Am I daft to discuss starting Mounjaro with my GP?

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Hey I know there are lots of Mounjaro threads but I'm hoping this one gets a wee reply or 2. I want to start Mounjaro, I've checked the interactions with 2 medications I am on, Quetiapine 50mg and Sertraline 150mg and there's no issues I can see. I have a Dr app next Thursday about my HRT issues and I also want to ask if she would support me on Mounjaro or at least check my medication interactions for reassurance.
My question is, if your GP is aware of your use of Mounjaro what was their opinion? I don't want to have it vetoed without them listening to my reasoning.
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Hi what did ur doc say I'm on 50 mg quitiapine and 100 sertraline put 2 and a half stone on i ordered munjouro online ..just received it

Oh wow - thanks for the advice. I had absolutely no idea. How amazing of you to offer such help.

Hello, I am thinking of ordering Mounjaro from Asda but there are several options. Is the injectable pen £134 for one week or one month?

@Starlightwarrior - I haven’t used Asda but it will be for a month. Well four weeks. Each pen has four doses.

@Peridot1thankyou. I am apprehensive and need to read up more. Ideally I'd like to to take it for, say, three months in order to reset my overeating but then need a plan to maintain without it.
Thanks again.

@Starlightwarrior Definitely do your research. The medications are an amazing tool but not a magic wand. And you definitely still need to eat properly and have a plan for life afterwards. Eating lots of protein and fibre is really important.

@Peridot1 thanks so much - I am on to it this morning. Can't manage to fund more than three months so will weigh the possible (if any) benefits up bearing that in mind.

@Starlightwarrior - this thread might be worth reading.

Edited to say mainly so you can see how some people who have come off the meds are maintaining their losses.

Quitiapine can make you gain weight it’s one of the most common side effects, but you can still lose weight on it and Mounjaro as I have done.

I discussed all of this with my GP before I started and he was really helpful. Wishing you good luck on your weight loss journey.

If you are on oral progesterone as part of your HRT mounjaro will affect absorption. This will happen when you start taking mounjaro and each time you go up a dose, so bear that in mind as part of your hrt review if it’s relevant to you. Pharmacists, both the private ones who would be prescribing your mounjaro, or those at your gp or dispensing chemist, will hopefully be able to advise you on potential interactions with other meds.

DH has switched from wegovy to mounjaro in the ladt few months. I organise his WLI prescriptions for him because he's useless with online stuff like that. So I emailed his provider and asked them how long to leave between the 2 different drugs. They said 7 days so that's what he did and he has had no problems switching. He uses pharmacy 2u and he's now on 7.5mg of MJ and losing weight again. No side effects from either drug.

My post was almost a year ago @Caaarrrl but thank you anyway! Have been on Mounjaro now since September. No major losses but it’s creeping down.