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?

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I read about that. That's why I've been thinking about ditching the Wegovy and starting the murnjaro instead as the rest of the Wegovy probably won't have any effect. But the waste etc!

I took a dose on Sat night and already feeling hungry. Maybe I will move over to murnjaro end of the week!

A little update: day 4 and no hunger whatsoever yesterday, I had to force myself to eat and had 2 meal replacement shakes I bought and failed to stick to in the New Year just to get some calories and protein/nutrients in me. This is unheard of! Also I’ve not wanted to binge upon crap this morning. It’s working! 🙌

Morning fellow MJ’ers. Day 4. No hunger at all. I’m making myself eat lunch and dinner, but small portions. I feel like I couldn’t eat snacks even if I wanted to.

Side effects are now constipation as I’m eating far less. No scale movement as I’m on and I gain at least 5lbs each month at this time with water bloat. I’ve said before, but reiterating this destroys my resolve each month normally. It’s so hard to see scales go up even when you’re being fairly strict.

Sounds great Twirly and Flappy. Can't wait to hear your weigh ins for the week! (If you are going to weigh!)

It sounds like Murnjaro has an effect on appetite straight away unlike Wegovy that you seem to have to build up before seeing much difference.

Day 2 for me and feeling a bit brighter as I had a headache all day yesterday. I'm definitely eating less so far, although still feeling a bit of hunger. I didn't sleep well last night as I got a lot of tingling in my legs and hands and just felt restless like when my period is due. I'm going to focus on my water and electrolytes today to try to avoid the headaches and see if that helps with the tingling. I was getting it a bit before the jab though so it might not be completely related.

I've been approved! Just have to hope they dispatch it today.

@NextPrimeMinister My photos don't show on my account either but they have reviewed them.
Mine says delivery Wednesday or Thursday 🤞🏼

I had my first injection on Saturday. This morning I didn't feel ravenous like I normally do when I wake up. I haven't constantly been thinking about food this morning either so I guess it's doing something.

Fantastic news

It's like the I started ozempic last night threads. Following with interest to see if it's any different. Hope you get good results.

Will there be shortages soon after everyone rushes to buy it? The ozempic shortages were dreadful.

Mine arrived this morning. Was very easy to use and I feel fine. Bit spaced, but that’s possibly normal for me…

it’s in the bottom of the salad drawer. I’m not sure how I’m going to afford it, but really, my weight and BP being what they are, I don’t think I can afford to not afford it, if you see what I mean.

my plan is to see if it works and if it does, wait til DH comments on my weight loss. Then have the chat. He’s been through so many failed attempts I can’t bear to see his “patient look” again. He doesn’t seem to mind my weight, I was fat when we married, but my health is a worry and I have to get a hold of it if I want to be an old woman one day.

Hi all, does it affect your thirst? Do you find that you aren't thirsty anymore too?

Hello.

I picked up my prescription today from Superdrug (will be switching to ASDA as I see here that's cheaper and you get it posted out).

I am 5ft 1 and weigh 13st 10. I was 0.1 off being diabetic on my recent hBA1C and feel a wreck.

I have always put weight on easily but perimenopause seems to have made it near impossible and I have felt out of control. I actually went to see a surgeon about weight loss surgery last month as I was so desperate.

I feel a bit nervous, but am going to do my injection first thing. I am hoping that it's a good investment.

@stealtheatingtunnocks I suspect I will do something similar after seeing how it goes. I know my DP has seen me go up and down the same half a stone for the last 15 years. I just looked back at my fitness pal. Nothing changes. I can’t beat my brain. Dear Lord I have tried.

I’ve not experienced a change to thirst. I drink lots of water anyway.

EliLilly who manufacture it have said there will not be supply issues. Guess we see.

Even though costly perhaps yous age money on buying food I know I spend a fair bit of money binge eating and takeaways.

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I only started on Wegovy last week, wish I'd waited. I got mine from Bolt - surely they wouldn't prescribe Mounjaro if I've just got Wegovy? Swapping pharmacies seems a right faff with some asking for multiple pictures - Bolt was only ID and full length photo

My fitness pal - a record of my shame.

ive been so ashamed of my inability to get my weight under control, but it is a life long issue.

I remember being upset when I was 8 that I weighed 6 stones. Looking back at photos I wasn’t fat, I was muscly, genuinely, I don’t mean I was big boned or had puppy fat, I mean, I was BUFF.

i should have taken up weight
lifting or strength sports but it was never on my radar.

and now, here I am, carrying the weight of my sad 8 year old self around with me, slowly killing myself and totaly unable to stop it.

its fucking weird. I’m a capable woman, I get all sorts of impossible shit done. Not my weight though, it’s been beyond me.

this had better work. I am desperate and know that surgery won’t work for me because I’d just binge and burst my new stomach.

there’s something wrong with me, I have intractable obesity and maybe my fitness pal record could be used in a study someday. I bet there’s great data in that on women like me - who know what to do, but just can’t.

@stealtheatingtunnocks Our stories are the same. Here’s the MFP record. The highest I have been was 15 stone 1 on the record. This is the last year. I stopped tracking. It was making me obsessional.

I can control and manage most things but my weight has never been one. Having this in my system for four days now has really made me think and realise that whilst it’s all in my head, I can’t outsmart my brain. It seems Mourjano could. It’s turned it off. Maybe it wasn’t just me being pathetic all these years.

And back to when I was really doing it daily. Now that made me unwell. I wanted to beat the numbers. I’d be so, so hungry.

@starlilly88 I think there’s meant to be a break. Maybe try and speak to a pharmacist though it is so new. Maybe as we report our progress you could switch. I only did this due to Ozempic being OOS. I’m glad I did Mourjano instead now having done a lot more reading.

Could I ask a question? Those who have tried this or other similar treatments, what do you do if going on a night out/meal with friends etc? Are you able to either hide it or eat enough so as not to be a party pooper/ hide the fact?
I have quite a few celebrations/birthday meals soon and a holiday coming up in a couple of months and just wondering how it works. Weight loss is more important than eating but I still want to go out. Thanks.

@greyduvetcover I can eat, it’s just the hunger signals seems to be pretty much turned off. I could probably still eat anything, but I don’t want to or have any need to do so. If you experience this in the same way as me, that’s what it’s like. I’d have to order something small.

Day 5. Constipation now in full blow. (Ha, the irony. No blow. Some smelly farts happening!) I don’t know if that’s MJ or the change to the diet. I’ve taken some senna.

No hunger at all. I’m eating half of what I would normally and not interested in sweets or sugar or sugar or sugar…

How is everyone getting on?

My order is now with Royal Mail. Hoping it arrives today.

What did pp do, use it on arrival day or wait until the morning to start the first dose?

@greyduvetcover i can also eat anything but not that much, so I don’t think anyone would notice. Most of all it’s the food “noise” that’s gone for me, nothing really appeals like it did before and I barely feel any hunger.
@NextPrimeMinister I started the morning after it came.
day 6 and 4lbs down this morning, I’m amazed after over a year on Ozempic at 1.5mg that this is working so well on the lowest dose!

I did my first injection last night, which was easy. The needle was very short and fine, so no pain. I decided to do it in my thigh.

I had a restless night - I feel slightly buzzy but that may just be excitement/nerves. I have woken up feeling fine other than a slightly sore throat. The smell of food in the fridge made me feel slightly nauseous. Let's see how the day goes 😊