US drug giant to temporarily halt UK Mounjaro orders

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Eeek!!!

https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/temporarily-halt-uk-mounjaro-orders-5HjdBTp_2/

Honestly this is such a dramatic headline. This is already known about, that Lilly are not letting pharmacies order until after Sept 1st so as not to stockpile at the current lower pricing. That’s why so many pharmacies don’t have stock and aren’t restocking until September.

I actually didn't know there was a halt on pharmacy orders, i just thought there was widespread stock issues due to bulk buying

Not new info. Great clickbait fodder. Let's not spread the panic here. People are stressed enough!

Apologies, I wasn't trying to stress or upset people i just hadn't realised this was the reason for the stock shortfall

Well looks like I'm back starting at 2.5mg in September then! Already missed one dose and despite Boots happily taking my order and my money they have now told me they have no idea when they will have my 7.5 in stock..

@SeaBaseAlpha there are some pharmacies that have 7.5mg in stock, e-surgery being one when I checked yesterday.

I have 2 pens on order for delivery on 5thSeptember at the old price. Does this mean they likely wont be able to fill that now?

"Let's make sure people can't buy pens now, so that they have to pay the new higher price. That should maximise our profits guys!"

As someone who is still waiting on 12.5 pen from the 15th is hardly possible to raise my panic level. I have had to half my dose just to inject every week still. It no stock is available to September there will be people who have run out if they did get a pen on the 15th.

So I can't see how people will be easily get a pen even on the 1st as that some of us still waiting and the next lot of people running out as well.

I might have to drop my dose again to get my existing pen to last until mid September at this rate. Plus I'm already well out of my reorder window if the 15th order isn't honoured

I wonder if it is because they are running out of stock of 3ml filled pens and want some control over timing of release of the reduced 2.4ml filled ones.

Its a shame, as so many are getting good results on Mounjaro. Personally I hated it when I tried it for 3 months. I have struggled with high BMI since having my child 9 years ago.

I couldn't tolerate the side effects of constant heartburn and constipation on this, so I discontinued it and am getting better results on something else. Apparently though, people do really well on it, even people who have always had a weight problem since childhood.

Its sad that some will now be priced out of getting the chance to try this out as its going to be too expensive for them.

@Lurleenlumpkin79 what are you using and seeing results with?

Well, its not everyone's choice because again it has unpleasant side effects! But I've had success with it in the past and lost 3 stone, so I'm doing it again.

Just Orlistat tablets 3 x a day after or with meals, combined with Slimming World recipes (not joined, you can get all the recipes online) and a bit of exercise. Cheaper and better results for me but I know its not liked by everyone.

I couldn't cope with Mounjaro, I just felt so rough on it and I was hoping for great results. I would wake in the morning before even eating anything with raging heartburn. Everyone seems to love it but it wasn't for me and I even stopped losing any weight for the last month on it.

It’s four days, and two of them the weekend, so basically it’s stop orders thurs and Friday and resume again Monday, dramatic headline really.

Wow that’s really unusual , most folk can’t tolerate orlistat and the orange poo leakage, and have fantastic results on mounjaro. But well done on finding something that works for you. I’ve had awesome results on mounjaro, and like 80 percent of people no side effects, but as much as I will stay on a maintenance dose it does piss me off the way it’s being managed.

Yeah I know. I don't tend to really get the oily poo symptoms unless I eat something really fatty. Always keep a bottle of bleach next to the toilet just in case!😉 😂
Also you can always skip a tablet, if you're going out for a meal etc.

But the Mounjaro, once its in your body thats it, you're stuck with the side effects until it wears off. I used to go 3-4 days without being able to poop, then when I did, it was like pooping a brick. 😣
I so wanted to like it. Honestly, I felt like the only one who couldn't get along with Mounjaro, everyone else has had amazing results.