r/MounjaroMaintenance

I have been taking Mounjaro for a couple of months.But after taking 5mg i am suffering from very bad sulfur burps,diarrhea and headache which i cannot take anymore thats why i took a break and went back to 2.5mg for about 2 months and its not helping a bit i am gaining weight like before and have cravings like normal.I donot want to waste money anymore ln 2.5mg .I want to increase the dose but lower than 5mg.Those who have same experience please guide me.Thanks in advance

I am on my fifth week of my Mounjaro journey. It's my fifth dose this Saturday (5mg). Previous doses were 2.5mg. Overall, I haven't faced any serious side effects (only sulfur burps after meals and have had very bad stomach pain two times till now.)

My sleep was affected lightly in the first four weeks. But when I increased the dose to 5mg, my sleep was affected badly and I had very bad dreams all night.

So far, I have lost 5.5kg .

I'm trying to manage my protein intake and my water intake is good.

What should I do?

Should I contact the doctor or try some other things?

I was on 10mg Mounjaro and doing well. I moved over to Retatrutide hoping for better results. Started on 2 then moved up to 2.5mg. Food noise is very much back- has Mounjaro worked better for anyone? Is it worth sticking with it until I get a higher dose?

Last month I started 2.5 mg of mounjaro had some side affects but it eventually got better, I went from 232lbs down to 198lbs, last week I noticed my food noise came back and brought that up today with my doctor she recommended a higher dose of 5mg, im starting my first dose of 5mg this week but im so nervous about it because of all the backlash I been hearing about it, does everyone get the same side affects when switching to 5 mg, any advice?

Hi everyone,
I've hit my goal weight and am currently maintaining on 2.5mg of Mounjaro. It's still doing a great job keeping my appetite in check, which is awesome.
I'm not trying to lose any more weight, so I definitely don't want to go up in dose for that reason. But it got me thinking about how this drug works. I know it's not just an appetite suppressant and that it does a lot more in the body, like improving insulin sensitivity and other metabolic benefits.
So I'm wondering: am I missing out on those deeper metabolic benefits by staying on such a low dose? Or does 2.5mg still do the job for overall health even if you're just maintaining?
Curious if anyone else has thought about this or talked to their doctor about it.

So I started Mounjaro about a year ago and managed to hit my goal weight. I gradually weaned off it and came off completely a couple of months ago.
Alas, the food noise returned with a vengeance, as did the binge-eating stuff. My doctor and I agreed that I’d probably benefit from staying on a maintenance dose, so I restarted at 2.5 mg.
After only three weeks back on it, I’m already back at my goal weight. The 2.5 mg is doing exactly what I need it to do in terms of controlling the food noise and binge eating, so I’m reluctant to mess with something that’s working. At the same time, I don’t want to keep losing weight.
I’m curious how others in this position have handled maintenance. If you need to stay on Mounjaro to keep the food noise under control, but don’t want to lose any more weight, how do you actually maintain? Have you found that your weight eventually stabilised while staying on the same dose, or have you had to deliberately change how or what you eat to stop yourself continuing to lose?

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About 1,5 years ago I started Mounjaro for weight loss and to help treat binge eating disorder. It genuinely helped a lot and I got to the weight I feel comfortable and healthy in. I titrated up over time, eventually reaching 7.5mg. Eventually I did a taper down and came off it completely.

A few months after stopping, though, the binge urges started creeping back even with my anxiety/depression medication (which never stopped binges 100% to be honest).

So about 3 months ago I restarted at a low dose, 2.5 mg, and for me, taking it every two weeks has actually been enough to keep things in check.

I’m curious if anyone else has been in a similar spot, titrating up, tapering off, then finding you needed to go back on a small maintenance dose, and at a lower frequency, to manage food compulsion specifically, separate from the weight loss side of things.

Would love to hear how it’s gone for you, and whether a low, spaced-out dose like this is something others have found sustainable long term.

i was wondering if anyone on moujaro also took ursodiol. its supposedly for preventing gallbladder issues, especially with rapid weight loss.

Hi everyone, I’ve been on mounjaro for 4 months now. I’m currently on my second month of 7.5mg. I’ve only lost 3 pounds in 4 months!

I don’t eat like before. I’ve cut out sugar and bread,fried foods and use the treadmill for 30 mins a day but still haven’t seen any difference.

