Mounjaro August thread 2

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Hi here's another thread.

From the message boards I have been reading people do this... but the manufacturer says you are supposed to discard any medication you don't use after 30 days of first use... by doing smaller doses you could have a pen that lasts you 2 months. The medication might not be as effective after 30 days and every time you are inserting a new needle there is the potential for bacteria to be introduced.. the longer this goes on for the more chance the bacteria has to grow and multiply which could be dangerous if you are injecting that into your body.

Hi all - checking in!

Took second dose of 2.5mg on Thursday. Still feeling nauseous almost continuously. Have to force myself to eat. My daily intake looks like: 20g porridge oats, yoghurt and raspberries, fillet of salmon and lettuce, then yoghurt and berries for supper. I feel permanently full and sick but I couldn’t be eating any cleaner than I am. Lots and lots of water.

I’ve lost 10lbs since 8 August (10 days ago) and most importantly zero snacking/desire to snack. But I’d love to have a more happy medium - less weight loss, much much less nausea, and a tiny bit of appetite! I can’t believe my body has responded quite so vigorously to all this. I’m not 100% sure I will be carrying on after this month unless the side effects chill their boots!

SW 14 stone 5
CW 13 stone 9

I really thought it had worn off today but my roast dinner defeated me after about half!! Nice to know I can enjoy my favourite foods and still listen to my signals

Found you all!

Just injected my 3rd dose. I’ve been sticking to Sundays but we’re away for the next two - next sun is no problem I’ll just take my pen with me but that’s my 4th, supposed to be final dose from that pen. We’ll still be away the following Sunday so I can’t order the next one to arrive that week as won’t be home to receive/ refrigerate it. Can’t afford to order before then as payday not till 27th.

So I may either end up using the bonus dose. Or more likely I’ll order whilst away but to receive on the Monday we’re back and just shift my jab day to Monday. I wanted to move it a bit anyway to fit in with another trip I’m going on the following week. That trip is also the reason I want to stay on 2.5 - just don’t want to rock the boat till I’m back from that one.

I had a right palava!!!

I ordered with them about 10 days ago. Used my first dose on Monday and on Thursday had my coaching call.

After my call my coach basically decided I had binge eating tendencies and my "subscription" would be cancelled.

I found this out by getting an email saying I was missing out on their amazing programme, no personalised email. I was told to return it for a refund. Messaged to ask for a returns box and to say I wasn't happy and I got a message from my coach basically saying I had to accept it. Messaged again to ask for a returns pack and nothing.

This morning I got an email basically telling me I could still rejoin and get all their amazing benefits, so I have emailed the customer service to demand a full refund and that they stop messaging me.

They have also suggested I pay for their CBT service and then see if I qualify for the Mounjaro after that. They've basically given me a taste of it, and then taken it away while asking for more money from me.

In the meantime I ordered from bolt on friday, it was approved yesterday morning and arrived this morning, the ice pack was still fully frozen. Only slight grumble is they didn't send me any alcohol swabs for my needles - I will order some off Amazon as I have 3 left from Voy and will get some before I need them

@NeedSomeAnswersPlease surely you just use up your voy pen first?

I have to return it to them for a refund, just waiting to find out how to return it

@NeedSomeAnswersPlease I didn't realise we had to prime each time. I've just done it the once 🤔
@MrsHerbs79 who was your supplier at £215? I'm switching to Oushk as Voy are too expensive.

@NippyCrab I'm sure that's what the voy instructions told me!

Flip, I better read them again 😬 xx

I've just given myself my first dose. Didn't even feel the needle! Fingers crossed I don't feel vile.

EMED xxx

Found you! I find it very puzzling how some of us are experiencing zero nausea on 2.5mg but others are really struggling with it. Could it be anything to do with if you have a inherent tendency to be quite sicky anyway? I've had no nausea on 2.5mg, and as a rule I'm very rarely sick and never had morning sickness etc.

Had my third dose on Saturday. Definitely didn’t kick in as quickly and I haven’t had the full suppression of my neuro symptoms that I had the other two weeks. Still, I have only had minimal short lived side effects and positive ones so it would be churlish to complain.

I am wondering about a bigger dose next time. Maybe 3.75 to prepare for the five.

That's a good point

I feel queasy.

I had awful hg when preg and was so sick and queasy and spitting whole preg

I don't feel as bad as that as needed cyczline which I was on from 6w preg till gave birth

which btw medexpress
Sell for £7 as they emailed me so cheaper then a pres from nhs

Week three weigh in and another 3lb off which seems to be my pattern but happy with that as scales are going the right way and hopefully slower loss = more easy to maintain !

Weighed myself and I've maintained this morning (probably a combo of higher carb yesterday and my period being due) so that's 12.8lbs off in the first week. Made up with that and I can't wait to jab again tonight

I had terrible morning sickness and I was wondering if therefore I’m more prone. Interestingly the vet (!!) said about my dog who is also sick quite often that much of it is driven by the brain so if I keep busy that might help.

Hi! I also did first dose about 9.30pm last night. How have you been?

I was really not expecting any side effects yet, or if there was to sleep them off. But I could not sleep! At first I thought it was the excitement but then it became frustrating. Woke up in middle of night too and again could not get back to sleep. Surely the side effects don't kick in that quick?! Feeling very rotten this morning 😩

Hope you had a better night!

Has anyone found MJ affects their periods? Have twrrrrrible period pains this month! Read on the FB group a lot of people have become pregnant on it !

Definitely woken up feeling crampy which usually doesn't happen till the day my period comes!

From what I've read people get pregnant as the jab affects how your stomach empties and so reduces the effectiveness of the pill

First weigh in after week 1. 3.3kg down.

@HelloHello321, I also found myself awake a lot in the night and for the best part of an hour from 3-4am

I wondered if it might be some kind of cortisol response to the injection. I have a slight headache too.

Thank goodness I don't feel sick, as that was worrying me. Currently making my way unenthusiastically through a pot of yoghurt. I would normally have a big slice of sourdough with butter and jam but the thought of butter this morning is oddly repellent. Not sure if that is placebo effect or genuine!

Just checking in my progress. I'm taking my 3rd dose this morning and I can't decide whether to go up to 3.75mg and split the bonus dose or stay on 2.5.

After 2 weeks I'm down 8lbs and 2 inches off my waist and an inch off my hips.

This week has been tough, really bad heartburn and nausea. I've hardly managed to eat anything and it's been full on at work with 20k plus steps everyday. Yet I've only lost 1lb this week, how? I actually did go down another pound but seem to have gained it again this morning. Is starvation mode a thing? Do I need to drink more water? So disappointed.

@TinaTotal that’s a great loss! I think often when you have a large loss in the first week it evens out a bit over the following weeks, just got to keep going as you are in the right path!