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"3rd week is usually the worst for the bad symptoms Sulphur burps can be solved by a bottle of pepto bismol....its fantastic and really works The diarrhea is the worst problem Less food in means less food out I missed a few mornings work as I wasnt able to leave the house It gets better but I ended up injecting on a Friday so that the worst of the symptoms were gone by Monday morning " Yeah I inject Thursday for same reason but it’s happening all week and I’m just passing liquid to be honest | |||
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"Does anyone else have experience taking this medication? I’ve been put on it to regulate my insulin levels as I’m type 2 diabetic. My experience as I enter 3rd week is not great. I have had almost constant stomach discomfort and diarrhoea. I also suffered blurred vision. And obnoxious burbs which are very antisocial Does it quieten down? I’m on 2.5 dose weekly " I've had a brilliant experience with it, have been on it a year. Have you adjusted your diet and what you eat since you started  , as there's loads of foods that don't react well to mounjaro... I went clean the day I started and have had very minimal effects. | |||
"Does anyone else have experience taking this medication? I’ve been put on it to regulate my insulin levels as I’m type 2 diabetic. My experience as I enter 3rd week is not great. I have had almost constant stomach discomfort and diarrhoea. I also suffered blurred vision. And obnoxious burbs which are very antisocial Does it quieten down? I’m on 2.5 dose weekly I've had a brilliant experience with it, have been on it a year. Have you adjusted your diet and what you eat since you started , as there's loads of foods that don't react well to mounjaro... I went clean the day I started and have had very minimal effects."Was does clean food mean....what do you eat | |||
"Does anyone else have experience taking this medication? I’ve been put on it to regulate my insulin levels as I’m type 2 diabetic. My experience as I enter 3rd week is not great. I have had almost constant stomach discomfort and diarrhoea. I also suffered blurred vision. And obnoxious burbs which are very antisocial Does it quieten down? I’m on 2.5 dose weekly I've had a brilliant experience with it, have been on it a year. Have you adjusted your diet and what you eat since you started , as there's loads of foods that don't react well to mounjaro... I went clean the day I started and have had very minimal effects.
Was does clean food mean....what do you eat "Cut out 100% sugar Eat lean meat & fish only, no bacon, no fat on meats... even salmon I found too oily for mounjaro. Chicken breast, turkey, sliced ham all OK Cut alcohol entirely at first then added back gradually (if you choose to, and can tolerate) Avoid white bread and white rice/pasta for as little wholemeal bread as you can get away with and then wholemeal rice/pasta. No oils, no butter, etc. Don't fry anything. Other typucally well tolerated foods, boiled/poached eggs, porridge, tuna, olives, lettuces/slalad/spinach, apples, Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, 0% Greek yoghurt, seeds, nuts (although not great as high fat content means can lower effectiveness), baked beans, black beans, I've haavw read online of people taking mounjaro and making no dietary changes then having a reaction... it's usually the combination of mounjaro and the not compatible foods rather than mounjaro outright. Trust me, 1 year in, it's changed my life immeasurably for the better. Best of luck! | |||
"Does anyone else have experience taking this medication? I’ve been put on it to regulate my insulin levels as I’m type 2 diabetic. My experience as I enter 3rd week is not great. I have had almost constant stomach discomfort and diarrhoea. I also suffered blurred vision. And obnoxious burbs which are very antisocial Does it quieten down? I’m on 2.5 dose weekly " If you are having those sorts of reactions on 2.5 I would possibly in the long run seeing if they will put you on something else The tummy trouble issues may be down to what you are eating… keep a food diary to see what is and isn’t working… the biggest issues i have had on mounjaro is finding I have now had to cut out certain foods… fatty foods are out… less red meat and more white meat… less alcohol ( and even stuff that will make you more dehydrated) I am sure you will find a balance… and it will get better | |||
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"I’ve been on it a while now and one thing is I have to watch what I eat spicy foods can cripple me " My spice tolerance disappeared immediately... took me 25 years to build it, the poof, gone | |||
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"Does anyone else have experience taking this medication? I’ve been put on it to regulate my insulin levels as I’m type 2 diabetic. My experience as I enter 3rd week is not great. I have had almost constant stomach discomfort and diarrhoea. I also suffered blurred vision. And obnoxious burbs which are very antisocial Does it quieten down? I’m on 2.5 dose weekly " Could I ask what your levels are pre mounjaro? My GP says mine are way too high for GLP-1 at the moment | |||
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"Does anyone else have experience taking this medication? I’ve been put on it to regulate my insulin levels as I’m type 2 diabetic. My experience as I enter 3rd week is not great. I have had almost constant stomach discomfort and diarrhoea. I also suffered blurred vision. And obnoxious burbs which are very antisocial Does it quieten down? I’m on 2.5 dose weekly I've had a brilliant experience with it, have been on it a year. Have you adjusted your diet and what you eat since you started , as there's loads of foods that don't react well to mounjaro... I went clean the day I started and have had very minimal effects.
