Mounjaro October starters

[Rockfordpeach]

Hi,
I've taken the plunge and ordered Mounjaro through MedExpress. My prescription was accepted today and as long as it arrives in time I plan to start on Thursday (my birthday is on Wednesday 😂😂). I thought I would start a thread for any new starters if anyone is interested 😊

Also, how exciting there are so many on here now just taken/about to take!

I'm pretty sure you can use it when it's been delivered unrefrigerated but only has a shelf life of 30 days so fine if you want to use it straight away but not if you want to wait a bit

Ive spent more time researching now and it seems a bit trial and error and what works best for you with any potential side effects.

But the most common i have found is a good all round multivitamin, mg citrate specifically but the combination ones are better, psyllium husk and peppermint oil capsules for the potential digestive side effects, and electrolyte sachets.

Edit to add: And collagen to help skin elasticity

I take D3, biotin, iron, b12 and a multivitamin already. I may add in magnesium.

How much has everyone lost already?

Jab due but I’m pushing it back to Sunday as more convenient. However, I am definitely more hungry than I was earlier in the week.

I had a sliver of the cake I baked for the family instead of a big fat slice, and that was fine - enough to have a good taste, not enough to feel like I was indulging. I paid a lot more attention to it, eating more mindfully (sorry, very annoying term, I know!)

Paying attention to food rather than just eating is definitely a habit I should encourage.

Nice to see so many people supporting each other on these threads, isn’t it?

@EVK It's great you found a prescriber. I was thinking of the OP from the other thread and was going to give her the Asda suggestion.

I’ve seen on other threads people getting annoyed with women who have a BMI like mine because they have a lot more to lose

I have to say that if we're talking about the same thread (this one: www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5179897-cant-get-approved-v-overweight?page=1 ), people were not annoyed that she is 29.9bmi but that she was thinking of lying to get it and other pp were encouraging her to do all sorts to deceive the pharmacy and seem a higher bmi than she is. That was what people were discouraging her about. People were also suggesting she tries other providers and let them know so they may prescribe still.

It's interesting how news travels though and you've shared here that people were annoyed because she is that bmi because they have more to lose when that isn't the case. (If it's a different thread, then fair enough. I'll like to read the thread if you can link it) . I'm sure us here would also discourage someone from lying to get it just like in that thread.

Personally, I don't care about people's bmi. If you have something to lose, you have something to lose and I'll happily cheer anyone on in these threads. I only worry about people encouraging others to do the wrong thing to get the injection or getting it from the wrong people like some pp in that thread said.

If I haven't had any suppression the first two days of mounjaro I assume I'm not likely to have any this week?

Does it build up in your system? I mean is it at all likely I'll feel it after the 2nd jab or am I probably going to have to wait until I go up to 5mg?

Don't worry. I doubt anyone was gatekeeping it. Like I wrote above, if it was the same thread I was on, people were discouraging others from not following the rules concerning acquiring the injections. Finding tips and tricks to avoid going through the proper protocols to get MJ gives fodder to the anti-mounjaro crew who think all sorts about "this drug we're all acquiring illegally online with no checks", as they say, and would make restrictions even tighter for people who need it.

I was reading on a FB group today somebody saying it all of a sudden hit her on week 3.
Don't forget though that 2.5mg isn't a therapeutic dose and it's not really supposed to have much effect to begin with

Ive just read the other thread you linked, its genuinely shocking!

Yes but most people do seem to feel it straight away and I guess I thought because I'm likely to be at the lighter end of users (5'2 and BMI 32) I kinda thought I wouldn't need a high dose. Ho hum, obviously not how it works unfortunately for me!

Thats not quite how it works. Infact the opposite. Those with a higher initial weight are more likely to loose more early into treatment. Stick with it for a few months, and if it doesnt work for you, there are others you can try if necessary. It doesnt work for everyone, which sucks, but theres options if it doesnt. I have a few friends who were smaller and have had very good early treatment losses with Ozempic. I went for mounjaro as i have more to lose than them, but its an option if it doesnt work.

