May 25 mounjaro starters

[Leveluplou]

Couldn't see a thread for may but hoping I can find fellow starters to chat with. I've opted to go with SheMed and have just received my blood test kit through so should be starting within the next week or 2!

Ha ha! This is me too! I’m having imaginary side effects already and I only took it less than an hour ago 😂

I noticed that we posted pretty much the same thing at the same time. We must have injected at the same time too. It will be interesting to see how we get on.

So far I’ve had (imaginary) stinging on the injection site, a strained tendon in my shoulder and an itchy eyeball. Obviously all common side effects 😂

Hi there,
So my pen is sitting in the fridge ready to go... had planned to take my first does this evening but now panicking/overthinking it as am going away for an outdoor education trip on wed-fri with 60 kids and really can't be ill!
Was all determined to get started but now wondering if I should put it off for a week or if I take it this eve will I likely be ok by Wed am even if I get bad side effects?

Hi, I also started my journey today, Friday 2nd May

I am severely overweight, with PCOS, and over the last few months with work being very busy (sedentary) I just ate my way through life. I feel like I'm obsessed with food, thinking what I'll eat next and next and next.
Starting weight 110kg/243 lbs.

I did the jab this morning - was easier than I thought it will be, and completely painless. I injected in my thigh. The suppression in my appetite literally kicked in a couple of hours (on 2.5).

Apart from having a slight headache and being extremely thirsty all day, it's been all good.

Have only eaten around 1,000 kcal today as not hungry at all, and when I was eating I just got full after only a couple of bites.

Good luck to all us starting this journey today/this week.
Can't wait to see how this now progresses.

Hi everyone, can I join you all? I’ve had my pen in the fridge for a week with the aim of starting this evening so I have the bank holiday weekend to deal with any side effects.

I think I’ll be ok with the injection - never had a problem with needles - but I’m emetophobic so if I feel nauseous/vomit I’m going to really struggle.

DH is currently cooking dinner which is a treat so maybe I should start in the morning!

I’m 56, currently weigh roughly 17stone at 5’7 and am a size 18/20. Would really like to lose at least 4 stone and get down to a 14.

I would either do it now or put it off until you are back.
I've been fine so far.

Everyone seems to have secured their prescription really quickly. I applied to medicine marketplace on Monday. Got a video consultation on Thursday but not likely to receive my 2.5mg pen until mid next week. What was everyone else’s experience?

Ok so I want to lose 28lbs and after day 1 - I lost 3lbs. I have lost the urge to binge and I eat now because I know I have to so Mounjaro works.
I am drinking lots of water but I have a constant dull headache from early afternoon but I can cope with that

I got my prescription from Asda online they were pretty quick

So 3 days in.....no side effects (Yay!)
But also......no suppression, still bloody starving all the time and the food noise remains deafening ☹️

I took my second jab today and weighed in. Very happy so far to report a completely uneventful week in terms of SE. Now praying today's jab doesn't spark nausea 🙏

5 ft 2
SW: 12 stone 4
CW: 11 stone 13
Total loss: 5lbs

I ordered mine with Asda on Tuesday and picked it up today. I was so impatient once I had put the order in - I just wanted to start straight away!
I hope it comes soon 🤞🏻

Just did my first injection, after getting myself all worked up about it. I forgot about my phobia of injections when I ordered it. I had my husband on hand and sat in a chair in case I fainted. I didn’t feel a thing.

where is everyone else storing their used pens? I put mine back in the fridge. Is this correct or does it need to be stored at room temperature? The leaflet said only unused pens need to be in the fridge. I don’t want to ruin the pen after spending so much money on it.

We’re MJ twins!! 👯
I’ve had imaginary pain in the injection site too ( my pants were digging in ) gurgling in my tummy ( I was hungry ) and blurry vision ( I didn't have my glasses on )
Waiting impatiently for suppression now after I just scoffed all my ( healthy at least ) dinner down as usual 😬

For the week whilst I was waiting for my pen to arrive I paid attention to every twinge or ache I felt and told myself to remember this next week after I'd injected!

