This is something to discuss with your doctor. If you get to a point where you feel that you’ve plateaued or that you still feel hungry they may increase dosage. This group is full of those that stopped at 5mg and up to the full dose. I think with time you’ll fall into your groove and full understand what you need daily.Reddit is a popular social media platform that boasts millions of active users. With its vast user base and diverse communities, it presents a unique opportunity for businesses to ... 3. 14. 14 comments. Best. VuzEAjAy9yFD • 1 yr. ago. It works by binding to 2 hormones produced in the gut and activating them. Those hormones are involved with the production and use of insulin and glycogen. As a result, food stays longer in the stomach, insulin is secreted and used more efficiently, cravings in the brain are diminished, and ... Past threads. r/Mounjaro has tons of discussion threads that are likely to have answers to many questions. There's a handy search function, and you can also use Google to search this Reddit by typing "site:reddit.com” after your search topic. Your health care provider.Hi there! It looks like your post is about the availability of Mounjaro. If you’re having a hard time finding your dosage at a pharmacy near you, be sure to check the FDA Drug Shortage List to see if your dosage is facing supply issues. If you’d like help sourcing Mounjaro, be sure to include your dosage and location in your post.BCBS /CVS Caremark: PA needed in 2024. Insurance. Learned yesterday that my plan will start requiring a PA for Mounjaro as of January 2024. Haven't looked into further details yet, but wanted to share. In case it's of use to anyone, the plan is BCBSIL -- Illinois. Guess I should call them back to ask about ZEPbound!There’s a lot of excitement about using Mounjaro (Tirzepatide) for weight loss, for which I’m also excited about and looking forward to losing some real weight, but I would like to hear from those using Mounjaro for T2D (I know- too many questions below but if you can answer whatever is the most relevant to your situation, I’ll greatly appreciate it):on Mounjaro I've noticed my portions are smaller and I no longer snack like I used to - just not interested. Even on keto I snacked - always healthy ones of course - but on mounjaro I'm not hungry at all between meals. edited to add: keto is typically a higher fat diet, and I don't find fat bothers me at all.ADMIN MOD. Mounjaro is (likely) a Life Long Drug. I've seen a lot of posts recently here asking what will happen once they stop taking Mounjaro. Will they be able to keep the … When you go to inject in the thigh, grab a handful of flesh, squeeze it together a bit and lift it a way from the muscle. This should give you a nice cushy spot to inject that is far enough away from the muscle to keep the pain and welts to a minimum. First 8 doses I did in the stomach. Horrible fatigue and nausea. ADMIN MOD. Mounjaro is (likely) a Life Long Drug. I've seen a lot of posts recently here asking what will happen once they stop taking Mounjaro. Will they be able to keep the …Reddit is a popular social media platform that boasts millions of active users. With its vast user base and diverse communities, it presents a unique opportunity for businesses to ...In October 2022, Hall began taking Mounjaro, an injectable diabetes medicine that was prescribed to her off-label as a weight-loss drug. She lost 27 pounds … I recently moved to 5 mg, and the constipation and digestive slow down are significantly greater. I take a mild laxative most days. Keep drinking water and eat salad everyday, and you should be fine. justkidding89. • 2 yr. ago. That’s the hard part. If you didn’t get a savings card before the recent changes it takes $500 off if your insurance doesn’t cover Mounjaro, up to $250 if your insurance covers it. It varies from around a $1,000 to $1300 and up depending on the pharmacy. If you look at the chart for the 72 week study, weight loss did NOT accelerate on 5.0. It was mostly consistent with 2.5. Even the 7.5 dose was mostly consistent. At 10.0 and higher, you saw the change become more apparent compared to those still on 5mg. I don’t think it will make a huge difference either way for you. There’s a lot of excitement about using Mounjaro (Tirzepatide) for weight loss, for which I’m also excited about and looking forward to losing some real weight, but I would like to hear from those using Mounjaro for T2D (I know- too many questions below but if you can answer whatever is the most relevant to your situation, I’ll greatly appreciate it): Experience. Have been off Mounjaro (2.5mg) for a month, working on weight