[UK] UK supply update this week

Down 65 lbs on this med and I'm finally feeling like myself again, but I'm more anxious than usual this week trying to source my next pen here in the UK. It seems like availability keeps shifting week to week and I never know if I'll manage to get what I need before my next injection is due. Has anyone else in the UK noticed changes in supply over the past few days, or found a reliable way to time refills?

Down 37 lbs myself and the week-to-week stock swings are the worst part of this. I've started checking two or three online pharmacies mid-pen instead of waiting, and having a backup in mind has kept me from panicking so far. Congrats on the 65, that's a huge milestone to be protecting through all this.

UK supply has been a lottery for me too lately, some weeks my usual pharmacy has nothing and I've had to try a couple of places before one came through. I started ordering about ten days before I run out instead of a few days, and that buffer has saved me twice already. 65 lbs is amazing progress, hopefully the supply settles down for you soon.

Down 25 lbs myself and the whole supply dance is half my stress some weeks. I've had luck setting a reminder to ring my pharmacy the day my pen hits half empty, then trying two or three online pharmacies the same day if stock's short. The ten day buffer idea from the earlier post sounds like a good upgrade to that.

Down 82 lbs here so I know the fear of losing momentum to stock issues. I've found ringing around mid-pen plus keeping a second pharmacy option in mind has kept me covered the last couple of months, even when my usual place came up empty. Congrats on the 65, that's real progress worth guarding through all this hassle.

76 lbs down here and the mid-pen ringing around is exactly what saved me last month when my regular chemist went dry for two weeks. I've also started ordering the day I inject my second-to-last dose instead of waiting, which gives me a full week of slack. The stock swings never fully stop being nerve-wracking but the buffer helps a lot.

Same nerves here even on the US side, though my supply situation is different since I'm on Saxenda and my refills come from a different chain than you folks. I'm down 62 and what helped me was treating the last week of a box as my hard deadline to have the next one in hand, not ordered. That buffer has saved me twice already.

Only about 29 lbs in myself so nowhere near the milestones in this thread, but the UK stock roulette is the same story on my end. I started treating the last dose week as a hard deadline to have the next pen physically in hand, not just ordered, and it has saved me once already. Ringing a backup pharmacy mid-pen has become part of the routine now.

24 lbs down so far and I've already adopted the same trick after one close call: next pen in hand before I use the last dose of the current box, not just ordered. UK stock really does seem to shift week to week, so a couple of backup pharmacies on the phone list has made it feel less like gambling.

The fence-sitting was the worst part for me too, and going private when the wait stretched past four months is what actually got things moving. Worth asking your GP surgery where you actually sit in the queue before deciding, mine had no real answer and that made the choice easier.

Down about half a stone less than you and the stock swings here have been exactly the same, some weeks everything's in stock, the next it's gone. I set a phone reminder for when I inject dose three so I'm hunting for the next pen with two weeks of buffer, which got me through the last shortage window without panicking. Congratulations on 65 lbs by the way, that's a proper milestone.

31 lbs down here and I learned the hard way that ordering early matters - I now start looking the day I inject dose three, which gives me a fortnight of slack if my usual pharmacy goes dry. Rotating between two online pharmacies has saved me twice already when one showed nothing in stock. And congrats on the 65, that's brilliant progress.

The rotating pharmacies trick is what got me through too - I keep two different suppliers bookmarked and check both the same day. Also on tirzepatide myself, down 29 lbs, and the fortnight-of-buffer approach has saved me more than once when my usual source went dry. Huge respect on 65 lbs, that's the kind of result that keeps the rest of us going.

41 lbs down here so I know the fear of losing momentum over a pen. I've noticed stock tends to reappear early in the week after weekend gaps, so I check Monday mornings and it's paid off more than once. The buffer habit mentioned above is worth it too - that fortnight of slack has kept me calm through two dry spells.

25 lbs down and the Monday-morning pattern rings true for me too, stock seems to pop back up after the weekend lull. I also set a reminder for the day after my third dose so the search starts well before I'm down to my last pen. Congrats on 65, that's a serious milestone.

Down 35 myself and the Monday thing matches what I've seen too, though I've had luck Thursday evenings as well when pharmacies restock ahead of the weekend. I started ordering the moment my current pen hits two doses left instead of waiting, and that alone killed most of the panic. 65 lbs is brilliant, well done.

Grats on 65, that's huge. I'm about 25 lbs in and started checking weekday mornings once I noticed the weekend always dried things up, plus I kick off the hunt at around two doses left which has saved me twice now.

65 lbs is fantastic. I'm in Toronto so I can't speak to UK stock patterns, but I landed on the same two-doses-left trigger here and it's turned refill week from dread to routine — the early start seems to matter more than where you order from.

Congrats on 65, that's a proper milestone. I'm about 35 down and had the same rolling anxiety until I started ordering as soon as I got to two doses left — pharmacies near me seem to restock early in the week, so midweek orders have landed every time so far.

24 lbs down here so the milestone talk hits home. UK supply has been up and down for me too, but phoning round a couple of pharmacies Monday morning rather than waiting on my usual one has gotten me stocked every time so far.Congrats on 65, that's a proper milestone. I'm only 24 down myself but had the same Sunday dread until I started ringing round a few pharmacies Monday morning instead of sticking to my usual one — early week seems to be when stock lands.