Also a 7.5 lifer here and the queasiness pretty much vanished somewhere around month 6 or 7 for me. Down 34 lbs and honestly the biggest win is just eating a normal meal without thinking about it all day after. Hang in there, the early weeks are the roughest part in my experience.
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Weekly Mounjaro thread - drop your dose and progress
Month 8 was about when things clicked for me too, and I'm down 42 lbs since starting. The early queasiness does fade for most people I've talked to here, so hang in there if you're a few weeks in and wondering.
Took me closer to month 4 to stop feeling rough after each shot, so timelines really vary, but it did quiet down for me too. About 9 lbs gone so far and the appetite quieting alone has been worth pushing through the early weeks.
Early on here myself with barely anything lost yet, but threads like this are what keep me from quitting in week 3. Good to see it's not one fixed timeline either, whether the calm hits at month 4 or month 8.
On liraglutide here so my timeline is different, but I was still queasy at the daily max until around week 10, and now it's mostly gone. Down 5 lbs, slower going than you tirz folks, but posts like this keep me patient.
Took about six months for the side effects to back off for me, and I'm down 32 lbs now, so it's worth hanging in. Interesting hearing from the lira person too - slow loss still counts.
Eight months of rough seas and you came out the other side - that's the kind of timeline honesty that keeps people like me going. I'm down 57 lbs and honestly the queasy phase blurred into memory around month five, so I nod hard at your point that it's not one fixed schedule. Slow starters in this thread, keep posting, it adds up faster than it feels.
Month 4 on tirz here and the queasy days are still hanging around, so seeing an 8 month "it gets better" is exactly what I needed. Congrats on sticking it out that long.
Month 4 was right around when things shifted for me too, so hang in there. I'm on the oral route (Rybelsus) down in Minneapolis and sitting at 84 lbs lost - slower med, same story that the rough stretch doesn't last forever.
The first few months on 0.25 of Ozempic were rough for me too, so I get why hearing month 8 matters. Down about 62 lbs now and the queasiness faded somewhere in the middle without me even noticing when. These "it gets better" posts are the ones I'd have scrolled back to read at month 2.
Around month 8 on 7.5 my appetite noise basically disappeared and the food thoughts faded so gradually I only noticed looking back. Down 40ish lbs now and the queasy stretch feels like a different lifetime. Posts like this are what got me through month 2 as well.
On compounded sema myself and month 5 at 1mg finally quit feeling sick every evening - down 32 lbs and honestly the turning point snuck up on me. Good reminder posts like this, the rough stretch really does pass.
Reply to #3: my first few injections I sat there with the pen for a solid ten minutes psyching myself up, but honestly the needle is so small it barely registers - the anticipation is way worse than the stick. Down 25 lbs on Saxenda myself and the nerves never fully went away, they just got routine.
I set a reminder so I never guess which dose I'm on. The jump to the next dose was smoother than I feared.
Talk it through with your doctor, my plan looked nothing like a friend's. A slower climb meant fewer rough days for me overall.
Did you notice any difference switching injection sites? Thanks for sharing this.
Down 48 lbs myself and month 8 was around when things settled for me too. Rotating stomach to thigh helped with the irritated spots, for whatever that's worth as my own experience. Glad the rough patches are fading for you.
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