maintenance. Accidentally took twice my usual dose of metformin ER this morning (lost track while making kids’ breakfast, forgot I took it and took again for total of 1000mg). Whoa, the med kicked in, and I am feeling much more appetite suppression right now than I ever ... Jan 4, 2024 ... A rare group is very responsive to 2.5, but no one should be surprised if it feels ineffective after a couple of weeks. So yes, it's normal to ...I started MJ for T2 management, A1C 9.5, in 11/2023, did 5 weeks of 2.5 and have since been doing well on 5.0. Had labs in 9/23 and 12/23 and 3/24. The first two were unremarkable besides known stuff like A1C/glucose. The last ones showed elevated liver enzymes, AST=108 and ALT=56.r/Mounjaro is a community about the prescription medications Mounjaro and Zepbound, produced by Eli Lilly. Posts and comments related to compounded or reconstituted …View community ranking In the Top 5% of largest communities on Reddit. My first week with Mounjaro . My first week experience with Mounjaro wasn’t as I was hoping. ... Omg, I’m so sorry to hear this! I have not heard of any seizures on Mounjaro - I checked with my doctor because I have a low seizure threshold and Wellbutrin / bupropion ...4 week review of 2.5mg - onward to 5mg - 4 week check in. 2.5mg. This is your standard 4 week review. This is for weight loss only, I'm not diabetic, and don't have any sugar issues, have always been in the normal range, even at 292 lbs/9 months pregnant. I attribute this to luck/genetics/and being very physically active even at that weight.Yeah, the approved usage vs off label, is more important for billing at this point. The coupon will only cover for type 2 and insurances are following suit. azm0129 • 8 mo. ago. Walgreens United healthcare insurance covers ozempic/mounjaro for $15/month without a PA. RevsTalia2017 • 8 mo. ago.Dec 18, 2022 ... Mounjaro causes >5% weight loss in 85% of non-diabetic, overweight study participants over 72 weeks at a final dose of 5mg, and in 90/91% at 10/ ...Sadly I think LA has been the hardest hit on stock as so many use it off label so a lot of pharmacies won’t fill for new customers, can’t get it or won’t fill unless your T2D. Even w T2D it took a long time to find it. Once the savings card runs out this month mounjaro will be easier to find as zepbound is out and has a savings card. Old. Q&A. LibrarianSoft1225. •. It has to do with GLP-1 pathways affecting a neuron that controls the thermal regulation in our brain. I don’t know if I said it right, but Myra Mochi explained it on tiktok. My hands, feet, and nose are very cold the first few days after my shot. Reply reply. san_dee_01. Started Mounjaro on 7/27. 48f 5’0 SW 188 CW 174. I take my 3rd dose tomorrow. I started doing dirty keto on June 1st as well as walking 3-4 miles per day. Didn’t lose too much weight but felt better, although I thought about food every single minute of the day. The day after I took my first injection I went to work, came home at 4pm and ... A community exclusively for type 2 diabetics using Mounjaro, Ozempic, or some of the other drugs that were created for type two diabetes, but increasingly being used for weight loss. Rules: be nice, no bullying, no discussion of unproven “natural” diabetic drug alternatives, and **no discussion of coupons, please**.Reddit is a popular social media platform that boasts millions of active users. With its vast user base and diverse communities, it presents a unique opportunity for businesses to ...In my experience I switched from the highest dose of wegovy/ozempic to the lowest dose of mounjaro. This is because I think, one my insurance wouldn’t cover a higher dose of mounjaro and two mounjaro targets two hormones, I believe. While ozempic only targets one. So my doctors said like ozempic you need to get used to it.If you look at the chart for the 72 week study, weight loss did NOT accelerate on 5.0. It was mostly consistent with 2.5. Even the 7.5 dose was mostly consistent. At 10.0 and higher, you saw the change become more apparent compared to those still on 5mg. I don’t think it will make a huge difference either way for you. Mounjaro_Community. A community for seasoned Mounjaro users and beginners. This community is moderated to avoid repeat posts. Enjoy! 