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AuntieDote · 19/08/2024 11:03

People getting cross/ stressed over mid week gains - honestly I was the same last week seems to keep losing and regaining the same lb despite being significantly in a calorie deficit all week. Literally by Saturday (official weigh in day/ injection day is Sun) it was looking like I’d lost maybe half a pound all week, and I was a bit gutted.

Then weighed on the Sunday and I was down 3lbs, making a total of 8.5lbs off in two weeks.

I’ve not weighed today, I really do think for me the daily weighing is the way to madness. Up and down half a pound is just the body’s normal fluctuation - even more possibly, and sometimes it takes a bit of time to catch up.

I do worry that, even though mj is reducing the food noise which is great, I am still getting a lot of obsessive diet brain type noise/ behaviour. This has done me no long term favours in the past so perhaps I need to work on that which hopefully I can do whilst the mj is taking care of the food noise part!

NeedSomeAnswersPlease · 19/08/2024 11:12

Loud food noise today. To be expected as my jab is tonight but it's a struggle :(

Usernamechangeforthis12 · 19/08/2024 11:15

Hey all, I’m due jab 3 today.

SW 14st 1
CW 13st 6

I’m happy with that.

Blondeshavemorefun · 19/08/2024 11:31

@Choux 12.5. Wow a how much is that a month and how much weight do you lose usually a week

I haven't weighed yet. Will wait till a week but hoping for 2/3lbs loss

HamAlive · 19/08/2024 11:32

I had HG in both of my pregnancies but haven't had nausea or sickness with MJ. HG research has found the cause to be a faulty gene.

My period is off the charts painful and heavy, I'm really faint, hot, sweaty and have a headache. Not great when we've gone away for a few days!

Blondeshavemorefun · 19/08/2024 11:46

How do you extract the last bit using an insulin needle

Bucdynovehbkfdg · 19/08/2024 11:49

Choux · 18/08/2024 18:49

@Bucdynovehbkfdg this explain of doses is on one of the suppliers websites. I think it might be MedExpress. To minimize side effects like nausea you should eat bland low fat foods.

I think you are right that if 2.5mg is giving you nausea and constipation you should not increase the dose as that would likely increase the side effects. I hope you feel better soon.

The goal is to find a dose where you feel hungry and can eat three meals a day but the appetite suppression is good enough that you can make healthy choices and eat smaller portions so you lose 1-2lbs a week. Over time you can then reset your relationship with food and build better habits so you can eventually maintain your new weight without Mounjaro. That's the goal anyway - not many people on these threads have reached maintenance yet.

Thank you for the diagram. And normally I would have over half a pizza so thought 3 slices would be fine, but definitely not.

I think continuing 2.5mg is the right step for me, I don’t want to rush and be too ill to work

poppym12 · 19/08/2024 12:12

diian · 19/08/2024 08:45

Popping over from the July Starters thread.

This is the how to get your bonus dose out video:

I did the hard twist but the plunger would not push the liquid out. So I bought some insulin syringes from express chemist for £2.45. I got 0.76ml out so 3.3mg dose as a bonus dose. This was a good titration up to avoid side effects.

www.expresschemist.co.uk/bd-micro-fine-insulin-syringes-10-times-1ml.html

That video says unavailable when I click on it?

Cosycover · 19/08/2024 12:39

Can I ask how you all felt after your first dose?

I'm still hungry and wanted lunch. Does it not kick in right away?

NeedSomeAnswersPlease · 19/08/2024 12:40

Cosycover · 19/08/2024 12:39

Can I ask how you all felt after your first dose?

I'm still hungry and wanted lunch. Does it not kick in right away?

When did you inject? I didn't feel the effects till the morning after (12 hours) later

Cosycover · 19/08/2024 12:53

NeedSomeAnswersPlease · 19/08/2024 12:40

When did you inject? I didn't feel the effects till the morning after (12 hours) later

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I only injected at 9.30am 😂

I guess I'm expecting too much too soon!

Choux · 19/08/2024 13:02

You are definitely expecting too much too soon @Cosycover
wattnext.notion.site/Pointers-for-Newbies-f069dca500354841a1b73f11f68158e2

Arraminta · 19/08/2024 13:05

Choux · 19/08/2024 10:17

Are you more likely to feel nauseous on higher doses?

Going from 2.5mg to 5mg is a key time when some people feel the effects as you are doubling the dose you take. It's the only time the dose you take doubles. That's why the guidance says to spend 4 weeks at 2.5mg even though for some people this dose does not have strong effects and the therapeutic doses really start at 7.5mg.

Users taking the bonus dose (which often works out as being about 3.3mg if you extract it all with a syringe) as a bridging dose do report that helps minimize side effects. A few people find they can never get up to 5mg as it makes them too ill but get good suppression and weight loss from 3.75mg or even less. I'm now on 12.5mg and have no nausea, diarrhea, sulfur burps etc just occasional fatigue which is probably from months of regular calorie deficit. A few carbs usually perks me up if it gets too bad.

Thank you x

doodles55 · 19/08/2024 13:05

Day 2here (1st dose) and nothing different at all .. should I be concerned?

MumApril1990 · 19/08/2024 13:07

Is the job is dose what’s left in the 2.5 pen? I’ve gone straight to the 5 pen without realising there was an extra dose, I wonder if it will keep to use later?

