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I just wanted to share something positive, because so many of us have had rough experiences with doctors when it comes to weight, menopause, Mounjaro, all of it.

I am in Scotland, and maybe that played a role, but I went to my GP today for the first time since starting Mounjaro. I told him everything I have been doing this past year. Fixing my sleep, quitting smoking in November, eating better, moving more, and losing 13 kilos on Mounjaro so far. I basically said, I have done my best so far, please help me do more.

He was SO supportive.
Like… genuinely supportive.

He said, "you have done the hard job", and he meant it. He was not dismissive, he was not judgmental, he was not rolling his eyes at menopause weight or the fact I am using Mounjaro. He actually said he supports it for people who need it and who work with the medication, not against it. I even joked, this stuff is way too expensive for me to be eating cake on it, and he laughed.

He listened to my heart (all good), took my BP (of course it was high, white coat syndrome is real), and gave me a BP calendar to track at home. Then he ordered a full NHS blood panel: kidneys, liver, cholesterol, glucose, blood count, the whole thing. All free. No resistance. No lectures. Just support.

And here is the part I did not expect.
I got emotional. Proper emotional.

I told him this is not vanity. I want to be healthy. I promised my son I would live long, and I burst into tears like an absolute goose. I felt ridiculous in the moment, but honestly, I think it was just relief. After years of feeling judged or dismissed, having a doctor look at me and say, I am very keen to help you, just hit me right in the chest.

Anyway, if you are scared to talk to your GP, or you have had bad experiences before, I hope this gives you a bit of hope. There are supportive doctors out there. And sometimes when you walk in with honesty, effort, and a bit of vulnerability, they meet you exactly where you are.

Today was a good day.

What do people do after they reach the final dose of MJ and have NOT reached their goal weight?

NB: I know what people can do if you *have* reached your goal weight. I'm asking what happens if you reach the highest dose on MJ and you still have a lot of weight to lose.

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4th jab tomorrow, all been good, no side effects, less food noise, lost 15lb.

Collected my 2nd 2m5mg pen yesterday, and today I'm feeling distinctly more food noise, worried I should have gone up to 5mg.

I have a 'golden dose' left in the 1st pen after tomorrows 4th jab, is there any way to use this gradually to increase my dose over 2.5mg for the next 4 weeks or am I beat just doing 2.5mg for another 4 weeks?

Hope this all makes sense!

Apparently something happening with wegovy prices next week or the week after. Apparently some pharmacies are getting deals but they're going to change it to just one price. MMP are selling 2.4 wegovy for £135 atm but the list price for 2.4 is £174 so there's obviously a deal, and it's not just MMP. I remember a pharmacy saying during the pendemic that prices will be confirmed after the NDA has been agreed so it must have been going on since August and they've just had fantastic profit margins on wegovy.

Hopefully all pharmacies will get a fair price because atm the local community pharmacies and the pharmacies that didn't push wegovy are paying list price for wegovy. It would be nice if the savings from these deals were passed onto the patients (which I think at least most places are doing now, the price of wegovy does seem lower than a few months ago, and it's great that MMP have set the price so low.

I really don't think mounjaro prices are sustainable. November-March you could get 15mg for £220 by shopping around but recently the prices don't seem to be going down. I think the pharmacies realised the introductory deals weren't working because everyone's hopping for the best deals. And now we're hearing the new 15mg pens are coming.

CQC are in discussions with at least one clinic about click counting, I don't think CQC are keen on it.

At least next year we should have things like cagrisema on the market to compete with mounjaro.

It sucks atm though.

Hi everyone,
After a 4 month break (I only did one month previously) I’ve just got my first prescription from Lotus and I’m excited to start hopefully a long term journey.
I just wanted to check in- I see a lot of people move suppliers as they move up doses or are on the meds long term. Has anyone stayed with the same provider, or is it always worth switching due to discounts?
I’m Autistic so planning ahead is really helpful for my brain so I just wanted to check in with other people’s experiences opinions 😊
Thank you so much

Stubborn old fool - bloke, 55, 6'3 153 kg So started 5 weeks ago, still on 2.5.

• W1 2 kg,
• W2 1 kg,
• W3 1.5 kg
• and that's it 🤦‍♂️staying exactly the same.

I am weighing myself every day, but trying not to.

Good thing is I am not as food focused anymore, so have to try to eat (qmuch smaller portions), I think I generally drink ok- usually 2 litres of water, same in sugar free squash a day (do also have 1-2 Pepsi max and tea too during the day as well).

I have been struggling with constipation the last 3 weeks, but some ducolax helped. Although I feel like I have a heavy metal mosh-pit going on in there most days 😊

I think I eat healthily (e.g, last night chicken stir-fry, night before grilled steak & salad) breakfast, 2 weetabix, spoonful of yougert and blueberries, lunch is always hard and more often than not I skip it (I know!), but may have a chicken wrap or something.
I have stopped the sweet treat snaking (which has always been my downfall).

Thoughts…

The last week or so(I upped my dose from 5mg to 7.5mg with doctors advice). But I am getting really bad pains under my diapghram and my stomach sounds like bubbles. It's almost like wind trapped. It really hurts. And makes me feel sick when it happens. I have also had a really upset tummy. I don't know what is causing It. I don't drink fizzy drinks, usually have 1 coffee a day. And only drink soya milk as I am lactose intolerant.

Really need some advice and tips.

I’ve loss 5 stone on Mounjaro over 8 months, and for the last 3 months I’ve had ringing in my ears. It’s not so bad that I can’t sleep, but it’s pretty unpleasant.

I’m off MJ now - titrated down for 2 months, and my last 0.5mg dose was a month ago - so I think that’s ruled out a direct effect from the drug itself.