5 Members. Ferritin is storage iron in the liver. It can take awhile for that to build up. Your serum level may be higher than normal as well. Especially if your ferritin is finally normal. More replies. PlasticHamster1478. • 9 mo. ago. I've had low iron since I …I had almost debilitating fatigue weeks 2-4. It did get a lot better! I stayed with 2.5mg a second month because of it. My energy level now is great with 20 pounds less to carry around. Sgnycnp. • 1 yr. ago. I was absolutely exhausted the first several weeks, but …Mounjaro Questions, Experiences, Accomplishments! For compounding questions visit please visit r/tirzepatide ... Most people in Reddit will respond based on their experiences, which may or may not be similar to your own. To directly answer your question… no you don’t have to titrate up if you and your doctor agree it’s not best! ...Wow, congratulations on making it through 6 weeks on the Mounjaro journey! It's great to hear about your experience, especially considering you're dealing with PCOS/IR and not …After setting aside the feature as a paid perk, Reddit will now let just about everybody reply with a GIF. Starting today, any safe-for-work and non-quarantined subreddit can opt i...On my second week of Mounjaro, 15mg. Tried pepcid and i thought that was working but came back after dose 2. Dr suggested i try some ginger root pill, so gonna try that next. Otherwise, the only thing that made my acid reflux from the shots go away was to eat something :P go fgiure. Reply reply.Someone posted an excellent article and story about her husband going in for one, but forgot to mention he was taking Mounjaro. Since it slows gastric emptying so significantly, the concern is that you will aspirate under anesthesia. Essentially, you aren't going in with an empty stomach like you should be. Doctors are recommending to be off MJ ... One year Mounjaro. 1 / 7. 42K subscribers in the Mounjaro community. Mounjaro Questions, Experiences, Accomplishments! For compounding questions visit please visit…. Jan 29, 2024 ... Definitely true! Upvote I had almost debilitating fatigue weeks 2-4. It did get a lot better! I stayed with 2.5mg a second month because of it. My energy level now is great with 20 pounds less to carry around. Sgnycnp. • 1 yr. ago. I was absolutely exhausted the first several weeks, but it eventually (progressively) got better for me. r/Mounjaro is a community about the prescription medications Mounjaro and Zepbound, produced by Eli Lilly. Posts and comments related to compounded or reconstituted …Someone posted an excellent article and story about her husband going in for one, but forgot to mention he was taking Mounjaro. Since it slows gastric emptying so significantly, the concern is that you will aspirate under anesthesia. Essentially, you aren't going in with an empty stomach like you should be. Doctors are recommending to be off MJ ... In summary, this suggests to me, as largely summarized by u/growokra, that the recommended path (or at least mimicking the trial and if you can tolerate it) is starting at 2.5 mg and increasing by 2.5 mg every 4 weeks to the 15 mg final dosage. true. It is so so so important that you have appropriate expectations for this medication. Some people feel appetite suppression within hours of taking the first dose, some people are on 15mg and have never had appetite suppression. It is a side effect, it is not to be expected. Appetite suppression is not the intention of the medication.Almost every metric shows Mounjaro to be superior to Wegovy. For me, the Calibrate doctor prescribed Wegovy (the rationale was fewer side effects and more control over dosages). On the other hand, my spouse was prescribed Mounjaro. We're similar in terms of size and weight loss goals. We share the same insurance and both are covered.May 2023 -> March 2024 - 70 pounds gone! 35F 🙋🏼♀️ Type 1 here - using Mounjaro off label since May 11, 2023. SW 260 lbs, CW 190 lbs, GW 170 lbs. Starting A1c: 9.9% using 90-100 units of insulin/day. Current A1c: 6.2% using 35-45 units of insulin/day. Since starting Mounjaro I’ve done 75 Hard x2 and currently on Phase 2 of the ...According to BMI I was morbidly obese, and my blood work showed insulin resistance but none of my results classified me as pre-diabetic, having thyroid issues, or any of the other typical explanations for massive weight gain. I started Mounjaro at 278 lbs on July 26, and am now at 219, so around 10 lbs a month on average. Mounjaro is covered, but with a Pre Authorization requirement. Probably can't get a PA unless you're T2D. EDIT: Mounjaro doesn't seem to be listed in their standard formulary. It might be covered under our "Preventive Medications Program", which is a supplementary rider on the policy. Mounjaro is likely the most effective medication available for weight loss right now, and trials have demonstrated that it is likely at least as safe as Wegovy. In the clinical trial for weight loss, about 2/3rd who stayed on lost 20% of their body weight which is what you’re looking to do.Nov 17, 2023 ... Cancer patient here, on