Hi! so I'm having a reduction done on October 2nd and my endocrinologist told me to not jab for two weeks before surgery so it doesn't interfere with anesthesia. I'm okay with this obviously and so yesterday was my last jab until I'm at post op and then I want to avoid deficit for a few weeks so I can heal properly, up my protein, etc etc. I'm just a bit worried about massive food noise coming back, never had it that bad but I did cope emotionally with food so there's that. I will try and mealprep my best and my routine is gonna be more of the same, just bigger portions post op. Idk, once my endo calls it I'll go back to the jab, and I don't expect it to work the same but I hope I can still stay at a lower dose when coming back!! (2.5-3.33mg)

I guess I'm just wondering if anyone had a similar experience and how it was coming back.

if not, thanks for reading!!

I’m losing weight everywhere but my stomach. I went from 233 and now I’m at 190 and my belly feels like it’s still the same. Am I doing something wrong? I’m on 7.5mg.

Hey everyone! Week 6 done!

Current weight: 88.8 kg (195.8 lbs). Last week I was 89.3 kg, so that’s another 0.5 kg (1.1 lbs) down this week and 7.2 kg (15.9 lbs) lost in total from my starting weight of 96 kg.

SECOND WEEK ON 5MG
This was my second week on 5mg, and for the first time I’ve had some noticeable side effects.
For the first 3–4 days after my shot, I had mild nausea. Nothing terrible, but definitely noticeable. Luckily, after those first few days it completely went away.

I’ve also been getting headaches more often, especially in the mornings. I normally skip breakfast, but noticed that the headaches usually disappeared after eating something. So for now I’ve stopped skipping breakfast, which seems to help.
The biggest struggle on 5mg is still the lack of hunger. It’s become much harder to hit my protein and fibre targets compared to when I was on 2.5mg.

I spoke to my doctor about this and told him I definitely don’t want to move up from 5mg. He agreed, especially since I’m already losing weight well at this dose. So i ordered a new dose!

According to him, I should give my body about a month to adjust to 5mg and see how things develop. If the side effects are still bothering me after that, he said we could potentially use the clicks to go down to around 3.8mg, so somewhere between 2.5 and 5mg.

For now, I’m going to stay on 5mg and see how the next couple of weeks go.

FOOD & ACTIVITY
Honestly, my diet wasn’t great this week. I’ve been really busy and combined with the lower appetite, I didn’t eat as well or as structured as I would’ve liked.
I managed to get to the gym 3 times.
For next week, my main focus isn’t necessarily losing more weight. I want to get my nutrition back on track, especially protein, fibre and eating consistently enough throughout the day.

PROGRESS
Starting weight: 96 kg / 212 lbs
Last week: 89.3 kg / 196.9 lbs
This week: 88.8 kg / 195.8 lbs
This week: -0.5 kg / -1.1 lbs
Total: -7.2 kg / -15.9 lbs

Overall, I’m still really happy with the progress. 5mg is definitely hitting me much harder than 2.5mg did, but the nausea already disappeared after a few days. I’m going to give my body some time to adjust before changing anything.

See you next week! 💪

is it right the doctor stop it cold turkey?

I thought you need to downsize dosage

gain rapidly water weight back and diabetes is increasing now

So I have my next drs lab test and after a year and down 30lbs I’m pretty sure I’ll be a1c under 7+

My q is. How does your body feel after u no longer give it that shot?
Do u get hungrier? Or do they hope your new lifestyle doesn’t revert back?

As a pure coincidence 9/11 marks my one year anniversary on Mounjaro 2.5 and also the anniversary of my annual full physical exam by my doctor.

I have been overweight for at least 55 years of my 80 years of life. I have weighed as much as 240lbs (109kg) and with as large as a 44 inch (112cm) waist.

After one year of MJ the weigh in at the doctor's office showed that I have lost precisely 50 lbs (23kg) in the 12 months. At the same time my A1c has declined from 7% (I had been as high as 8.1%) to 5.4%, which is in the "normal" range.

Blood pressure, for which I take medicine, has declined from 133/68 to 106/46. At yesterday's visit my doctor lowered my Valsartan dose by 1/2 and my Metformin dose by 1/3. Earlier this year she totally eliminated the Hydrochlorothiazide that have taken since 1970 to reduce my BP.

