Mounjaro August thread 3

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Almost at 1000. We are a chatty bunch but nice to have each others support

The insulin syringes are so much easier and pain free. You inject at a 45 degree angle rather than straight in with the pen. I was terrified, but honestly it was easier than the pen needles.

I think for me with my horror of injections that even if the pen was/is more painful that an insulin syringe I’d still do the pen. The sight of the insulin syringe just well and truly gives me the heebie jeebies.

You insert it at an oblique angle.

Hello, hope there’s room for one more? I have been reading the threads daily for tips and information. I started MJ on 8/8 and have lost 3.8kg so far, now in my third week. I am 49 so expecting it to be a slow journey, but the lack for food noise for the first time I can remember has been magical by itself. I am experiencing good suppression so far and fairly minimal side effects.

I work in a school and am currently meal prepping for the coming week. Will be interesting to see how it goes once I’m doing a longer day. Also one of my pinch points has always been coming home from work and being hungry so hoping that will have diminished.

I'm a little confused. I took my bonus dose today.My supplier sends 5 needles so I used that.The pen wound on the first 20 clicks without me having to break the mechanism?? I injected that then broke the mechanism to get the rest out.
I am confused as to h ow I managed to get a third of a dose ( 20 clicks) without forcing it ?

I've seen all the posts on the bonus doses, I've actually been sent more than 4 needles with my pen, can I just inject as normal using one of these with the left over?

Hi everyone. I'm amazed how well 2.5mg is working for most of us. I've just had a week away and weighed when I got home on Saturday. I'm happy to report that nothing happened. No loss, but I didn't gain...unheard of!
We were staying in a caravan and I had to put the heating on for a couple of evenings. I'm usually a hot sweaty mess and it's only just occurred to me this may have been the Mounjaro.

SW 20.10
CW 20.01
Week 2 Maintained
Total lost 9lb

i’ve been reading with interest and have decided to start … but have a busy few weeks coming up including a week away and my 60th birthday … how long does it take from registering to getting your first pen? I’ve been given a referral code for Numan .. has anyone used them?

I've done the bonus dose in my first pen today. I used an insulin needle and it wasn't as difficult as I thought it was going to be. This first month has flown by!

There's more than 0.6ml left over though.

I am with Numan
They are expensive so you have to ask them for a discount but they are very quick and no faff with photos or id

Yes but you need to twist hard to break the mechanism

I wanted to respond to this and say absolutely yes, I wrote virtually this same post when I noticed it on day 2-3. I’ve had a tough summer and anxiety was high, high enough that I was considering going to the GP to see about meds because I was just spiralling over anything.

MJ arrived and now I honestly never want to be off of it, it’s made that muc if a difference to my anxiety levels.

Hi everyone, I just wanted to update on my progress:

On 31 July I weighed 74.4kg - this is the heaviest I have ever weighed. I took scales/body photos to get the prescription.

On 6 August I took my 1st dose, and today I weigh 68.0kg!

So it’s been a month since that horrendous photo, and 3 weeks of MJ. Averages out to around 2kg loss per week, though I actually reached 68kg last week. My weight fluctuated and evened out to a maintenance this week.

Maybe once I weigh again next jab day (Thursday) I might see another loss but happy with the results so far. I don’t look much different but I can start to see my figure coming back again.

Also forgot to add that my goal weight is 50-55kg. I will hit healthy BMI at 55kg but I’d look better at 50kg (I’m short!)

Hi All

just entering week 2 and doing well so far. Thanks for all the help and advice on here as well as the inspiration. I have a quick Q - the Bonus dose - I understand there is excess left in the pen at the end but is that the equivalent of 3.75 so a bridge to the next step up of 5mg and is that a fifth weeks worth? Txs

5kg below a healthy BMI is an enormous amount.
It's only 7 and a half stone.

In fact 55kg itself is only 8 and a half. How tall are you?

On 6 August I took my 1st dose, and today I weigh 68.0kg

A lot of people on here have a goal weight of 68kg.

I understand your concern. I was a bit surprised as well but 50kgs is in the BMI green zone for people of between 5ft and 5ft 6 inches tall.

55kgs is in the green zone for people between 5ft and 5ft 9in.

Yes exactly

@TheShellBeach I’m 5ft lol

Med express

3 days

Wed applied. Thur approved. Fri arrived

I have a training day today for a new job I start in 2 weeks. I'm feeling so shit from mj so this will be a good test for if I'm actually going to manage working while taking mj.

I'll be gutted if I have to stop taking it as I'm losing around 0.2lb every day but I feel absolutely dreadful.

Hope it’s not too bad @Rorpethy. It may be just me, but I was very anxious about the potential side effects of MJ and how it might affect me at work. But when at work it’s not been as bad as I thought - to some extent it distracted me from being preoccupied with how I was feeling, which I was probably overthinking a little.

I have to be honest, I've felt a little more rough since jab 2. I had a roast dinner last night and although I ate a third of what I normally would, it made me feel terrible. I just also feel a bit achy, somehow.

Fingers crossed it passes today. Hope everyone has a good day.

Good luck @Rorpethy