Do I feel shattered because of the noise mounjaro?

[mrstumbler]

I just find I have fuck all energy or motivation to do anything anymore. I've been on mounjaro since mid September, I'm now on 5mg and have another 3 injections to go, today is actually my jab day and I haven't even done it yet because I dread how wiped out it makes me !
I am due on so that won't be helping but I'm not due on all the time ! I'm seriously struggling to even leave the house lately.
Is anyone else like this ?!

I lost 9lbs my first week. Since then I've lost about 2lbs a week from weighing myself once a week

I do drink protein water everyday and try to have a protein wafer too.

Personally I'd swap your breakfast out for something with more protein. Scrambled eggs or some protein yoghurt with nut granola or something. Or nut butter on your toast. I don't find toast or carb heavy breakfasts work well for me any more. I have to have high protein if I'm trying to sustain a calorie deficit over a longer period of time or I just feel a bit sluggish. That's a lesson I will take with me when I am goal weight too as it's really shown me how eating too much of the wrong stuff for me has led to this situation in the first place.

I find stuff like cooked chicken, chicken satays, some nuts, nut butter on apple slices, cheese etc is good for snacking.

And I agree with PP. Calorie counting to make sure you are getting enough might be helpful. Seems like the opposite to what we might be used to, but I did this after my realisation I was eating too little just to kind of reset my brain and understanding of what an appropriate amount of food to eat was.

@Losingthetimber I didn't say it was about me I said what the medication leaflet lists as a common symptom and fatigue is on there.

Well you'll be glad to know I had a massive salad for lunch 😆 jokes I had a cheese and onion baguette with salad cream and a packet of crisps !! Maybe not the healthiest but I enjoyed it

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Honestly OP you need to try and up your veg and protein

I also have 2 under 2 so know it’s difficult

I find planning / cooking your protein ahead of time helps. Also frozen veg and veg steam bags

I just had carrots green beans and peas with a pesto cream cheese sauce (I’m lying I just mixed cream cheese pesto and milk together🫣) and 200g chicken breast which was precooked and just I pulled out of the fridge.
took under 5mins and 3.5mins of that was microwave time

my weight loss is less impressive no doubt but I’d say it is more what you’d want to be aiming for in terms of macros.

There's absolutely no nutritional value in that meal. If that's the type of food you're eating it's no wonder you feel rubbish.

Ditch the bread, you don't need the carbs as they just turn to sugar and you'll crash. You need protein and fats. Nuts, oils, nut butter, pulses and beans. As well as vegetables for vitamins and minerals.

@willsandnoodle No it's not the kind of food I'm eating, but it's what I fancied today so I had it.
I eat lots of nuts and cheese, hummus cucumber carrot sticks etc. but I tend to snack on these rather than have a meal at lunchtime.

@mrstumbler fair enough. Soup is always a good one for getting calories in, and eas to eat if you're feeling nauseous

So much soup is full of sugar though. Some of the weight watchers ones are okay.
Any recommendations for healthy soups ?

I've felt the same since i moved up to 5mg, just can't be arsed doing anything! I've started taking berocca in the morning and have, as someone else suggested, been having soup for lunch - not sure if its helping yet..

@mrstumbler you could put loads of vegetables in the slow cooker, top up with stock. Add lentils and black beans for example. Some garlic and chilli if you fancy. And cook on low for 8 or so hours. Then blitz if you want it smooth.

So many variations, you could add different vegetables at a time. Different herbs and spices.

My go to for a high protein meal is Dahl. Just fry the herbs and spices, garlic in some coconut oil and add to slow cooker, add some stock, some coconut milk and a packet of rinsed red lentils. Leave on all day, mixing a few times throughout.

You can look at recipes for inspiration, but you don't have to follow exactly.

I currently cooking a black bean and chickpea version, with tomato to alter the taste.

Takes the thinking work out of it, and you know what you're putting into your body.

Once you cut carbs and sugar out, your taste buds adjust and your body just wants to be fed for nutrition.

So if you're on a limited calorie diet, it's super important to make every calorie count.

The higher through the doses I got, the worse I felt. I made it to 7.5mg.
I took it for two weeks and then ended my journey with Mounjaro completely.
I never felt quite right, although most of the time it was nothing notable, I just felt tired and 'off'. I also lost a ton of hair which really put me off.

So much soup is full of sugar though. Some of the weight watchers ones are okay.
Any recommendations for healthy soups ?

I bought a soup maker and use fresh pre prepared veg.

Hi all, does anyone know how to only take 2.5mg rather than the 5mg??

Do you mean that you have a 5mg pen and want to take a half dose of 2.5mg?

Turning the pen to the 1 position takes 60 clicks, to do a half dose on any pen you turn the pen for 30 clicks. (Each click is one line as marked on the pen barrel)

I couldnt believe how much energy i had after i stopped taking it. I was like a new person.

@SilenceInside yes it's a 5mg pen but I'm really struggling to eat a decent amount of food, which in turn is affecting my energy levels ! I've got 2 injections left, if I do half doses now does that mean I'll have 4 doses?

Wow it's crazy! Was you struggling to eat ?

@mrstumbler don't forget though that you're supposed to use the pen within 30 days of the first injection. So you can fit 5 doses in, one per week, in 30 days but not 6. So in your case you could do another 3 injections within the 30 days.

I'm the opposite, I'm full of energy as I'm dropping pounds and it's helped my focus too

What did the GP tell you in your face to face consultation about whether this diabetic medication would be suitable for you?

What are you asking this for? It's a weight loss medication, as well as a diabetic medication, approved for both. And I'm sure you know that nearly all people taking Mounjaro for weight loss are using private prescriptions, not the NHS. So what you could ask instead is whether the OP has contacted her private prescriber for advice.

😆 bore off will you. It's a private prescription which you well know if you've read the thread.
Oh btw !! I have pcos, was overweight and had gestational diabetes in my last pregnancy, so already at a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes and therefore a suitable candidate for mounjaro, which the private doctor was well aware of when deciding to prescribe the medication to me.
Hope that's okay with you !