Mounjaro for over a year at the suggestion of my oncologist. Mounjaro does come with a risk of Medullary Thyroid Cancer, ...A community exclusively for type 2 diabetics using Mounjaro, Ozempic, or some of the other drugs that were created for type two diabetes, but increasingly being used for weight loss. Rules: be nice, no bullying, no discussion of unproven “natural” diabetic drug alternatives, and **no discussion of coupons, please**.Unlike Twitter or LinkedIn, Reddit seems to have a steeper learning curve for new users, especially for those users who fall outside of the Millennial and Gen-Z cohorts. That’s to ...Key_Condition5234. •. The major driver of weight loss with this drug is its treatment of insulin resistance with satiety bombardment and slow stomach emptying coming in a more distant second. So if you are NOT insulin resistant then the majority of …Jan 23, 2023 ... It's a very strong appetite suppressant (stimulant med). You can take it short term to lose weight and stop taking it once you're at your goal ...Dec 18, 2022 ... Mounjaro causes >5% weight loss in 85% of non-diabetic, overweight study participants over 72 weeks at a final dose of 5mg, and in 90/91% at 10/ ...Has anyone else been diagnosed with gastroparesis after taking Mounjaro? Side Effects. I’m just two weeks shy of being off Mounjaro for 3 months. I started off on the 2.5mg for the first month and then moved up to 5mg the next month. My endocrinologist’s goal was to have me on 7.5mg and wanted to titrate up. That’s the hard part. If you didn’t get a savings card before the recent changes it takes $500 off if your insurance doesn’t cover Mounjaro, up to $250 if your insurance covers it. It varies from around a $1,000 to $1300 and up depending on the pharmacy. Oct 20, 2023 ... Yes it's common when you first start and after every increase in dose. It goes away. Mitigate it by eating a full meal before the dose and stay ...A reproductive hormone workup may shed insight into where you are in the process, and at least put your mind at rest. Yes! I’m getting hot flashes often and the worst are at night. Wake up soaking wet. I’ve been in menopause for 4-5 years now and haven’t had the hot flashes this bad since the beginning of menopause.Finally got approved for Mounjaro. I got some as a sample 1.5 years ago and loved this stuff. Insurance wouldn't pay much on it and even with discount cards was costing $350-500+ for 90 days. Fast forward to new insurance and many hoops to jump I got approved and only cost $50 for 90 days. The $25 coupon not accepted at the mail in pharmacy.Nov 10, 2023 ... The first week or so, eat what sounds good or what you can choke down. I'd suggest liquids if you feel you can't handle regular food at first. There’s a lot of excitement about using Mounjaro (Tirzepatide) for weight loss, for which I’m also excited about and looking forward to losing some real weight, but I would like to hear from those using Mounjaro for T2D (I know- too many questions below but if you can answer whatever is the most relevant to your situation, I’ll greatly appreciate it): All participants will be treated for 36 weeks and then half will continue to receive tirzepatide (Mounjaro) for 52 weeks while the other half will receive a placebo for 52 weeks. It is scheduled to be completed in May of next year.On my second week of Mounjaro, 15mg. Tried pepcid and i thought that was working but came back after dose 2. Dr suggested i try some ginger root pill, so gonna try that next. Otherwise, the only thing that made my acid reflux from the shots go away was to eat something :P go fgiure. Reply reply.Stop eating as soon as your body says it’s full. (Don’t even take one more bite). If you’re hungry, don’t be afraid to eat. And don’t panic if it you feel like the appetite suppression is wearing off. Sometimes, that happens because your body needs more fuel and if you eat, it will often return the next day.Jan 4, 2024 ... A rare group is very responsive to 2.5, but no one should be surprised if it feels ineffective after a couple of weeks. So yes, it's normal to ... I take the mounjaro 5mg shot and I have been experiencing constipation. My primary care also says that I have Diverticulosis so I have changed my diet to more fruits and veggies. I have also been using a laxative here and there to combat the constipation. Just wait until you get to 5mg. If you are physically struggling with the effort of lifting, you may need to increase your carb intake on the days you lift. If you are mentally struggling, try making a deal with yourself to get to the gym and lift for 15 minutes. If you just don't have the energy and motivation to continue, allow