Has anyone read through the past starter threads and seen patterns / same issues?

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Just coming to the end of week 2 and although I am on the April starters thread I wondered if there were any common Qs or issues that arise over time so can be ready for them?

Loads of them. Same questions get asked regularly so it would help reading previous threads. Or ask, that is what support forums are for!

Off the top of my head some things regularly asked -

There are 5 doses in each pen, buy some syringes to get the 5th

Staying on the lowest dose makes sense if it is giving you want you need, but buying the 5mg pen as your 2nd pen and taking 2.5mg if it works for you also makes sense so you have the flexibility. Some providers push you to move up, you don't have to!

Track calories in the beginning to make sure you are eating enough and to get a base line for portion sizes.

Eat protein at every meal if you can

Drink water - work up to at least 2L

Weigh daily/weekly/monthly - doesn't matter which one you choose to do that suits you

Take measurements / recalculate your TDEE at the start of each pen

Vitamins - some do / some don't because they get enough through diet

Exercise is important to retain muscle. Walking is good and some strength training.

Ask your local pharmacy if you are struggling with constipation, D&V etc they can prescribe something

Hair loss is common with rapid weightloss

Some people lose slower than others, they are not doing anything wrong

Read the two patient leaflets! - it contains all the information you need for changing injection day, issues with oral contraception, how to store used/unused pens, what to do if you miss a dose etc

Don't post your codes on this board. There is a promos board for WLI

And lots more.........

Agree with everything @WeAllHaveWings has said. I would add:

It's normal for suppression to wane at the end of the week, this is not a problem and doesn't need fixing.

It's normal for suppression to fluctuate and be lower or higher without seemingly any obvious cause. Don't panic, see how you go over a couple of weeks or so.

A weight loss plateau is not one week without losing weight, that is a normal fluctuation - weight loss is not linear.

Yes, it's easy to change pharmacy - you just fill out the new one's online form and say that you are already taking a WLI and provide evidence of that.

Eggy burps!

Building on @SilenceInside good points

Track you calorie deficit over the week not the day. Its good to work with Mounjaro's changing suppression and fine to eat on days you are hungry. Read about calorie cycling.

If you have what appears to be a gain it might just be water weight from a salty/carby meal the day before, hormonal, need a 💩, you are dehdryated, you ate late, you exercised. Don't panic or start saying you had a plateau which is at least 4 weeks at the same weight. It will probably go the following week/day.

Don't panic and go up a dose just because you have a couple of days with less suppression (there are only 6 doses to go up to). It might just be you are hungry because you didn't eat much the day before. See how it goes over a couple of weeks.

This is absolutely brilliant - thanks so much.

Its just that if we are all new starters in a thread we wont get experienced responses - I am going to collate and paste all the above to my new starters thread.

Any previous discussions about holidays - if people choose to miss doses etc or just carry on?

You need to read this thread. Has all the basic questions and more

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5264084-continuing-mounjaro-part-24?utm_campaign=thread&utm_medium=app_share