r/Mounjaro

I have been on the Kwikpen for over a year in Italy. Once I moved to the US I was given a script for the single dose injection pens only since that's what insurance would cover. It took me well over a month to get a new prior auth, etc... so I'm lucky I was able to get anything.

In that month (and back in the US) I've managed to gain weight due to the food here and I noticed my appetite is back in full force. I want to move up to 15 mg, but stuck with all these 12.5mg pens for a while.

I have two full shots left in my Kwikpen (plus golden dose if possible) and I'm thinking I can take the single shot pen and then substitute a 2.5mg dose from the Kwikpen (12 clicks) to make it 15mg. Either that or slowly titrate up to 12 clicks (doing 6 clicks or about 1mg extra). Has anyone done this before? I figure it can get me to the 10 week mark and more likely to get 15mg next script.

I have been on mounjaro almost 9 months for weight loss. I have lost almost 4 stone in that time. Fast at first but then steadily and healthily. I have changed my lifestyle, I go to the gym, and feel great. I would say i have another stone to lose however I have really struggled the last 6 week or so to lose even a pound. I very slowly upped my doses as I was a super responder to 2.5. Lost 2 stone on that. 5 seemed to do me well for 2 months before going up to 7.5 which is what I am currently on. I seem to have stopped losing weight on the 7.5… it doesn’t feel as effective as the last 2 doses. Anyway… I can’t really afford to go up anymore as it’s £288 per months at 10mg. So I’m thinking, do I have a break, see how I go? Try to see if I can manage to lose the last stone on my own? And if I struggle or start to regain, start again in 3 months time on 2.5 and hope it’s somewhere near as effective as before to shift my last stone?? I’m in no hurry to lose the weight.

Any advice would be appreciated, especially if you have stopped or restarted. I’m

Interested to know how that went for people? I’m so lucky that I have responded to well, and if money was no object then I would continue happily on my journey, however it’s becoming a tad unaffordable for me and hard to justify considering how much I’ve lost already.

Since you've been on Mounjaro, have you had cravings for alcohol? Have you stopped drinking entirely and how long ish has it been? What dose was the kicker for you?

I hear these stories of success on online forums, but it seems to vary.

I'm only one week and one day in, and it definitely did reduce my alcohol thoughts and usage, but I'm not sure if that was placebo (to an extent). I've since had some thoughts of drinking and have drank once alone but wondering on longer term experiences of others.

My dad, an alcoholic, definitely has reduced drinking on Mounjaro (almost nil) and he usually would drink every single night of varying quantities.

Interested on people's experiences. I would love it to have an impact on me, but I'm realistic and accepting to what may or may not happen.

Thanks

Have you tried this?
I have 2 syringes (both in date, stored in the fridge- one 30 and one 60 days old). I could get 0.3ml from each with an insulin syringe to make a full dose of 0.6ml.
*I’m aware that this is against the manufacturer’s guidelines and comes with a risk.*
This would save me $100.

Just to be clear- this isn’t the full ‘golden dose’- I haven’t seen that since my first kwikpen! This is the overfill from the newer, stingier pens.

Been stagnant for a year.. initially lost 100 lbs. started at 327 and got to 220 in a year. I did everything right. The weight just stopped coming off. I have made some positive changes in my diet and have absolutely put more exercise in my day / week. I am having issues with insane, immediate hunger…. Like to where I need food immediately.. I can go literally all day in a single cup of coffee but a few times a week I just get ravenous. I am on 12.5 and was previously on 15. Any ideas, help, or solutions..?

Has anyone here had better results with a lower tirzepatide dose taken at shorter intervals rather than increasing the weekly dose?

I’m currently on my 6th dose of 5 mg, so technically I could move up to 7.5 mg now. However, I’d really prefer to stay on the lowest effective dose possible.

My issue is that 5 mg works very strongly for the first few days, sometimes to the point where I can barely eat at all for a day or two, but by around day 5–7 I notice the appetite suppression and food noise control wearing off quite a lot.
That’s why I’m wondering whether anyone has experience with staying at 5 mg but shortening the interval instead, for example every 5 or 6 days.

My thinking is that 5 mg every 5 days averages out to roughly 7 mg per 7 days, so the overall exposure increases, but potentially with a flatter peak/trough pattern than taking 7.5 mg all at once every 7 days.

What I’m hoping to avoid is having two days where I can barely eat at all, followed by one or two days at the end of the week where the effect drops off significantly. I’d much rather have a more stable level of appetite suppression throughout the week.

Curious to hear of anyone’s experience taking both Jardiance and Mounjaro?

Just ouch. I've been on Mounjaro since the end of February and I've lost a good amount of weight. Almost 75 pounds. And I've been very fortunate to have little to no side effects. Except this week's dose. I feel as if I'm starting the medication all over again and it's flushing my system, literally no appetite and crazy diarrhea, as if Im on my first week of 2.5mg. For reference, I've been on 15mg for a month and a half now. I had reduced appetite but never zero. Maybe this is a good thing? I did stall out for about 3 weeks bouncing between 240-245 and then suddenly boom, I'm down to 237 overnight. But the no appetite at all and the sudden diarrhea concerns me a little. Should I be worried or just keep drinking water and ride it out? I took my shot Sunday and Monday evening was when the diarrhea hit. I hadn't pooped in a few days but that's normal for me on the medication. Pre-mounjaro it was 5-7 times a day 😅 #undiagnosedT2D

I’ve been on Mounjaro for 2 years and it’s been amazing. Due to weight loss being very slow over the past couple months despite me eating little and being unable to afford it temporarily I took a break for about a month

I had forgotten how it felt to be hungry and it’s crazy how hungry I am and how much I could eat. I can eat like there’s no tomorrow, when it comes to junk theres no limit and I’m constantly thinking of food. I honestly forgot how it felt, no wonder i got so fat before i started mounjaro, i have a big appetite and possible food addiction.

Ive been back on mounjaro for a couple days and it is amazing, I don’t get hungry or think of food, when I do eat it is nutritious food based on what my body needs not wants. It scares me to think what will happen when i reach my maintenance, i wish i could stay on mounjaro for life but its so expensive. I dont want to live for food and think about it constantly

Anyone who has gone off mounjaro what are your experiences.