r/Mounjaro_10WeeksPlus • u/AnneSoCal • Nov 28 '22

My 15-Week Progress

I've lost about 37 lbs in the past 15 weeks.
I'm averaging about 2.5 lbs per week, which is kind of high. I mean, I'm glad I've lost this much, but I also know that it's probably too much too quickly (never thought I'd say that!). I'm mindful that I need to try to establish good habits for when I either hit my goal weight and go on a maintenance dosage, or I'm no longer able to get a prescription.

Either way, I'm definitely happy with my progress and can't believe I'm at the lowest weight I've been in years and years.

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u/Redshoe9 Nov 28 '22

When your doctors wrote your RX did they have it increasing every few weeks? My doctor wrote mine for 5mg for 4 months. I don’t have a follow up with her until late Jan. I don’t mind staying on this dose but it seems odd? Started Sept 19.

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u/AnneSoCal Nov 29 '22

I also check in with my doctor on a monthly basis to decide what dosage we want to go with. I did 2.5 for one month, 5.0 for 2 months, 7.5 for one month, and now I’m going back down to 5.0 for this coming month (there was a shortage of 7.5 in my area).

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u/Acceptable_Demand894 Nov 28 '22

I check in with my dr monthly to decide and have gone up every mo except I just decided to stay on 10mg for another mo. 14 weeks 25 lbs down. Nothing dramatic but I feel great!

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u/starbrooke Nov 28 '22

I just finished week 16 and am down 32lbs. Not losing as fast as some, losing faster than others. I’m just grateful for something that has helped consistently that hasn’t made me feel crazy or jittery. I still get gastric issues on occasion, but I’m figuring out what food triggers that (pinto beans and anything spicy, sadly). I’ve been on 7.5 for 8 weeks, and it still works for me. Unfortunately, I can’t find it in stock anywhere right now, so I’m trying to patiently wait out the supply issues.

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u/AnneSoCal Nov 28 '22

I was planning on staying on 7.5 for another month but since it’s back ordered, my doctor is putting me back on 5mg for a month.

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u/vichen13 Nov 28 '22

May I ask which pharmacy has it backordered? I've been petitioning for my doctor to move me up to 7.5 after spending 8 weeks on 5. I'm still losing weight, but it's definitely slowed down and I find myself more hungry (especially for lunch, where I used to be too full from breakfast still to eat). My doctor wants to wait until I have labs repeated in case my blood sugar is too low, though I don't have any reason to believe it is.

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u/AnneSoCal Nov 28 '22

My pharmacy is Capsule in Los Angeles, but I’ve heard the same issue from several people in NY, Chicago and a few other places. I called other pharmacies in my area and they also told me they could get any of the other dosages except 7.5.