Swapping from Mounjaro to Wegovy tablets. Anyone else? Or you might just want to see how it goes for me.

[NaturalBlondeYeahRight]

Right, haven’t lost any weight since December 25. Been on Mounjaro since the beginning (so April 24) and lost 4 stone. In the last few months despite going up to 15 I’ve even gained about 7 pounds (I’ve never hit an healthy BMI- missed it by a few pounds) and it makes me feel dreadful for the first two days every week. Even the thought of injecting makes me nauseous now so I got in touch with my supplier (Asda) and we’ve decided to try the tablets.
Asda have made me go to the lowest dose which actually I’m ok with as it cost £99 I think. Bargain in comparison.
Realistically I think I’m waiting for Reta to launch in uk but willing to give it a go.
Today is my first day!

Took first tablet this morning. I’m an early riser so that’s fine. Never very hungry until about 9/10 so don’t mind waiting for food. It tastes very disgusting considering I swallowed the tiny pill very quickly. Couldn’t eat all of lunch but that might just be me thinking about it. Had a small dinner and a frozen margarita with a friend (im
just living my life- barely drink anymore) I don’t feel hungry but there is no nausea at all right now so that’s a lovely change. I think I could eat if my emotional state was struggling. First day good.

What was your starting weight and current weight now? I think if you only lost 4 stones after 20 months and still not got within a healthy bmi, then something’s not working right.

Maybe the Wegovy pill will work better for you, assuming you’ve already changed your diet habits and ate really healthily on the MJ, focussing on protein and fibre and ditching excess carbs.

Good luck. There is a thread that you might be interested in already re: taking the tablets.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5557083-has-anyone-just-started-or-about-to-start-wegovy-tablets-would-love-some-company?utm_campaign=thread&utm_medium=app_share

Please update over the coming months. Mounjaro has worked very well for me but I'm very keen to learn more about switching from Mounjaro to the Wegovy pill purely for cost.

Good luck.

Ah I had a look for another thread but hadn’t seen that one thanks. I will update here, maybe once a week. Second day and still feel fine. I have managed to slightly overeat but feel stuffed and know I won’t be able to eat now for the rest of the day. I’ve got some emotional eating thing going on right now.

Me! Today is the second day of the 9mg pill from 7.5mg MJ.

I have lost about two stone in 6 months, so a relatively slow loser. My BMI is now 24.5. This is my typical low-diet weight and it’s fine. I could lose another 10lbs but I think I need the fat in my face. So I was going to transition to a maintaince dose anyway.

I swapped for cost, because I travel a lot and keeping the pen cool this summer has been tricky, and because my energy and mood have been low. I want my energy back. I struggled to exercise on MJ. I struggled to care. I have always been a keen exerciser - and the MJ flatness just never lifted for me. I love not thinking about food all the time, and hope this works.

Little update, these are terrible so far (2 weeks) my eating is out of control again, I’ve put on 6 pounds since I started - obviously some water but still! Think I will stop tomorrow and let it out of my system to go back on mj. It makes me feel yuck but at least it keeps me stable. Glad the intro price was low for this. Waste of my time.

Oh no what a nightmare? I am starting the same thing next week after 2 years of Mj. What dose did you end up on?

Are the tablets small and easy to swallow?
Are they chalky or shiny?
Hope you have better success going back to thr injections.

Do you track calories op?

@NaturalBlondeYeahRight I am sorry to hear that. I suspect my experience is going to be the same - I am one week in. I am on holiday, so there are too many changes to know what’s really happening.

I have lots more energy and have been running again (horray! But also i
am on holiday). I also ate an entire cheeseburger last night and could have had another.

I will give the 9mg pills the full month, which will be two weeks back at home and on routine. I am not sure I can go back on MJ - the low mood was a problem but I might move up a pill dose or consider Wegovy injections.

You sound a bit like me. What was the plan back in April 24?
Have you tried hard to change your eating habits and increased your exercise during the last 2.5yrs or are you expecting the drugs to do the heavy lifting?

I think if you’re not in the right headspace to want to change your lifestyle, then nothings really going to work for you long term.

I lost 4 stones easily but still need to lose another stone and it’s stalled and not really shifting although I’m still on a very low dose of MJ. Less than 5mg.

I’ve decided that I really need to focus on counting calories and adding in regular weight based exercise rather than relying on walking the dog or increasing my dose. My thinking is that if a higher dose helps me to lose the stone, I’d still need a plan for maintenance (and want to reduce the dose longer term) so I’m going to try to make it more of a lifestyle shift and keep to the low dose for another couple of months.

Then I’ll review it again, if the weight’s still not shifting.

They put me on the lowest dose, I was on 10mg Mounjaro so it’s probably nowhere near enough. The tablets are foul- I read that it’s deliberate because of a scientific reason because they cannot be broken up in the mouth at all. They are small though so very easy to take.
As to other questions, no the tablets have made me ravenous right now- hence the weight gain. The plan long term was probably to stay on a form of medication for life, like some take blood pressure tablets. As soon as I took lowest dose I felt ‘normal’ in an appetite sense and not constantly fighting urge to over eat. The reason I decided to stop was not feeling well for two days every single week. That has been a bonus of the tablets in that I’ve had no side effects whatsoever. I wish I’d been slow on mj originally but the chemists rushed us through the doses at the start.
Ive messaged my chemist to see their advice. I’ll finish this pack just because I’ll see if there is any build up and have a week off and hopefully go back to mj. I cannot wait for reta to be launched officially as I feel it has more potential. My plan is to start weight lifting in the autumn too. Trying to move right now so not going to join gym until then. I want to do that anyway - not for weight loss.

@NaturalBlondeYeahRight can I ask about your diet? What changes have you made in terms of the types of food you’re eating? You don’t mention anything with respect to that, and people here may be able to help you in avoiding foods that make you hungrier - or make you feel sick when taking MJ.
Are you tracking calories at all, or checked what your TDEE is? These treatments reduce our appetite but they can’t do everything. They give us an opportunity to look at what and how we eat, and help us make changes to eat healthily, get to target and maintain long term.
Do you want to share anything about your diet, to see if any posters here can help you? It must be very frustrating to be spending so much on these treatments and not getting to where you want to be.

Sorry its not working out for you op.
The tablets are a waste of time imo unless you are new to GLP'1s or needle phobic.
It is really disappointing as there are lots of us myself included who were hoping to use them as a cheaper alternative but the price point & effectiveness vs the jabs just doesn't stack up.