Thinking of starting Mountjaro but going to Japan in 3 months

[KenAdams]

Ideally I'd want to lose some weight before I go, but we're travelling around quite a bit and I want to be able to enjoy the food there.

Would it be impractical to start now and take a two week break when I'm away?

It's a trip of a lifetime for is and largely based on the cuisine so I don't want to waste the opportunity and would likely have issues with storing the pen anyway.

You could start now and then stop before the trip. If it's two weeks or more that you would be off the medication then you may need to start back at the lowest dose when you restart. If your BMI is lower than the qualifying criteria when you want to restart, you may have issues getting it prescribed.

What's your BMI now?

You can enjoy food when taking Mounjaro, you just don't overeat. There would be no issues storing a pen, as it can be stored at room temp once it's been started, for up to 30 days.

You can take the pen with you, maybe just take a lower dose during that period.

It's definitely worth starting now for 3 months. I've lost 2 stone in that time.
You can then take a 2 week break or not. You might feel differently when you're on it. And it will depend a lot on whether you get any side effects or not.

I kept taking mine recently on holiday. It was fine. I still ate what I wanted - I just wanted less. And it was quite nice actually not to feel weighed down by too much food. I had a lot more energy than normal on holiday.

Travelling with the pen is no problem either. Once it's been used you can just keep it in your hand luggage. I put my pen in an old glasses case with the needles and wipes but you can get proper medication cases if you prefer.

See how you go once you start. I am on MJ and although I'm eating less, I can still eat, I took mine when I was on holiday and apart from me losing my lust for alcohol, I was able to eat what I wanted, not everyone has awful side effects.

This is really useful, thank you. I thought I'd have to keep it refrigerated.

Thank you. I'm unclear on whether it will remove my appetite completely or if I'll still be able to eat. I was previously prescribed Orlistat but I've just had some surgery so I had to come off that as I had no control of my diet for a while and then couldn't manage much after anyway.

I started MJ in October and travelled for two weeks in November (long haul). I stayed on 2.5mg for two months and increased to 5mg on my return from holiday. It worked well and I was able to enjoy my food when away (just smaller portions). I’ll do the same when I trav in March.

About 28 I think. I have high BP though which lowers the threshold for prescribing I believe.

In three months you could be at a healthy BMI, depending on how you respond to the medication of course.