yourself to go home. The funny thing is most of these people refuse to acknowledge that the marijuana could be the problem. They pay for all these expensive tests and refuse to stop smoking even for a few weeks to see if there’s any improvement. And since Mounjaro also affects gastric emptying I probably would not double up. Dec 5, 2023 ... r/Mounjaro Current search is within r/Mounjaro Remove r/Mounjaro filter and expand search to all of Reddit. TRENDING TODAY. Search for "" in r ...The way my endo described it to me was since it’s combo gip and glp-1 it won’t hit me as hard as the only glp drugs do. So Wegovy/Ozempic/Tanzeum is only glp while mounjaro is more gip than glp. So it wouldn’t trigger my gastroparesis like tanzeum originally did. I lost 91 pounds in 5 months and almost died in 2018.Old. Q&A. LibrarianSoft1225. •. It has to do with GLP-1 pathways affecting a neuron that controls the thermal regulation in our brain. I don’t know if I said it right, but Myra Mochi explained it on tiktok. My hands, feet, and nose are very cold the first few …OMAD would be hard to do on mounjaro. You can’t overeat on the medication without some undesirable side effects, and since OMAD is basically all your calories and nutrients at once, it would likely trigger those side effects. I have been continuing to do 16:8 though, and that has been working for me. You should ask your doctor for advice ...Background-Lab-4448. • 1 yr. ago. Hair loss is a typical response to rapid weight loss. It is not tied to Mounjaro but can occur with any type of weight loss. Eventually your body figures out that you are not starving and the loss subsided. Upping your calorie consumption a bit will help to stop your body's "starvation" response. Yes. You can stay on 2.5 as long as it works for you. Weezie_Jefferson. • 1 yr. ago. I just finished my 2nd month of 2.5mg and I’m staying on it, as I feel great and am losing more/faster than I expected. I think I’m averaging a little over 3 lbs per week - and have practically zero side effects. I just hit the 24 day mark, they ran it through this morning when I called them (old coupon), no issues. All that stressing for nothing haha. whiskeytails • 1 yr. ago. My refill (new dosage) script processed today with $25 with no issues!!!! eatemupcoogs • 1 yr. ago. Just had a new script go through for $25 at alto.NYT: Food Noise is good. 118 upvotes · 122. r/Mounjaro. 117 upvotes · 12. r/Mounjaro. 117 upvotes · 40. r/Mounjaro. 117 upvotes 18.Potential side effects of most drugs are very serious, even death. Aspirin causes bleeds & strokes, Tylenol destroys livers every year. Potential is just that, not a known side effect except in rodents. Being obese & having metabolic syndrome, destroys us on the inside at a cellular level. krpreecs • 8 mo. ago.Only on this sub too see if there were others. So excited for baby but a tiny part of me misses the miracle Mounjaro was 😭 hoping if needed after pregnancy and breastfeeding it’s easier to access. Also I’ve been off for about a month, my hunger and bloating is insane but only have gained 2 of the 27 pounds I lost.Your Skinny MLM Friends Are Lying to You (Mounjaro, Wegovy, and Activewear) I have 5 or 6 friends who have lost unbelievable quantities of weight since about Q3 2022. All do MLMs (activewear, weight loss shakes). And all make frequent posts about killing their weight loss "journeys," one has lost 113 lbs since Aug.
Mounjaro works partly by decreasing the amount of food you crave and the amount you take in. This puts your body into a state of starvation; you are burning more calories daily than you are taking in. The way the body reacts when it is in “starvation” (calorie deficit), is to break down fats for energy. The result of breaking down fats is .... Curly hair cut
Mounjaro has a half-life of 5 days. This means that if you take 2.5mg, 1.25mg goes away by day 5. Which explains why you are hungry on day 5. You have less of it in your system. Since you are taking it every 7 days, it will build up over time. You might want to talk to your doctor.May 13, 2022. