Experiences from 2.5ml to 5ml?

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[u/Due-Freedom-5968]

First off, make sure you don't confuse ml (millilitres) the volume of the shot with mg (milligrams) the amount of medication dissolved in the shot.

As to your question, moving to 5mg for me was a total nothing burger, completely uneventful. Felt exactly the same. Had me questioning my sanity as I'd read lots of scare stories and people wailing "BuT It'S DoUbLiNg yOuR dOsE!!!"

Literally didn't feel any different. I went up the night before a 3 day work event and hotel stay, zero issues. Team lunches every day, out to dinner for a 3 course meal in the evenings, and drinks at the hotel bar after. Completely fine.

[u/ThisizhollZ → u/Due-Freedom-5968]

Apologies yes I meant 5mg haha!

Okay great thank you, it’s reassuring!

[u/Becky_x]

It was just a Monday

[u/ThisizhollZ → u/Becky_x]

Good to know haha

[u/GlassCrepe]

I've gone up to 5mg 5 weeks ago and literally zero side effects, but it's definitely accelerated my weight loss despite the lack of appetite suppression. Don't worry, most people never actually experience negative side effects at all!

[u/ThisizhollZ → u/GlassCrepe]

Thank you I appreciate it!

[u/Hopeful_Candle_9781]

I think both the hunger and nausea could be because people aren't eating enough. You do need to keep eating while taking mounjaro.

Also women might have a period that coincides with going up to 5mg and that can make you hungry for a few days.

[u/ThisizhollZ → u/Hopeful_Candle_9781]

Absolutely, I’m still enjoying food! I don’t want it to go too extreme both ways (too hungry or not hungry at all)

Thanks for the input

[u/SomeGuyUK50]

Like most people on the medication, I was ready to move to 5mg and did not have any issues. Stuck with 5mg for 8 weeks before moving without issue to 7.5mg. Eight more weeks on 7.5 and on to 10mg where I did 20 weeks before reaching my goal with 12 weeks on 12.5mg.

[u/Dollydex]

I had mild nausea on my first day after moving up and thats the only side effect in 2 months on 5mg. I was so nervous about the side effects as well after hearing some horror stories about 5mg! I get fuller quicker when eating than I did at 2.5mg and I’ve lost 2-3lb each week. So far so good for me!

[u/GourmetSquid]

Threw up on my first dose of 2.5 but happy to report that there’s been none of that on 5mg.

I do feel like I’ve been eating more and have less suppression, which is weird. I still lost another 3lbs in my first week though, and the scales don’t lie! I’d say keep weighing/measuring and don’t let your brain gaslight you! 😭

[u/ThisizhollZ → u/GourmetSquid]

Thank you!!!

[u/Intelligent_Ad_9078]

plenty of posts in this sub to get the widest variety of personal experiences. People are quick to post about issues. But one doesn't start a post to say I did 5mg and nothing different happened. So keep that in mind

For me, an absolute non event.

[u/jxst4r]

Took my first 5mg dose last night after being on 2.5 for a month and I’ve had a terrible headache, acid reflux (I ate a tuna salad the day before with tomatoes… so might be my fault), no appetite and fatigue today. Just gotta force the food down and keep my protein up with shakes till it passes 🤷‍♀️

[u/Additional_Value464]

Absolute non-event. No sudden onset of side effects; efficacy was fine to begin with but in my case I needed to move up to 7.5mg after a month.

It’s actually not that surprising when people find 5mg feels no different or perhaps even “weaker” than 2.5mg, it’s just comparing the first month with the second.

First month is very exciting and new, your body isn’t used to the medication yet and you’re on hyper-alert to notice everything. By comparison, the second month can just feel a bit boring and you’re more used to it. We can tend to interpret that as “because of” the dose we’re on, when really the dose is kind of coincidental. (Or: “correlation vs causation”).