What am I doing wrong! I’ve spent nearly £1000 already on the medication and it ain’t working… any tips

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I am on Mounjaro since Nov 2023, my starting weight was 97kg (I am 154 cm tall) my maintenance dose is 15mg, my nadir weight was 51kg, that was maintained for around 6-8 months, since May 2025 I am slowly but steady gaining weight, while continuing taking Mounjaro 15 mg without changing doses or taking any breaks. My current weight is 62 kg, that don’t get me wrong is much better than 97 kg, but I am concerned with acceleration in weight gain. I am continuously taking care of my diet, nothing has changed on that front.

MJ (at 5mg) caused me to have complete insomnia from week 11 onwards. I take mirtazap**e at night the past 24 years to induce sleep. But it’s like the MJ completely cancelled out the affect of the mirt, and the only way I could get to sleep was taking Zolpidi*m. I came off MJ after 6 wks of insomnia, and my sleep restored within 12 after coming off. I tried to go back on 2.5mg MJ after 21 days off, and the insomnia came back within 2 weeks, even at the 2.5mg dose!!! I am so upset as it was working so well for slow & steady weight loss (16lb in 16 wks), and I had no other side effects.

Does anyone know how or why it causes insomnia in some people? Is it causing a brain stimulating effect? Or what causes it? In my case, it’s nothing to do with super low cals or low blood sugar, I was eating properly on it. It has some sort of activating effect on my brain, that’s keeping me awake, can anyone explain why???

I'm a dietitian, and my focus has always been on holistic health — digestion, and the connection between body and mind. I don't have many clients on GLP-1s yet, but I can see this becoming a much bigger part of health conversations going forward, and when managed well, it seems like these medications can do a lot of good. What's been genuinely fascinating to read about is how far the effects go beyond blood sugar and weight — things like reduced "food noise," effects on inflammation, potential impact on other health markers. We're still early in understanding all of this, and I find myself curious about where it's heading and what people will actually experience as more of this unfolds. So I wanted to ask directly: whether it's side effects, food and eating changes, the mental side, or something about what happens after stopping — what's the one thing about your journey that surprised you most, or that nobody really warned you about?

Hey all - I have been micro dosing my mounjaro 10mg and doing 2.5 mg twice a week - now it’s blocked and I have 2 full dose left - do you think it’s worth it to go and try for it to be replaced or they will see I did exactly what they don’t want us to do ? Shall I extract the whole remaining , put in a vial ? Any help would be greatly appreciated as I can’t be losing a full 20mg of it !!!

Thanks a mil peeps for your help - this forum have been so helpful in my journey .

Hi all! I started 2.5 Mounjaro December 29th and am down 80 lbs. I did one month 2.5, next month 5 and 5 months on 7.5. I honestly didn’t need to increase from 5 but my doctor doesn’t seem to know alot about this drug and until I did my research those few months, I asked to stay on 7.5 for a bit since weight was coming off quickly. I noticed 7.5 a lot of the food noise came back but I just tried to sit with it and work with it. But we just increased to 10 this week since my weight loss has stalled and I’m back to completely no appetite.

It just got me thinking, what does life look like for you on this medication once you get to a healthy/goal weight? I have another 70-80 lbs to lose so I have alot of time but did you go down to some sort of maintenance dose? Do you still have food noise? Will I be able to learn to handle food noise again or will this med be the main support for that for the rest of my life? Also just to throw out there I’m on Mounjaro for my type 2 and for that alone I plan on staying on it for the foreseeable future. It’s done incredible things for my insulin resistance and for that alone I’m so thankful.

Hi everyone, I’d love some advice from people who have been in a similar situation.

I was on Mounjaro for a while, starting at 2.5 mg, going up to 5 mg, and eventually going back down to 2.5 mg for the last couple of months. I also started spacing out my doses, and my last dose was June 28.

I’m currently at a healthy weight for my height (162 cm / 5’4”), but since stopping, my appetite has come back really strongly. The food noise is pretty intense and I’ve also been getting episodes where I feel like I’m going to lose control around food. I’ve gained around 1–1.5 kg (2–3 lbs), but honestly the food noise is bothering me much more than the weight gain.

For those who stopped Mounjaro, does this eventually get better? How did you cope with the increased appetite while adjusting?

I’m also wondering if I should just stay off and give it more time, or use 5 mg for another month and then stop again. I’d really love to hear what worked for others, especially anyone who was already at a healthy weight when they stopped.