Where are the MJers who felt no different on 2.5mg?

[MJNewbie2026]

I had my first injection 6 days ago and literally zero effect. Potentially a little extra flatulence but this can be normal for me 🤣

Ive read a lot online that this CAN be the case, its more of a low dose to prepare your body but if Mumsnet is to be believed everyone gets an immediate appetite suppression and losing 6/9 etc lbs in the first two weeks.

I literally feel no difference at all 😳😳

I'm one of them, I had slight satiety from weeks 2 to 3 but zero suppression and satiety outside of it and I had food noise throughout. I also had ravenous hunger, worse than before mj, when the satiety wore off. 5mg was a different kettle of fish for food noise, suppression and satiety though it only lasted 5 weeks for me and only 5 days a week. I went all the way upto 15mg which finally defeated me. I was prediabetic and insulin resistant so I believe that's why I needed the higher doses.
I was tracking my food on myfitnesspal app from day 1 though and eating in a 500 cal deficit so still losing 1lb a week, well I lost 6lbs in my first month.
Keep going, increase your protein, reduce your carbs when you can and increase your fluids. It does build up so at week 4 will be the highest dose in your body.

I don't think it's all that unusual.

When I started, given I had 8st to lose, I knew I needed to crack on though the low doses.

I jabbed 2.5mg every 3 or 4 days. Then my second pen I jabbed 5mg every 5 days (which is approx equivalent to 7.5mg every 7 days). That worked for me so for my third pen I was able to move to 7 5mg every 7 days and stayed there for about 4 months.

Currently lost 6 1/2 stone in 8 months.

Me, I think I gained two pounds that first month. 5 was the game changer.

I’m 11 months in and on 12.5mg - haven’t had any suppression, side effects or changes so far on any of the pens. Some of us just don’t.

I only lost 1lb in first month on 2.5mg. I've lost 4 lbs on 2 weeks at 5mg. It's frustrating because my DH lost 6lb on 2.5mg, and 1 stone and 1lb on 5mg. I am frankly jealous. DH and I both bought 2 pens at 5mg so I've got 6 doses left at 5mg and DH has 3 doses left.

Thanks all I don’t feel as weird now!

great advice although I’m doing most of it, will reassess!

@Gingercarcan I ask why you still use it if you have no effects whatsoever?

Op. Placebo effect can be very real and also remember some need to make it work du3 to cost. There will be a lot more making it work at lower doses than before the price increase. If you can’t afford to go up. Then your mindset can be very different.

Ah see cost isn’t an issue at all for me. I need a kick up the ass basically! But also eat pretty healthily. I was hoping it would rid me of the wine noise 😳🤣