Mounjaro 15mg cold turkey anyone?

[TimezoneEarth]

Has anyone just stopped taking mounjaro rather than titrate down?
Other than the expense, I don't feel adequate effects at 15mg to justify the cost of another pen anyway.
I've had 85% of the food noise back the last 2 months at least on 15mg, been on it for 4 months and only very minimal loss or plateau.
But I'm still trying to stay conscious of not overeating because of the bloated feeling I'm used to.
I know I'll have to be very disciplined, especially with Christmas approaching, but I wondered if anyone has just stopped.
I'm guessing many people had to when the price increases hit?

Any advice or tips are greatly appreciated.

Personally I would not but everyone reacts differently

here is my story

was 7 weeks on 12.5, intended to go up to 15mg with 2 st to go (had at the time lost 4.5 st in 7 months) . Due to sudden personal circumstances spending the amount at the time was not worth it despite it working and no major SE along the way .

I took a 14 mg 7 days after 12.5mg as planned then 7mg 9 days after that and 3 mg 10 days after that (semi cold turkey)

14 to 7 was brutal not the food noise but the hunger omg , managed to maintain though and continue with small portions
7 to 3 was like I was still on 14

2 weeks after the 3mg OMG it hit me like a brick wall (on the day exactly, until that day I was maintaining) nothing was preparing me for that! The hunger the food noise the water retention all came same time , I’m now about 2 months after last shot around 9lb up (aloooot of swinging up and down on a daily basis and TOTM gave massive peak followed by a drop) I now think I have sort of maintained the last couple of weeks

I never felt so bloated In My life (literally !) and the water retention is unreal , although the scale has moved a bit , considering the way I feel it’s not moved as much (I’m slim ozempic face is gone)

I always had the intention of coming back to loose the last 2 st (will now be 3st+) in the spring, but this time I will tilter down very slow and ensure that I learned the tools better . I’m restarting January 4th

im not saying everyone is the same just sharing my experience. Just like everyone reacts differently when starting everyone reacts differently coming off.

whatever you decide I wish you luck strength and power

I did. Just stopped cold turkey from 15mg. That was in June and I’ve not gained any weight back but I do calorie count and religiously weigh and track everything

I’d not either, I’d titrate down, you maybe lucky and can manage it, but it’s going to be incredibly difficult. Especially at Xmas.

I felt that 15 was doing nothing for me so I went down to 12.5, then 10 and now I’m on my second 5. I’m planning to do 2.5 next. I haven’t felt any different to being on 15 except feeling better in myself. I haven’t put any on.

Now that's interesting.
And potentially much cheaper.
Thanks for everyones replies so far 🥹.

Cold turkey really doesn't work i know all about it

Can you elaborate please?

I don't know what you mean by the Chinese market?

That poster is spamming the forum, ignore.

@TimezoneEarthhi i tried for a few months but I was so hungry so im on wegovy now

Have you considered wegovy?
I switched 3 weeks ago and its working wonderfully. Switched from 10mg to 1.7mg, suppression is super strong now at week 3, it was already strong at weeks 1 and 2. I've lost 2lbs and I'm 9st 1.9lbs now bmi 22.9 so it's doing great for that. I have the suppression without the nausea and low energy that mj caused. My excess hair loss of 11.5months has now finally stopped too, it lessened when I started wegovy and now fully stopped. I wish I'd switched earlier.
My friend was maintaining on 15 switched to 1.7mg and said it was ok and then went up to 2.4mg and said its strong suppression. She hasn't lost but is in maintenance and building muscle weight training so hasn't tried to lose weight.

I've not heard any positive outcomes until now, you've inspired me to perhaps give wegovy a try.
Thank you!

What strength and how does it compare for you?

I stopped cold turkey from the 15 and it's been fine. Like you, I too felt like most of the food noise was back anyway. That was last month and so far I haven't put anything on but I have been ridiculously strict

I stopped as wasn’t feeling the effects on 15mg and weight loss had stalled. I put on a stone in a few weeks. Food noise came back strong! I’m back on it now (7.5, stared at 5mg ), still hardly any weight loss (3lb in 8 weeks…)and it’s expensive so may stop after this pen and have to live with the outcome! I’m just accepting it may not be for me.

Try split dosing , this is my plan when restarting this week. When it dosnt work to split dose 3.5 days or 4/3 days half half as many who have stalled done this with success

Oh thank you, I hadn’t read about that. So I take 3mg one day then 3 or 4 days later take the rest of the dose? I need to try something different, it’s disappointing spending so much money with little results (I’m tracking calories and exercising)