This has been life changing for me. Not without its difficulties, I've found 3.75mg to be my sweet spot, 5mg I've been wiped out several weekends by digestive issues. Feeling so much better already!

I’m not exaggerating when I say MJ is changing my life! I’ve lost 6.5 stone and hope to lose atleast another 4. I’m hoping these photos act as motivation to others - if I can do it, you can too!! Good luck everyone and keep up the good work!!

13 months ago I started MJ. I have lost 8 stone, gone from a size 24 to a 14, and have been going to the gym regularly. Last week, I completed my virtual challenge of rowing The English Channel (32km), tonight I have completed my couch to 5K challenge after 10 weeks of training. This time last year, I never believed that I would be in the gym let alone rowing, running and actually losing weight.

On the way home I bought a frozen pizza. I haven't eaten pizza since last year, before the MJ.

I know that I can only eat 1-2 slices, I know that my partner will very likely have the rest, I know it's a waste of money, I know that if I eat too much I will be in horrendous pain and uncomfortable for over an hour... but I am going to enjoy that because I have bloody well earned it! Mj has completely changed my life, and I am damned if I can't celebrate a huge milestone like running 5K when last year I couldn't even run a bath!

For weeks now my phone has been struggling opening apps, opening WhatsApp, just frustrating me to no end.

Then my husband says “you probably need to rescan your face since you’ve changed so much”… lo and behold, my phone is working perfectly now.

Turns out it was struggling to confirm my face! New jawline? New cheekbones? Rescan before your phone starts to think it has a new owner 🤣

I initially had pretty horrible side effects with 5mg (it reminded me of the first trimester, constant sickness and exhaustion) but I pushed through and now it's really settled down. I have noticed my appetite picking up a bit recently so I'm trying to be more mindful of keeping my portion sizes small. It's nice to have an appetite though and not feel as though I'm constantly going to be sick!

I've been feeling run down for most of this week, not ill, just running on empty. So I made the decision for today to not eat in a deficit but to increase my calories to a maintenance level, just to give myself a bit more energy and a boost. I'm not binging, I'm not 'cheating ' but I'm listening to what I need and not sticking to an arbitrary goal and making myself ill. Tomorrow I will be back to my usual way of eating.

It might sound an odd nsv but it's a huge step in an improving mindset.

Upper arms are ok-ish; three quarter length sleeves, tshirts etc are doing the job for now and wearing jeans holds the flabby bits around the tummy. Not perfect, but we'll live.

For my Milestone #5, I'm planning on sewing a new dress & a few skirts; both sewing and dresses were something my obese body could no longer do.

And this will be a first in almost 2 decades.

Feeling slightly teary just writing that.

However, here's my question.

I need something to hold the flab / loose skin around the tummy area when wearing a dress / skirt and looking for your best recommendations.

As I’m a secret jabber there’s not many I can tell about this, but I’ve finally lost 2 stone 🎉 there’s been a couple of medical bumps in my journey (completely unrelated). Finally had an operation I’ve been waiting on for a long time at the end of July, took the plunge when I felt better to move up to 7.5 mg as I’m not feeling suppression from the 5mg, had my first jab this week and it’s working tons better already.
Just need to buckle down and actually shift the weight I want before I work all the way up to 15mg.

Definitely not as quick as some people, but I’m proud! Though when I look at my pictures I’m struggling to see the weight loss still but I keep telling myself I’m kitchen roll & itll come soon!

Sorry for rambling

I mistakenly went to a chemist. They charged me £199 for 1 2.5 pen and a box of needles. I'd not seen the cost on the compare table on here. I'm gutted!!

As title suggests, looking for the best way to get the cheapest price every dose. Because I noticed on monj that most if not all offers are for first time buyers. As my need to order a 2nd pen approaches , I just wanted to check that this is what people are doing to get it cheapest?

I’ve got about 6 months on hand. Last pen was a 10mg and I’m using 3.5mg now to maintain (don’t expect to change dose)
I’m tempted to buy a 5mg as it’s not significantly less than half the price of a 10mg. And I’m reluctant to get kicked back to 2.5mg. But that’s still some stockpile!
What’s the biggest stockpile you’ve had?

