April 2025 Starts - Thread 2

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Following on from thread 1 - !

That’s my plan too. Doubling the dose from 2.5 to 5 is quite a leap.

Me! But I’m going to do 3.75 if I can. Not got a new pen yet after being rejected by ZAVA!

Having been too scared to start in the first place ( I started last Sunday and wish I'd done it sooner) I'm now too scared to extract the extra from the pen with a syringe. I'm worried about air bubbles - is this a logical concern? And are the bought syringes like the mounjaro ones? Short, so you just stick them in a a right angle and press?

I'm on week 3, gearing myself up to take jab 3 tonight. After awful side effects I'm still working up to 2.5mg. I'm doing pen 2 at 2.5mg. Have lost about half a stone in the first 3 weeks which is absolutely gobsmacking, so trying to focus on the positives.

Just had my 3rd job. 5kgs total weight loss so far, but most of that was water weight in the first week.

I honestly think I’m not eating enough? Felt proper shaky earlier today but other than being really dizzy the first morning, and more thirsty and tired than usual, I’ve not been too bad.

planning to take the golden dose as my 5th jab and then start the 5mg pen.

W4D1

SW:12.12
TW: 10.12 (2 stone loss)
W1:12.6 (loss 6lb)
W2: 12:3 (loss 9lb)
W3: 12:1 (loss 11lb)

4th jab done. I swithered over whether I was going to do it, however my 19 day period FINALLY came to an end yesterday. I’ve been pretty exhausted so had a blood test yesterday and unsurprisingly am anaemic so heavy duty iron tablets to come…

I’ve probably been eating a bit more to try and make myself feel better/more energy and had some alcohol over the weekend but still happy with the loss so far.

Has anyone found their suppression hasn't been as effective as the weeks go on? I had my 4th injection of 2.5mg yesterday and I am STARVING today. The first week or two of being on MJ I could barely finish a meal but that is not the case now 😬 I lost 2lb this week, making it a total of 14lb loss so far so I'm pleased with that, but I'm worried about giving in and binging on the chocolate and ruining it all 🍫

Due to take my 4th jab tomorrow. I took it a day early last week (so a week ago) and I am definitely feeling the hunger and food noise return this afternoon as it’s wearing off.. hope I can hold out with my good habits until I jab tomorrow! Down 16lb now in just under 3 weeks so super happy with that and my BMI this morning was 29.9! 28lb to go till my GW. Planning on talking the golden dose next week then moving up to 5mg - where is everyone getting their extra needles from?

Yes me, food myself raising the cupboards at home today.
I'm W3D6 today

Moving up to 3.75 hopefully!

Oh no! Why the rejection ?

A really big bonus is that I’m finding exercise lots easier! I’m even more flexible in Pilates. Plus actually looking a bit better in gym clothes is boosting my confidence! What’s not to love!
My only real fear now is that when I’ve lost the weight and achieved a BMI of around 22-23? I’ll then put a bit of weight on and won’t be heavy enough to get Mounjaro again! Imagine needing to reach a BMI of 30 before you can get it again, instead of being able to nip any weight gain in the bud, it almost encourages you to yo yo. Or to stockpile a few pens? I really don’t want to take a maintenance dose long term, can’t afford to!

As I’m under 30 bmi now they won’t accept me!

Opinions please - what would you do….
Due to take 4th jab this evening. I had a few side effects - mainly heartburn, and I've definitely felt hungrier this last week and weight loss stopped. I have a 5mg pen in the fridge ready and am tempted to use it a week early.
BUT
we are going out for a family meal at a posh restaurant tomorrow night.
Would you...
a) take 4th jab of 2.5 pen as usual
b) take new jab of 5mg
c) take new jab of 3.75mg
d) take 5mg but wait until saturday
e) take 2.5mg on sat so I can scoff myself at posh meal 😳

…...

I’d take 2.5 on Saturday

🙋‍♀️ I’m a Friday jabber! 😆
Taking my 4th tomorrow. Will try and get my 5th dose out of this pen, then decide the week after whether to move up to 3.75 or stay on 2.5.

I'm a Friday jabber! 5th jab tomo and just been looking for videos about extracting the 5th dose using syringe, confused about extracting air first or not, some don't bother. Staying on 2.5mg and for next pen, although I was starving yesterday but not today. Weird.

wk5d2, first 5mg dose yesterday and so far no side effects but can stomach far less than 2.5g. Today I’ve had an apple, a protein yog and some chicken. Had a run after work which I had plenty of energy for but just the thirst today has been unreal.

I’m currently having a glass of wine but it tastes very acidic going down (I don’t usually have any issues tackling a Bourgogne after a rough day at work!!).

Post-menopause ladies... Have any of you noticed any gynae/hormonal changes? I'm just coming to the end of week 4 on MJ and my last period was 5 years ago. (I'm 55, not on HRT). Two weeks ago I had what reminded me of ovulation symptoms (sore boobs, discharge, etc) but obviously dismissed it as, well, I'm 5yrs post-meno. Today I woke up with very obvious period pains and I'm now in full flow. I'm horrified. I've been living my best life the past few years after 40 years of menstrual hell. Having googled, it seems there's a few anecdotes of MJ restarting periods, but no research or scientific link as yet.
Has anyone had similar? I'm terrified I've kick-started something and I'm going to have to go through another menopause! So far, MJ has been amazing for me and I've been smugly sailing through with no side effects. But this, I'm not sure it's worth it.

I did a 3.75mg last week so going to do a 5mg this week so I know what I can cope with before I go on holiday as il jab on the Friday and travel on the Monday so want to see how 5mg goes this week - I’m scared lol

If you are extracting it into a new syringe you would just get rid of the air from that syringe rather than the pen

check out https://ukmedi.co.uk/?country=GB
I have bought from them - quick service and medical grade

Thanks, it's all a learning curve 🙂

@Galadalimy first jab kickstarted a period for me (52 and in early peri with patchy but heavy periods). It lasted 19 days in full flow and just finished. Now just had confirmed I’m anaemic so off to the Docs tomorrow for serious iron…

Am hoping it’s a one off reaction as has been horrendous!

I am on day 3. My pen didn’t click, although it went back to 0 so I assume it’s worked! I have felt fine, hungry but not wanting to eat much at all. I have a huge amount to lose though.