Mounjaro DECEMBER Starters Support Thread 1

[OnTheMJ]

I've seen many suggestions to start a December started thread. As it's almost December, I decided to kick it off. This is a support thread for anyone who's just started or about to start their Mounjaro journey. It's always nice to chat with others at the same stage and encourage each other. I'm not very chatty myself due to disability but feel free to have a party here everyone!

What's everyone doing? Have you started? Mine is arriving today. I'll be starting on 1st december as I want my injection day to be sunday and have about 8 stones to lose. BMI is 41. I went with Boots first because of name but I'll likely be switching to a cheaper provider for my next order.

Thanks....just ordered some

End of W3 on 2.5mg (W5 in total if you include initial nanodoses of 0.0Xmg):

SW 107kg
CW 99kg 🥳
GW 75kg

Very pleased to have got below 100kg, which was my first mini goal. The next is to get my BMI below 35.

I hope it's okay to join.

I've been fuming and ahhing about starting and now want to do it now!

Any recommendations for who to start with?

Hi I'm with Medexpress and their service has been really good, just ordered my 2nd pen. I have a referral code if you wanted £40 off and that would credit me £40 too, but I will only share it if you want me to, as I know not everyone agrees with referral schemes.

Has anyone gone with shemed? It's 99 a month

Hi started last Saturday on 2.5, all going really well till Tuesday evening, massive diarrhea, and it's not really stopped. Now shattered. Has this happened to anyone else this early on? I know diarrhea is a come side effect, but most seems to be having it either in week 2 or 3...

@LC4life I have been focusing on making sure I have enough protein and fibre, rather than trying to keep carbs low. I looked back at my food log and I'm eating in the range of 100-160g carbs per day, which is quite high I guess, although I have significantly reduced sugars so it's mostly complex carbohydrate: wholegrains etc. How do you manage to get enough fibre while keeping your carbs so low?

@ThisAmpleFawn - Could it be related to what you have eaten (anything fried, high fat, high sugar)? If not then maybe you are one of those people who is very sensitive to this medication.
I have heard of people in similar situations reducing to a half dose (1.25mg) but that's something you'd be best checking with the prescriber.

@FatsiaJaponicaInTheGarden - welcome to the thread, I posted on your one about your specific query (accidentally adding my weekly weigh-in too 😂).

There's a comparison list on this page:

www.missmounjarouk.com/

@LC4life interested to see how you get on with 3.75 dose. I'm thinking to do this when I went to move up as 2.5 to 5 is a big jump and worried how it will affect me.

W2 D3.
SW- 94kg (14.8 stone)
CW- 89kg (14 stone)
GW- 70kg
I'm not sure if it's a side effect or because of the sudden period, but I've had diarrhoea since 6.30. Struggling today. Suppression was back yesterday but managed to have some eggs last night.
Loss of 5kg (11lbs) since starting on the 10th dec.

Joining this thread to record things here as I've really appreciated reading through the posts!

Week 2 Day 4
SW - 89 kg (14 stone)
CW - 86.5 kg (13 stone 8.4 lb)
GW - 63.5 kg (10 stone)

Week 1 - 2.5 mg - 2 kg loss

It could be, I have been eating balanced meals. But on Tuesday a fiend bought me a latte... And I have been known to react with a loose stool to shop bought coffee before, so wondered if it could be that...

My next pen was meant to arrive this afternoon but Royal Mail didn’t and have said they’ll try tomorrow. Anyone know how long the ice pack will last in the box? Worried it’s going to be out of the fridge for too long.

Just taken my second jab on 2.5... total
Loss of 6.6lbs 😮

Wk2 Day2 - I feel like the second dose has really had no effect on me at all. I woke in the middle of the night feeling weirdly peaceful as if part of my subconscious brain activity had been switched off. I quite liked the feeling and it took me hours to go back to sleep.

However today I can feel nothing. Not sick but no appetite suppression either. Just as hungry as usual. If it hadn't been for last night I would have thought I had made a mistake injecting it.

Oh and I have lost no weight so far at all. Cw is 83.6kg as opposed to a start weight of 84kg.

I think I will definitely be moving up to 5mg when the time comes. Hope it's going to work for me.

Oh Jesus. I just had wagamamas and now I want to die. Not even anything too calorific. Allow me to be a cautionary tale.

Nobody is going to gain weight from one day of over-indulging. You need to overeat 3.5kcals a week to gain a pound of weight. If you are weighing daily you will see scale fluctuations. Some of us will lose weight qickly at first and slow down. Others will be slow at first and speed up. You do not need to starve yourself to lose weight.

I think President meant she feels horrendously full rather than guilty. At least that was my impression from the post.

@LC4life I’ve had one or two days when I’ve exercised or the day after I’ve exercised and just had high protein stuff to eat and realized I’m not functioning that well. Banana on toast has helped. Brain evidently really does need some sugar

Yes that was exactly what I meant. Horrific reflux, real Christmas Day Evening levels of fullness. Not bothered about the impact on my weight in the short term - its a journey.

I went to Wagamamas a couple of weeks ago. I was very cautious and chose vegetable gyoza and miso soup (no pickles).

Hi 🖐

my pen arrived yesterday, not sure when I should start to be honest as so close to Xmas.

if anyone could give me an idea of what the first week is like I’d appreciate it as my DM is currently in hospital so I’m feeling a bit stressed!

Any advice would be appreciated :)

WK3D1
SW 13.7
CW 12.9
TW 10

Just did my weigh in lost 4lbs so that is 12lbs! In 2 weeks. Magic!
I also took the 3rd jab of my 2.5g pen. I cannot for the life of me get the needle to unscrew. Its stuck! Ive popped cap back on but what do i do now?
I cant use the stuck needle again can I and theres my last dose and that extra one still in the pen!
Can i take it back? I use Asda and have 5g pen waiting for collection?