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Weight loss injections/treatments

Discuss weight-loss injections and treatments, including personal experiences. Mumsnet hasn't checked the qualifications of anyone posting here. You may wish to speak to a medical professional before starting any treatments.

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Mounjaro Feb 2025 starters (thread 2!)

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Mounjaroday · 17/02/2025 09:04

Welcome everyone to thread 2, all you brave people who started their WLI in Feb!

So happy we can all support each other! Good luck for the next few weeks 🎉

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Hangryfastjo · 27/02/2025 07:57

Check in day for me

W3D1
SW 14st 0.5lb
CW 13st 7lb
Loss 7.5lb

Totally made up with this! I've just had 3rd injection, moved from tonight to this morning.
I have a dry mouth, food noise had started to come back a little, although opened a kitchen cupboard last night and FORGOT I had some lindt balls in there from my birthday a week ago. That is unheard of, my mind knows always where every bit of "treat" food is within this house and continually talks about it to itself. Anyway someone else had been eating them and I really didn't care. It's hard to express isn't it the feeling of freedom this gives you

AnnaQuayInTheUk · 27/02/2025 08:04

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I had a horrendous episode of diarrhoea after my first 2.5 jab. I was in a work meeting (thankfully online) and it was awful.

However, no repeat and every other jab has been fine so just a one off (and possibly coincidentally).

I was supposed to move up to 5mg two weeks ago but moved up to 3.75 just in case but so far do good. Jab day is tomorrow and I'll go up to 5mg.

Poppins17 · 27/02/2025 08:05

MissionToSize10 · 27/02/2025 07:53

Could someone post a link to the 5th dose needles please? Cant seem to find the other links

Oh I’d like this too, if possible!

Poppins17 · 27/02/2025 08:10

Morning all,

So just done jab three and in the last two weeks I’ve lost 7lbs!

Very pleased with that.

I’m feeling good on 2.5 so have just ordered another pen, to be delivered on 14th March. My plan is to take the golden dose and start my new pen on my 6th week.

I’ve had absolutely no negative side effects at all.

I’m eating in a calorie deficit and tracking my calories via Nutracheck. I’m drinking lots and prioritising protein, although I have also tested myself with the foods I’ve been eating and have had a McDonald’s and supermarket beef in black bean sauce and southern fried chicken thigh burger. So far so good on all of those foods.

I’ve done all three injections in my arm.

Meeting my friend this evening who has been taking MJ since last August (but I only found out last week), so I’m excited to catch up with her and speak to someone irl about it all. My husband, parents and sibling know but will be nice to speak to someone who has first hand experience.

Anyway, that’s my update.

Have a great day, everyone!

sweetpickle2 · 27/02/2025 08:48

I forgot how absolutely freezing MJ makes me 🥶

fortyfix · 27/02/2025 08:48

Poppins17 · 27/02/2025 08:10

Morning all,

So just done jab three and in the last two weeks I’ve lost 7lbs!

Very pleased with that.

I’m feeling good on 2.5 so have just ordered another pen, to be delivered on 14th March. My plan is to take the golden dose and start my new pen on my 6th week.

I’ve had absolutely no negative side effects at all.

I’m eating in a calorie deficit and tracking my calories via Nutracheck. I’m drinking lots and prioritising protein, although I have also tested myself with the foods I’ve been eating and have had a McDonald’s and supermarket beef in black bean sauce and southern fried chicken thigh burger. So far so good on all of those foods.

I’ve done all three injections in my arm.

Meeting my friend this evening who has been taking MJ since last August (but I only found out last week), so I’m excited to catch up with her and speak to someone irl about it all. My husband, parents and sibling know but will be nice to speak to someone who has first hand experience.

Anyway, that’s my update.

Have a great day, everyone!

Hi Poppins,
Well done on your weight loss! It's good to know you are feeling great on your dose. I am around a week behind you.

Please do let us know what your friend says about her experience since August. X

partyfoodpickingpiggy · 27/02/2025 08:53

I ordered these, I did my 5th dose on Tuesday. No issues it was fine.

https://medbasic.co.uk/bd-micro-fine-30g-1ml-syringes-needles/?attributepaa_quantity=10

FunnyCrabDance · 27/02/2025 08:54

Poppins17 · 27/02/2025 08:05

Oh I’d like this too, if possible!

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I ordered these, havent tried them yet mind.
https://medbasic.co.uk/bd-micro-fine-30g-1ml-syringes-needles/?attribute_pa_quantity=10

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Mounjaroday · 27/02/2025 09:01

@Hangryfastjo that’s so cool. Lindt was always massive weakness for me (and my bank account tbh) but NO MORE!

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Mounjaroday · 27/02/2025 09:10

Question. I wake up in the morning, use the bathroom and then weigh myself.

I’ll then go downstairs, get the kids ready for school and have a coffee. I’ll then weigh myself again and I’m always lighter than I was first thing.

Why is this do you think? This morning the difference was 400g!

