Unsure what to do next

[Thischarmlessgirl]

Hello,

I started Mounjaro early July. I’ve been on 2.5mg the whole time and lost 10kg in 18 weeks. BMI now 27 (pcos) and my once high hbac is now well within normal. My clothes feel better and I’m definitely more confident in how I look.

My weight has plateaued for the last couple of weeks and I feel I should probably go up to 5 mg, however what I’ve really noticed also over the last six weeks is that my mood is very low and I’m tearful a lot, plus my hair is really shedding to the point I’m worried about it.

I’m taking lots of supplements and trying to eat plenty of protein. I am lifting weights twice a week but finding motivation increasingly difficult.

I feel really unsure as to whether to stop completely and hope that my mood improves and my hair starts to grow back, or to push on with 5 mg and try and get to my goal weight, or just below before coming off and seeing how I get on.

Milo mood is really quite noticeable, and I’m finding it hard to get motivated. I don’t usually suffer with depression and I am a mental health professional so know that this isn’t usual for me.

would appreciate any shared experiences or advice.

I've been on MJ for a year and from the start had low mood and poor motivation. I believe it's due to the dopamine disruption. I've also lost a lot of hair too. I eat plenty of protein, collagen and vitamins but I do have to eat low calories to lose due to my height, age and weight. L tyrosine has helped with the low dopamine and you can buy it from amazon.

I'm also around the same BMI and using my remaining pens with a low dose to hopefully avoid the side effects and lose weight gradually.

Don’t go up to 5mg.

Because of the reasons you have listed, I have titrated up very slowly, I have been on it 1 year, have lost 4.5 stone (28.5 kg) and still have not reached 5mg.

Personally, I would go up to 2.8mg.
If you are using 2.5 pen that is 60 clicks then another 1 click
If you are using 5mg pen then it is 34 clicks.

this is interesting reading about plateauing….

https://www.secondnature.io/guides/mind/motivation/weight-loss-plateaus-explained

Would L tyrosine combat what the glp1 is doing at all?

Thanks - I’m already taking LTyrosine supplements (for the last two months) but no noticeable improvement in mood.

Plateaus are normal and not always a sign to move up. I have done a year at 2.5mg and ridden out a couple. What you are eating is much more important than the dose so if you are finding you cannot manage to eat in a healthy calorie deficit that would be when to consider moving up. That said, if it was affecting my mood in a negative way like you say there is no way I would continue taking it.

I think your arithmetic is a bit off there.

2.8mg from a 2.5mg pen is 0.68ml (or as you phrased it - 60 clicks plus another 8 clicks)

Yes, you are correct, it is 8,

No its an amino acid that increases dopamine. I've lost 5.3lbs this month at a bmi of 22.8 9st 2.8lbs so whatever I'm doing is working! I do high protein low carb and add collagen, liquid vitamins and liquid iron to my morning protein shake. It really works for my mood and I have way more energy than before I did this.
OP try creatine as that's also a good energy source for body and brain.

Funny to see all the Oushk ads throughout this post, didn't realise they were being promoted on here!