Mounjaro September Support (2)

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Continuation of Mounjaro September Support www.mumsnet.com/Talk/weight-loss-injections/5155143-mounjaro-september-support

Thread 2, here we go!

Well I had 3 small pieces of pizza at lunch and have felt sick ever since so maybe it’s starting to work!

You can also use Buccastem to stop sickness. Pharmacists will ONLY give you it if you say it’s for migraines but it works for everything (even hangovers!)

Yes, if when you have been priming you haven't lost loads by mistake or anything, you will have more than a dose worth..

If you look at the pen, you can see little markers where the plunger goes down to, if it's at the last marker then that's plenty for 5th dose..

This is me today too! In my third week of 2.5 (4th dose due Sunday) and don't feel any of the suppression I have been until now. Also had a tuna salad for lunch and finished it, the first time in 2.5 weeks 🙈 Thinking I'll prob order the 5 pen next as can always lower the dose if side effects are too bad

I'm probably going to swap supplier end of the 4 weeks for weeks 5-8 as cheaper. Has anyone else done this, is it hard? So many minefields lol
So far not too many side effects, 1st week in ad lots to go. Would love a good loss by xmas!

Not hard to swap suppliers at all. They'll ask for proof (receipt of purchase from other supplier) that you've been on lower doses if you're ordering 5mg or higher dose. Otherwise, they'll start you on the 2.5mg.

Yup I swapped to Oushk this month and it was absolutely fine - just uploaded a photo of the prescription sticker on my 2.5 pen. I’m glad I’ve done it this way actually as I like the Voy sharps bin and wee storage case from first month there, but now I’m saving lots of £!

I did an ill-advised midweek weigh in and have gained a couple of lbs. I know it’s likely hormonal and will hopefully come off once period is out of the way, but still frustrating.

Nearly a week on from my third dose and ill-advised Chinese takeaway, I’m still feeling ropey - diarrhoea, gas, waves of nausea. Think I’m going to postpone my next dose (due tomorrow) until I feel more normal. Also wondering about cutting it down to 1.75. Annoyed I ordered a 5mg pen instead of another 2.5.

Oops injection day and not hungry the only thing i fancied was a bag of crips (i havent had them for a while) my tummy is now making strange noises! I took 2.5 plus extra 15 clicks is that 3.75 ?

Had my first injection last night. Woke up half an hour before my alarm this morning with stomach cramps and mild nausea.

Been ok most of the day as I've been busy with work. I've eaten a salad at lunch but the nausea has hit me bad this evening. Managed a mozerella stick but that didn't taste great. At least I've managed to drink 2L of water.

Just taken some paracetamol for a mild headache, will get an early night and go to bed I think.

Hoping the nausea wears off soon 🤞

I’m still starving! Waaaahhhh

End of week three update:

Height.- 5 ft 2
1/9/24 - 12 stone 3.7 (weight when registered - pm and after meal out)
5/9/24 - 11 stone 11.7 (1st injection - 2.5)
12/9/24 - 11 stone 7.1 (2nd injection - 2.5)
19/9/24 - 11 stone 5.5 (3rd injection - 2.5)
26/9/24 - 11 stone 2.5 (4th injection - 2.5)
Week 2 loss - 3 lbs
Total MJ weight loss - 9.2llbs
Loss to date (including dieting before jabs) - 15.2lbs
Goal - 9 stone 7

So I'm losing 2-3 pounds a week I guess. I'm basically doing the fast 800 alongside the injections and this is giving me the support to keep to it. In theory you can do that for 12 weeks I think but I think I need to start transitioning into eating a bit more.

Hope everyone is having a good day, off to do jab 4 after I've eaten.

Wondered if I’d imagined it yesterday as work ordered lunch in today - we work near a big food market and they do a big order from a different vendor once a month. This time was roughly 100g of steak (cooked in god knows what), rice and salad. I had all the steak, a few forks of rice and some salad but left the side sauces. I can’t say I was ‘hungry’ for it but also didn’t feel massively full when eating it. Although I’ve got home tonight and just don’t fancy anything, fish and chip van comes round every Thursday and DH had got that for him and older DH as apparently what I’d reserved for his dinner and hadn’t gone down well… I’ve had 4 or 5 chips and not fussed about anything else now. I’m only on day 2. Yesterday felt like such a triumph, whereas even though that’s all I’ve eaten today it’s not been the best choices so feeling a bit disheartened with it all.