@jp35 I keep mine in the fridge, even once opened. Not sure why.

That’s a great loss for week 1!
Did you have many side effects? And when did suppression kick in?

Just did my first injection 🤞

Me too, I was a bag of nerves. Wasn’t as bad as I’d imagined.

No side effects for the first week, thank goodness. Last year, I was on MJ for a month or so, and had some nausea (minor, and passing quickly) but I also had terrible brain fog. Hoping to swerve that this time around.

The suppression kicks in fast for me, within hours. It's pure luck and seems to be different for everyone. Good luck with your week!

@Peachblossom25 do you see/speak to a pharmacist when you picked up your pen? Or did you provide photos/id beforehand?

Can I join in? Got my pen today and it’s waiting in the fridge. Trying to decide if I take it tonight or wait til the morning. Think the consensus is evening so if any side effects appear they can happen whilst I’m asleep…..?

5ft 9
SW 17st 5lbs ish
Size 18-20
TW dunno - I think probably 14st
T size - I’d like to be a 14-16

Scared - not sure what is scaring me the most at the moment?
It’s not the injection itself, it’s more the side effects I think.
Also, deciding to bite the bullet and go for MJ is a bit of a head wreck after trying to come to terms with being bigger for the last 5 years and being body positive to be a good role model for my kids. The perimenopause has concentrated all the weight around my trunk and for all my attempts at being positive about my body and appreciating all my body does for me, I still really struggle with what I look like naked.
Also as i have 2 slipped discs and bursitis in both hips, I’m in the level of pain now that’s affecting my mobility, and my efforts to lose weight have amounted to nothing.

So - here goes nothing I guess!!!

I ordered it online and sent in photos. The doctor prescribed it two days later and I collected this afternoon. I find it easier to collect as I’m not at home in the day for deliveries.

I used Pharmulous. Completed the form on Monday, Tuesday I had to provide a photo and ID verification and it arrived Wednesday. They forgot to send a sharps bin and this came today.

I injected in Wednesday and so far the main side effect has been feeling constipated bit it's not terrible. Reminds me of when I have taken iron in the past.

The suppression has been quite quick. I had to force myself to eat something for breakfast and my calorie intake is lower than my target.

Could I please join? I’m restarting tonight after some ups and downs.
Started a few months back on 2.5. After 4 weeks I went to 5mg, and around 48 hours later I became very ill. Violent vomiting and diahorrea. I felt so ill I lost a whole day. In the end I was in my bed from Sunday till Friday. Didn’t eat at all during that time. SheMed recommended going back down to 2.5, so after a week off that’s what I did.
2 weeks ago I again injected my first increase of 5mg. I always inject Friday night so I was really nervous for a few days waiting for SE but they didn’t come like last time. Until the Wednesday. Yet again another 3 days of really violent expelling of even water from my body from both ends. I was so ill.
I didn’t inject last Friday. Sitting now in two minds whether to try it again. Thing is I really really want to lose weight so badly. I started at 13 stone 13lbs. I’m now at 13 3 so it did something, even if I only lost whilst too sick to eat.
I hate my body. I have zero self confidence and can’t bear to look at myself in the mirror.
i am 54 and 5’2”. Until a couple of years ago when I became disabled I had been 8 stone most of my life. I feel like I ate myself.
Do I push through the awful 3/4/5 days a week when I can only lie beside the toilet pan until it all passes? Will my body get used to it and it will pass?
I didn’t lose much at all at 2.5 so staying at that dose isn’t an option.
Think I’m gonna inject. But I am so scared 😭

That sounds so rough, @minerva7. It might be worth messaging your provider to see what they think of you moving to 3.75 instead of 5 for a transition week. (I am not advising, just wondering.) Really feel for you!