Mounjaro - Starting soon!

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I have decided to start with Mourjano. Have put an order in with Asda and should hopefully be delivered soon!

Anyone else going to give Mourjano a go?

title edited by MNHQ at OP's request.

I started last night on the starter dose. I'd been away and ate and drank too much, had a big pizza last night in prep for my 'new lifestyle' and did the injection before bed so that I'd sleep through any initial side effects. Not sure if that's a thing but I went with it anyway!

Slept great, not sure if that's because I was back in my own bed or what not but I'm not having as much food noise this morning as I usually do and don't feel hungry. Will prep a healthy dinner for my shift tonight but I'm really determined this time around.

I'm also going to calorie count, try and only have two meals a day (can probably skip breakfast) but I can't give up my morning coffee with milk so not technically fasting.

Also can't strictly restrict carbs though that has given me great results in the past, I can't rigidly stick to it now so will try and just cut them back a bit, so if I have some for dinner then cut back for lunch and vice versa.

Knocking the alcohol on the head until I start seeing results (I love my wine).

Great news! Hopefully, we will both be over the stone mark next week 👌

Hello again :)

I collected my order from the post office and have just injected my first dose. I ordered from Bolt on Friday but they needed photos so didn’t prescribe until Monday. I ordered the starter pack with both the 2.5mg and 5mg in as it worked out cheaper. I’ve spent a fortune on wegovy as been using it since March 23 but my weight stalled in October /November.

Offical Stats -

Starting Weight today - 15st7.6lbs and I’m 5ft6 ( used to be 5ft7!)

Day 2, had breakfast, totally stuffed!

I think it’s doing something
no dinner last night

Same here! After recommending Bolt to someone here we both ordered on Friday. Theirs arrived Saturday and mine only came an hour ago. I got the 2.5 plus 5 mg starter pack too.

Am just reading the instructions - am a bit nervous about injecting myself to be honest. I don't mind other people injecting me or taking blood at all but doing it myself is a new concept.

SW will be 188lb. Here we go...

Good afternoon. Really thrilled for those of you reporting big losses- amazing! For anyone not, I’ve read that months 3-4 are when you really see the effects of Mounjaro, so hang in there.
Side effects seem to have gone after 3 days. I now know to eat small, bland meals leading up to and after injection day.
For anyone looking for more info on managing side effects and what happens when you finish taking Mounjaro, I’ve found this podcast and this video really helpful.

Hi is anyone using the compound rather than the preloaded pen?

I’m about to do my first injection. Is thigh or stomach better? How do you know you’re not hitting a vein? My thighs have some visible veins!

I have heard that the thigh gives less side effects and less therapeutic effects. Essentially you want somewhere with lots of subcutaneous tissue. You won’t know if you are hitting a vein (more likely a small capillary) until afterwards but it is unlikely. I did weekly Ozempic for over a year and have only had two or three bruises in that time.

I took my first dose today I did stomach. I lay back and the needle is so fine it slipped in from gravity rather than me having to push it in. Much easier than I expected and completely pain free.

I'm not sure what that is. Is it available in the UK?

Does anyone know if thigh or stomach has better effects? Or are they both the same?

I have been doing them in my thigh, but if stomach works better then I will do next in stomach!

I am coming towards the end of my second jab and feel the effects fading. Roll on Friday for my next dose!

My 5mg arrived today. Got another 7 needles! Was thinking of buying a box of spare needles from Amazon so glad I didn't!

I'm going on holiday in May so will probably have a break then but want to still order the high dose I'm on at the time. So will probably use my high dose pen and count clicks to give 2.5mg when restarting. So extra needles will be handy!

it was much easier than expected though kept thinking with how far you need to twist it out I was giving myself far too much. I did end up stabbing myself with the needle in the finger when I was trying to get it in the sharps box though

@SpacePatch it took until the third injection for me to not get my finger when disposing of the needle.

Food noise and appetite suppression is wearing off quicker this week. Probably because I’m a bit stressed and eating is my comfort thing. I’m still eating far less than I would have, but I have been hungry today.

IDIOT QUESTION: I'm on my first pen so 2.5mg. Am I supposed to be injecting 2.5mg once a week? Or 0.6mg once a week?

Going upstairs now to do my first dose… It is the first time I’ve tried anything like this am excited and nervous in equal measure!
just had a last supper which is silly really but couldn’t resist.
Tomorrow I hope is the start of my new beginning…
I can’t even think about losing weight on one level. I just feel like this is my chance before weight loss surgery.
🤞

2.5mg a week. Wind the pen all the way until it says 1 and give that dose. Then do the same each week after

Not done it long enough to get the results yet, but I feel like this is a better deal that the weight loss surgery. All being well, the medication should do better than what the surgery dose.

Another new starter!
After many years of slimming world, exacts, Cambridge, OMAD I'm finally trying something else!
First dose today at 2pm weighing at 13st

I’m pretty certain this medicine is only available through the Mounjaro injection pen.

Your post is ringing alarm bells for me. If you’re thinking of buying through social media/ a beauty practice , please be aware this medicine is only licensed to be prescribed by a BMA registered doctor.

There have been lots of unsafe and fake ozempic and WeGovy products. People have been injured and nearly died. I’m sure the same will happen for Mounjaro.

Even if the liquid is the real deal, it’s not safe to take an unlicensed drug product and I believe it’s only available in pen form

There is a compound version in the US and I asked my Dr about it. But it has not been tested for diabetes and she would prefer that I stick to Mounjaro rather than taking the compound, even if it is more expensive.

This week has been a challenge, as I am on business travel for the first time since starting the injections. I normally weigh daily, so it feels strange to not know where I am at all. I "feel" fat, but I have been doing really well with food, so I am hoping it will not translate into a gain.

I am eating "normal" food in meetings or organized dinners, etc, which is probably good, as I need to learn how to continue in my day to day life. But my portions are much smaller, and I have not been eating all the pastries and sweets. Also, I have had very little alcohol, and not even tried to make excuses, just been very matter of fact about it.

My pharmacy cannot source the 7.5 right now, so I may have to stay on the 5.0 for another month, which is so frustrating. I won't know until Friday when my next jab is due and I can call the pharmacy. But the most important thing is that I am still on track and not letting myself eat all the usual things.

I plot my daily weigh ins on an app and so get a graph over time. It is now just visible that my upward trending graph is turning a corner and beginning to head down. I am halfway through week 2 and I think the drug does accumulate in the system. Still no side effects 🎉 but I am definitely beginning to feel fuller at meal times and the ‘food noise’ is quietening off.

@spamm it sounds like you are doing great on your travels. It is always worrying trying to stick to a plan when you have less control but I think the medication makes it so much easier as the temptation is less. I hope you get your 7.5 mg pen. I haven’t seen that anywhere in the UK yet but I guess they are bringing the doses in in time for the new starters to get to them.

Good luck to everyone taking their first doses this week.