Mounjaro October starters - Thread 4

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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 did my first in my thigh and got a massive bruise which is still there. I did my second two in my stomach and no bruising. No side effects from any of them.

@Relaxedandchilled I am certain he didn’t mention it, I was surprised. There isn’t anything stoping me moving up @TheChosenTwo just feels expensive to “waste” a dose as per PP.

From a medical point of view I suspect the concern around the bonus dose is unless you measure it out with a needle and syringe you don't actually know how much you are giving yourself, even though you can turn the pen back to 1 you might be giving less than the prescribed dose. I suspect it's something the company have asked pharmacies to discuss with patients. It's a bit like taking a liquid antibiotic and just swallowing a mouthful rather than measuring it.

I have no issues taking my bonus dose but I do so with a needle and syringe so I know the exact amount I'm getting

They’re not going to encourage the bonus dose because it’s outside of the parameters of the prescription to you. Mounjaro is a licensed, prescription only drug. You are prescribed 4x however many doses. I they can’t legally say “take all four legitimate, measured doses and whatever is left as a freebie from the pharmacy” because that’s not how dispensing meds works in this country.

@SunQueen24 I do understand why the pharmacist couldn’t recommend taking it, but was just surprised that he brought it up when DH had just dropped by to pick it up for me and hadn’t mentioned it.

Does hard twist breaking the pen have the potential to introduce contaminants like micro plastics etc? Shame to waste so much medicine when it’s so expensive.

@Evenstar I wouldn't have thought it's standard practice for a pharmacist to discuss your medication with someone who isn't your doctor or you. Strange!

@Selkie9 yes it’s very odd

Are you sure your DH isn’t nervous about you taking it and has made it up?

@SunQueen24 not at all, he’s been very supportive, and no concerns about the “bonus” dose. I wonder if someone else had been in and asked about it and so it was fresh in the pharmacist’s mind when DH picked mine up.

No I don’t think so. I did the hard twist for the first time on Saturday and it was very easy. It was just the way we do the Jab but when you’re turning the click, it stops at a point and I used my might to twist it and it just went down to 1 very easily. When I used it, it flowed easily, there was no jam or anything. There was some left in the pen but I didn’t use it because I was happy using the 2.5 for one more week.
The pen is still within its 30 days so I don’t see why I would waste the last dose.
50 sterile needles that fit the pen cost less than £5 so it’s cost effective to get more from the pen for me anyway. If you don’t want to use the bonus dose, it’s also fine

Just done my first 5mg-did consider trying 3.75 first but decided not to mess about with the dosage and went for it. Hope to God I don’t regret it but after the bonus dose last week I’ve had no suppression at all and the sweets have been finding their way into my mouth!

Checking in on this thread with how I am getting on so far.

W3D6 2.5mg

SW 13st
CW 12st 4lb
GW 9st 7lb
Height 5ft 3

Mounjaro has been an absolute revelation, my suppression is way down, I am eating 2 small meals a day and the freedom is extreme.

I have struggled since I was a child - I have always been overweight or obese. I am not sure if I have food noise but I have "weight noise" where I am pretty much always thinking about my weight, making me feel ashamed or guilty.

I have managed in the past to lose a couple of stone here and there through fasting, low carb and hypnotherapy but it's a constant, exhausting battle. I struggle, lose focus, eat badly and then feel guilty, then eat more as I think I've ruined my diet.

This drug has freed me from worrying about whether I am going to overeat or make bad choices, I know I am only going to eat a small amount at mealtimes and not snack - this must be how people who don't have food issues feel and it feels great.

Afternoon all. Wk2 D5 still have the shaky sick feeling 🥴 but no sickness so far today.
I've just managed a banana, I'll try some boiled eggs again for lunch. It appears to be bland little amounts is all I can manage.. Plenty of water going in and the electrolytes drink is definitely keeping me going. Didn't step on the scales this morning as I was preoccupied with the US elections!!

Not going to attempt the bonus dose, I'll probably faff it up 🤪 I've ordered another 2.5 pen and as I delayed my starting I'm concerned about expiry of my current pen.

Had 4 weeks of 2.5 and have the 5mg for Friday... really hoping to have max suppression with that as the effect of 2.5 has been minimal although I have lost weight. Anyone notice a big difference between the two?

As long as you didn't actually start using your pen - i.e. stick a needle on it - you should have until the expiry date to use it?

Or do you mean you did start using it but are approaching the 30 days from first use?

They normally have quite long dates on them.. the bonus dose is easy, might as well get 5 weeks out of it.

@TheBeeGees didn't use it, just stick it the fridge and avoided it for a week.. ooh I'm might give it a go then.

@rockingbird sorry you’re still shaky! I hope today is better.

Im wk2 Day 4 and still feel bad too, so much so that instead of hitting the gym as planned I had a quick nap at lunch today! Can’t believe how much it’s knocked me when week 1 was such a breeze.

Currently laying on the sofa - not working! I hear you @SunQueen24 🥴

Hello everyone, a slowish start for me in October, lost 8lbs on 2.5mg but gained in 4th week and didn't feel much suppression at all, really did it by starving myself. Went to 5mg (had first injection on Saturday) and its amazing. Zero side effects apart from a small headache, lost 3lb since Saturday, absolutely loving it.

I was really worried about 5mg due to the side effects i have read about but just a headache and thats it

Ah ok. Makes sense.

My pen has an expiry of well into 2025, before first use. Maybe yours will too? It's printed on the end of the box.

OrbitingtTheEarth

That's good to hear! I really hope that's the case for me! I have lost but week 4 has been hopeless for me on 2.5

@OrbitingTheEarth delighted for you! Funny how it affects everyone differently. Well done on the loss so far 🙌