Devastated at Mounjaro prices increases!

[missy111]

I’ve been on MJ for nearly a year. Gone from BMI of 42.5 to 39. However, the improvements in my Crohn’s disease and inflammatory arthritis have been the main benefit to me! My Crohn’s has never been better, I am no longer panicking about where the nearest toilet is, and can, for the first time in years, eat fresh high fibre foods without it affecting me badly! My joint swelling goes down linked to when I inject, with swelling and pain increasing again prior to the next dose.

i cannot get the drug on the NHS as it’s not licensed for my conditions, and sadly looks like I will have to stop once the manufacturer price increase kicks in on 1 September.

link to more info https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/aug/14/eli-lilly-uk-price-weight-loss-jab-mounjaro-trump?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

I have lost over 5 stone, but the benefits to my autoimmune conditions have still been a bigger positive than the weight loss. Not sure where you picked up one stone from?

Not necessarily, my psoriatic arthritis is caused by my immune system, not weight. Personally I've not seen a great improvement in my joints since starting the mounjaro, in fact if anything my knee pain has been worse despite losing weight.

typo in OP, BMI now 30, not 39.

It's good these prices increased actually, for many reasons (abuse of the drugs especially).
As for the above poster, there ARE many ways to manage weight in my opinion, not just injecting dangerous crap.

Tell me you know nothing about chronic illness without telling me you know nothing about chronic illness

Why is it dangerous though? It’s been on the market and in use for over two decades. Its efficacy has been proven. Do you know why you think it’s dangerous?

Capitalism isn't ethical.
Communism would be more ethical if the leaders weren't always so corrupt.
Lots of us aren't surprised that the prices are increasing tbh. I haven't ever used any of the weight loss drugs, and have no need to, but I do have sympathy for those who've become reliant on them.

Like any medication it can be dangerous if used incorrectly.

Oh my, well done - you've just saved everyone coupla hundred quid a month with your erudite, compassionate thought.

Do you honestly think most of those trying to lose weight haven't spent years attempting to eat less and move more.

Away with your facile opinions - go find a thread where you at least have a clue what you're spouting about.

But they’re not being used incorrectly? So that’s a somewhat facile argument. This is a prescribed medication, thoroughly tested, and is proving to be radically effective for a variety of different ailments.

It's good these prices increased actually, for many reasons (abuse of the drugs especially)

I do think this will be one good result of the price rises. So many are abusing them and lying to purchase them. But I suspect lying and paying for them to shift a stubborn stone will be a lot less appealing in future.

There needs to be research into the drug’s effects on bowel conditions as I have bile acid malabsorption syndrome and it has improved hugely since I’ve been on Mounjaro. There is a whole Facebook group of people with the condition who say the same, people whose bowel incontinence is improved beyond recognition and who are devastated by these price rises.

I didn't say everyone who uses WL meds uses them incorrectly, but I think there is a small subset who would use it incorrectly, given the opportunity. The same applies to most medications though.

Does the price rise apply to Ozempic as well?
I have a friend on Ozempic tablets

bit dramatic?

WLIs are a luxury for most. If they're that important, people will find a way.

@zacsGranny currently this is only about Mounjaro. “Ozempic tablets” are presumably Rybelsus which isn’t involved in this current price hike.

Reading about all these positive unexpected side effects I wondered if there are any bad side effects? I've recently had a health check, pensioner thing, and my GP suggested I go on statins although my cholesterol was normal but it was at the higher end of normal and combined with age etc she said it was recommended. So off I went to the pharmacy and got my statins, all good for 4 weeks, no problems. Week 5 starts and a couple of days later I started getting cramps in my leg, work up one night in agony, my calf muscles in one leg felt like lumps of rock. When the cramp ended I felt like I'd been kicked really hard on that calf. Contacted GP who called me in for blood tests that day and told not to take anymore tablets. So I'm just wondering if there are any negatives to mounjaro?

Apologies I know that isn't the point of the thread but just made me wonder, I suppose I'm a bit nervous about new meds now and DH has been offered injections but he isn't sure which one he was offered so I think we need to find out more.

are you under consultant care for your crohns?
can they advise about clinical studies for wli that you could try to enroll?

@TheignT yes of course there are possible side effects of Mounjaro, they are listed on the patient information leaflet and you are told about them before you are approved for a private prescription. If your DH is being offered an injection by the NHS he will be told about the pros and cons, and why they think it’s clinically appropriate for him based on those.

I’m really shocked by this news . I’ve been a MJ user v RT last year and lost 3.75 stone but I have put back on 1.75 stone over 9 months even though I thought I had learnt important lessons. There seemed to be a rebound effect . I really thought that the weight loss for me would be permanent .

I was considering going back on it to lose the weight loss again BUT perhaps this will kickstart me to use exercise instead . I’ve lost enough weight still to make exercise more enjoyable. The message for me really is that either I need to be on MJ for life or I need to
make major lifestyle changes for life.

I think if the prices jump I will invest in a personal trainer instead to try and tackle some
of the chronic pain issue I have .

Obviously as PP said, there is info given and on leaflets etc. Assuming you want some lived experience, my only negative effect has been heart burn. Completely manageable though, I take a couple of Rennie chewable tablets and it works great, very worth it for the benefits. My partner, mum, 2 sisters and brother in law have all used it with little or no negative side effects too. I have 2 friends who are quite sensitive to it and prone to nausea and vomiting depending on what they eat!

I was under the impression that Mounjaro had only been on the market for a couple of years. Lilly only applied for a patent in 2016.

I meant that haven't made it into the leaflets yet. Like people it helps medical conditions not originally known about, so are there negative side effects that are just starting to emerge. I think all he was told was nausea and constipation. I wasn't told anything about the side effects of statins just told I could look it up online.

@TheignT this is patient info leaflet for Mounjaro

https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/files/pil.15481.pdf

This is for Wegovy:

https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/files/pil.13800.pdf

theres a section in both listing all the possible side effects. No one knows about future possible side effects, but that’s the same with any other medicaiton that’s currently available.

edited to remove accidental double post.