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OverTheTopOfTheMountain · 27/02/2025 09:13

@Mounjaroday the only thing I can think about is if you’ve opened your bowels/had a wee again. But 400g sounds a lot…

OverTheTopOfTheMountain · 27/02/2025 09:15

Question:
I do the jab as per the leaflet, keeping my finger on the button for 5 seconds at the end. Then I remove the needle. There is always a drop of the MJ at the tip of the needle. Is that normal?
The drop looked quite big to me this am

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Mounjaroday · 27/02/2025 09:18

OverTheTopOfTheMountain · 27/02/2025 09:13

@Mounjaroday the only thing I can think about is if you’ve opened your bowels/had a wee again. But 400g sounds a lot…

No, I don’t use the loo again. It’s very odd.

Am I breathing out overnight water retention? Is that a thing? 😂

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keeponplodding7 · 27/02/2025 09:30

Mounjaroday · 27/02/2025 09:18

No, I don’t use the loo again. It’s very odd.

Am I breathing out overnight water retention? Is that a thing? 😂

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Exactly the same for me too! I don’t get it either!

Febnewbie · 27/02/2025 09:32

I have the opposite - if I weigh again after my morning coffee, I often weigh up to 4lbs more

fortyfix · 27/02/2025 09:34

Mounjaroday · 27/02/2025 09:10

Question. I wake up in the morning, use the bathroom and then weigh myself.

I’ll then go downstairs, get the kids ready for school and have a coffee. I’ll then weigh myself again and I’m always lighter than I was first thing.

Why is this do you think? This morning the difference was 400g!

If your household is anything like mine, it must be the energy required to get the children ready for school that you're burning off! Smile 🤣

mumandgran24 · 27/02/2025 09:34

So last day of my first week today. I will inject after work as worried about getting ill at work, but I work from home on Fridays. I have lost 8.5 lbs so very pleased even though a lot will be water. I have a long way to go as starting from 16 st 10.

Aiming for around 12 stone initially. Had huge suppression right from the start. Last Friday was the first morning in my life I can remember waking up and not feeling hungry. Had a little bit more hunger yesterday but still able to limit eating/snacking easily and still feeling very full on smaller portions.

i am wondering if I will need to go up to 5mg next month as getting so much results from 2.5mg. Will see how the next week goes.

Also as MJ replaces the natural GLP our bodies should be making does this mean my body makes zero so I react more to it, or I am just topping up lol. I wonder why some people are more sensitive to its effects than others.

Maybe it’s a case of finding the level that works best for you rather than following a prescribed increase each month.

fortyfix · 27/02/2025 09:35

Febnewbie · 27/02/2025 09:32

I have the opposite - if I weigh again after my morning coffee, I often weigh up to 4lbs more

True this is me. I seem to gain a pound or two regardless of what I eat by mid morning

fortyfix · 27/02/2025 09:39

mumandgran24 · 27/02/2025 09:34

So last day of my first week today. I will inject after work as worried about getting ill at work, but I work from home on Fridays. I have lost 8.5 lbs so very pleased even though a lot will be water. I have a long way to go as starting from 16 st 10.

Aiming for around 12 stone initially. Had huge suppression right from the start. Last Friday was the first morning in my life I can remember waking up and not feeling hungry. Had a little bit more hunger yesterday but still able to limit eating/snacking easily and still feeling very full on smaller portions.

i am wondering if I will need to go up to 5mg next month as getting so much results from 2.5mg. Will see how the next week goes.

Also as MJ replaces the natural GLP our bodies should be making does this mean my body makes zero so I react more to it, or I am just topping up lol. I wonder why some people are more sensitive to its effects than others.

Maybe it’s a case of finding the level that works best for you rather than following a prescribed increase each month.

I think they will keep an eye on your symptoms more than anything else and then move you up if you are ok on 2.5mg. I'm saying this as they want you on the first proper dose which is 5mg.
They might then keep you on 5mg for a while if it's working well until the weight loss starts to slow. That's what the company I am with does anyway (SheMed)

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Mounjaroday · 27/02/2025 09:41

Bodies are so weird.

I saw a QI clip recently and discovered that we breathe out 85% of our weight loss. Apparently the fat turns into carbon dioxide.

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flipflop76 · 27/02/2025 09:41

So since my first jab yesterday at 4pm, I've had some light nausea and woke frequently in the night but otherwise feel normal. Still ravenous and craving chocolate and crisps! Will see what happens....

IzzieadoraDuncan · 27/02/2025 09:43

Currently on 2.5mg about to start week 3.
Need to order the 5mg and as with Med Express worried about the delays. Noticed cost had gone to £149.

Anyone getting the 5mg cheaper elsewhere?

Weight loss after 2 weeks 8lbs.

Hangryfastjo · 27/02/2025 09:59

Does anyone use the shotsy app? It's quite interesting watching the levels of mounjaro rise and fall in your body.

Hangryfastjo · 27/02/2025 10:04

IzzieadoraDuncan · 27/02/2025 09:43

Currently on 2.5mg about to start week 3.
Need to order the 5mg and as with Med Express worried about the delays. Noticed cost had gone to £149.

Anyone getting the 5mg cheaper elsewhere?

Weight loss after 2 weeks 8lbs.

I moved to IQ doctor and it was about £101 using welcome30 and including postage.

MissionToSize10 · 27/02/2025 10:10

Mounjaroday · 27/02/2025 09:41

Bodies are so weird.

I saw a QI clip recently and discovered that we breathe out 85% of our weight loss. Apparently the fat turns into carbon dioxide.

I saw that too. Bizarre isnt it. I thought it was mostly by going loo!! 😆