Almost 2 Years in Maintenance
Hello!
I've been in maintenance for some time - probably around 2 years. I started Mounjaro in September 2022 and it took about a year and a half to lose 95 pounds. I've reduced my injections to once monthly at this point (2.5mg), mostly because my insurance stopped covering the cost. I did have a stockpile and I bought a few off a friend that decided she didn't like it - at one injection a month I have a little less than a year stockpiled.
The longer I take it monthly, the more the food noise seems to creep back in. I started this journey at 220 pounds (I'm about 5'7"), my lowest was 124.5, and I held around 134 for a while. I'm okay at that weight, it puts me at a size 8-10. Maybe it's partly the last month was my birthday, Mother's day, etc but I jumped a few more pounds. I could tell before I even stepped on a scale.
I think I'm going to look into compounding when I get too low on supplies. Although, I've heard more than once (as I'm sure most have) that it's not meant to be a lifelong drug - of course this is said by people never have had to deal with weight issues or the weight doesn't bother them. But I plan to be able to take some form of it until I'm no longer able or its really no longer needed.
How has everyone else been in maintenance? How long have you been there?