Mounjaro - insomnia

[Carelesswispalover]

I've lost 3 stone in mounjaro since the beginning of May. 10lbs away from my goal weight and I'm on my 3rd week of 7.5mg ( I stayed on 5 for 12 weeks).

It's absolutely kicking my ass at the moment, I have low level nausea constantly which I can cope with but what I'm really struggling with is sleeping. I go to bed and fall asleep ok but then I wake up and feel like my body is buzzing, like I've drank 10 espresso coffees!!!

Any tips? I had this on 5 and it settled but I'm hanging by a thread, haven't slept a full night in weeks!

So grateful for this medication but it's definitely not an easy way to lose weight either.

You should speak with your provider. It does sound like you may need to go back down to 5, or count clicks for a dose in between like 6.25 - although this isn't official advice to take a partial dose.

My sleep is so much better on MJ, so not a side effect affecting me. I hope you get improvement soon. Congratulations on your loss so far!

Thanks, I did a partial last week as the first week was awful with vomiting and diarrhea. I'll give that a go next week again I think, if it doesn't improve will speak to my provider. You're very lucky to have had no side effects.

Thanks!

I have been quite lucky so far, with just injection site reaction and tiredness, so the reduced insomnia has been great! I took the increase from 2.5 to 5mg very slowly by counting clicks and am only just at 5.5mg by about 11 weeks.

Have you taken any remedies for the diarrhoea (loperamide/ immodium) and vomiting? I saw Equate Motion Sickness tablets recommended on here, available from Ebay. Really inexpensive for a bottle of 100. I bought them in anticipation, but haven't needed them yet.

Thankfully only had the vomiting and diarrhea the first week of 7.5, I definitely think working your way up slowly is more beneficial than jumping 2.5 mg every time. I struggled with insomnia on 5 and the odd bit of being tired and cold, but 7.5 was a whole world of side effects for me that I hadn't had, in fact I was more constipated with the other two doses, maybe I was due a clear out haha!!

I am on my second 2.5 pen right now and considering whether to order 5 next tome or stay on 2.5. Reading stories like yours fill me with fear as I will be o holidays around that time if I were to switch to 5. 2,5 works fine for now but I am wondering how long it will be before the suppression isn't strong enough 😔.

I think as long as it works, stick with it!