Obesity as a Disease - Medication

LastApache. is the mountjaro easier to take, less side effects than Ozempic? I think you were on Ozempic previously and had issues?

Not sure if it makes any difference but I absolutely wasn't thrilled by taking MJ in my belly vs thigh (even with a 0.23 4mm needle).

I also ran the front thigh approach by 2 GPS and nobody batted an eye, however, pharmacist was heavily against it due to the closeness of the muscle.

Btw just as a disclaimer this is not a medical advice, do your own research and don't rely on my information 😅 However, these were my experiences with the medicine, gps and pharmacists.

Speaking of which: Did anyone make any comparisons of the MJ 5mg price in IE between the pharmacies?

0.23mm needle is 32G 😅

Jesus, the price difference 🤯 My next one is due soon enough, so I'd say i'll do the same with ringing around.

Just purchased 7.5mg of Mounjaro on Mybmi.ie. in last hour. Consult was still €109 and waiting on a link to pay for the Monjaro via their Pharmacy. Appears that it'll cost €143.99 so no change since last month. Happy with that.

All prices gone up today with mymbi

so does anyone know with myBMI, if you are already on 5mg via your own GP prescription, will they start you on 7.5mg or do you need to start from scratch from 2.5?

P.S.- will answer my own question as I found the answer in FB group. You can start with them on higher dose if you show them a copy of the previous prescription for lower dose.

I had awful side effects on Ozempic. I'm on trulicity now with no bother. It's doing a great job on diabetes but no benefit on weight loss. My wife just started on Ozempic for weight loss, hence the question.

you must have bought at the right time because at 1pm yesterday an email was sent out and a whatsapp was put by a MYBMI employee in the whatsapp group. It went up yesterday and the referrals are now €40 instead of €20

Hey, you can read my experience here (page 11 of this thread :) ):

My experience with mybmi.ie was mostly positive, though it could’ve been a tad better. First, I read about 200 posts to make sure it wasn’t some dodgy black-market scam (true story! 😄). I signed up for the consultation using a referral link from a forum member, which gave me €40 off (shameless plug: 75851Filip20free code or LINK).

The consultation was a bit of a mixed bag. They give you loads of info about what Mounjaro and Wegovy are and aren’t—dos and don’ts, side effects, the lot. But it’s all online, so you never see anyone face-to-face. You enter your height, weight, and waist circumference, but unlike here in Ireland (where your GP or pharmacy remeasures you), it’s a trust system—nobody checks. You also need to upload two photos of yourself holding A4 paper with today’s date written on it (almost kidnapping-style photos, haha!). I think they ask for ID too, but I can’t quite remember.

They ask which medication you’d prefer, Wegovy or Mounjaro. I’d heard Mounjaro was more potent for weight loss and cheaper at the time, so I went with that. After uploading everything and paying for the consultation, they check if your BMI is 30+ or, if lower, whether you’ve got other health conditions to justify the injections from a medical perspective. My approval came through in less than a day, and I got a link to order my first 2.5mg Mounjaro injection.

Ordering and paying for the injection is simple—you get a email with the payment link, just pay, and you’re sorted. It arrived the next morning in an extremely well-packaged, chilled cardboard box—DPD delivered it, and truly no expense was spared on the packaging! Since it’s a medical delivery, you have to be home to sign for it.

I’m now on my second injection, and reordering was just as smooth, so no issues there either.

Overall, my experience with mybmi.ie has been great, but I do miss the personal feedback you’d get from a local GP. Just in case, I do keep my GP in the loop and I plan to be getting regular blood tests done to make sure my body’s tolerating the medication well.

By the way, mybmi sends weekly emails with tips and tricks, which I actually find useful. Since this isn’t like grabbing paracetamol at Aldi, I’d recommend reading all the emails and documents they send to get your head around the treatment (if you’re approved).

If you’ve got questions that might not be for the forum, feel free to PM me about my experience. I can’t tell you what’s right or wrong for you, but I can share how it’s been for me. This forum and the community on this thread are brilliant for support—big kudos to all of you!

About 8 weeks on Ozempic now. On the .5 dose of Ozempic and having really bad side effects, really bad nausea and eggy burps regardless of what I eat.

Is there a time the side effects are worse, wondering to keep trying to push through, go down to maybe .333 or abandon it altogether at this stage

I'm also obese (18 st 7) but I have lost 2.5 stone this year. I actually lost 8 stone some years ago but that was because I was very ill with gallstones and didn't want to eat anything because when I ate something, it caused terrible pain and I couldn't sleep. The doctor has warned me I am pre-diabetic. I had an operation some years ago to remove my gallbladder that resolved it, and then I gained weight. I switched to a plant based diet this year, but some of those are high calorie aswell but they seem safer for pre-diabetics. A doctor at my GP clinic recommended the "Fit Foods" brand. I am male and 45. I have struggled with my weight my whole life. The last time I wasn't overweight was in 2013 and that was after months of intermittent fasting which sometimes made me lightheaded with headaches. In 2021 my gallstones deterred me from eating nearly anything and I lost 8 stone. I was still 1.5 stone overweight though. The gallstone pain would come and go and unfortunately, when it stopped for a long period, I would return to the junk food. I haven't eaten a single jelly sweet this year, except once and they were sugar-free ones. I tend to scrutinise ingredients to avoid sugar.

No i have only tried MJ and find it brilliant

Well done, hopefully you'll feel comfortable opening up at some point to the other heavy guys at work about your secret tool, assuming they have a genuine interest in losing their excess weight. But seriously, if all goes well for you and you taper off successfully, it might be nice up to pay it forward and help others transform their lives.

What dose are you currently using?

I tried doing OMAD as well, but then I spaced it out and added ham/tuna/chicken breasts to keep the proteins on more than 1g/1kg.

Currently, I’m averaging 1kg a week (of a loss).