April 2025 Starts - Thread 2

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Following on from thread 1 - !

This is what I’m hoping that might somehow get a little extra out as the bonus dose and see how it goes 🤞🏻🤞🏻 or if there was a way I could give my last dose with a little extra using a bit of the bonus does to see how I go 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

@TC4 could you pm me your zava code please?

Of course

Hello all.

I am starting this month. Have received my pen and it is in the fridge.
Am nervous.
Can't decide whether to start on the full 2.5 or a lower dose? Am worried about side effects. I work in education and am self employed so if I'm too unwell to work I won't get paid.

Any advice for a nervous newbie?

@GRCP it's brilliant isn't it. I'm a foody so it felt so weird not being bothered about food. Admittedly I'm coming to the end of week 1 and I've definitely noticed an increase in hunger/appetite but I'm able to manage it fine because the food noise is still less.

@SurreyGirl69 seems we have a similar pattern (so far) with the suppression building up then dropping off the last few days. I'm definitely eating more, or wanting to eat more, the lash 36hrs. Although I think I'm potentially under-eating a bit because I've felt hungry all day.
Also on the dose front, when the time comes I think I'll just go to the 5mg straight rather than a 3.75mg because it's still a gradual increase so I feel like it should be ok 🤞🏻🤷🏻‍♀️

@TheNinthLock I was nervous too but I would just encourage you to go for it. There's a lot of what ifs before taking it and the vast majority of us seems to have been more than fine. It feels a huge leap into the unknown but as I come to the end of my 1st week I'm so so glad I bit the bullet and did it 👍🏻 you've got this 💛

Joining the thread - just placed my first order today after a lot of deliberation. Just over 90kg at 168cm. Not always been obese, used to fluctuate a bit between normal and slightly overweight, could always fix it with not too much effort but have been struggling for a few years now in perimenopause and it’s just getting worse each year. Really inspired by the stories on these threads and desperately hoping this will be the answer.

Thank you all - so good to be on the journey together x

Need some advice, I’m really struggling to eat anything. Yesterday I had 550 calories, today I’ve only had 400 - a yoghurt, some soup and forced myself to eat a few mouthfuls of pasta for tea. It’s not that I feel sick, I just don’t want to eat. I’m very overweight, I’ve lost 11 pounds in 11 days, but I’m 18 stone, so what are peoples thoughts on eating so little? It’s not like I’m going to starve, and I continue to take supplements and drink plenty of water. Or is this okay if it’s balanced out with a couple of hungrier days later in the week, to make up for the calories? So weekly calories added up rather than daily calories? I’m aware that eating so little can cause damage, I’m just not sure what to do

Advice?
No

Understanding and empathy?
Yes of course

My provider was really clear that I am in control and can stop if and when I want to, can up the dose or stay on a dose as I decide. It made me feel better that the jab will just be an added willpower and not my controller. Hope that helps

Yep, I haven’t had anyone use mine either, im
guessing so many people have posted theirs that older ones just get bypassed 😕. You can submit your MedExpress code on the monj site but it’s just by random selection if yours gets picked and is only on their site for one day (with no guarantee that anyone will use it). Good luck 🤞🏻😁

My first package arrived. I’ve decided to start tomorrow after work so I have the long weekend to adjust to any immediate side effects.
Plus I also want to weigh myself for an up to date starting weight - I work in a health care environment and we have some super accurate calibrated scales

@TheNinthLockhello, I took my first dose last night and feel fine apart from sulphur burps this evening. I say go for it, especially assuming you have Easter weekend off. Good luck!

Fair enough.

I think making sure you are at least having some food each meal even if it's small is fine as it will balance out over the week if you're having hungrier days at other times in the week BUT if you're not having those hungrier days then I think it's important to try to at least have 1000cals if you can. Just so your body doesn't think it's in distress. Very little intake for prolonged periods can effect your electrolyte balance in your blood etc so important to ensure you're getting a balance over the week... Xx

Could you try drinking some of your calories? Like a homemade protein smoothie. And maybe try and include some high calorie ingredient in it like peanut butter?

Thanks, that’s why I opted for soup! I don’t do smoothies as I have a reactive hypoglycaemia but open to any other suggestions that might help!

I don’t think the device will prepare a 5th dose, so we have to use a syringe to draw the ‘golden’ dose out.

Thanks all. I think I will go for it tomorrow evening. We do have some social events planned with family over the easter weekend as well as building the pony a new field shelter - so I hope side effects remain minimal as need to be functioning on all cylinders (a tall order at the best of times!)

Shall I go for the full 2.5? There were some posts on MN with posters really struggling after their first dose....

I am WK1, day 3, I feel well, really thirsty, but I can’t seem to work out if I’m hungry or not? At times I think it’s working, then other times I don’t, feeling a little confused with it. Anyone else?

I feel this way from the 4th-7th day when I think the medicine starts to wear off for me. The first 3 days or so I feel excellent and the meds work really well. I’m on 2.5 so will move up to 5

Thank you, I will definitely continue. I was just worried about the placebo effect…. If such a thing?

Yes I feel the same now. Although have still only had 1200 calories today which is nothing short of a miracle for me. I think it’s the food noise that has gone so I’m not thinking about unhealthy snacking but have managed sensible meals. I’m glad I’m feeling well though and hoping I feel less rubbish after dose 2.

Yes, no snacking, but I’ve still had 2 glasses of wine 🫤

@Potato1234 I can't offer you any advice, but I wanted to say I'm in the same boat as you. I'm on W2D5 and the suppression is so strong I'm also struggling to eat much at all, which for this usually very greedy girl is a very odd state of affairs. I've simply lost all interest in food. I'm trying to remember to eat little and often, but I'm not hungry so I don't want to. I'm also forgetting to drink water, which I know is bad. I've had a similar weight loss to you so far, from a similar start, so it's certainly working. Long may it last!

Hiya, similar here! No real suppression or reduction in food noise. No side effects and also w1d5. I've seen a lot saying to try not to chase the suppression but I have had the suppression on saxenda so I know it has been helpful for me. I wonder if because I've had saxenda it'll take more to have those side effects.