Late April - early May 2025 starters

[wlinewbie0425]

I will be starting Mounjaro at the end of this week. The current April thread are mostly discussing the move onto their second 4 weeks so thought I would start a thread for those of us right at the beginning.

W1D2, no side effects yet, and not hungry nor any food noise. Will have to watch my eating as havnt eaten enough today.

I am definitely having heightened sensations since starting.

Tomorrow morning will be my first weigh in. I'm really nervous for some reason. Maybe because I want this to work so much!

@SunshineandpoolI have just looked it up and found this:

Some individuals on Mounjaro experience a heightened sense of smell, a condition known as hyperosmia. This can be a side effect of the medication, as it can affect how the brain processes taste and smell signals. The altered hormone levels and changes in fat digestion and bile production can also contribute to this effect. Most people find that their sense of smell returns to normal after a few weeks, as their body adjusts to the medication.

Im glad its not just me, I seem to be having the side effects nobody talks about and they are making me think im going mad!

@Sunshineandpoolhope the weigh in goes well, even if it’s not a big loss do all the measurements too or the me360 scan etc anyway as not all the changes will be on the scale. We just have to chip away at this.

Sorry to read that it’s not working for everyone, it’s so different and unpredictable how we all respond.

I can’t believe how quickly this thread has filled up, we will need a new one tomorrow. I will try to skim the thread to get the usernames to tag in the morning and set one up. I notice May have their own thread - I think with numbers of Mounjaro users rocketing there will need to be 2 per month now - it’s already hard to keep up! Let’s call thread 2 just ‘late April starts’ so we don’t confuse any new May joiners. Though obviously all welcome on all threads 😊 but it’s been so helpful having a thread of us all around the same stage.

I’ve survived today. Still queasy and haven’t eaten any proper meals which i know is bad but I literally could not do it. Had 2 protein shakes, a protein yogurt with banana and berries. Small bowl of chicken and salad at lunch. Hoping to feel better and make up for this tomorrow.

@Sheldon4kthe smell thing makes sense as when hormones go crazy in early pregnancy that’s also the case. I’ve not noticed this apart from normal food smells making me gag today cos I’m so queasy.

Good luck on the weigh in! I was a little disheartened as I weighed more on weigh day than I had when I had weighed myself earlier in the week. However overall I know that I had eaten more healthily (albeit not enough) and been more active which can only be a good thing and a good start regardless of the number on the scale.
I think its normal to feel nervous about it, I feel many of us are here on this path because we have reached the point where we need to SEE progress and we initially focus on that number on the scale.

It does make sense when you think about it really. I'm mostly noticing nice smells to be honest, like laid on my bed with the window open and I can smell the blossom on the tree outside (its a good 10-15m away), and smelling flowers before I have even rounded the corner where they are. Noticing perfume on people.

Although hubby was getting annoyed with me asking if he had any deoderant at the gym... it wasnt him, but I could smell the person a few machines over..haha!

@wlinewbie0425 what app are you checking for levels?
Hope the nausea passes. I had mild headaches and tiredness and electrolyte tablets really helped the headaches. I was definitely dehydrated.

Oh my goodness I just had the worst , most evil heartburn this evening! Ate an omlette with goats cheese in. Possibly ate it too quickly as was rushing out to meet a friend… had a soft drink (fizzy orange stuff) and then sat though poetry show , kicked in while driving home and was feeling absolutely awful!

not sure if it was the combo of goats cheese, eating fast, then drinking a fizzy drink… but the heartburn was over 2 hours after I ate and about 1.5 hours after fizzy drink ?

I gulped gaviscon and crunched some rennies when I got home and I’m fine now.

But now I scared to eat omelettes again 🫣

Update, it's been 12 hours, I am not skinny and still not dead.
I had some weird woozy slightly spaced out feeling this afternoon but that seems to have now passed. I also got very very cold, this is unusual for me, but I had hot soup for dinner which seems to have helped, I'm only a little chilly now and at least the shivering has stopped.
Waiting for a non work day was a good idea, trying to work with the woozy feeling would have been tricky, I'm glad I waited till I had a few days off work to manage any side effects.

@Sunshineandpool good luck for tomorrow!

@Brunocatmon really? still not on day 4?! maybe we are being a little impatient, let's give it till day 6 it will surely have worked by then.

