Mounjaro July 2024

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Thought id start a thread for anyone starting in July given we are almost there. I've just ordered tonight with Voy, hoping I get approved and will be able to start next week.

I'm a little apprehensive as some of my eating habits are emotionally driven not hunger! So I'm going to need to find some will power too. That's why I've gone with a company that provides support as well as just medication.

Anyone fancy joining along?

My starting weight is 18st 1lb and I'm 5ft 5 so I've ALOT to loose.

@EricCatman just wondering if you’ve had any issues getting your subsequent orders with bmi under 30? I also told a little fib to make my bmi 30 it is over 29! Im worried if I order next month and have lost a lot they won’t re approve? I ordered with MedExpress

Hey everyone!

Quick update from me. Weigh day today and have STS which is fine as I have my period and am constipated.

I finished my 4 doses of 2.5mg with no side effects other than feeling very cold after the 1st and 3rd injections.

Bonus dose was 3.12mg and had bad diarrhea 48 hrs after with terrible pain, put it down to eating out - had a cream based sauce. But had diarrhea again a couple of days later, albeit without pain.

Decided not to risk 5mg on the next injection day so went with 3.75mg. Again had terrible pain and diarrhea 48 hrs later (no food trigger this time).

In-between times, I'm constipated.

Might go back to 2.5mg next injection day as I will be away on holiday! If suppression wears off early, I can always inject again a bit early as there will be loads extra left in this 5mg pen.

Anyone else finding moving up similar? Not sure if my body will start to get used to it. I wouldn't continue if I got this pain and diarrhea weekly as it can't be good for me.

No, this time they didn’t ask for any photos - so no problem getting it.

@NewLifter that sounds grim. I have been on a similar path with doses 4x 2.5mg plus bonus dose of 3.3mg. I did 3.75mg on my next pen. Luckily I only had one bout of an upset stomach day 4 of my third 2.5mg injection. I have had an itchy rash just above my navel that resembles shingles. This could be unrelated as I have had it before. I will have a rash over gastric side effects any day of the week.

@NewLifter I'm really sorry you're having those side effects, they're exactly what I feared when moving up. Sadly, I've had the opposite - absolutely dire constipation the last 2-3 days, that no amount of psyllium husk / prunes / orange juice etc is helping. Have resorted to my son's lactulose before the pregnancy piles make a reappearance 🙄

Hope you feel better soon, fingers crossed that it's short-lived.

Thanks for the support! Hoping it improves otherwise I will definitely have to stop 😭

Good luck @NewLifter i hope you feel better soon.
i had a bout of diarrhea after the second injection and the fourth injection weirdly. (Have done 5 now - bonus dose was only 2.5mg).

I am going to do 3.75mg next week. I find it odd how some weeks I get no/different side effects to others but am now super careful what I eat on the day leading up to injecting and immediately after (each time tummy upset has started about 24 hrs after injecting).

see how it goes - these last two weeks you’ve had it you have increased the dose, albeit by a small amount so maybe stay on the same dose and see if it settles down

this is strong stuff. I’m amazed by posters who have had to fibbed slightly as their starting BMI was a bit less than 30. I would not be messing with this medication if I didn’t consider the health effects of staying obese and the damage I’m doing to myself through that.

@User364837 my bmi was 29.9 people with bmi of 27 can start this with additional health issues. My fat is also centred around my waist which is the danger zone and predictor of suffering the health problems that come with obesity.
there isn’t going to suddenly be an issue if I take this with a bmi that is .1 less than 30! So all those health issues people have as obese would still effect me this is why I am doing this I cannot get my weight down I have tried for years.

@NewLifter i had extra symptoms on the bonus dose of 3.25mg so I had a 11d break between doses and have stayed at 2.5mg been fine and losing steady.

Thanks, that's very reassuring!

Had my first 5mg this morning, have felt nauseous and have had the trots since, I am due on though so it could be the period shits.

Happy to say that I lost 4lbs this week, my mid week gain seems to have righted itself...I'm now 19 lbs down in 5 weeks

Wk 1 8 lbs
Wk 2 4 lbs
Wk 3 2 lbs
Wk 4 1 lb
Wk 5 4 lbs

I had my bonus dose Friday pm, it seemed a bit more than the usual dose but not measured.

i had a few sulphur burps last night (sat), then I woke up in the night and had to run to the loo and be sick! First time I’ve had that but I wonder if the dose was a bit higher.

