Side effects finally easing up as of today on Mounjaro. Sharing for anyone earlier in the process who needs to hear it gets better.
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compounded tirz at 7.5mg - side effects easing up as of today
Glad the rough patch is behind you. When I moved up to 1mg on sema the queasy weeks had me doubting everything, then one day it just clicked and I've been fine since. Hoping 7.5 keeps treating you well.
Glad the rough patch lifted at 7.5. I had a similar turn on Trulicity where week 3 or so everything just calmed down, and 83 lbs later I can say those early weeks were the worst of it. Thanks for posting this, it's the kind of thread I wish I'd found when I was miserable.
Glad the rough patch is behind you. I had the same pattern at 7.5, queasy the first week or two then it just faded, and I'm down 32 lbs since starting. The low-fat shot day trick above worked for me too.
Week 3 to 4 was when mine turned a corner too, that stretch can feel endless until suddenly it doesn't. Down about 5 lbs myself and the payoff makes the rough start feel worth it. Glad you're on the other side of it.
For me the food noise faded somewhere in the second month on 7.5, it was more of a slow fade than an on/off switch. Down 35 lbs now and it never came back the way it used to be, though it creeps up a bit right before shot day.
Mine took a while too — I'm on reta at 6mg and honestly my appetite still kicks in some days, especially around shots. Started in Birmingham a couple months back and only down 2 lbs so far, so slow and steady seems to be my lane. The queasiness did fade for me around week two though, so hang in there.
Glad the queasiness backed off for you, that week-two mark matched my experience too. I'm a slow loser as well, closer to a pound a week on average, but it added up to more than 60 lbs before I really noticed the difference in the mirror. Shot-day hunger spikes are real though, mine show up every time without fail.
Such an inspiration honestly. How are you finding the higher dose so far?
The week-two easing happened for me too, right around when I stopped fearing every meal. Second reply's shot-day tip lines up with what kept my stomach calm at 7.5. Forty pounds down and still slow and steady here, so it all adds up.
Glad the GI stuff is backing off, those first weeks on 7.5 were rough for me too until I started eating light around shot day. Down about 7 lbs myself so still early, but posts like this help me hang in there.
The 7.5 bump wrecked me for about ten days, then it just quietly stopped being a thing. I also noticed greasy food on shot day was my main trigger, so I plan lighter meals around it now. Forty pounds gone here too and the rough patches keep getting shorter each time.
7.5 was my worst jump too, took a couple weeks before I stopped bracing for it every morning. Down 87 lbs now and honestly the rough patches barely register anymore, so the pattern everyone's describing here held up for me the whole way.
The rough patch on 7.5 was the worst stretch for me too, then one day I realized I hadn't thought about my stomach in hours. Thirty-two pounds down now and shot days are basically uneventful. Glad you're through the worst of it.
You should be really proud. That's fantastic to hear. So glad I'm not alone in this.
28 lbs in and every jump has smoothed out faster than the last for me too. Shot day lighter meals made a real difference for me as well. Glad the worst of it's behind you.
Same timeline for me around 7.5, the dread faded right about the two week mark. 26 lbs in and each step up has been gentler, so the trend seems real. Light eating the day after my shot kept things manageable too.
15 lbs in here and 7.5 was rough for me too, but week three got noticeably easier. Hoping your smoother stretch sticks around.
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