Mounjaro October starters - Thread 4

[JustKeepsBreathing]

Number 3 was almost full so hope it’s okay to start a new one @YummyCookie

This is a fast moving group but so useful 😀

I used mine on my first pen last week. Hard twisted to number one and it looked like a full dose. There then was a tiny bit left which i binned as didn't want more than 2.5 x

@flowerlady2 it should be a full dose and a bit extra - I got the equivalent of 4 mg dose in my 2.5. There are various tricks and tips on this thread and previous about how to ‘break’ the pen to get it out. I decided to just get some disposable insulin syringes instead as it seemed less faff. You can get them from a pharmacy or Amazon (or similar). I was a bit nervous about using them but it was easy. Just remember to get done sterile wipes extra too.

I see mnetters are using kiwi fruit to help with constipation and leaving the skin on. Does the skin taste OK?

You have to order a new pen with MedExpress, then send a screen shot from another provider (without any referral codes etc). Send that as a query attached to your order reference (it's easier than I am making it sound) and they credit the difference - you can't get it applied to the current order., only for a future order. Or, if you can please tell me as I couldn't.

Yes it’s fine, it can be a bit tough to chew but all you can really taste is kiwi.

Hi all.. good to read your updates.

I’m 48hrs in on 5mg and the nausea has arrived .. 😬 I’ve been very lucky up to now without side effects so I can take it and I suppose I deserve a bit of hardship.

It’s not too bad. Drinking lots and just had a small jacket potato with ham and cheese. I’m also quite full up so will have to concentrate on getting protein in.

One day on and my nausea is now a shadow of its former self 😅
I managed muesli for breakfast and soup for lunch with half a slice of protein seed bread. Kind of dreading next week’s 1st 5mg dose but if the nausea only lasts 24 hours each week I’m hoping I can cope🤞🏼 (I mean I coped every day for 6 months of one of my pregnancies😂)

I’ve always eaten kiwi with the skin on and served it that way for my kids, I never realised it was unusual or that not everyone ate the skin until one of the dc came back from school and said no one else ate the skin
I think it’s really tasty, almost like just a very intense kiwi flavour really.
doesn’t seem to have helped with my no poo issues but hey ho!

Oh that's great news @JustKeepsBreathing mine has also slowly passed.. wk3 d5 still have very little appetite but I've managed a small minestrone soup for lunch and a bread roll. I'm frigging freezing today again so working from my bed under the duvet 😆

I hear you 😀 had to get the electric blanket out last night

I moved up to 5.0 on Monday (type 2 diabetes so being prescribed by doctor) my weight loss journey so far:
SW: 13.9
W1: 13.2
W2: 12.13
W3: 12.11
W4: 12:10
TW: 11:6
I am hungry today but it’s not too bad. I’m doing more walking, counting calories and intermittent fasting. My craving for chocolate has all but gone and a cup of hot chocolate at bedtime is my treat.
Good luck everyone, we’ve got this!!

Hi. I've had my pen in the fridge for an over month now as it arrived and that evening I was quite ill. Palpitations, temperature, dizziness. So glad I hadn't started as I definitely would've contributed it to MJ and given it up as it scared the shit out of me. Anyway. I really want to crack on but have blood tests on Friday. Have kidney problems in my family so wanted an up to date test on mine (which luckily the doctor ordered due to me being ill along with others). Does anyone have mild kidney problems and take it? I really want to just crack on and if I can see my results on the nhs app over the weekend and the results are ok or maybe mild I want to just start.

Neighbour has just knocked on the door and given me a huge box of chocolates-they had building works done (3 weeks) and she wanted to apologise and show off her new bathroom 😆 it's been hard trying to work with the noise but I've got through it..! No desire to eat the chocolate whatsoever! Fortunately my teens will make light work of it this evening no doubt. She immediately said 'my god you've lost weight' which means it's noticeable 🙅‍♀️

Hey everyone, just to say I'm midway through week 1 on 5mg ( week 5 in total) and I've lost 15 lbs which I'm very happy about. I don't feel I get full suppression but if I eat too much I get awful diarrhoea which keeps me on track!

I didn’t even know eating the skin was a thing. Iv never seen anyone do it.
Learn something new everyday.

Update on the nausea… it’s gone. Ice cold water sips seem to have done the trick 🤷‍♀️

Feeling better now.

Managed chicken skewers and peppers for dinner. Stomach is still a bit dodgy though. I think Iv had about 600 calories today and I will probably leave it at that.

I was sick as a dog today, like proper full on nausea, and dizzy with it. Didn’t puke but Jesus. First time I’ve had any side effect at all. I was at the “call an ambulance I’m so ill “stage.

im still queasy but I wasn’t sure I was eating enough, so I’ve forced myself, had a roll, a huel, some dried fruit, and a chicken fillet and potato salad. As I think that was part of it. Wasn’t fun as I wasn’t hungry but I made myself eat.

I feel a lot better, but still not great to be honest.

Really feeling for everyone battling nausea and sickness today, hope you all feel a lot better quickly. Take it easy, it sounds so horrible! Xxx

Week six, day 1 and I had a great NSV today - I’m down to my last hole on my belt! All my jeans are feeling loose too. I’m not sure I feel confident enough to order the next size down though.

Just taken dose 2 of 5mg and preparing myself for a repeat of last week’s nausea. It only lasted a day or so, and thankfully working from home tomorrow.

In a way.. glad it’s not just me. At least we all understand! It was pretty grim. On the upside I am very full up and I have no idea how I will manage to eat dinner. That makes me feel sick too 🤪

@FuckOffGerms Amazing!!!!

@FuckOffGerms wow that's excellent! I know what you mean, hesitating to buy new jeans at the moment so living in the baggy ones for now 🙈

@HansHolbein It helps hearing about everyone, like we're all in this together haha! For what it's worth, you ladies will hopefully have a big scale drop this week!

I'm still on 1.25mg and feeling like a total chicken 😂

Hurrah that’s good news

Hope it goes away soon! It’s such a yucko feeling x