April 2025 Monjourno Starters - Thread 3!

[QS90]

Hopefully the title is correct this time!

Checking in. I took my 4th dose of 2.5mg last night, a day later than planned as I've been away. Weighed myself this morning and have gained back a kilo, but I'm not too worried as I was on holiday and out of routine. I've still lost 4kg so far, which I'm delighted with. I've decided I want to stay on 2.5mg for another month, so I've just ordered it. I also ordered some needles from an online pharmacy to extract the golden dose, but it's been almost two weeks and they haven't been dispatched yet so I must follow up.

I will be doing 3.75mg for my 4th dose. I'm hoping it will bait things but also I good step up before week 5 and the 5mg I've already ordered lol

@StrikeForever also, I'm going to try get 3.75mg grim my golden dose next week.
I've bit had much suppression over last week or so on 2.5mg, but a bit nervous to go up to 5mg.
I've been relatively side effect free up to this point x x

I’m wondering if I’ve mis worded it. I’m getting 4 x doses of 2.5 and 4 x doses of 5 mgs - it hasn’t arrived yet. So I don’t know if the 2.5 mgs is all in one pen? But I bought it in the U.K. Online pharmacy as I’m not eligible for NHS treatment - no signs of diabetes and only just in the obese category.

Hi All, I started about 4 weeks ago. I started a thread on here a couple of days ago about the awful side effects I was having after my 3rd dose (nothing before that!). I haven't given a 4th injection as I need to stop the diarrhoea. It's much better than it was and I feel much better. But I'm still not right unfortunately.

I also still have no appetite! Despite being due for dose 4 last Thursday. I've lost 10lbs so far. But I cant tell you how I'll I've been. Definitely MJ and not a bug.

I'm going to see how this week goes and then hopefully give 1.25mg end of this week. I'm obviously very sensitive to it.

I have a LOT of weight to lose. Usually I struggle lose anything even when very strict low carb etc. so this is a major breakthrough for me. But I can't put up with the explosive diarrhoea and vomiting 😔

Checking in..thanks for the new thread. I'm on wk4 day 5. 9lbs down which is decent but not mind-blowing. I've got a golden dose waiting for me and a new 5mg pen arriving tomorrow so thinking 3.75 golden dose and then into 5. I've had no side effects and good suppression. I'm really really enjoying the lack of struggle to be "good".

That's such a good way of explaining it - enjoying the lack of struggle to make good food choices. That's exactly it isn't it. We've still gotta make the food and lifestyle choices but by god it's easier with MJ 🙌🏻

I think the ‘stock piles’ probably come from at least one provider allowing ordering of the next pen after the second dose of the month. Probably sensible to do if there is a risk of delays.

Exactly. In any situation since starting where there's "tempting" things, I'm just not.

Hi, just checking in! I’ve ordered my 5ml pen, I went on holiday last week and all the food was pre-paid (Premier Inn, so not great but plenty of it!) so I just substituted the chips for extra veg, avoided any bread and had lots of scrambled egg and yogurt for breakfast instead of a full English, I’m still in the mindset of ‘I’ve paid for it so I have to eat it’ so I did feel over full most days, but the good news is I didn’t put any weight on which is unheard of for me on holiday, I don’t lose any either but I’m pleased with that.

I’m sorry to hear this! Sounds awful and disappointing. Do you think maybe you give it a go on an even lower dose?

Thanks for the new thread.

Ive filled out the form to try and buy over here, went with Madino so hopefully they accept me.

Do jealous that a few of you are already noticing a difference in your clothes must be such a brilliant feeling and I’m looking forward to that!

I need to get on and order things to try and extract my golden dose incase there are delays with bank holiday etc.

I’m finding it so strange that I’ve still got Easter eggs left. And also that I opened a Lindt bunny to have some of today and had one bite and there is still some left. This is unheard of for me. I could at a stretch leave things unopened if I had really strong willpower but once it’s opened it’s eaten so this is nice a new long may it last.

@QS90 Thanks for the new thread! 🥰

Yes I hope so @Minuethippo. I'm really loving the lack of food noise (considering it's been 10 days since last injection, all I've had today is a sandwich-i'm about to make myself eat something). It's so frustrating as I didn't really have many symptoms before the 3rd injection.

Except maybe I did? I wasn't sleeping very well at all. Plus very bloated and sulphur burps. But the D&V for 8 days has drained me. Considering I've only lost 3 lbs in those 8 days, it's totally not worth it! But I'd love to get back to the first week. That was great.

By tomorrow, I should be down to less than 1mg left in my system. If I'm still feeling ok on Thursday I will try 1.25mg 🤞. I've read some people taking it once every 2 weeks?

I've got 2 v important events over the next 12 months that I'd love to attend and feel great at instead of hiding and hating being in the spotlight. My daughter has been nominated for a v prestigious award (black tie event) and then my little sister is getting married. Those 2 events were the final push to try MJ and they haven't changed.

Yeah, that's probably it. Oushk have had problems with stock, apparently resolved now, and my last pen couldn't be delivered till after the 5th dose (thank goodness for that bonus dose or would have been late). Lesson learnt to order as soon as poss now.

W3D4 & I'm beginning to feel a bit frustrated with the lack of suppression, completely have my normal hunger levels. Going to move up to a higher does for my 4th dose, just need to decide if im going to do 3.75 or 5. This is far too expensive to be not getting the value from it. Has anyone done 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 5???

Can anyone recommend anything for the nausea/vomiting that actually helps? I’ve been taking Cyclizine 3 times a day but it’s doing nothing. I’ve made sure today that I’ve ate every couple of hours and drank lots of water but it has been so hard when you’re holding in vomit. After having HG most of last year, I’m very skilled at holding in vomit, otherwise everything I ate and drank today would be down the toilet. I’m not sure what else I can do. There’s no pattern or sense to these side effects

@Newmum110

I went up to 5mg on my third week. This was actually how I was told to do it and it wasn’t until coming on this thread that I learnt that it wasn’t the norm.

Thanks @squiffy I know I'm being a bit impatient but happy to hear you did it. Don't see the point in delaying for an extra week unless it was completely necessary

Sorry to hear you've been so poorly 😬 Are you sure you haven't had a sick bug?

Monjourno?

@user1471530109 pepto bismol for the sickness!

I’ve just posted this on the other April/May thread but I think we are all a bit further on on our Mounjaro journey on this one. 😂
So I’ve just completed week 5 and only lost 0.6 of a pound this week, BUT having been on my body measurement scales I’ve put on muscle, and lost visceral fat and subcutaneous fat and also increased my water weight (which I’m putting down to doing 2 5k runs this week and having a bit of DOMS)
Today is jab day and I’m going to try the golden dose again, and not sure how much to inject! I’ve definitely had more of an appetite this week, and having smaller portions but managing to eat everything, so I feel that I can fit more food in for a meal…
I think I’m going to see what’s in the golden dose of my 2.5 pen, hopefully a bit more than 0.6ml, and just inject that - maybe get 3 or 3.5 then see how next week goes…. any advice?

Omg! The worst part is, that's how I've been saying it too 😂 Hopefully someone will jump in before me to make Thread 4.

That’s so interesting and helpful! I usually just think it’s not working and give up! Just hope I don’t have to pay for Mounjaro for a 12 week plateau while my body adjusts!
Blimey, all the women in my family going back generations would survive a famine! 😵‍💫