3.5mg Mounjaro

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I've another week left of my 1st 2.5mg pen and ordered another 2.5mg pen last week as was getting great suppression etc. I'm starting to feel like I'm getting used to it now and running through doses in my head.

Does anyone know how many 3.5mg doses you can get out of a 2.5mg or 5mg pen with/without using the golden dose?

I'm not quite sure what triggers the pen to not turn anymore, is it the amount left in it or the times it's been turned to 1? Does that even make sense 😂

The standard dose for every pen is 60 clicks, and the max clicks (as per another thread) is 256. If you want to just stick to max clicks then you need to stick below 256 clicks. If you used a 5 mg pen for 3.5mg doses then that would be 42 clicks per dose (3.5/5 X 60). So 5 X 3.5 mgs (ie 42 clicks per dose) is 210 clicks which is well below 256. You can do 5 doses within the 30 days (days 0,7,14,21,28) but not 6 doses.

Brilliant. Thank you! I did try looking through other threads for the answer but just couldn't find it.

To get 3.5 mg from a 2.5 dose you would need 3.5/2.5x 60 = 84 clicks so the volume injected would obviously be more than a standard dose and I'm not sure whether this is an issue (although I think some people do this with the "golden dose"). I've done 45 clicks of my 5mg pen this week and plan on doing 2 more weeks at 45 clicks and then go up to 5 mg for the last 2 weeks.

No problem - I also found it super useful!!

@goodgodlemon thank you, really clear explanation. Would you know if you can do 3.5mg from a 2.5mg pen, (eg wind over the “1”), or if I would need to do as two injections at the same time?

@NicPapr25 you would need to do two injections (new needle each time).

If you have ordered the 2.5mg I would give it a few days/couple of weeks and see if effects kick back in. I am on 3.75mg for 40+ weeks and some days/weeks the effects do wane, but then they kick back in again. The tend to wane if I have not eaten enough, not eaten enough protein consistently through the day, not drank enough water, or eaten carb/sugar heavy in the day(s) before.

Also think about what your expectations are for the medication. It is normal for high suppression to reduce as you body adjusts to the dose. Some chase/want suppression and end up going up the doses very quickly leaving them not sure what do next when they run out of doses.

For me if the obsessive food noise stays away, and it helps me with portion control it does what I need to keep on track. It is a cliche repeated often on these boards, but it is also true, Mounjaro is a just a tool, it is not the whole toolbox. You need to work with it along with the protein, water, diet changes and some willpower too.