Metabolism variability is the thing that makes comparison to others less useful than tracking your own response over time. Noise suppression starting at 0.5 is real for many people but the full appetite effect usually takes a few more dose steps to land properly.
Dose history matters here. A recent decrease changes what splitting or adjusting means. Worth getting specific about the timeline before any new change.
when i first got these pj's they fit way different and now they're loose after mounjaro weight loss. starting this was the best decision ever. so much happier and can do way more. down from 354 to 250, got a long way to 140 but i'm here for it.
first dose is brutal when your body's adjusting. hang in there, it's worth it. one tip: take your shot in the evening so you can sleep through the worst side effects. hydrate the day before, day of, and day after too.
Still early, not at full dose yet — results taking time is normal. Nausea and sulfur burps with little payoff is rough though. If it feels more negative than positive right now, that's worth listening to. Talk to your provider before the next bump.
61 shots in and I've got 14 left to lose but only dropped half a pound in 5 weeks. Food cravings came back so I bumped to 20 last shot instead of 15. Huge difference—cravings are gone now. Tried 17.5 before and felt nothing different than 15. Starting to wonder if I'll need to keep climbing with...
ozempic worked better for me but gave harsher side effects. mounjaro doesn't cut my appetite quite as much and doesn't knock down the food noise like ozempic did.
I've been on this med for ~12 weeks. It's def helped with my glucose and I'm down like 28-30 lbs, but I guess I thought I'd lost EVEN MORE by now? I'm eating around 1300-1500 cals, trying for 100g protein every day. Drink tons of water, plus coffee and tea (no sugar!). Weights 3x a week, then...