April 2025 Mounjaro Starters - Thread 4!

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I have the worst mental block with the spelling of this medication!! Almost did it wrong again but THINK it's correct now. Obviously 3rd time's the charm!!

Great work / losses / NSVs so far everyone!

Has anyone taken more than one dose ie 6mg from a 5mg pen? I mistakenly ordered another 5mg pen but want to scale up really.

I took my second .5 a few days ago but have noticed a lot of food noise, more than 2.5. Has anyone else experienced this?

Getting back on the Mounjaro train tonight after a 23 day break. I hadn't planned on taking such a long break but for all sorts of reasons it suited me to take have some time off. I've still lost a weight during that time but maybe not as much as if I had been on it. It's been interesting to go 'back to normal'. Really shows what the medication does do for you. Hoping that my little restart goes well with some good weight losses.

Are you restarting at 2.5mg? I restarted after 2 weeks off and went back to 2.5mg but I moved up quickly and am back on 5mg. I’ve managed to convince myself it isn’t working anymore for me because I stopped and started but I think I’m just being silly and have a bit of water retention going on at the minute (hopefully). So I’m hoping things will seem to kick start and catch up to how I was before the break!

keep us posted on how your restart goes x

W9D1

SW 16st 9lbs
CW 15st 9lbs

Moved up to 5mls last night,

1 stone loss. I’ll take that having been over 16 stone for years!!! And I’m just back from holiday, I’m hoping the extra wine doesn’t catch up with me next week.

That’s brilliant about your NSV!! I have only been out on one social event - a couple we have known for years. I ended up telling them. They were surprisingly very positive l, saying they have heard some very good things about it. But recently there has been a lot in the news and radio warning of contraception issues and a few other things such as loss of muscle mass etc which I feel has put rather a negative slant on it which annoyed me really. There are so many other positives about it which they fail to mention. My daughter has wegovy, she is 32 and very open about it. I’m kit sure of her being in a situation to cause social opinions yet though.

Morning all, I just took my 5th dose (extra dose in pen) of 5mg earlier this morning. I usually jab my arm, but have had really rubbish suppression last few weeks so thought I’d try my belly. The food noise is unreal this morning, right back up to
my bad days. Usually the food noise is gone within 30 mins, but I’m 4 hours in now and it’s not going away!
I’m not in a good place with mounjaro at the moment, managed to put 3lb on in 2 weeks! I know it’s not because I’ve had too many calories so I’m feeling a bit confused and disheartened.
ive ordered my 7.5mg ready for me to take next week. And will definitely go back to my arm.

Anyone else had similar issues with 5mg?

I’ve only lost a total of 8lbs - basically one lb a week. I was hoping the weight would come off quicker, but I’ve been feeling fairly relaxed about it as the reduction in food noise has been so lovely! Roll on next Monday and my next jab 🤣!

5 weeks today since I started. I took 5 doses from the 2.5 mg pen and I’m about to take my 1st dose from my new 5 mg pen.

Ive lost 8.1 lbs. And I must say it’s the easiest (just over) half a stone I’ve ever lost. Whilst not as high as some people’s weight loss, it feels like a pretty steady amount to lose.

I’m eating smaller portions, snacking less and concentrating on eating more protein. I already hike, swim and do yoga although I have bought some free weights to use at home and I have a routine that I do for 20 mins 3 times a week.

Im trying to address my bad habits and I think it’s because I eat too quickly, don’t give myself time to get full and that results in over eating. Plus the aimless snacking from boredom. God, MJ makes it easy and I’m working out how I will keep up the better habits once I get to maintenance.

Someone correct me if I’m wrong please, but I don’t think the golden dose (5th dose) in the pen is equivalent to 5mg?
This may explain why you are hungry? X

It was still a 0.6 measurement after I got rid of air bubbles so I think it probably was very similar.

I got 0.6 ml out of my pen as a 5th dose too. If you get less than 0.6 ml out then it’s obviously going to be less than a full dose but 0.6 ml should be the same dose as the previous 4 x 0.6 ml doses.

0.6ml on a syringe is the equivalent to 60 clicks and that is a full dose of any pen.

