Mounjaro 2.5mg – My Experience So Far: Is This Normal?
I’m 26, around 105kg, and I’ve struggled with my weight for most of my life. I also have fatty liver disease, which my doctor believes may be linked to a combination of my weight and drinking. I know I need to make changes, but I’ve found the whole process difficult and often feel embarrassed and overwhelmed by it.
A private doctor recommended Mounjaro to me about a year ago to support my weight loss, improve my fatty liver, and help me get my lifestyle under control. I put it off for a long time because I was genuinely frightened of injecting myself. It took me a lot of courage to finally start.
Eventually, after drinking one night, I managed to give myself my first 2.5mg injection. That night is honestly a bit of a blur, but the next day I was hungover and had almost no appetite. I would normally eat less when hungover anyway, but the reduced hunger continued for most of that week. It was the first time in a long time that I felt I might actually be able to manage my eating the whole week
The second injection was more difficult. I was sober, but I made a mistake while injecting, and quite a bit of the medication seemed to dribble out. Because of that, I’m worried I may not have received the full dose. But still felt suppression from food hunger
The third injection seemed to go in properly, with very little leakage. However, the medication felt noticeably colder when I injected it, and this week I haven’t really noticed much appetite suppression or control around food. I’m feeling quite discouraged because the first week gave me hope, and now I’m worried that it has already stopped working or that I’ve somehow done something wrong.
I have my fourth and final 2.5mg injection from this pen next week, but I’m unsure what to expect after that or whether this experience is normal during the starting dose.
There’s also another part of this that I’m finding emotionally difficult: keeping the injections private. I’m from a South Asian family/background, and I really don’t want people to know that I’m using weight-loss medication or assume that any weight I lose is only because of Mounjaro. I’ve managed to keep it completely private so far by injecting when everyone is asleep, but maintaining that secrecy is becoming increasingly stressful. I already feel self-conscious about my weight, and I don’t want to feel judged or questioned on top of that.
For anyone who has been on Mounjaro, what was your experience during the first four weeks on 2.5mg? Did you notice strong appetite suppression at first and then feel it fade? Did things improve or change when you moved up from 2.5mg?
I’d also really appreciate hearing from anyone who has been in a similar situation with privacy. Did you eventually switch to tablets because they were easier to take discreetly, or did you find another way to manage the injections?
Edit:
Thank you for so much support. Across all Reddit pages, never received this much support so quick. I know only four responses so far but honestly made a big impact at a low point. Thank you.