@wlinewbie0425 am I being evicted to the may group? totally understand if you want me to move over, I started preparing in late april but didn't do the first jab till today

@PoisonIvy89 no, stay!!! I just mean so it’s not confusing to people who just find the forum now it’s actually May to have multiple threads. And hopefully also longer term - was just having a read of some of the much longer running ones. Hoping that will all of us over the months 🙂

@Undecided2025 I am on the 7 day free trial of the Shotsy app and it shows the levels on a nice graph.

@MsRicolettimy heartburn yesterday was also hours after my meal. I am guessing it’s the slow stomach emptying, so the acid is building up. Not nice but I have put rennies in my handbag, bedside table and work desk. Got it mildly tonight too but it’s less - probably because I didn’t eat a meal for dinner. Which is not ideal but I just couldn’t.

@MsRicoletti that sounds unpleasant! hopefully it was the fizzy drink, that one is easier to avoid than the eggs and cheese

@wlinewbie0425 oh good, I like this group!

I can't keep up to reply to everyone individually but well done to everyone seeing losses!! and hugs to those getting yucky side effects. Isn't it weird how the same medicine can affect people so differently.

It's really interesting to read people's different experiences and perspectives of the suppression and food noise. I tend to eat because I just like food or boredom or stress or I deserve a treat after a hard day or I deserve a treat after a good day. I don't really feel actual hunger very often so part of my reluctance to try it was thinking there's no point the appetite suppression won't work on me because I can still eat food with no appetite. But if I could switch off or at least turn down the volume on the food noise that would be awesome!

Morning all. Just off to work.

Had horrendous indigestion in the night. Kept me up for an hour or so.

Anyone else?

Have a great day all x

W2D1
SW 14st 8
CW 14st 3
F47 5’2”

first weigh in and I’ve lost 5lbs, I’m really happy with that. Three meals a day and yoghurt and fruit snack. I’m not counting calories but I logged them yesterday just out of interest and I’m averaging around 1400.
I’m a little nervous about my second jab tonight and what side effects it might bring. I would usually jab Friday morning but I need to pop out for a few hours tonight so I’m going to do it when I get home.

i hope those of you feeling rough are feeling better today, it’s such a lottery and I really feel for you.

All my moaning and I've lost 5lbs in my first week.

Bloody chuffed.

Stats on W2D1:
SW: 187.5lb / 13st 5.5lb
CW: 182.5lb / 13st 0.5lb (-5lb)
5ft 2in
age: 45
GW: 130lb (approx 9st)

W1 D2 All went well yesterday no nasty side effects except the tender skin on back of the neck that someone else mentioned up thread! Need to try harder to get more calories in today only got to 800 yesterday didn't realise until I total it up before he'd. Hope everyone has a great day 😊

Ugh. So, took first dose Sunday afternoon. Felt great. Tues morning woke up early hours with a migraine (had before) and feeling sick, ended up throwing up for hours, sweating, shaking, panic attack. Eventually managed to get back in bed and slept. Ok since but not really eating, since just protein shakes.

I have suffered from panic attacks in the past, and being sick with it like this in the past. And I'm wondering if the migraine was brought on by caffeine withdrawal (which I did in case it made me sick! Then being sick from anxiety.

Before I was sick I completely overhauled my food, spent Sunday making food for the fridge and food wise I feel really in control.

Lost half stone this week, but that's also stress as dad was rushed into hospital on Tues daytime. He's home now. He's 84.

So...my question is, do you think the anxiety worrying about being sick (and then making myself then sick) is worth it? Should I just try and loose weight without mj?

I've still got 1 stone to loose so it's not a lot. I've high cholesterol with being overweight and BMI of 28 which is how I got mj.

Can I do it without? Then not think evey few hrs am I feeling sick??

I had awful indigestion overnight too. I did my 2nd jab yesterday and I think I also had the same last week after my first. Hoping it settles down today!

Thanks for keeping us on track with threads @wlinewbie0425.

Congrats on the losses 🎉 and keep on going to the stallers - we’ll get there when we hit the right combo of medication and time ❤️

That is exactly how it has felt that strange sensation of early pregnancy when everything smells stronger!

Has anyone seen the news this morning that pharmacies may be able to prescribe weight loss jabs for the cost of a prescription - as long as they meet the criteria - might come too late for us.

Week 2 day 2 feeling good this morning, motivated and using my Pinch of Nom books for my recipes - can highly recommend the creamy garlic chicken (the cream comes from low fat cream cheese into the sauce at the end - delicious)

Morning all - we are almost out of space - hope over to thread 2!

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5326835-late-april-starters-thread-2?utm_campaign=thread&utm_medium=app_share