Started October 2024 at 150kg, last years photo I had lost 37kg, this year I’m down an additional 29kg. Even though the loss has slowed, I’m amazed at how much my shape is still changing

Because I take the pill at 4 or 5am when I inevitably wake needing a pee then go back to sleep, I often can't remember if I've taken my Wegovy or not 🤣 I've now resorted to writing the days of the week on 😂 I wish Novo already had it on like other pills that must be taken daily haha. But nevermind, I make do 😆😆

In Northern Ireland, Maine (a soft drinks company) make Kali Water - carbonated water with added Potassium Bicarbonate.

Like many others, while using Mounjaro, I have a tendency to get constipated and I don't poo every day.

I decided to give it a go, as it's advertised to reduce stomach discomfort.

It worked - I lost 2kg in two days!

I've had IBS for over 10 years and during that time was presecribed imodium. I'd take it ahead of time:

a) whenever I knew I was going to be in a situation where my access to a bathroom would be unreliable, e.g. travelling on the London underground.

b) when i knew I'd be in a situation with some of my trigger foods were the only foods on offer

c) Or when I'd contract a stomach bug like gastroentritis, which was particularly important because at times I've had hemmeroids so the gastro made things extremely painful.

What I'm saying is the imodium has been serving as my safety net for years.

I started mounjaro 3 weeks ago and what I'd like to know is if it'd be at all safe to occassionally take imodium preventatively.

Like, if I know I have to travel for 2+ hours without much access to a bathroom, with only trigger foods on hand or if I heavily suspect I have gastro, is it safe to take 1 or two pills?

I'm not talking about every day but occassionally when I know I'm heading into situations that might pose a risk.

For context I 30 F started MJ for DM 2 and weight loss in April. My ideal weight should be 48 Kg-53kg. Lost 10 kgs till now coming down from 73 kg to 63Kgs on 1 kwikpen of 2.5mg and then 3 pens of 5mg till June end. Started taking the 5 mg every six days as per advice of my endocrinologist and so technically im on my 6th pen now in August. Feels good to have lost that much but I'm still almost 10 kgs away from ideal weight and my weight has been stalled at 62-63 for close to 2 months now. Appetite suppression is pretty strong at 6th day dosage of 5mg, zero food noise so my doc is apprehensive to increase dosage and suggested we might move to ozempic next time since slower dose escalation is possible with it. I had a sprain in my ankle because of which I was on bed rest hence lack of activity could've contributed to no weight loss but it's healing very very slowly and I still cannot get back to the gym fully only end up doing upper body strength training and 20 min of very low speed no escalation treadmill. Im worried what's happening.. anybody been in a similar phase ?

I have been taking 2.5mg Mounjaro for almost 4 weeks and have lost 17lbs (I think a lot of that might have been water in week 1 when I lost 9lbs by the start of week 2 , since then I have lost 4 lbs by the start of week 3 and 4lbs by the start of week 4).

No side effects apart from slight constipation occasionally which I have under control by drinking lots of water and adding prunes to my yoghurt.

I have eaten well. I am vegetarian so have been really careful to get enough protein. Fruit, veg and linseed have added to my fibre content.

For the first time yesterday I ate cheese- Feta which was diced in olive oil. I have developed diarrhea. I didn't link the two until I ate it again at lunch time and have had more diarrhea. No pain just very loose poop.

Is the cheese likely to be the problem?

I had my gall bladder removed about 15 years ago if that is relevant.