Yep! Still can't believe mumsnet left it standing. It was hidden for a minute, then came back. I was shocked!

Ah so perhaps if your appetite is smaller to begin with it takes a higher dose before it touches the sides! 😄

I've lost 2 stone already this year but am still another 2+ away from a healthy weight. Keep on truckin' I guess!

Only 3 full days in and I’m definitely feeling it. In fact, I noticed the difference on the very first full day (I took it before bed). I work with food and am a serial mindless snacker but just haven’t been doing so! It can’t be placebo because that takes thought, and the truth is I just haven’t thought about it. If this continues, l’m planning on staying on 2.5ml for another month as it’s obviously much cheaper.

Hi @butteredparsnip I feel good! I’ve got into a routine with swimming and I’m doing a course that lets you try different exercises classes each week. I don’t have the confidence to turn up to a. Class I’ve never done, but there are a lot of us doing it so we are all newbies together.

My appetite hasn’t totally come back. If I feel myself wanting to mindlessly eat I just remind myself I haven’t for months and I don’t need it.

I weigh daily. I have done for years anyway, I just couldn’t lose consistently and got defeated each month with my period. I’d lose and then regain each time.

I maintain between 9.6-9.8 and I’m 5’7. I started MJ at 14.3. This was when I started logging.

@FlappyFish Your post are so motivating. I really want to be where you are in six months time!

1st weekly weigh in for me today, I lost 3.1kg / 6.8lbs. Pretty happy with that, I know it's mostly water but it's half a stone with no effort really. This stuff is amazing.

I was due to do my 2nd last night but haven't done it because I still have no appetite and no food noise. Might wait until tomorrow. I've really struggled to get calories in this last week which is a novel experience for me, but I don't want to go too low because the whole point of this for me is to try and be "normal" and break the feasting / fasting cycle of doom.

Has anyone else delayed their 2nd jab or thinking about it?

That’s amazing, so glad to hear you’re adjusting so well without it and excellent insight into the exercise and keeping snacking at bay. Your graph is brilliant and thank you for the advice re weighing daily, I might start this too!

I am petrified of needles….. I was more afraid of the injections for covid than of Covid itself.

But 18:10 today I’ve just administered my first MJ dose into my left thigh all by myself (with morale support from DP). The anticipation was so much worse than the actual thing. I didn’t feel a thing. The needle is tiny and painless. It’s done, and I’m on my journey!

Hi all, end of second day and feeling appetite suppression definitely kicking in - was super busy this morning so missed breakfast and had a small lunch and had people over so had sliver of cake - normally I would want to be back for more but have easily resisted! Dinner I will have chicken and salad, finding it so much easier to diet than normal, no real side effects so far though I’ve not gone to the no 2 loo yet and thinking I will need to resolve that one tomorrow before it goes on any further!

@IWantToSeeMyFeetAgain well done!!

Yay well done!!

I'm going for it tonight. I do love food so I am feeling a bit sad tonight which feels ridiculous! But I know it's the right thing for me and my health. Hoping to lose 15kg..

Thank you for the view from the other side @FlappyFish and well done on starting @IWantToSeeMyFeetAgain. Loving having this connection with people doing the same thing. Day 2 for me and all I've had is a protein shake and a glass of wine . And water... about to have chicken salad for dinner but could easily go without - which I won't obviously. I need to eat more tomorrow but for today it's been amazing experiencing the novelty of low appetite. I've also had so much energy and have cleaned the house, gardening and been on a long bike ride.

For the first time since starting MJ, I'm actually very happy that I've lasted for 1 week with no problems. I went up to 3.5mg because 2.5mg wasn't doing much and I was ravenous by day 3. I'm now on the 6th day of 3.5mg (injecting tomorrow) and still feeling the same way I did after I injected. It seems to be a good balance for me and I'll be staying on 3.5mg till it stops working.