I had a GPs appointment yesterday, and he said that my ear drums/ blood pressure were ok, and he didn’t know what was causing it and couldn't offer any treatment. He actually asked me what I’d discovered on Google, and I told him about the theory that reduction of the fat around the Eustachian tubes (inner ear) that can happen with significant weight loss, can cause this.

If anyone follows the 'fat old climber' on YouTube- I know he's had a similar thing, but with more of a muffled/ underwater sensation rather than ringing.

The Dr wouldn’t refer me to an ENT specialist, and I just wondered if anyone else had managed to see one, and if they had any more information? Has anyone had this ringing and it’s improved over time? Thank you

Iv looked online but I'm a bit confused. I have a golden dose left in a 2.5 pen, I'm currently using a new 2.5 I want to up the dose manually with 2.5 from new pen and 0.5 from golden dose to make my current dosage 3.

My question is how do I do that with a syringe? What's the actual number I fill to. Very confusing when reading online, mainly because it seems to explain larger dosages more in depth.

Thanks.

So I had a knee injury and then surgery about a year ago and since then the pounds kept piling on. So 4 weeks ago decided to start on MJ to help me lose the extra weight and also ultimately help my joints recover better and easier with less weight to bear.
I wasn’t that big to begin with, 82kg or so, and am already at 78 at the moment. So 4kg in 4 weeks. Lots of water loss, I know, so it will slow down a bit more. I have decided to stay on 2.5mg. Because I am in rehab, muscle is very very important to me so I need to try and lose the absolute minimum per week to try and maintain muscle, otherwise it’s a disaster in terms of knee rehab.
But on my god, isn’t it hard losing even just a pound? My brain can’t help trying to sabotaje me and tells me - oh see, it’s not really working, barely losing anything, might as well give up. What is wrong with my brain! Seriously!
I am getting annoyed with myself for being so impatient. I go between thinking it’s not worth it, then thinking maybe I made a mistake staying on 2.5 and it’s not working anymore.
Sorry, I just needed a moan.

Hi! I have 2 doses left of my 5mg pen. I’ve been on it for quite some time and would like to step it up. Thinking of trying 6.25mg as every time I’ve gone up a full level it’s floored me so hoping a gradual increase will help.

I have a week off work next week (unrelated - it’s half term haha) so would be a great opportunity to move up a bit in case of any major side effects.

I’ve read about taking the full 5mg dosage, leaving the needle in and then turning a few extra clicks and then pressing down again to get 6.25, to avoid possibly contamination by injecting twice.

Is that the best way? Am I being silly and should just use up the 5mg? How many clicks to get the extra 1.25 if I do a second dose please?

Thank you sages of the MJ forum 🙌

I've been in a bit of a cooking slump for a few months and really just doing the bare minimum with veggies and protein.

Interestingly, part of my MJ journey has also freed up so much mental space and time that would otherwise have been spent on eating my feelings, so now I'm finally ready to properly putting together meals again instead of just grabbing a tin of tuna like a cat

I'm curious what kinds of dishes you all gravitate towards? Do you like to keep it simple with rice, chicken and veg? Or do you like to go the extra mile and create an MJ friendly version of a craving?

Hello, I’m coming up to needing to make my next order and I’m not sure whether I should increase my dose. I’m currently on 12.5mg and have approximately 1 stone and 3 pounds left to lose but I am a very slow loser. Lately I have been thinking more about when my next meal is and feeling hunger a lot sooner. However the reason I’m unsure about increasing is because while I’m feeling the hunger it’s not necessarily making me eat more, I’m still sticking to my deficit so I would say the hunger is manageable it’s just unpleasant to feel. This change has come about in the last two weeks or so. Thanks.

I haven't been a size 14 for about 20 years. I bought 3 size 14 items off Vinted last week on the off chance. They all fit nicely! It's been a year starting from essentially size 20 squeezing into 18.

I am 6ft so 14 works for me. That was essentially my goal, so i am thrilled.

Next step is to reduce dose and work on maintence.

Primark - sweatpants in a size S lol nope, I need an XS. Shorts from same company in an S? Nope, i need an M..

New look - size 10 jeans? Totally fits.. size 10 shorts? lol nope very tight.

Levi’s - I can always trust you with jeans faithful ones .. unsure about shorts though but I might be skeptical.

Today is jab day and I’ve just administered my 8th dose and my first ever dose of 5mg. A part of me is gutted I’m no longer on 2.5mg as it was working amazing… until it didn’t. Im too stubborn to admit that 2.5mg just isn’t working for me anymore and for someone like me who has a lot of weight to shed, I was lucky that it worked for as long as it did and as well as it did. (6 weeks.)

The last 7 days in particular have been quite difficult. I slid back into my old habits e.g. snacking and drinking sugary foods, eating takeaways (I’ve ordered 3 since last week), my cavernous appetite making a return and just feeling demotivated overall. Although I have bounced back and ensured I still ate healthy too.

I had some thoughts about what is going to happen when I eventually come off this medication during the midst of this difficult week which has made those feelings of hopelessness come back. Because when 5mg no longer works, I’ll have to titrate up to 7.5, and then 10 and then so on. I know the jab isn’t magic and you’re supposed to do the work and eat in a calorie deficit and exercise but the return of my food noise and cravings and old habits were all too easy and scary. I felt like I was back in prison again.

I guess we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it. But for now it feels like I’m entering a new chapter in my journey with the new dosage. I’ll continue to eat high protein, high fibre, nutrient dense whole foods, stay hydrated and continue my gym routine. I look forward to shedding some more weight and I hope I can stay on 5mg a lot longer this time. I really want to avoid having to titrate up unless I absolutely have to so I will do everything I can to support that.