I successfully lost 20kg on Wegovy which fixed a serious high blood pressure and back/hip pain issue which was affecting my mobility and ability to sleep. It has given me my physical and mental health back and my quality of life has drastically improved. I have more mental bandwidth to actually live rather than constantly worry about desperately trying to control my eating and weight which has been a constant battle for the last 40 years.
I still have more weight to lose to get to a healthy BMI but I took a 6 week break as I was travelling and managed to keep my weight stable during this 6 weeks although my appetite and food noise came back. I found it really stressful and distressing after experiencing freedom from food noise and anxiety about my weight whilst on Wegovy.
My doctor suggested I move to Mounjaro as it's "better". But I have gained 3kg in 2 weeks even whilst eating a reduced calorie/high protein diet, weight training and battling food noise! Has anyone else gained weight on Mounjaro? Does Mounjaro not work on some people?
I will probably ask my doctor to switch back onto Wegovy which worked for me with minimal side effects. But wanted to hear other people's experiences.
Thanks for reading if you got this far!