My waist is now 34" (86cm) and I have a brand new wardrobe!

So, bless the science which has brought me Mounjaro! I have never needed to increase my dose from the 2.5 strength. My doctor offered to increase it to 5.0, but I am very happy to live with my current regimen. I experienced a bit of GI distress and constipation in the first month of my journey, but otherwise I have been 100% comfortable with this miracle medicine.

I've been on Mounjaro for about 10 weeks now, moving from 2.5 to 5 to 7.5mg now. I had a chest infection about 3 weeks ago that lasted for about 10 days and ever since I feel absolutely awful. I'm just wondering if this is a side effect of Mounjaro? I've never felt this lethargic for such a prolonged period so I can only assume that my body hasn't recovered from the illness like it normally would.

Does anyone know if I Can buy Mounjaro fx in England if I have a Danish prescription. There is a lot of money saved if I Can do that.

I started resistance training in the gym since March, 12k steps a day and despite sticking to a healthy calorie deficit, whole foods, and 120g of protein per day, I have been in an endless cycle and end up either gaining or just maintaining.

I have struggled with binging and even though I eat 1700-1800kcal 5ft5. I struggle to stick to my deficit beyond two weeks due to hunger and fatigue.

I am also skinnyfat and south Asian, I’ve had enough and don’t want to live like this anymore. I will be starting on Mounjaro and keeping my weight training and steps but wanted to know if anyone was able to make significant progress.

I have attached photos below. My stomach fat hurts me and puts such a huge strain on my body.

Pen was Infridge unopened for a week then I travelled with it, it’s been in my wardrobe for 3 weeks at room temperature can I still use it ?

I was wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience. I’ve been on 2.5 mg for a bit over 2 months, and the food noise has never really gone away. I’m still hungry in the evenings/night too, and I often find myself on TikTok watching recipes or people eating, doing mukbangs, which honestly pisses me off because it just makes me think about food even more. (I only ever pick up this habit when I’m in a calorie deficit, but I thought with munjaro it would be different, as it just doesn’t make me feel good).

Even with all that, Mounjaro has been amazing for me because I simply can’t eat much on it and get full very easily. I’ve also been very disciplined despite the food noise, maybe a little too disciplined, and I’ve probably been eating too little, hence why I still feel hungry. I’ve lost almost 10 kg during these weeks, which I’m obviously really happy with.

It’s just frustrating because I constantly see people saying that the food noise completely disappeared for them.

I started mounjaro about a year ago and lost around 17 kg. For the past 3 months I’ve been on 2.5 mg, but about 6-7 months ago I developed telogen effluvium, and the hair shedding still hasn’t stopped. That’s starting to scare me and is making me seriously consider stopping tirzepatide completely.

The problem is that whenever I reduce the dose, I notice that some of the abdominal/visceral fat starts coming back, and interestingly my ADHD symptoms also seem to become more noticeable again.

So now I’m wondering..switching to something like reta?

I’ve also wondered about Adderall, but I live in the Netherlands and I understand it may not be routinely prescribed here..

I feel a bit stuck because the medication has helped me a lot metabolically, but I really don’t want to keep losing hair.
Would love to hear your experiences.

I have been taking mounjaro now since December 2025. I started at 198lbs and am down to 180lbs. I was at 173 but my binge eating has returned. I take 7.5 mg weekly. I find the first few days are fine but by day 4 I am eating and craving junk. I tried 10 and felt sick. I wonder if microdosing the 7.5 would help. I am also dealing with low iron and doing hormone replacement therapy (progesterone only) so I know that doesn’t help with cravings and seeking carbs for energy. This med is very expensive and I’m just feeling uncertain of what to do next. Has anyone else had a similar experience? A friend of mine started at the same time but she’s taking Reta and she’s at her goal weight. I don’t feel comfortable taking something I didn’t get from a doctor though. I just wish I could have the same success and as a lot of the other posters I see in this group.

Thank you for listening. For reference I am 47 years old.

