My SheMed journey

[Kebabo]

I gave signed up and am now waiting for the blood test to arrive. I'll post updates on here so you will know if it is reputable or not. Hope it will help others.

I gained a kg today, which is disappointing, but I have been away Fri to today, drinking and eating differently than I do at home (though not eating loads. I’m also a little constipated and I did feel I might have messed up my injection last week.
I will draw a line and move on 😊.
Did I read somewhere that spots are a side effect? I’ve a couple of whoppers!

I had a similar thing on week 4. All the symptoms you describe could be from eating differently. I usually have poor skin but have noticed that it has been better since being on MJ BUT that could be that I am eating more healthily than before.

I am struggling with drinking enough fluids throughout the day. I've woken up the last few days feeling absolute crap and this morning I figured it out. I downed a pint of water and almost immediately felt better. I struggle with squash and cordial as almost all contain artifical sweeteners which I hate the taste of. There are only a handful available without them but obviously then my sugar intake goes up! I have been drinking the sugared cordial and making it weaker than normal.

Hi everyone, just an update.
So my first jab was Friday and I haven't had any side effects at all. I have had a reduction in food noise but no real appetite suppression however I am being more considered in what I'm eating. As the week has gone on I have certainly felt more of a desire to eat, and don't feel as full so I guess it's starting to wear off.
Today the scales are showing a 1kg loss but check in is Friday so we will see where we are at. Not as big a loss as I was expecting but it's progress.

Has anyone found that they have had a bigger loss on the 5 more than the 2.5?

Hi there week three weigh in 2lb off brings my total to 7lb in 3 weeks 😊
Just took my last 2.5 jag this morning still no symptoms woop . Still have zero food noise and zero fatigue !!!

That's awesome well done you!

Hi @Margo84 don't be disheartened by your initial loss, everyone gets a different result and a loss is a loss! I was in the 1kg club, but on the upside, after 8 weeks, I'd lost 8kg! If I'd managed that on weightwatchers I'd have been cartwheeling!

Hi all.
7 weeks in and still no side effects. On 5mg Mounjaro.
Weight and jab day. Lost 2.7lbs
Start weight 18st 9lbs.
Current weight 16 St 4.8lbs.
Loving it.
Good luck if today is your day.

@Kebabo gr8 loss !! Good to hear still no side effects , is your suppression stronger than on 2.5 ? I read sooooo many people saying they canna eat at all and have to force stuff down , would hate that . Am moving up to 5 next week .

It's not so much suppression for me but I Now have no food noise, no cravings or hunger. I can eat fine but making better choices

@Kebabo aye ats what am like zero food noise being a magic feeling , better choices all that , having energy it all feels positive, hope still feel same next week when I go up

I am two weeks into 5mg and I have to remind myself to eat. If I eat just a little too much or something that's not very healthy along comes the indigestion. Apart from that no food noise whatsoever.

I feel like I'll be able to stay on 5mg for some time.

@BestDIL aye think if you losing be for the best x

Good grief. Just watched Channel4 Dispatches on the skinny jab scandal. Worth a watch. I am so reassured by the checks that SheMed do each week with us. Also feeling smug about the price!!

So week 7 this week, week 3 of 5mg and lost 2.2lb. Making a grand total of 14.6lb.
I'm very happy and already feeling so much better within myself.
Does anyone know when you have to do 2nd lot of blood tests?

@Chylde well done not sure but I think it's at either 3 or 6 months ?

@BestDIL yeah a good watch, that prescribing nhs nurses though !!

Outrageous. They were getting free prescriptions and charging £200 for it! Boots came out of that looking really bad.

My MIL told me that X amount of people had died using it but listening to the A&E doctor, it’s mostly people that didn’t need it. Aren’t some people silly!?

You are 1 day ahead of me! Very similar. I only lost 0.6lbs this week but a loss is a loss. My total is 1st 1.4lbs.

Next blood test at 6 months and then 12 according to the blurb.

@BestDIL oh totally outrageous !! , no i was surprised at Boots too. Yes that's what I believe it's people who don't need it /and also getting wrong amount too soon ( un monitored) was an eyeopener x

Morning ladies 1st check in today i lost 0.7kg (1.5lb) although yesterday it was showing 1.4kg (3lbs) so I guess for anyone who gets disheartened that's the fortune our weight fluctuations have with hormones, water etc. So I'm sure next week will show me what the average is that I've really lost.

Quick question it's asking me to fill out the questionnaire for my next jab already. How long is dispatch taking I'm only about to take my 2nd jab now.

Will they look at my questionnaire and discuss on check in 3 and decide then if I go up to 5mg or stay at 2.5mg I wouldn't have thought they would have made that decision already? They didn't mentioned anything.

Any advice from you lovely seasoned shemedders?

Also remaining side effect free

Have an awesome day

Thought I'd best add i have recieved an emailt o complete the questionnaire but when I click on it, it doesn't bring up a questionnaire it just takes me to the app and I can't find where the questionnaire is... anyone able to advise?

@Margo84 I’m only 2 weeks ahead of you. The questionnaire comes up on the app at week 3. Following an email & guidance I managed to get my next pen early as I was going away. The email said as I’d done 2 check in’s that I’d be able to order early. When I requested it early the questionnaire then came up for me. I was automatically put in 5mg. I did jab 4 yesterday & 5mg is in the fridge waiting for my return.
im with you on the fluctuating. Weighed in the day before check in whilst away & had lost 3lb, by the time I checked in the following morning I’d remained the same 🤦🏼‍♀️ think the birthday pina colada’s caught up on weigh day. Good luck with week 2 x

An update on this, I asked for an early prescription and asked if it could come by a different mail carrier.

the early prescription was fine, same process as week 3 just a week earlier. It didn’t say anything about the dosage and they re-sent 5mg. (Presume they keep at 5mg until you plateau?)

re the carrier, it came by Royal Mail, so they either didn’t see the message or ignored it, but asking didn’t help me.

this might be an issue in both the summer if delays mean it gets hot when the coolant goes warm and will almost certainly be an issue Nov/dec when they just completely go rogue. Assume by that point I’ll have been receiving them for long enough that SheMed trust me when I say it’s vanished.

It’s such a pain to know that at some point something will go wrong, you’re just not sure when. At least I know the early prescriptions can help me move weeks simply enough, even if I still can’t pinpoint what day the delivery will come in that week.

Hi, am in the process of just about to sign up to SheMed weight loss injections. I read somewhere on Mumsnet chat that you can’t join it if you live in Scotland, is this correct? As I don’t understand why. Also am currently taking Levothyroxine sodium 50microgram tablets for my thyroid but have been for over a yer so I would think my thyroid is okay now, would this prevent me getting on the injections? TIA and the very best of luck to you all current on your weight loss journey xxx

SheMed have emailed me to confirm I can’t get the injections as am in Scotland as they can’t deliver there, so confused about this and disappointed 😪