r/MounjaroMaintenance

Been off Mounjaro for 8 weeks due to medical surgery. Staring back on 7.5 mg this week. Anyone have similar experiences with being off for a while? If so, how did you do? Did weight loss kick back up? Side effects?

I was diagnosed with ADHD in perimenopause at a 49 and started tritiation in March. First with Concerta xl but that was wearing off too quickly now with Elvance. Recently gone up to 70mg

I am 5.2 and at my heaviest was 98kg but also lots of inflammation and then had partial hysterectomy (1 ovary in tact. After my op I lost 8kg but then took Ozempic which allowed me to lose about 1kg a month for a year I then switched to Mouanjaro for a year and stopped taking it when I reached 63kg.

However I then put back on 12kg in 5 months so started Mouanjaro again when I was 78kg in April. This time the weight loss has been quicker and I am making sure I am exercising more. But since 70mg on Elvance weight loss has accelerated to 1.5 per week and I am struggling to eat (jet lag from UK to Aus not helping either).

I feel like I should stop MJ but worried about weight rebound and I have 1, 12.5mg and two 15mg pens left, so considering micro dosing to taper off. Does anyone have an advice please? Appreciate this is a niche issue. Thanks

I'm 165 cm (5'5") and weigh around 65 kg (143 lbs), so I'm not overweight. My dream weight has always been around 58–59 kg (128–130 lbs). It's only a few kilograms, but I've been trying to lose them for most of my life.

I've struggled with eating disorders since I was 14, including binge eating. I've been in therapy, and thankfully, I no longer binge eat. However, I still feel like I naturally have a big appetite and stronger cravings than most people.

I exercise regularly, eat relatively healthy, and I've even run marathons. I also have PCOS, although I do not have insulin resistance.

My weight has been the same for years. It doesn't go up, but it also doesn't go down. It feels like it's cemented in place.

Part of this is aesthetic. I've always had a round, fuller face and a double chin, and I think I would feel better and more comfortable in my body if I lost a few kilograms. But it's also functional. As a runner, I would love to feel lighter and potentially run faster.

I also constantly feel like I'm not the best version of myself. It's hard to explain, but I have this persistent feeling that there is a slightly leaner version of me that I haven't been able to reach, despite years of effort.

I've managed to lose the weight a few times in my life, and it always came back quickly. It almost felt like it happened overnight.

I've decided to try Mounjaro, but I'm scared. I'm afraid the same thing will happen again once I stop taking the medication. I also feel like this is my "last attempt." If this doesn't work, I may have to accept that my body simply wants to be around 65 kg.

Has anyone been in a similar situation - normal BMI, PCOS without insulin resistance, history of binge eating that is now in remission, naturally big appetite, active lifestyle, and a weight that just won't budge? And if you've taken Mounjaro, what happened after you stopped?

I was diagnosed with ADHD in perimenopause at a 49 and started tritiation in March. First with Concerta xl but that was wearing off too quickly now with Elvance. Recently gone up to 70mg

I am 5.2 and at my heaviest was 98kg but also lots of inflammation and then had partial hysterectomy (1 ovary in tact. After my op I lost 8kg but then took Ozempic which allowed me to lose about 1kg a month for a year I then switched to Mouanjaro for a year and stopped taking it when I reached 63kg.

However I then put back on 12kg in 5 months so started Mouanjaro again when I was 78kg in April. This time the weight loss has been quicker and I am making sure I am exercising more. But since 70mg on Elvance weight loss has accelerated to 1.5 per week and I am struggling to eat (jet lag from UK to Aus not helping either).

I feel like I should stop MJ but worried about weight rebound and I have 1, 12.5mg and two 15mg pens left, so considering micro dosing to taper off. Does anyone have an advice please? Appreciate this is a niche issue. Thanks

So im not long into maintenance but had a very large ice cream cone today lol 😆 😋. Are people allowing themselves cones and 99s etc on maintenance?

So im up 2 pounds in 2 weeks from my goal. I hope this isnt a trend upwards. Eating more or less same as when losing but allowing myself small bit more if I want it. I have never tracked. Lost 5 stone 5 lbs.

Maintenance is scary. Any comforting thoughts?

Hi.

I’m on 7.5 of mounjaro in maintenance and was doing great, but last few weeks I’ve really noticed increased stomach upset. Can’t figure out why. No major changes in anything. I also lost a couple of pounds (likely due to decreased appetite from stomach upset.)

Nothing I take or do seems to help. I am prescribed 40mg Pepcid daily to manage stomach upset but it doesn’t seem to really work anymore.

Just wondering if this has happened to anyone, and if perhaps my body is signaling it’s time to go down a dose? I want to stay on it for the anti-inflammatory effects (that has been more life-changing than even the weight loss!). Just curious to hear people’s experiences with this kind of thing, and if you noticed reduced benefit of anti inflammatory action when/if you lowered your dose.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

I have been on MJ 2.5 for 3 years and lost 40 lbs. After 18 months, I started spacing out doses monthly..sometimes 3 weeks depending how I feel. This past month or so I have been feeling a LOT of noise and although I am implementing all my good learned self talk... am struggling. I have been THINKING about giving myself a "re'boot" and try 2.5 every 6 days for a few weeks and see if I can get back on the good track. I have been LUCKY to hardly have negative side effects other than a little nauseous - confession...I don't MIND it because it tells me the medicine is working AND it doesn't last very long if I have it. Advice..opinions.. all welcome please!