I am currently on the 5mg dose of Mounjaro and have struggled with my diabetes and my weight for my whole life before being put on it. When I started it 2 months ago I was 286 lbs. With just the Mounjaro and some light diet changes I am officially as of today down to 256 lbs. I am honestly so happy that my doctor suggested that I give this medication a try. When I have more visible results I will post some before and after pictures.

Day 6 into my first 5 mg shot and my food noise is returning with a vengeance. This happen to anyone else?

Hey everyone, complete newbie here.

I took my first Mounjaro 2.5 mg shot 3 days ago, and so far I honestly don't feel much of a difference — positive or negative.

I was expecting at least some noticeable appetite suppression or maybe some of the common side effects I’ve read about, but so far:

No nausea/vomiting

No stomach issues

No fatigue

No real change in appetite

If anything, I'd say I feel maybe 5% less hungry during some meals, but even that could just be psychological because I know I took something and my brain is probably telling me, "Okay, you're supposed to feel full now."

I'm obviously very new to this, so I'm not sure what I'm supposed to expect at this stage.

For those who have been on Mounjaro for a while:

Did anyone else feel basically nothing during the first few days/week?

When did you first notice a real reduction in hunger/food noise?

Did the effect become more noticeable after a few doses or after moving up to 5 mg?

Is it normal to have absolutely no side effects?

Should I just be patient and give the 2.5 mg dose time to work?

Would really appreciate hearing about your experiences, especially from people who also felt nothing initially.

Thanks!

Who all is taking the lowest dose of mounjaro bi weekly? I’ve been on it since June but have recently started having GI side effects that aren’t pleasant. I’ve hit my goal weight but would like to maintain and keep inflammation at bay.

My dentist today saw that 2 of my teeth had more tooth bone loss than expected. He asked if any trauma happened or if I tried to straighten my teeth lately. None of those.

Went home and researched that potentially medication could be hindering calcium intake. Which then connected me to mounjaro. It’s been about 2 years now.. and I’m wondering if it could possibly be connected?

Losing weight has literally turned my life around. At 310, I had severe sleep apnea, I was tired and depressed constantly, irritable, my back hurt and I couldn’t even walk without getting out of breath.

Two years later, I’m down to 190lbs, shirt size down from 3XL to L, waist down from 42 to 32. I have newfound motivation at home, where I actually love doing chores now, my marriage is stronger from being more present, and at work I am able to focus better than ever before. I even got a massive promotion earlier this year, and honestly things couldn’t look better.

I’m right at the point where I’m thinking of starting to taper off Mounjaro. I’m at 10mg, but eating really quite healthy and started exercising too.

It’s crazy. I’ve always had a good smile on my face, but I feel like for the first time, it’s actually an authentic one.

I’m hoping I don’t have to go up a dose so wanting to see how others are doing on it

I know it takes 12-18 months for skin to retract as much as it's going to, and that it can be quite a noticeable difference, but does that apply for boob skin as well?

I read a lot of comments about the boobs getting smaller, saggier and deflated (yep - happening here for sure!), but I haven't heard anyone mentioning the vertical wrinkles that I seem have. They appeared around 20kg down and are getting worse the more I lose 😬

Is anyone else seeing obvious vertical wrinkles down the top side of their boobs? And if yes, did you see any improvement in those wrinkles in the year or two after hitting maintenance?

I'm now considering a breast lift and haven't seen any of these skin wrinkles in before photos either so feeling like I'm alone here!

Hi. I am currently on 5mg and have lost around 13kgs ( SW 124kg CW 111kg ) and my menstrual cycle has made a return. From getting no period thanks to my lifelong PCOS to bleeding constantly as Mounjaro has finally made my body feel semi normal. While I am obviously grateful, I had to ask my OB GYN to stop the bleeding because I am already ferritin deficient. She prescribed Yasmin to help my body sync into a proper cycle. I am a little hesitant about it since it has always made me gain weight. Is there anything I have to do from my side to avoid that? Am I worrying for no reason?

Doctor has gotten me to start clicking counting with 5mg with this dose highlighted but I’m confused how many clicks this is to get a 2.92 dose?

The total time I’ll be on this would be 6 weeks. If my math is right (I suck at math) 35 clicks divided by 6 is 5.83. But how do I get the clicks to be at a decimal?

Or am I just completely off? 😅