Mounjaro microdosing….anyone else trying this?

[Geordielass78]

First post ever, posting out of curiosity and wondering if anyone else is trying this…

soooo hit perimenopause, put on a stone, not a big deal in grand scheme of things, but hate clothes not fitting and not feeling right in my body.

I’m generally healthy and do the right things, strength training, hiit, steps, eat well, mainly veggie, drink lots of water….

also can be an emotional eater and think / overthink about food a lot, and live with a lovely man with a much faster metabolism than my poor old peri one!

anyway, I read an article about microdosing Mounjaro, starting at 0,5mg…called clinic and am 2 weeks in, just moved to 2mg. Had no side effects and defo been less hungry and shifted a couple of pounds already.

it may sound daft but feels lovely to start feeling like myself again!

would love to know if anyone else is doing something similar, how it’s going and anything long term they’re thinking about.

btw I get send exact doses so no clicking of pens, just inject the amount in the needle x

I didn’t think microdosing in this way was approved in the uk yet

It’s not, I’ve gone through a clinic and it’s prescribed by doctors, having fortnightly calls, it’s all above board and they were clear that this is not a currently prescribed route so any risks are on me x

Interesting. Are you using from a pen, sounds expensive with the 30 day only in use period. Which clinic is it?

Sorry, just reread your post

btw I get send exact doses so no clicking of pens, just inject the amount in the needle x

Even more interested in what type of clinic this is as compound medication is not available in uk (assuming you are in the uk), plastic syringes are generally not suitable for storing medication in, how do they ensure sterility?

Can you share links to the clinic?

It’s the Healand clinic, they were featured in the guardian a few weeks ago. It’s no more expensive than anywhere else, as I said it’s individual weekly injections so no clicks, one dose a week, inject and the sharps bin x

im a bit nervous about posting about all this, only did as I’m really interested in if anyone else is trying this and how they’re getting on, I know there’s so many people on life changing journeys with this medication, and in no way trying to trivialise other’s experience x

Can I ask what was your bmi when you started or did that not matter?
I’ve just looked and the price says from £175! IMHO That is really extortionate for a micro dose of 0.5mg.

Are you obese OP? Doesn’t sound like it - not judging I think use it. Interesting re this clinic

Not obese, but weight shot up and wanted to stop it before it kept going up and up, yes expensive, I can manage the expense.

as I said in original post, I’m interested and curious about anyone’s experience, no judgement here x

appreciate All your questions and feedback x

I believe this all approved and utilised in Australia - seen some tiktokers talking about it!

OP there is a Dr on Youtube that talks extensively about the benefits of microdosing for menopausal weight gain and other symptoms not necessarily related to obesity. Her name is Dr Tyna Moore she often goes on other podcasts to chat about it and deffo worth you looking up.

@flameprincess Dr Tyna Moore stated last month (link) she has been misquoted and Microdosing is not for weight loss. For microdosing she is talking about tiny tiny doses such as 1/10th of 2.5mg for inflammation, chronic health conditions and metabolism support and is very clear to her microdosing and partial dosing titrating up are very different things and basically a selling tactic by unscrupulous people who are after you money.

EP. 221 | The GLP-1 Microdosing Lie: It's NOT a Weight Loss Strategy

OP I would have many many questions to ask your Healand clinic. I think they may be exactly the people portrayed in the link (but then again Dr Tyna Moore is also trying to sell us something so not unbiased), if you feel it works for you and you want to take the risks, fair enough, but I would not accept "something" in a syringe from anyone - Mounjaro is only licensed to be sold in kwik pens in the UK - are they extracting from the pens and sending to you in a syringe? Are they using compounds, are those legal? It doesn't feel safe, sterile, I don't see what value they are adding that you couldn't do yourself from a kwikpen much cheaper, like so many others on here do.

OP was your BMI suitable for Mounjaro?

Hope they have a manufacturing licence for compounding medicines…. Does the supply come from a UK registered pharmacy with a copy of the manufacturers patient information leaflet provided?

Hi @Geordielass78 - I have just started micro dosing with the Healand clinic. Would love to hear more about your experience (will see if I can message you directly)

Watching with interest...

Omg, that’s 5x normal price.

Once I reach target in plan to microdose, I’ll make a 2.5mg last 8 weeks.

It says £300/month when I looked just now, over 3 months, irrespective of dose. More than if you microdose from a pen but their price includes a lot of one on one support if that’s what you’re looking for.
Obviously just buying a pen via a pharmacy would be a lot cheaper. I guess it’s a question of how much you value the support and the microdosing approach.
Their website says their clinic is CQC regulated and all their clinicians are GMC and NMC registered.
It’s also worth noting that doctors can and often do prescribe medicine off license. They can do that.

The £300 is for the medical weight loss treatment option. There is another separate option for microdosing which says from £175.

The op said she gets sent out weekly micro doses of the medication in individual syringes so they are sending out partial doses of a prescription medication which is only available in a quick pen.

It might be useful to note that shes not a medical doctor, as in a GP or gastrointestinal doctor. According to google shes a naturopathic and chiropractic physician.

Although to answer OP question, i did start on 2.5mg, stayed there for 2.5 months, then went up to 3.75 for another few months, and am now on 5mg. Even at these lower doses I've gone down from a BMI of 31.5 to currently 26.5, and have lost 18% of my starting weight. I inject with normal mounjaro pen, just counted clicks for 3.75

As I say, Drs can prescribe treatments off license so there’s nothing wrong with them prescribing different doses if they feel they can justify their rationale.
Id personally be more concerned with the sterility of the pre loaded syringe. Difficult to draw up, pack up and post and maintaining sterile conditions for the whole process.

@HappyWineDay Yeah I agree and totally get they can prescribe an off label dose and that’s fine but sending out partial doses from a kwikpen 🤯. Surely they should be sending out a full 2.5mg pen and advising to count clicks etc.
The op saying “They were clear that this is not a currently prescribed route so any risks are on me” would raise more than a red flag for me.

Exactly this.

OP, ask for a 2.5mg pen and count clicks. Then you know what it is and that it’s sterile. Unfortunately I think what they are doing is illegal, dangerous and also scamming by splitting pens in this way.

A 2.5mg pen should cost circa £150.

Yes. Fair enough to pay for support.

But I can’t see how it’s legal to sell decanted MJ into little syringes and I can’t see how you can be sure it’s sterile or actually MJ. If it wasn’t a scam they’d send a 2.5mg pen, and advise how many clicks each week, and on top of that you’d get the support.

Doctors can prescribe off license. So they can prescribe via syringes if they wish. But I agree there is potentially a question regarding the sterility of the syringe preparation.