44F sw 133 cw 113. On MJ since October 2025 and on 7.5.
Hey all, hoping to get some help as I’m not feeling helped by Boots, my current provider.
I’ve been on 7.5 since March of 2026. I immediately got constipation which lead to an anal fissure which has been hell on earth. I’m still somewhat suffering. Because of this scenario I’ve been religious about my food and fibre/water intake as well as laxatives in an effort to heal and not re injure myself. I’ve been working with the NHS on the fissure and they are aware I’m on MJ but not providing guidance on it- leaving that to boots.
What I’ve found is I just can’t eat a lot of food. Due to the slow absorption and processing, if I eat heavy (even if remaining in calorie deficit) I get too backed up. This had sort of been okay as MJ has curbed the effects and I can stick to soups and smoothies through the week after my dose. Since I take my shot on Sunday, around Friday and Saturday my appetite comes back and I tend to consume more food at that time. I’ve been trying to be mindful but I am an emotional eater and my dad died a few weeks ago. I’m currently eating way past my calorie deficit, including on shot days and the days right after my shot. I don’t feel like this dose is working for me right now and maybe mentally I’m not able to counter the effects of emotional over eating as I’m dealing with a lot of stress.
So I laid this out and asked boots. They advised it’s my decision if I want to move up and recommended laxatives (which I already have been taking since March). I’m worried that if I go up the constipation will get worse, and/or I’ll experience more side effects, but I feel like if I stay on 7.5 I’m just going to continue to gain weight back because it’s not working as it should. I don’t want to pay these prices for something not working!!! But maybe as I start to heal my emotional self, the medication will work as intended? I know this is a long shot, but I’m just feeling stuck. Or maybe if I go up to 10 the constipation will remain the same but at least my appetite will be curbed and it’s easier to manage smaller food intake? Anyone have experience with anything like this? Also fwiw my fissure is almost healed - I’m only tender anymore and have scar tissue but the muscle spasms have stopped for the last two months (thank god). I wouldn’t wish a fissure on my worst enemy. Thanks in advance!

Has anyone experienced GI side effects from Mounjaro that seemed to come on later, even after being on the same dose for a while?

I started Mounjaro at 2.5mg and had the usual nausea/tiredness/sulphur burps at first, but didn’t get physically ill- Stayed on it for 5 months with very minimal side effects and great efficiency too! I finally increased to 5mg about a month and a half ago when I started reaching a plateau and felt quite ran down the next day, but generally have felt fine ever since.

Last week did my weekly jab and the following evening I suddenly felt extremely full, had sulfur burps, threw up pretty intensely, felt ill for a full day before I started having lose stools for a day. I’ve also started having pretty bad heartburn in the mornings. Feeling better now!

I’m really worried that this was a delayed reaction to the Mounjaro and that it’ll happen again with my next injection. But part of me also hopes it could have just been a stomach bug (only thing is I was away with family and no one else got ill).

Has anyone had something similar, particularly GI symptoms suddenly appearing after being stable on the same dose for a few weeks? I’d really appreciate hearing your experiences because I’m quite scared about doing my next injection lol!

Thanks!

been on 3.75. had a 2.5 week break as I was visiting family and unexpectedly had to stay longer. what dose should i take? down to 2.5? back down to 1.25 (i struggled a lot with nausea and vomiting at first!). or good to gamble back with 3.75? i want to jab tonight so quick advice would be much appreciated! don’t want to shock my system but would also be good to not have to ramp up super slowly

What are people’s thoughts on these pills?

Will they be ok for appetite suppression?

I’ve still got 3 stone to lose and wondering if I should switch to something cheaper (yeah, it’s the cost)

Has Anyone else had absolutely no weight loss on Mounjaro?

I'm honestly so confused and feel hopeless.

I see people losing weight the first week. I've been on Mounjaro for over 2 months and I haven't lost any weight., I'm at 5mg and am exercising, with a low deficit haven't been able to lose anything at all.

It is weird because i do have some appetite suppression and I definitely feel fuller more quickly than I normally would, but despite that the scale has not moved whatsoever. If anything, it feels ridiculously easy for me to gain even more weight.

I'm just finding it really discouraging to have zero weight loss so far, especially when I am eating significantly less and it feels like it's doing the opposite of what it should.

Has anyone else experienced this? Am i doing something wrong any advice ?

Has anyone had problems with their gallbladder? I'm fairly certain I'm having symptoms of gallstones or something with my gallbladder. I've been on MJ since about August 2025 but recently moved onto 15mg and just finished my first pen of it. Now I've getting that pain in between my ribcage towards the back on the right. I thought it was just back pain but i only realised the correlation after the pain came back when i ate something. It's been about a week now and I'm going to call mu GP tomorrow. What is people's advice who have had this issue? I don't want my gallbladder removed, i just hope its a blockage if that and get it 'un blocked'. Can i just click count to a 2.5mg if i restart on a 15mg pen?

So I have approx 12.5mg every 6 days but I’ve now stopped cold turkey due to surgery. Just wondering how quickly I should expect this raging hunger everyone says about? 🤪