Going up a dose just before holiday

[flipflop76]

I'm 4 months into taking mounjaro and have lost 2 stone. I did a month on 2.5mg, then 2 months on 5mg and I'm now on my first 7.5mg pen. I'm finding no difference on 7.5mg, food noise is definitely there, I'm craving chocolate and crisps and eating a fair bit. The only side effect I've had is hair loss. I remained the same weight for about a month. I did have side effects intially when I went up to 5mg but no change going up to 7.5mg.
I want to go up to 10mg on my next pen but I realised I'd be only a week into it and doing my second jab on it when we go on holiday for a week to Spain. I want to enjoy the food and worry I might be feeling dodgy if I react to the increase. I won't know until I start though. I could continue on 7.5mg for another pen but that's another 6 weeks on it and I potentially won't lose any weight and be fighting the cravings. Tricky!

Depending on how you feel after the first week on 10, You could always reduce the jab before you go to 7.5 & then back up to 10 again when you get home.

I found the move from 7.5 to 10 to be the smoothest with no side effects at all.

But that’s fairly irrelevant as we are all different!

Why not get a 10 pen, take a couple of 7.5 doses from it before the holiday and then 10 when you get home? Or, if you’re happy to take custom doses, get a 10mg pen and take 8.5 or something for the two weeks before to get a little boost without (hopefully) an increase in side effects.

Thanks for the replies, good advice. @IReallyNeedThisToWorkand @Time4changeagain, how do I reduce the dose from a 10mg pen if I need to? I guess less clicks....is there somewhere that tells you how to get a lower dose out? I might do that option.

A chart to help.

@IReallyNeedThisToWork I was looking through my photos when you posted, I have the exact same chart.

Thank you both!

@Time4changeagain 😁

I went up to 12.5 just before I went on holiday and was v ill with diarrhoea and nausea. I hadn’t ever had any side effects but felt awful for a few days. I’d hang off until you’re back just in case. The “click” chart a PP has posted is v useful!

Thanks so much everyone. @ChaosDreamI'm now thinking of doing another month on 7.5mg just to feel confident that my body has adjusted and to prevent any bad side effects on holiday! Coming back from holiday would be jab 3 on the 7.5mg so it wouldn't be too long to wait to move up. I just need to be more mindful going forwards of what I'm putting in my mouth!

@flipflop76 before ordering the 7.5 have a look at the difference in price, 7.5 & 10mg are usually around the same price anyway so buying the higher dose just in case makes sense