Hi all, completely new to this. But can I ask how you know not to jump to the higher dosage? Is it just a case of the lower dose working or is it more than that?

Currently on Day 2. I had awful pains in my stomach that made me cry, no nausea though. Food noise disappeared

It is so so strange not to be thinking about food all the time. It is weird. I have ADHD and use to get a lot of Dopamine from eating. Strange not feeling that urge but then twiddling my thumbs because food isn't appealing like it did before the infection

Hi all, hoping someone with Voy can help me with my question. I have on week 2 of my 2.5 pen, does they automatically put it up to 5mg? Just scared that I will not do something I needed too and get another 2.5mg, we I already feel I need to go up.

SW- 17s 5
CW - 16s 12 after week 1 weigh in

Me too AND I gave in to a crisp craving. Worried I'm not cut out for this 😭

How long have you been on it?

Why do you think it might not be for you? Maybe someone can help.

Hi I'm with Voy. I did nothing and they have automatically sent the 5ml pen

Only 36 hours @SwiftiesVSLestat to be fair lol. But read all these posts of people saying miraculous food noise gone immediately and that has just not (yet) been the case. I had hoped it would be more obvious to me by now!

Thanks @Mosmam

I got a massive sudden food craving on Wednesday (I’d taken my third 2.5mg dose on the Saturday). I restrained myself and ate 2 soleros ! I’d had a decent enough tea and it came out of nowhere. So I took the 4th 2.5mg last night and will do the mythical ‘hard twist’ if the hunger comes back before my next pen arrives. Was really weird suddenly being hungry but the new dose has worked and I’m back to no cravings.
I am thinking of splitting the 5mg dose to twice weekly 2.5 - I’ve read that’s possible and might be better than 5mg in one go.
I do wish we could get this on the NHS and be able to talk to a dr normally instead of all this guessing, counting clicks and YouTubing though,

I don't know you are with Sampler but Medexpress have a helpline so you can discuss with someone.
Is your supplier ME or do they have that facility?

For those struggling on day 2, the first few weeks are just to allowe your body to get used to the drug, not for massive weight loss.

Try and use this time to get into good eating habits with lots of protein and veg and water

@mimosa1 some people on another thread are taking the 5mg dose as twice weekly 2.5mgs to avoid extreme side effects. Perhaps once you feel stable and ready to move up you could take your 1.25mg every 4 days...?

@Purplehearts757 I think a full dose is 60 clicks, 30 is a half dose and 15 is a quarter dose - 0.0625mg, total 0.3125.

@peonym the more you read of the various threads the more you will see how much of a variation there is between individuals. There is variation in side effects, appetite suppression, weight loss, mood. It doesnt seem related to starting weight, side effects don't always correlate with appetite suppression, there is not always faster weight loss if you start from a higher weight. It really is about individual metabolism of food and the medication. Some people experience such terrible side effects that they drop back to a sub-clinical dose (les than 2.5mg), and if you read some older threads there are people who don't feel really good appetite suppression until they are on 10mg or 12.5mg. As with all weight loss regimes you can't compare exactly with anyone else, you have to get it right for your own body.

@Sampler in my experience with NHS prescribed medication for other health issues, NHS doctors have neither the time nor the freedom to make much variation to standardised dosage regimes despite the massive variation in side effects etc. For example if I take the recommended dose of blood pressure meds I feel lightheaded. If I take none my bp fluctuates wildly. If I take a half dose my bp is stable and I feel fine. My GP can't prescribe a half dose because it is 'not clinically effective' (except it is for me!). So I am prescribed the standard dose and I break each tablet in half.

No it’s not medexpress - it’s chequp. I think I’ll be fine - if I need more I’ll just take the bonus dose. I did have a good zoom consultation with them on the Wednesday morning ironically but the hunger kicked in shortly after !