Obesity as a Disease - Medication

furiousox · 17-03-2026 09:43AM

Time to re-order another dose from mybmi.

I'm going to go with a fourth 7.5mg pen as I'm still finding that dose to be effective.

Hunger suppression is good and the scales have started moving again after a 3 week stall.

I bought a couple of polo shirts and t-shirts last weekend and it feels surreal to be buying size M instead of XXL!

Had a huge wardrobe clearout recently, pretty much everything pre-mounjaro is gone into storage. 😬

Have settled into a regular eating pattern too

Breakfast - Coffee, protein shake

Mid-morning - 1 or 2 small apples, 1 banana

Lunch - Chicken soup, turkey salad sandwich, popchips (treat 🙂) followed by a brisk 3k walk

Afternoon - 1 or 2 apples

Dinner - 1 or 2 chicken thighs, 3 baby potatoes, spinach & broccoli

Water - About 2 litres per day

Planning on increasing protein and removing or replacing the bread & potatoes from the diet

There's a youtube channel called the doctor's kitchen with some good and healthy food advice so looking at trying out some of his recipes too.

Current weight loss is 3 stone (19kg) after 7 months on the pen

PatMurphy021987 · 17-03-2026 10:02AM

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Great to see what others are eating daily while on the MJ.

guil · 17-03-2026 03:29PM

I've read in a few places that the patent is expiring on semaglutide and that ozempic and the likes will be available from generic suppliers and the price should come way down. Has anyone got any information about this?

furiousox · 17-03-2026 10:48PM

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Yes curious to see what others are doing if anyone wants to share.

Deep Thought · 17-03-2026 11:08PM

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am on Oz, am interested in seeing what others eat aswell and the number of calories it is. Have mine set to 1660 in MFP but am only getting 1100 and intrested in what protein drinks are people taking, I am struggling getting protein and managing calories

Or is no one counting and just eating when hungry.?

argentum · 18-03-2026 02:05PM

Looking for any information or help that anyone on Mounjaro can help me with please.

I've taken my 4th 2.5ml dose and have lost 7kg since I started

First two weeks I suffered with constipation but this week explosive diarrhea which leaves me unable to go to work and at this stage I feel like giving up.

I also have the sulphur burps at the same time but I can live with them

I normally inject on a Sunday so I was going to stay on 2.5 instead of moving to 5 and inject on Friday night instead to see if it makes a difference as this week I've lost 3 days in work

Does it get any better …does my body get used to it

Juran · 18-03-2026 02:50PM

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The Semaglutide patent expires in India in the coming week. 50 generic brands lined up to be commerically released at 25% of the cost (cost of Indian price. Probably wont get European approval for a year or two.

guil · 18-03-2026 09:03PM

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Im on ozempic but I've always taken it on a Friday in the off chance that any side effects would happen over the weekend and not affect work. Touch wood it has never happened but I switched injection sites a few months ago and it has helped a lot. I was injecting in my stomach and sometimes nausea etc would be bad but since changing to my thigh I have little to no side effects

Deep Thought · 18-03-2026 10:01PM

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interesting.. may look at this aswell

Not really bad, but a few hours post and the next day are usually a bit dodgy for me

LastApacheInjun · 19-03-2026 12:10PM

Firstly, get yourself some immodium. I use the instants. The diarrhoea is your body's reaction to the constipation. Two immodium after your first incident, and another one if you have a second incident, and that should be enough. Side effects like this only really happen while your body is getting used to the medication so it's not like you'll be taking immodium every week for life, it's just for the weeks at the start.

Secondly, try and get a handle on the constipation. I found the side effects usually happened on a Friday or Saturday night, after taking my injection on a Wednesday or Thursday. In hindsight, it was usually because I would eat a bit more at the weekend, and probably not as healthily, so that food just backed up in my system just as the medication effectiveness (slowing down digestion) was peaking. That resulted in sulpher burps as the food languished in my stomach, and diarrhoea as my body reacted to the slow down by doing a clean out.

For the days you appear to get the side effects, eat less, and keep it fibrous. Take a fibre supplement if needed. I used to take psylium husk and Fibrogel on Thursday and Friday, once I saw the pattern. Loads of water, and a walk in the evening or even just pottering around the house in the evening helped gravity move everything, as it were. That stopped my body overreacting to the slow down.

Even with all the above I still get the odd bout for the first six months. Immodium really was my saviour.

Also, if you are getting good appetite suppression from the 2.5mg, don't move up. Moving up will only increase your side effects. Only move up when your weight loss slows down or plateaus. That was the advice I got from my GP, who specialises in obesity and these medications. You can buy a 5mg pen and count the clicks to get a lower dose. Saves money too!

Minier81 · 20-03-2026 12:43AM

Agree with last poster about sticking on the 2.5mg. You have great progess made so delay moving up. I have been on the 2.5mg for 3 pens and going to keep on it as long as it keeps worming for me. It.might not be as dramatic but if it works even slowly I will be happy with that.

All in all · 24-03-2026 10:35PM

Hi all, just reading back and it’s great to see all the progress people are making with the medication.

I am interested in starting after my weight yo-yoing over past few years.

Are my bmi the cheapest option for consultation and prescription, I’ve found it hard to find pricing for the prescription on their website. I have also come across inish pharmacy, smart scripts etc. Any advice on the cheapest option, I have health cover which covers 75% of GP visits.

Thanks in advance.

guil · 26-03-2026 05:09PM

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That depends on what medication you are planning to go on

All in all · 26-03-2026 05:19PM

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Thanks was thinking of wegovy

guil · 26-03-2026 10:26PM

Ozempic is the same but biggest dose for ozempic is 1mg. Wegovy goes up to 2.4mg as far as I know.

Ozempic costs between 125-160 and month, best to check the price in all local pharmacies. There is 3 different strengths, 0.25mg 0.5mg and 1mg. They all cost the same

Deep Thought · 31-03-2026 11:48AM

3 months in

Down 22lbs.

Slowed down a bit.

Another 22 to go

Obesity as a Disease - Medication

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