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The metformin-first approach is sensible - letting the metformin establish a baseline before adding Mounjaro gives you a cleaner read on what each medication is contributing. The 'added to' rather than 'switched to' distinction matters for understanding the effect of each component separately.

Only personal experience here. Thought lipoma, turned out sebaceous cyst. Had removal twice, still watch it shoulder-blade area. Got bulseye rash when infected.

18 months on this, zero side effects. high protein, low carb the whole way. it's been slow but results are stunning—down 100 lbs. never had hope for weight loss before. truly shocked. there is hope for us.

That workout routine on basically a donut and some turkey will catch up soon, especially with possible muscle loss. The protein is probably the biggest problem. You probably need around 130 to 150g a day for that activity level, which is hard to reach when you aren't very hungry without really...

New to this med and I'm in week 2 on Wellbutrin too so the anxiety is weird. Both times I injected my nervous system just went haywire for a bit. I wasn't scared of the needle or anything but my body just freaked out until I went to the gym. Already blown away by how this is working though.

Protein shakes with banana, Costco breakfast wraps, huge salads with chicken, fruit, Greek yogurt, toast with peanut butter.

Starting over is hard. I admire your dedication!

Saved this. Pepto chewables at first burp is what finally worked for me on week 4 of 5mg. The black tongue thing freaked me out the first time though, would have been nice to know that going in.

What types of foods are you eating, Sarah20?

started too high on this and felt terrible. scaled way back to 1mg for 20 nights, switched to nasal spray instead of shots. total game changer—deep sleep went from like 30 mins to solid. maybe run it 10–15 days every month from now on.

Some days I hurl, some days I don't. Usually hits one or two days after my shot or just nausea for a bit. Once I'm empty I'm fine. Rinse with water and move on. Don't brush your teeth after though—acid wrecks them. Water or baking soda rinse instead.

I'm so thankful this medication exists and is helping me out. It's still suppressing my appetite, but it's causing another issue: nearly every food just tastes...wrong. Too much salt, strange textures, just 'off.' I can hardly eat anything which means I just throw it away. And I hate wasting...

week 3, no side effects yet. gravol the night before injection, water + electrolytes, protein breakfast before pinning helps. tired the day after but that's it.

Great job!

You look so much younger! That's seriously impressive!