November Mounjaro Starters

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Hi, I've just been prescribed Mounjaro and it's being dispatched in a few days.

So I was wondering if there were others starting soon who wanted to have a chat.

lol, thank you. I will now only do morning weights ins.

😂 this made me lol! Yup same here!
Maybe when we’re slim we’ll weigh at the end of the day after dinner and downing loads water pre-loo visit fully clothed in jeans and jumpers and feel like rebels!

I feel awful today. I went to a party and had 2 white wine spritzers and 3 sandwich quarters and one cracker with small piece of Brie. People were eyeing me suspiciously as I’d normally be drinking much more. We got home and SIL and BIL are staying with us so the drinks were flowing. I thought I’d just have a small one so had a whiskey and ginger ale.

I’v barely slept with an upset stomach, sulphur burps and feeling like I’m about to be sick.

I was so happy about avoiding most of the buffet, as normally I can’t resist eating everything as if I’m unlikely to ever see a sausage roll again. The drinking has just made me feel awful and worry about Christmas. I’m happy to barely drink but I would like to be able to have 3 drink (over 8 hours!) without feeling so ill.

Welcome to all the new joiners 👋 and power to all of us today whatever our plans are. We’re over halfway through November now, woohooo! 🌟

Have a great Sunday everyone :)

I had a girls day out yesterday for a friends birthday so had a number of drinks over the course of the day. Could've easily not drunk but would've been difficult not to. Feel ok today but will be avoiding situations like that where possible as tummy feels tender and bloated. Didn't eat much over the course of the day so hoping it doesn't affect my loss too much this week. Normally I'd feel starving the day after drinking and want to eat everything in sight

I’m sorry you’re feeling awful @CultureAlienationBoredomandDespair, a lazy day on the sofa for you hopefully with lots of water.

It could possibly be the carbonated drinks that added to the issues? Although I know mj has completely changed my drinking habits in the past 3 weeks, which I’m secretly thankful for as it was getting too much.

Sorry you’re feeling unwell CultureAlienationBoredomandDespair I sent my last msg before I read yours. I hope you feel better son and can have a quiet recovery day today so your system can re-settle. I think same as BleachedJumper that fizzy drinks can be a trigger but is frustrating for mixers. Try not to worry about people noticing you drink less as lots of people reduce their drink consumption this time of year as a pre-Christmas cleanse type thing. Hope you feel better soon x

Thank you possibly the fizzy drinks. I’ll experiment with other things in a few weeks. I definitely think there were some mutterings about whether I’m pregnant or not 😂.

I took my 3rd Jab on Thursday night as opposed to Friday morning so as to sleep through the sickness, or so I thought. Since Friday morning the nausea has been solid. I had a family day out to Longleat yesterday to see the Lights and whilst everyone was tucking into a picnic I just felt sick. I did however manage to eat two rolls, pick at a hallumi pastry and eat a slice of cake !!!!! Hopping this feeling ends its making me miserable.
I've been toying with what these past three weeks have meant to my eating. I am either feeling sick or full which is ultimately what is making me discontinue to overeat the way I used to. I'm still eating a square or two of chocolate, have drastically reduced my alcohol consumption (none this weekend at all so far) I still open the fridge to pick but literally out of habit I'm not really acting on it. I've seen a few people post that this may be what it is like for others who are mostly trim and not bothered by food and if I can continue on this path without the sickness then I'm happy to enjoy small amounts of good quality food without overeating.

Sorry you’re feeling sick Notadream I hope you’re doing ok and it dials down for you soon.

I’ve heard a couple of things about nausea symptoms but they may not apply in all cases, like avoiding being empty for long periods is supposed to help (eating little and often approach), avoiding the trigger foods rich/heavy/ fatty and fizzy drinks/ alcohol. Otherwise drinking plenty of water and having plain stuff for a while. Have also heard morning sickness remedies can be helpful like ginger tea or ginger drops x

@Notadream as you can see in the graph Mounjaro builds up in your system each week even though you are taking the same dose each week on this pen. It has a half life of 5 days so you still have some of it left in your system when you take the next dose.

If you feel sick each week and are struggling to eat it will probably be worse after the next dose. You are sensitive to it and will likely be very ill if you try to move up to 5mg. If you are not able to eat c7,000 calories over the course of a week you are likely not eating enough fo your nutritional and energy needs and will become fatigued, may lose hair etc.

You might feel better on 2mg or 1.75mg. You should contact your provider to ask about how to minimise side effects and find a dose you can cope with long term.

Hope you’re feeling better soon! I’ve been thinking about Christmas too! Don’t want to let the hard work slip but would like to enjoy a Christmas dinner as well!

I just did my first jab 😬
Had a super weekend away with friends, food and drink. Let’s see what the week ahead brings. I am equally terrified of side effects and it not working for me. Any other starters today?

And because I am now doubting everything I do..I don't put the pen in the fridge after injecting first dose do I? It stays out now?

@Odfod Up to you. I keep mine out after. but you can choose.
I have heard people say you should not inject straight from the fridge, but then someone else will say its fine and they do.
But once ive started I keep mine in my chest of drawers in bedroom with needles all together.

Thank you @KeepCalmandGiveItaGo and @Choux i really appreciate the advice good to know :) I'm deffo going to tell my provider that i want to stay on 2.5 for the next months pen.

Does anyone else never feel hungry. Im on 2.5 and I havent had so much as a hunger pang or rumbling tummy this whole week.

Are you eating? About 1,000 calories a day? If not you can't carry on on that dose and need to speak to your provider. You need to eat for your energy and nutritional needs.

I have been on Mounjaro for 8 months and still feel hungry at least twice a day on 15mg so your suppression seems very strong to me.

2nd jab yesterday and 5lbs down :) I’m averaging 1500 calories a day so happy with the way this is working for me so far.

I think I will stay on 2.5 next month as I’m having minimal side effects at the moment and would like to keep it that way.

@Gettingbysomehow in on wk1 day 6 and it uni I've felt hungry twice in all that time and even then not massively so.
I've averaged about 1000 calories a day, bar Saturday when I went out so was way over.
Second jab tomorrow so hoping it continues.

W3 D1
No weightloss at all last week.
A few days hungry but I'm on Wegovy and it's making me feel sick most of the time. Constipation again.
I'm using nutracheck which I did with my original diet plan.
Really disappointed.

Started on Saturday, haven't been able to keep anything down. Any advice? I feel awful and genuinely don't think I can do this 😞

Week 3 day 1 (injection today)
Lost 3lb this week, so 9lb in 2 weeks.
SW 12st 9
CW 12st
GW 10st

Feel quite bloated this morning, and bit of tummy pain.
Let's see how this week goes!
Well done to everyone else, I dont post much on here but do read and try to catch up.

I was sick for three days now its gone. From what I read it doesnt last long.

Oh yes I eat because otherwise I feel faint but the suppresion is surprisingly strong for 2.5mgs. I wasnt expecting it.