For lack of a better word...
Hello all. New here and felt like I wanted to say something out loud because I feel... shifted. I'm not sure if that's the word I'm looking for, but it's what I can come up with at the moment. I took my first dose of Tirzepatide 2mg on Friday. Today is Tuesday and I'm still trying to wrap my head around this. As someone in her 40s who has, like many, struggled with satiety cues my whole adult life, I feel like an alien inside my own body.
The medication worked within 15 hours for me. I woke up @ 8:30 on Saturday not feeling hungry after sleeping for 10 hours. At 11am I had to force myself to eat. This has been consistent since then. It's so weird how this medicine works. It honestly makes me feel like a "normal" person. Like maybe this is how regular people feel? I pack my lunch bag every day knowing I'll be hungry every 2 hours. I focus on eating all the f*%!ing time. It invades all aspects of my life. When I hang out with a friend or go out for the day I'm coordinating the logistics of when to eat beforehand, if I should bring something to eat for later, what places might be around to get a bite, etc. Not having to do that is unreal after having spent years with a system that doesn't recognize satiety cues.
I feel like I'm now in an anxious state (i have anxiety disorder) thinking the what-ifs of an already broken pharmaceutical system coupled with the state of the economy. I found a compounding pharmacy that is affordable for my financial situation, but am fearful that things could change.
For now I'm just trying to be incredibly appreciative that this medication exists and am able to benefit from it. It legitimately feels as if I've woken up from a weird dream when you feel like the memories of the dream are yours but also you know they weren't real.