Not tolerating 5mg on Mounjaro

[Limon22]

Hi all,

After 8 weeks on 2.5mg, I coped very well and had zero side effects however suppression was dwindling so I moved to 5mg. I spent 2 weeks on 5mg and the gas, heartburn and sulphur burns were awful. So I took a break from Mounjaro for a week, then went back to 2.5mg for a week and yesterday took 5mg to see how I get on. Sulphur burbs, bad wind and heartburn and overall discomfort bad again. What do I do? I’m not in pain just bloated, uncomfortable and everything is repeating on me.

You could try counting clicks to give yourself a dose of 3.25mg, halfway between 2.5mg and 5mg. I did that for a couple of months before moving up to 5mg and it worked well for me.

This is a good idea. Is it 45 clicks on a 5mg for 3.75?

Yep, that's right.

What you really need to do is speak to your provider as they should be offering you support. Some people take peppermint oil, Omeprazole, various other self help remedies. I wouldn’t do anything without medical advice from the prescriber who should know about your general health etc

Lots of us count clicks and micro dose from a 5mg pen. I’ve been on MJ for over 9 months and moved up slowly by 0.5mg each time to 3.5mg as I’m still slowly losing.

The sulphur burps and bloating were honestly one of the worst parts for me when I moved up 😩 I ended up going back to much smaller meals and avoiding rich foods for a while because everything felt like it was just sitting there repeating on me. I also mentioned it during one of my clinician check-ins because I was getting fed up with feeling uncomfortable all the time.

I had a bit of bloating and heartburn when I moved up a dose on Mounjaro too 😕 It wasn't painful, just uncomfortable. I found eating smaller, simpler meals helped. I'd definitely mention it through the programme's side-effect reporting and clinician support if it keeps happening 🌷