I've had the trots today too, although I was expecting it after a nandos yesterday. Only twice and not horrendous, but never fun at work, especially when I sometimes spend a long period of time scrubbed up sterile doing procedures so I can't suddenly nip to the loo! Yet to shit my keks at work though so onwards and upwards, or downwards as the case may be! Static this week for me, but I've taken a loperamide a few days so guessing that's made me retain some fluid too

I’m on my third pen. I had one at 2.5 then one at 5 then because I felt the 5 was working ok I ordered the pen that I’m using which is my second 5. I’m down to 11 stone 6 pounds. I think I will stick on 5 for the next one too.My start weight was 13 stone 10 lb . My aim is 9 stone 13 lbs which is a weight I have not seen since before puberty.

I started this because I went on holiday with my girl pals, ( all over 21 ha ha ) and I of course was the fat friend, life and soul of the party. The photos were horrendous. I went up to my room in the villa cried for an hour, and ordered there and then so that the pen would be ready for when I got home. I have read so much here on Mumsnet, the main long running thread has been vital reading for me and was the final thing that pushed me to order mj.

No one knows I’m taking it, and that’s the way it will stay. I feel I am learning to eat well, and can say NO THANKS. I have stopped drinking alcohol as I just don’t like the taste anymore. Gin and tonic and Prosecco were my favourite drinks, no desire at all now. Bread is another thing I have been able to cut out alongside biscuits and cake. Chicken is my friend!

All the weight losses, the stalls, the highs and the lows of doing this, reading about how everyone else is coping , it’s just been such a wonderful support.
May we all continue to lose and get to the weight we want to be and stay there!

I finally managed to weigh in today. I thought I'd had a "whoosh", I'm down to 100.3kg, 3.5kg from 26 July.

That's a stone in 4.5 weeks, I'll take it.

Moving to 5mg hasn't been a significant difference in hunger reduction, and on day 6 now the hunger is definitely back. The losses I've achieved are certainly motivating me to keep at it regardless!

SW: 106kg
CW: 100.3kg
GW: 74kg

It feels achievable!

As I posted earlier I had my first 5mg pen yesterday morning, felt nauseous all day and with a bad tum, but OMG this morning, HELLO SUPPRESSION! Made my usual breakfast of yogurt with fruit and I managed 2 spoonfuls before giving in...I'm so glad it's kicked in, I was starting to struggle on the 2.5mg.

@KeepinOn well done, that's a great loss!

Luckily the poo issues seem to have cleared up which I'm very glad about as our toilets are actually right next door to our offices (portacabin), shared, and you can hear everything!

I decided to stick with 2.5 for month 2 as on holiday for first two weeks and was worried about side effects- felt so exhausted when I started taking it. Slightly regretting that now as appetite suppression seems fairly minimal. Will definitely move up next month.

Yeah I've been pretty tired during the day but last night I couldn't sleep at all - don't know if it was just a coincidence but it happened with my first 2.5mg jab too, but just for 1 night. Still feeling nauseous today though, hope that disappears soon

@Mounjaroooooh I usually have issues with pooing at work! But mounjaro is making me get over that haha!

Just moved to 5mg on Friday.

Saturday no appetite managed to eat a small ie 3 spoonfuls of home made curry.
Sunday full appetite back so had three meals small portions and was sick as a dog all last night and back to no appetite and feeling nauseous.

Managed to lose 3lbs since Friday 🤔

I hear ya, when you gotta go, you gotta go!

Weird isn't it. Yesterday after the jab my appetite was normal, it didn't really kick in until today and I couldn't finish my small breakfast. Felt peckish at lunchtime so bought a sandwich and could only manage half...hopefully eating too little won't have a detrimental effect!

Well done on your 3 lbs loss

@Mounjaroooooh thank you. I had no side effects with the 2.5 but felt like it wasn't working. Fingers crossed it keeps going like this and the side effects ware off.

I've made a new thread as this one is nearly full! Wonder collectively how much weight we've lost!

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5135339-mounjaro-july-2024-continued here is the new one if anyone wants to carry on the support