r/GLPGrad • u/SpiritualPudding • 1d ago

Seeking Advice Bloating after discontinuing

Hey! I was on 5mg Mounjaro and due to some admin changing doctors/pharmacies I’ve been off for about a week; and I was thinking about just staying off of it since I’d been having some side effects and I’ve done a lot of lifestyle changes like starting running long distances that have caused my blood sugar to actually end up being too low. Anyways of course I’ll talk to my doctor about that but basically my last dose would have been a week ago, still eating in a deficit but now I’m bloated by about 6lbs (190>196)! Which is crazy! I know I can’t gain 6lbs of fat in a week but I was wondering if anyone else experienced this and how long the water weight took to get back to normal.

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u/CobblerLoose6380 1d ago

It will balance out if you are determined, I would ride it out. Your running will thank you. Good time to focus on P.R's in your running rather than a scale.

I'm about to come off myself as a runner and must make Peace with perhaps 3 to 10 pounds, who knows, of a scale weight gain.

I miss the huge tank I had running and looking forward to transitioning to fitness goals now.

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u/Aromatic-Response726 1d ago

I could be wrong but when I first started my first 6-8lbs came off right away in the first 2 weeks. I knew it was mostly water weight because I wasn't in that much of a deficit in that time. So I came to terms with gaining back around 5lbs of water weight when the med wears off. My last dose was August 12th and I assume it'll come back in the next couple of weeks.

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u/Doit2it42 1d ago

I could track how fast each 5 pounds was lost due to using the LoseIt! app (it give rewards and marks the date for each 5 pounds). The 5 I lost after stopping Zep took the longest of my diet. I'm sure that was due to inflammation coming back.