[Australia/NZ] Australia supply check-in today

New Aussie member here sorting out cost and sourcing today. How are you managing supply?

Welcome, another Aussie here. I've had the best luck timing my orders right when stock filters in rather than waiting until I'm completely out, since gaps hit me hard and hunger came roaring back mid-break. Down 48 lbs so far and the consistency of not running dry has been half the battle.

Melbournian here, been on it over a year and the supply situation definitely has its ups and downs. Down about 60 lbs myself so the hassle of tracking stock down has been worth it for me. I keep a couple months buffer whenever I can find it, makes the dry spells way less stressful.

Aussie here too, and I found prices vary a lot between pharmacies so it pays to ring around. Been on it over a year and down 65 lbs, supply has mostly been fine once I stuck with one chemist who orders in for me.

Fellow US-based member chiming in on sourcing luck: I've been on retatrutide and found ordering a bit ahead of running out saved me from gaps, similar to what others said here. The couple times I let supply lapse, the hunger noise came back fast, so now I just keep a buffer. Sounds like ringing around to different pharmacies is the move over there from what everyone's posted.

Sydney here, 6 months in and down 28 lbs. The buffer tip is solid, I got caught short once and the rebound cravings were rough, so now I order the minute my pharmacy restocks rather than waiting.

Can confirm the buffer thing from the other side of the Pacific too -- when my Billings pharmacy ran dry for a couple weeks the food noise came roaring back and I gained back a few of the 11 lbs I'd lost. Ordering as soon as they get stock in has kept me steady since.

Aussie here's the thing: keep a pen or two spare once you're stable on a dose. I'm on 7.5 Mounjaro in NY and learned the hard way that going without even a fortnight brings the food noise right back. Ringing multiple chemists on restock day has been the only thing that's kept my supply steady.

Aussie thread but same lesson everywhere apparently -- I take oral Rybelsus so no pens to stockpile, but the couple times I let my script lapse in Toronto the cravings came back within days. Ringing around on refill day sounds tedious but clearly worth it.

The buffer advice is universal it seems -- I'm in Alabama on 15 and down 6 lbs, and the one gap I had had the cravings back within a week. Now I never let my fridge get below two pens before reordering.

American chiming in but the pattern holds here too -- I'm on Mounjaro in Minnesota and learned to reorder when I've still got one pen left, not when the box is empty. A short gap a while back had the cravings back within days, so I don't risk it anymore. Down 56 lbs and steady supply has been as important as anything else.

Sydney here and I learned the buffer lesson the hard way too -- one short gap mid-year and the food noise crept right back before I got restocked. Now I set a phone reminder a week before I'd run low. Down 31 lbs since starting, and staying ahead of supply has honestly been half the battle.

Lost about 55 lbs myself, and the buffer habit is what got me through the gaps here in Oz too. I call a few chemists a week before I'm due and it's saved me more than once. Food noise creeping back after even a short break is real.

Brisbane here and I do the same chemist ring-around before running out, though only down 23 lbs so far so still finding my feet. The reminder trick sounds smarter than my frantic Tuesday calls, might steal that idea.

Melbourne checking in -- compounding chemists out my way tend to restock mid-week, so I time my reorder calls for Wednesday mornings and have never hit a gap. Also found splitting the fridge space between two boxes so I can see the backup sitting there keeps the anxiety way down. Stealing the reminder idea too, honestly.

Sydney here, also around the 24 lb mark, and the compounding chemist timing thing matches my experience -- Tuesday arvo calls beat my old Friday panics every time. Keeping the spare box visible in the fridge has honestly helped my head more than I expected.

Are you working with a dietitian or figuring it out solo? Did you split your dose or take it all at once?

Brisbane-adjacent check-in: my chemist restocks early in the week too, so ringing Monday has kept me gap-free for months. I figured things out solo and take mine all at once, which has been fine for me. The visible backup box in the fridge is a small thing but it really does calm the supply worry.

Melbourne here, and the early-week ring-around trick has saved me too -- I call Wednesday mornings and have never had a gap in over a year on this. I also figured things out solo and it's worked out fine, down 64 lbs and still going.

US lurker here watching your thread with envy -- compounding was my workaround for months before it shut down here, and now I ring my pharmacy weekly like you all do. The Monday call habit is real, I do the same with my Mounjaro and it's kept me gap-free since I started. Down about 15 lbs so far, slow but steady.