MJ August starters #5

[Wingingit11]

Welcome, August starters ! Can’t believe we are on thread 5🫣

I've ordered 7.5. The suppression on 5mg just isn't enough for me.

Welcome to 7.5 gang 😂

I'm just hoping it still does the same thing as 10 has this week

@Blondeshavemorefun I've still got three doses (as in doing the bonus dose this time) of 5mg left.

Is anyone experiencing any hair loss yet? I'm wearing a black jumper today and there seems to be loads. This isn't uncommon for me but I'm so paranoid about this 😂

Then you can see how we cope on it

I'm hoping for a loss tomorrow as this week I've had suppression and not eaten all meals

@Pinkjenny I have been thinking about hair loss too. I can’t really confirm - I haven’t noticed any extra shedding but my scalp looks less dense. I hope if there is any hair loss that it’s temporary and will grow back

@Pinkjenny I have thin hair and have struggled over the years with it falling out but I've not had any issues so far on MJ.

Are your iron levels good? That's always been a big issue for me. Low ferritin and it literally falls off my head in a scary way. One bonus of being menopausal is my iron levels are better.

There's no way I'm going up to 7.5. I'm really struggling on 5 as it is! Every week I'm loosing 2 days to nausea and exhaustion, which I can't keep doing. I didn't get enough suppression on 2.5 so I'm really undecided as to what to do 😢

Feel like I might regret another month on 5, as I'm feeling snacky. However I'm 10 days before my period so I think that has something to do with it, and even though they're higher calorie days they're within my deficit still

Thank you. Still unsure whether I've definitely done the right thing, but it's too late now.

I haven't noticed any hair loss as yet.

I got fed with nausea after 2 weeks of 5mg, so I went back down to 3.75mg for week 3 and I am much happier. I had mild nausea on day 2 but none since. Food noise and suppression are just as good.
I am going to stay on 3.75mg until its effects wear off.

Anyone else doing a 2nd month of 5mg?

I am.

@MabelSpan that's interesting and got to be worth a try! How do you measure out that dose? Do you do it with clicks or insulin needles?

Has anyone seen this yet? It’s the final draft of NHS England’s approach to rolling out MJ:

www.nice.org.uk/guidance/gid-ta11156/documents/supporting-documentation-7

@WitchDancer that sounds really difficult for you. I think it’s worth having a conversation with your pharmacy about how to proceed.

Definitely another option for me, thank you for the suggestion

I counted clicks this time, 45, as it was my 3rd dose so still a complete dose in the pen. I will do the same again for dose 4 for the same reasons, but then with the bonus dose week, I will extract it with a needle.

I think that hair loss is linked to rapid weight loss rather than MJ. So the slower and steadier you are the less likely you are to experience it.

@Pinkjenny I moult anyway. Robot hoover always have blonde hair. Surprised I'm
Not bald tbh

Awww @WitchDancer def don't go up if being sick on 5. Imagine how you would feel o. 7.5 or even 10 like I w been this week

@itwasnevermine can you order 7.5 bir use clicks if you find it's too much

@eeeeeeeee I'm on three different blood pressure medications so this makes me feel WAY less guilty about taking MJ!

Atm my plan is to stay on 5mg as the suppression is great but I do have a couple of days of tiredness/coldness/nausea after weigh in. I want to use the bonus dose this time - could anyone send me a link to the syringes? TIA!

Me too, I'm really wondering if it's worth it

I have another five in my fridge, plus I'm in my "black hole" day - if a bad day for me is 1500 calories compared to the previous 2000+ I could put away I'm not too bothered!

It's been a tough week so I don't want to use this as a base for my 5 experience

I found the hard turn really easy last month if you can't be bothered to syringe out

@Manypaws suffering as well ? 🥲

@itwasnevermine use the 5 you have then decide. No need to buy now