feel good. And I say this as someone who has never been over a BMI of 25, I certainly don’t judge anyone taking weight loss jabs to change their life.

Same here! I've been on it for over a year and for the last few months I've stayed at the same weight, quite deliberately. I don't get any side-effects and haven't for well over six months so stick with it and hopefully the side-effects will stop. It really is life changing.

Well done! Its life changing!

So pleased for you.

the ‘cheating’ thing is ridiculous. Cheating at what? Living longer and healthier?

why do some people need to see us sweat and starve after a lifetime of yo-yo dieting. If it worked then why would we need weight loss injections?

why do people ascribe a character judgement to this life changing medication?

They can! I found that MJ actually helped a lot of my ADHD symptoms, definitely the impulsivity side but I'm now on ADHD meds too.

That's brilliant. And please ignore anyone who thinks it is 'cheating'. As you say, it isn't easy - expensive, side effects, injections. And even if it were easy, why shouldn't it be? Why should getting down to a healthy weight have to be a difficult slog of self denial and willpower? That's like saying all clothes should be scrubbed by hand in the river. We have easier better options now.

How do ADHD meds and WLI react together? Is it okay?

They are fine together, I checked with the pharmacy & the titration team.

Yeah brilliant, I feel great and symptoms are really reduced - the only thing is that I really have NO appetite at all so I do have to force myself to to eat.

I take ADHD meds and I’ve been on Mounjaro for over 2 years. ADHD makes you prone to overeating due to a lack of impulse control. Its been amazing for me. 5 stone lost, 8lbs to a healthy BMI.

Good for you love 😘

Thank you everyone and well done to everyone else!

From forums etc, I do think I have sadly been in the minority for how long my side effects have lasted as I still experiencing them. These have included-
—extreme fatigue
-acid reflux
-vomiting
-nausea
-constipation (just started suffering with this, pray for me 🤣)
-brain fog

I have had to have sick leave from work twice since January (for 1/2 days at a time) as I just couldn’t function. This was when I very first started at when I went from 2.5mg to 5mg. I am currently prescribed 7.5mg as I only go up a dose when I need to but I have took 6mg last week and wil do again this week, I still had minor effects but less than 7.5. Although as I say, I think I’ve been unlucky as my colleague has had no symptoms since the first week!

Please excuse all my typos 🫨

You should be really proud of yourself. There shouldn't be a stigma attached to it, it is your money and you're investing in yourself. You can tell from your post how happy you sound and how much more you're enjoying your life and the impact on your son as well.

Just popping on to say for folks interested in the jabs, pop over to the weight loss injection thread, I’ve been on them nearly a year, 6.5 stone down, in maintence and feel fantastic, had no side effects, and over 80 percent of people don’t have side effects or have very minor ones, the op is indeed in a very small minorty with “brutal” side effects and it shouldn’t put people off, but yes, everyone should be aware , that like any medication we can all react to it.

Me too. Gave me my life back and now I am me again. Best thing I ever did.

Well done OP! An amazing achievement. I’ve also been using Mounjaro. I’m four stone down and feel fantastic. I don’t see it as cheating, I see it as making the best use of the tools available to me, and it isn’t an easy option, you still have to do all the hard work of healthy eating and exercise. Enjoy your new healthy self!

Good for you!

I do think about those kids who have been and felt fat all their lives now feeling totally liberated and enjoying life in a way they never felt they could.

I wish I could take it to get rid of stubborn 15kgs but I’m 98 kgs at 6ft and so not eligible.