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Mounjaro (tirzepatide) injection to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes, as an …Giving Mounjaro to someone who has yet to develop the complications of diabetes over someone whose complications are in full rage isn’t entitlement, it’s common medical practice. ... I’ve already been shamed on Reddit for using mounjaro because apparently my BMI isn’t “high enough” to deserve it. Without mounjaro my blood sugar ...That’s the hard part. If you didn’t get a savings card before the recent changes it takes $500 off if your insurance doesn’t cover Mounjaro, up to $250 if your insurance covers it. It varies from around a $1,000 to $1300 and up depending on the pharmacy.r/Mounjaro: Questions, experiences and accomplishments related to Mounjaro and Zepbound prescription medications.Zepbound, made by Eli Lilly, is the brand name for tirzepatide when used for weight loss. When the drug is prescribed for diabetes, it is sold under the brand name …Stop eating as soon as your body says it’s full. (Don’t even take one more bite). If you’re hungry, don’t be afraid to eat. And don’t panic if it you feel like the appetite suppression is wearing off. Sometimes, that happens because your body needs more fuel and if you eat, it will often return the next day. Almost every metric shows Mounjaro to be superior to Wegovy. For me, the Calibrate doctor prescribed Wegovy (the rationale was fewer side effects and more control over dosages). On the other hand, my spouse was prescribed Mounjaro. We're similar in terms of size and weight loss goals. We share the same insurance and both are covered. Someone who is 400+ pounds, who hadn’t had changed to their diet before mounjaro could lose 15 pounds of water weight alone and potentially 4-5 pounds a week on top of that. Anyway yes, it’s hard, but people need to stop comparing themselves to others >.< Our bodies are all different.It’s only been out a little less than 3 months. Lots of people just now starting it, lots of people will be starting it in the future. You’ve started and have however long you’ve been on it under your belt now. You’re still ahead of a lot of other people. It’s a glass half empty or glass half full situation. You can either take the pill daily or take a b-complex shot weekly alongside your mounjaro injection. If you need more help with it, take doxylamine succinate at night before bed. I started at 2.5, went up to five, and now at 10. From my experience you WILL have some side effects for first and sometimes second dose. If you have insurance, it gets denied, then you use the Lilly coupon for $25 per month. I lost two pounds after taking the first (2.5) mg doses, but gained 3 pounds back after the third dose. I was previously taking 1.5 mg of Ozempic.on Mounjaro I've noticed my portions are smaller and I no longer snack like I used to - just not interested. Even on keto I snacked - always healthy ones of course - but on mounjaro I'm not hungry at all between meals. edited to add: keto is typically a higher fat diet, and I don't find fat bothers me at all.A community exclusively for type 2 diabetics using Mounjaro, Ozempic, or some of the other drugs that were created for type two diabetes, but increasingly being used for weight loss. Rules: be nice, no bullying, no discussion of unproven “natural” diabetic drug alternatives, and **no discussion of coupons, please**.Nov 23, 2022 ... I eat a lot of soup and crackers, and although I do avoid dairy, too, while on these meds, cheese. I do a lot of bananas (even if they make me ...Eileen Bailey on March 14, 2024 — Fact checked Jennifer Chesak, MSJ. Researchers say weight loss medications that contain the ingredient trizepatide, such as …In my experience I switched from the highest dose of wegovy/ozempic to the lowest dose of mounjaro. This is because I think, one my insurance wouldn’t cover a higher dose of mounjaro and two mounjaro targets two hormones, I believe. While ozempic only targets one. So my doctors said like ozempic you need to get used to it. Mounjaro is (likely) a Life Long Drug. I've seen a lot of posts recently here asking what will happen once they stop taking Mounjaro. Will they be able to keep the weight off after learning "good habits" such as "clean eating" or "proper exercise" on Mounjaro? Just started 5.0 MG night before last. My appetite was really down yesterday, more than usual, and I just didn't want to eat much. Was pretty light headed, had a headache, nausea, fatigue by last night, I think from eating too little. So I got high on THC and then I … Guidelines for posting news, information and research. Mounjaro is a novel medication in a brand new class of drugs, and there is new information coming out all the time. New trials, new clinical research, even new regulations from insurers and lawmakers are all great to share with the community. When posting new information, always include a ... I just hit the 24 day mark, they ran it through this morning when I called them (old coupon), no issues. All that stressing for nothing haha. whiskeytails • 1 yr. ago. My refill (new dosage) script processed today with $25 with no issues!!!! eatemupcoogs • 1 yr. ago. Just had a new script go through for $25 at alto..