Obsessed with Mounjaro

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I'm undiagnosed but think I have adhd or something similar. I get obsessed with new things for a while.... very much so with new diets etc

I got desperate regarding my weight so ordered MJ on Wed. Injected on Thursday. I've not done much since other than scroll through hundreds of posts. Trawled the Internet for anything MJ related and it's definitely my new interest.

I'm a bit concerned that it will wane like every other thing I've ever tried and that the feeling I'm having now on the second full day is how I am on every new diet.

I'm keeping it mostly a secret so at least friends and family won't have to listen to my obsession this time.

The thing is, this is how I ended up obsessing about food. Always being on a diet, fantasising about being slim and the rush from losing weight has made me someone who every waking moment thinks about eating.

Is anyone else similar and did MJ truly stop you thinking about food? Did anyone else get obsessed with MJ? Thanks for reading this long post.

Gosh. You sound like my brain. No advice. I'm diagnosed autism, probably ADHD too. I do this and burn through hyper focuses really quickly.
I'm on the road to trialing weight loss injections but can't quite afford it just yet.
You can only give it a go. It'll be interesting to see the impact - most of my food obsession is sensory seeking so I'm hopeful it would dull that somewhat.

Oh this is me too! I didn't even think it was connected to my ASD but I suppose it could be. I always get obsessed about my latest weightloss thing but always thought of it as a positive thing. It usually helps keep my eye on the ball and makes me more determined. My most successful weight loss efforts were accompanied by intense forum interaction.

I have tried to stop reading about it and now try to limit my obsession to the mounjaro threads on here. This self limits itself to the number of new posts.

I could have written this post and weirdly nearly started a thread last night about mounjaro use and ADHD!

I've been taking MJ for 10 weeks now. The first few weeks were amazing. The food noise was gone and I was losing weight fast. By the 4th week the honeymoon period was over. Food noise has crept back in and unfortunately I am able to overeat. I'm finding that it is mostly in the second half of my monthly cycle that this happens after ovulation. I'm not eaten any where as much as I was before though and I'm finding it much easier to get back to calorie counting.

I'm in this for the long haul (I've still got at least 5 stone to lose) so I'm trying to work on better coping mechanisms. I wish my hyperfocus would turn to exercise!!! I think I'm just a bit bored now. I've lost 1stone 7lbs so far which is amazing but I'm also annoyed at myself because in the past I would have been at goal after that kind of loss...how did I let myself get this far gone...oh yes, undiagnosed ADHD!!!

Sorry not actually much useful advice but just wanted to let you know your not the only one whose brain works against them!!x

Sorry forget to say that yes I have found myself obsessed with MJ and reading the threads on here!! It is definitely my self soothing method of choice...for the moment!!!x

I have just had my breakfast. My nemesis - white toast with marmite. I had one slice because it was the last slice. Would I have had two if they'd been there? Yes. Am I full up? A little but I think it's more the honeymoon period than actually anything happening. I'm fully aware I'm on the starter dose and lots of people don't feel much yet.

I'm hoping my brain doesn't get bored of this too quickly or see limited results and decide to eat for the hit I'm after. Only time will tell but to say I don't trust myself would be spot on. I almost want to feel sick so I really won't want to eat.... Feeling full never stops me!

I'm dx ASD and probably ADHD too - and similar to @DDisnotnormal, I was thinking it would be good to have an ND-specific thread on here - especially given the posts later on MJ thread 12 about how MJ affects dopamine and serotonin stuff.

MJ has definitely become my new special interest. I have the current main thread open all the time, have gone through the reddit mounjaroUK stuff, have Googled, have spreadsheets and graphs of target losses and actual and dosage dates and amounts etc. It's so weird how MJ seems to be able to stop my addiction to food (so far, but only on week 2) but not my addiction to information! It's not improved my ability to focus at all either (if anything, that might have got worse, as has my sleep, which was already rubbish).

I am buying two pens at a time, and planning 2-3 purchases (i.e. no more than about 6 months' worth). Am hoping setting this limit will help my interest be sustained enough to get to where I need to be but we'll see. I think the cost helps in a way, (and the fact I don't need to schedule an appointment or go anywhere for it), because I really won't want to waste that sort of money with it just sitting in the fridge and going out of date.

I'm addicted to information seeking currently.

I'm waiting for adhd assessment so weighing up adhd meds and MJ and which to take first.