June 2025 Starters - Mounjaro (thread 2)

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12 days and we've filled a thread! Welcome to old and new june jabbers!

I got a second nature set of digital scales on Ebay for £7 . It came with an amazing diet book too but that's up to seller to include .

Morning all!

W1D2 - I was lurking yesterday until my pen arrived, and I jabbed yesterday evening, along with my partner. My mum used Mounjaro last year and had a lot of success, I had a baby 5 months ago and just keep gaining and gaining so needed a kick start!

I have about 60lbs to lose.

CW: 199
GW: 140

Heres to hopefully having no SE.

Happy jabbing💃🏼

@loopylou459It started at about midnight on Sunday and was pretty much on the loo until 7.00am. I forced a piece of toast down and went back to bed for a couple of hours. Felt a bit better after more sleep. Had 2 hard boiled eggs t try and bung me up a bit then had the tiniest portion of lasagne for tea. I could have done without eating really but thought it best to get some calories in. Had a good night sleep last night and no more toilet visits. Feel a bit meh today, but not ill.
I hope your feeling better soon x try some dry toast x
Didnt take Imodium, I didn’t want to go from one extreme to the other. I did take a diaoralyte though to try and avoid getting dehydrated.

We're SO similar! And you're only a week in front.

I was over the bloody moon to get into the 12 bracket today. I was 14st 2lb Jan 1st & lost 15lbs myself until Easter then it just stalled & crept up a bit. I actually can't believe that 1 week on this & I'm in the 12 bracket. Long may it continue!

Crossing my fingers you get into that 12 bracket by the time you're getting your 2nd pen.

You poor thing. That's awful. Please take care.

On another note, do boiled eggs bung folk up? I eat a couple most days in life & never had that. I wonder if I should reduce now since I'm having some mild constipation?

Wishing you a speedy recovery. @loopylou459 Sounds horrendous.

I'm a bit flummoxed as to how the 3rd and 4th dose have had such effects when previous doses have not. I took the 3rd dose and I can hardly eat at all and feel terribly nauseous. My 1st and 2nd dose did not have such a potent effect in fact the impact waned by day 5.

I know MJs half life is such but surely the first dose would have been of your body by end of week 2 (I saw a graph that indicated as such) Am confused and if any brainy users know any different please share!

I didn’t really diet the day before but I avoided spicy and very oily food because I was worried about the digestive side effects of the first dose anyway and didn’t want to overload my system with a hot curry or something on top of that!
If you want to do a last supper, maybe do it a few days before?

I've got these scales-
RENPHO Scales for Body Weight,... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N1UX8RW?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

They link to an app which records the weight and gives me a handy graph. Also records BMI, body fat etc.

Just took my first dose. It's been in the fridge for over a week looking at me as I reached past it for the chocolate 🤣.
In the words of Louie Spence
'I've done it now, too bleedin late' 🤣

I just did my 4th injection from my 1st pen. Going up to 5mg next week. I tried to add a few clicks to increase the dose a bit but the pen locked so that didn’t work. There does seem a lot left in the pen though, do you find the same?

Second weigh in for me and no change from last week 😔 I'm not sure why, I've not eaten any more and actually probably eaten less. Assuming it's just a normal adjustment and carrying on into week 3 feeling optimistic.

Yes - that's what people term the golden dose and many remove it with a needle and syringe for an extra 2.5mg dose

Hi Gingercar thank you for your reply . Yes it seems good , I think I was expecting drastic but subtle seems to be working. Good practice at relying on willpower . I have felt a bit more fullness this morning which mentally helps. Everyone’s journeys are all so different. So grateful for these message boards right now !

W1D7 weighed myself this morning ahead of taking my second dose tonight. I’ve lost 4lbs!! Without feeling like I tried! Wow. I didn’t think it would have much effect on the starting 2.5mg dose.

Hi Lilacbreeze, No sickness or nausea for me. Had neck and shoulders muscular pain for a day or so but that’s gone. I have had ibs-d for most of my life and the only side effect I’m having is going to the loo like a “normal” person 😂. It’s been lovely !!
Good luck on your journey 😁

I’ve just finished my 5th week and lost another 3.5lbs, which was a nice surprise. I’d peeked on Thursday as it was a calendar month since I’d started. I’d lost 1lb then and was hoping for perhaps another over the weekend, so v pleased with another 2.5! Total so far is 16.5lbs in five weeks. My next mini goal is 18lbs, which is what my little dog weighs (previous goals were my rabbits and my cats!). My big dog weighs 24 kilos. (and my horse weighs 700 kilos, but that might need a group effort!)

I took 4mg from golden dose. Definitely going to 5mg. I’ve had no side effects and minimal suppression all the way through.

Whoever asked about eggs, yes boiled eggs and scrambled eggs definitely bung me up. I have to limit myself as I’m already naturally that way (and medication).

I think the increase in side effects is due to increase in amount in your system. Sometimes you get effects from any amount of a medication. Other times it is the amount. I do take another medication that is prescribed based on how your body metabolises it.

Thats why essentially you build up slowly, so that each week you have a chance to get used to the increased amount.

I took the golden dose this morning. There was over the usual dosage amount in there, so I used that too as a little extra in preparation for going up to 5mg next week.
Ive had no side effects really in these last few weeks, although weight loss has stalled. I think it’s because my period arrived yesterday, so I’ve been carrying extra water weight.
I’m looking forward to seeing what 5mg does for me.
I will be switching providers again, I used zava for my 5mg pen. I have a discount code if anyone wants it.

Hi all! Just did the first jab yesterday, goodness the suppression has been huge. Had 2 bites of dinner and nothing this morning. Forcing myself to have some protein now. Can’t drink wine either but wasn’t expecting such a high level of immediate suppression.

My pen has a similar amount left too. Shocked by how much. Is the golden dose a full dose? Seems such a waste!

How did you take your golden dose? Can you drop a link to sterile needles? Also, how did you know how much it was? I know usually it's 0.6ml isn't it? Sorry, so many questions.

In response to my own question 😄I found that it takes 30 days for Mounjaro to completely leave your system which may explain why myself and others have had more obvious reactions/side effects the more doses we take.

Thanks @FoxRedPuppy too what you said basically was right.

Someone I know struggles on the 5mg so instead, has a 5 pen and does 2.5mg every 5 days instead. Interesting to see how people are adapting theirs. My 2nd pen is still 2.5 as happy ATM but considering a 5 next time and either doing this, or upping to 3.75

Just ordered my second pen, staying at 2.5 as it’s been working fine for me - I think 😂

when it wears off or my hormones surge it will hopefully teach me to have some self control 🤔🤦🏽‍♀️😂

2.5 had no effect on me at all. I've just taken my first dose of 5.0 so I'm hoping that will help.