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I know this is a maintenance subreddit, but my thinking was that people who are in the maintenance phase will have a lot of experience.

I started GLP-1 a couple months ago for the second time. I tried it before, but due to my insurance not covering it I had to stop for a while. (Side note: I am getting the medication through Mochi Health)

This time around I am feeling like the medication is causing acid reflux or worsening preexisting acid reflux.
Is that a possibility?

Edit: I'm mainly asking if acid reflux is a common side effect? Or if anyone has any experience with the medication causing acid reflux? Any tips?

Hi, I’ve hit goal weight using CICO supported by medication. I’m in the process of navigating maintenance and struggling a bit. I’ve been in a deficit since January 2025 and lost over 50% of my initial weight (female, 164cm, 130kg to 57kg, 48yo). As I mentioned I have been using medication, however since the start I have also been strictly counting and monitoring calories. I started walking intentionally in June 2025 and just ignored my exercise calories as most people advised and really treated the walking as more for my wellbeing than helping to lose weight.
I decided once I hit 60kg to start reverse dieting up to maintenance as I had researched that doing it slowly would help my metabolism readjust. I expected the scale to go up a little bit. I have also reduced my medication dose since hitting healthy bmi (about 67kg a couple of months ago).
I am continuing to lose weight however and I think it’s because I haven’t been taking into account my steps and walking calories. I don’t do much other exercise just one strength training session a week. I walk an average of 15k steps a day, but this can fall between 12k and 20k so nothing extreme but maybe more than average?
My question is, how do people trying to enter maintenance count calories from walking? Should I believe my Garmin? Or just keep slowly moving up calories until the scale stabilises? I had seen myself as counting calories for life now as I don’t want to regain. Thanks for any advice

I happily have reversed my fatty liver, lowered my a1c, putting me into diabetic remission, so I'm told. I lost about 50 lbs and now have gained back six or so. My problem is not the weight gain but the super uncomfortable bloodsugar fluctuations I am starting to experience again. I get very shaky and bloodsugary on and off all day now and tremble an hour after a meal. Mounjaro eradicated this problem for my up until the last few months. Can our bodies adjust too well to the med? I'm on 10mg now for many years successfully and now I'm going backwards. Has anyone heard of this? Because my a1c is excellent as of my last test, doc is reluctant to up my dose. Any insights are appreciated.

Did anybody switch from Mounjaro to Ozempic for maintenance? I'm doing so as soon as my current pen gets fully used and I'm kinda scared of the side effects. Any experiences?

So, as of Sept 1 this year, BCBS won’t cover any glp-1 for any reason other than diabetes (which I don’t have, they won’t even cover it for sleep apnea which I do have). I’ve been maintaining on 12.5 for a year now, I’ve got 6 months supply in my fridge (I have no idea how I accumulated it, but I’m not complaining). I’m so scared. I’ve changed my eating habits, I go to the gym 5x a week. I’m down 160lbs. I cannot go back, but I can’t afford it without insurance ($30/month is affordable, anything else isn’t). Who’s come off it, kept their life changes, and NOT gained the weight back?

So I have noticed I have started to gain weight since dropping dosage from 15mg to 12.5mg. I hit my goal weight a while ago and i was on the 15 for a few years so i'd figure i would go down and see if I could maintain. However I noticed I've gained a few pounds. My lowest was 133 now 140. How do I know if this actual body fat or just maybe getting used to a low dose. Or should I go back up. Ive been on 12.5 for about 2 months.

61 yrs old. 6 ft tall. Larger frame. Started on Monjuro Jan 10th. @ 5 mg pen per my long time Dr. Currently on 10 mg. Insurance is covering so far. $25 co pay a month. I have lost 53 lbs in 5 months & 18 days. I'm 8 lbs away from the goal weight of 185. My A1C is now 5.5 . Was 7. Lipids are great. Both cholesterol & trigliseride under 100. & good ldl & hdl. Did a recent Dexa scan last week. Things are great. I have an appointment w my Dr on Tuesday. Go over my labs results from yesterday & Dexa & make a plan. Time to think about maintaining. Do I go down in dose? Stay the same dose?. Eat more & stop being in a calorie deficit? Currently in a calorie deficit of course. Many questions. Any input is appreciated.

I lost 3.5 stone on mounjaro last year switched to ozempic with the price hike, it was a disaster (started me on starting dose) put a stone back on. Decided in October to move back to mounjaro and have moved back up to 12.5m over the past 8 months and have not lost a lb the whole time. I run 4 times a week, and am sensible (for the most part) on what I eat. I've just switch to ozempic (2 months a go) to change things up and have put on 2 lbs. I'm at a loss. Wanted to avoid "dieting" as I hate the mindset it creates in me and have been successful in the past with healthy food choices and exercise. Has this happened to anyone else? Any ideas on how to get things moving?