Ordered my next pen on the weekend and went back down to a 5mg pen. Got an email asking why and I explained that there wasn’t all that much difference so would prefer to stay on a lower dose as long as I can.

i did eventually get the order confirmed but not before a very longgggg email saying this is not how the drug works and 7.5mg is just a stepping stone to the full therapeutic dose of 10mg. It is included in the schedule primarily to help mitigate side effects during the escalation phase.

Im really glad my original prescriber in Australia warned me of this and not to feel pressured to move up to quickly if I think it is working for me. As I am definitely the type of person to read that and question my decision and just do what they say. But obviously their main aim is to make money.

Yes restarting on 2.5. I haven't felt much of anything today to be honest but lets see how it goes. How have you found moving up to the 5? I still have another dose in this pen and my current plan of action is to stick with 2.5 for another pen too. I do have a 5 in the fridge as a back up but I'm hoping I can get good results still on 2.5. I'm 8 weeks into my journey and have lost 10kg so far which I'm happy with especially as I had a holiday and extended break off the meds.

That sounds bad. Are you in the UK now and if so, which provider was this?

@StrikeForever yes I am back in the UK now, went home for Easter and saw a nurse practitioner there who was my original prescriber. Since being back I have been with Medino.

That's terrible! And also not what the experts recommend, as you already know.

Good for you for not being bamboozled.

I haven’t heard of them, but I’ll ensure I avoid them now. I have been using Med Express since April. My husband uses them too and we have found them very efficient and had no issues. I have a code for a discount with them. PM me if you decide to give them a try and would like it.

@vl888how are you coping with 7.5 ? Im
due to start but I’m nervous as I felt quite bad first week of 5.

Holy Smoke guys I fucked up the golden dose again!?!?

I watched several YouTube videos and am someone that has injected anti miscarriage meds into my body on several occasions but I can’t seem to crack how to do it. I connected the end needle, pulled the plunge back to 0.7 filled with air, pushed air into tube (lots of bubbles now in tube), extract liquid (now shit loads of bubbles in my tube), tap it so bubble rise, the bug bubbles to but there are shit loads of mini bubbles in the top (like loads). So in the end I squirt it all into the sink, say ‘fuck this’ and stab myself with the new pen. What am I doing wrong? 🥸😳😬😂

Also had my first taste of no movements on the scales, which serves me right for being so smug about losing two pounds each week 😂 I had lost 2 pounds when I weighed on Friday so I’m hoping I just need to taking a gigantic shit and will then have a massive loss next week and will discover I am secretly thin.

Hope everyone is having a good week x

W10d1 planning to do golden dose of 5mg pen today. Made a mess of it last time so I’m actually quite nervous to do it. I was going to try pushing air into the pen first, but the pp just said it caused loads of air bubbles so now I’m reluctant to try that way!

Got a 7.5mg pen waiting in the fridge for next week. Undecided yet whether to do 7.5 or 6.25..

SW - 13st11.8
CW - 12st7.8
2lb loss this week
Total loss - 1st4lbs
GW- 10st

lost 1.4lb today which is good but slightly frustrated that i didnt get to the 1.8lb i was hoping for that would have ticked me over into 2 stone total loss 😕

going be gunning for it next week though.....

You don’t need to push air into the pen, it causes a lot of bubbles. The way I do it is to insert the needle into the pen, hold the pen upside down so the liquid is pointing towards the floor, at a slight angle so I can see what I’m doing, and then just slowly and steadily pull back on the plunger of the withdrawing syringe until all the liquid has been transferred. This creates minimal air bubbles and is very efficient. Once all the liquid is out just make sure you don’t let go of the plunger before you withdraw the needle or it will squirt back into the pen or on the floor. I’ve never had a problem doing it this way, though with the disclaimer that I’m a former medical professional so am used to syringes and needles. Hope that helps for next time!

Very happy after a week away only 2lbs gain. I ate way less than I normally would on holiday but still had lots of treats at the end of the week after i stopped feeling nauseous.

I did the golden dose yesterday- I did not push air first, just did it like I did calpol!

I took 0.4ml from a 5ml pen and still looks like I could get another dose out. Will be over 30 days though but liquid still looks clear. Worth it?

Am two stone down, as of today! Half way through my goal.