Choux · 19/08/2024 13:30

This link is a set of FAQs compiled over the first 19 threads on Mumsnet by those of us who started on it back in Feb to April. It contains a lot of information and tips for new users of Mounjaro including how to inject, side effects, a link to the official patient information leaflet which you get with your medication etc. it really should be your Bible and first point of reference for any queries.

wattnext.notion.site/e880d9342b7a4bab94c244b34e0e5841?v=cc1edc3f1c2b41dab3011c8d9063df0a

Our goal is not to never feel hungry as losing weight too fast is unhealthy and not eating will teach us nothing about how to eat better going forwards. If we don't reset our eating habits and eat more nutritious foods with less treats and in smaller portions then as soon as we stop the Mounjaro the weight regain will start.

We should be getting hungry at mealtimes but eating smaller more nutrient dense foods. Mounjaro should make it easier to exercise willpower but we still need to make the right choices re food and exercise to lose weight steadily. After the first week or two when you MIGHT see big losses, you should be losing 1-2lbs a week with no unpleasant side effects. If you are losing less you can move up a dose for your next pen. If you have side effects you should stay at the same dose or even decrease it till you find the dose that works for you.

I lose 1-2lbs a week on 12.5mg and still eat and have no side effects. It's the right dose for me now. When I started on 2.5mg it worked really well and in week 1 I thought I would never need to increase the dose but after 4 doses my body got more used to it and I was feeling it wasn't strong enough so I went to 5mg. In 24 weeks I have lost 30lbs. I could have lost more but have been on holiday, still have meals out with friends where I can't eat as healthy (and they don't know about Mounjaro so I don't want to refuse to eat out). I sometimes split my weekly dose in two so am less suppressed when I see friends. Other than that I follow the official guidance.

Sorry if all that sounds preachy but it's a prescription drug and you need to use it responsibly. That way you can change your body and eating for the rest of your life.

GoodLuckBabe · 19/08/2024 13:38

Great post @Choux, thank you ☺️

GoodLuckBabe · 19/08/2024 13:40

@doodles55 i thought I was immune the first couple of days after my first dose but it did gently kick in and does build up. I took my 4th dose of 2.5mg yesterday morning and am only just now starting to feel it kicking in. I have lost 2lb a week so far, but felt fine apart from constipation, so will try going up to 5mg I think

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DinnaeFashYersel · 19/08/2024 13:43

Cosycover · 19/08/2024 12:39

Can I ask how you all felt after your first dose?

I'm still hungry and wanted lunch. Does it not kick in right away?

Each time I've injected in the evening and woken up to decreased appetite

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Original poster

DinnaeFashYersel · 19/08/2024 13:45

MumApril1990 · 19/08/2024 13:07

Is the job is dose what’s left in the 2.5 pen? I’ve gone straight to the 5 pen without realising there was an extra dose, I wonder if it will keep to use later?

You shouldn't use anything after 30 days I believe.

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poppym12 · 19/08/2024 13:58

Second jab last night. Felt a bit hungry mid morning but was busy so didn't eat anything. Just made a fybogel sachet with added chia seeds for 'lunch' as I'm just not hungry now (and a bit constipated ).

doodles55 · 19/08/2024 14:01

Choux · 19/08/2024 13:30

This link is a set of FAQs compiled over the first 19 threads on Mumsnet by those of us who started on it back in Feb to April. It contains a lot of information and tips for new users of Mounjaro including how to inject, side effects, a link to the official patient information leaflet which you get with your medication etc. it really should be your Bible and first point of reference for any queries.

wattnext.notion.site/e880d9342b7a4bab94c244b34e0e5841?v=cc1edc3f1c2b41dab3011c8d9063df0a

Our goal is not to never feel hungry as losing weight too fast is unhealthy and not eating will teach us nothing about how to eat better going forwards. If we don't reset our eating habits and eat more nutritious foods with less treats and in smaller portions then as soon as we stop the Mounjaro the weight regain will start.

We should be getting hungry at mealtimes but eating smaller more nutrient dense foods. Mounjaro should make it easier to exercise willpower but we still need to make the right choices re food and exercise to lose weight steadily. After the first week or two when you MIGHT see big losses, you should be losing 1-2lbs a week with no unpleasant side effects. If you are losing less you can move up a dose for your next pen. If you have side effects you should stay at the same dose or even decrease it till you find the dose that works for you.

I lose 1-2lbs a week on 12.5mg and still eat and have no side effects. It's the right dose for me now. When I started on 2.5mg it worked really well and in week 1 I thought I would never need to increase the dose but after 4 doses my body got more used to it and I was feeling it wasn't strong enough so I went to 5mg. In 24 weeks I have lost 30lbs. I could have lost more but have been on holiday, still have meals out with friends where I can't eat as healthy (and they don't know about Mounjaro so I don't want to refuse to eat out). I sometimes split my weekly dose in two so am less suppressed when I see friends. Other than that I follow the official guidance.

Sorry if all that sounds preachy but it's a prescription drug and you need to use it responsibly. That way you can change your body and eating for the rest of your life.

Thank you for your very informative text …

NeedSomeAnswersPlease · 19/08/2024 14:29

Right, voy have now refunded me without asking me to send the pen back.

I am thinking I will carry on using the voy pen and save the bolt pen, and then use that after the end of the voy pen to try out 3.75? How does it work? Didn't really expect them to refund without asking for a return so now I'm lost!

Addictedtobeauty · 19/08/2024 14:51

Is the bolt pen 2.5mg? Then do get 3.75mg you need to do a full dose (60clicls) followed by a half dose (30 clicks).

NeedSomeAnswersPlease · 19/08/2024 14:59

Addictedtobeauty · 19/08/2024 14:51

Is the bolt pen 2.5mg? Then do get 3.75mg you need to do a full dose (60clicls) followed by a half dose (30 clicks).

Yes, it is

voy will tale me to 2 September and then i will have the Bolt pen, unsure whether to see how i feel and maybe stay at 2.5 for another 4 weeks or what