Was does clean food mean....what do you eat
Cut out 100% sugar
Eat lean meat & fish only, no bacon, no fat on meats... even salmon I found too oily for mounjaro. Chicken breast, turkey, sliced ham all OK
Cut alcohol entirely at first then added back gradually (if you choose to, and can tolerate)
Avoid white bread and white rice/pasta for as little wholemeal bread as you can get away with and then wholemeal rice/pasta.
No oils, no butter, etc. Don't fry anything.
Other typucally well tolerated foods, boiled/poached eggs, porridge, tuna, olives, lettuces/slalad/spinach, apples, Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, 0% Greek yoghurt, seeds, nuts (although not great as high fat content means can lower effectiveness), baked beans, black beans,
I've haavw read online of people taking mounjaro and making no dietary changes then having a reaction... it's usually the combination of mounjaro and the not compatible foods rather than mounjaro outright.
Trust me, 1 year in, it's changed my life immeasurably for the better.
Best of luck!
"Good info, thanks. | |||
"Does anyone else have experience taking this medication? I’ve been put on it to regulate my insulin levels as I’m type 2 diabetic. My experience as I enter 3rd week is not great. I have had almost constant stomach discomfort and diarrhoea. I also suffered blurred vision. And obnoxious burbs which are very antisocial Does it quieten down? I’m on 2.5 dose weekly I've had a brilliant experience with it, have been on it a year. Have you adjusted your diet and what you eat since you started , as there's loads of foods that don't react well to mounjaro... I went clean the day I started and have had very minimal effects.
Was does clean food mean....what do you eat
Cut out 100% sugar
Eat lean meat & fish only, no bacon, no fat on meats... even salmon I found too oily for mounjaro. Chicken breast, turkey, sliced ham all OK
Cut alcohol entirely at first then added back gradually (if you choose to, and can tolerate)
Avoid white bread and white rice/pasta for as little wholemeal bread as you can get away with and then wholemeal rice/pasta.
No oils, no butter, etc. Don't fry anything.
Other typucally well tolerated foods, boiled/poached eggs, porridge, tuna, olives, lettuces/slalad/spinach, apples, Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, 0% Greek yoghurt, seeds, nuts (although not great as high fat content means can lower effectiveness), baked beans, black beans,
I've haavw read online of people taking mounjaro and making no dietary changes then having a reaction... it's usually the combination of mounjaro and the not compatible foods rather than mounjaro outright.
Trust me, 1 year in, it's changed my life immeasurably for the better.
Best of luck!
Good info, thanks."A lot of what he has said is right… but what I will say is that there is a big difference between extreme and liveable.. you can’t keep up extreme and you don’t enjoy it… so make sure there is a balance where if you enjoy what you are eating, it’s much more likely you will stick to it.. So here is where we do agree, come off spicy and fatty to begin with! You have a steep learning curve as to what your body will and won’t tolerate on mounjaro White meat instead of red .. so as he said, chicken, turkey are brilliant, ham is fine.. you’ll discover things that you can always go back to… For example jacket potatoes are brilliant as you won’t feel as hungry to begin with, and they feel you up… don’t worry so much about the filling Find your favourite cordial flavour and find a version of it in low/no sugar… if you ever feel hungry have some of that! Beans on toast.. wholemeal..little low fat spread is fine, if you are miserable on anything you won’t keep it up! Fish without the chips… salad are feee food Get in some food replacement shakes in for example…If you don’t feel hungry and have not had much to eat that’s day, have one, low in calories, high in all the vitamins minerals and protein as well I suppose I am a success story as well.. 8 months in .. lost a shed load.. find things my body will and won’t tolerate, but still having fun mixing and matching | |||
"Let's just say on average I'm taken about 6 people a month to hospital with complications due to taking this. I'm not against people doing it but honestly if you can lose the weight a different way it's much better in long run " Is that for A&E admission, caused by Mounjaro or correlated with it? | |||
"Let's just say on average I'm taken about 6 people a month to hospital with complications due to taking this. I'm not against people doing it but honestly if you can lose the weight a different way it's much better in long run Is that for A&E admission, caused by Mounjaro or correlated with it? " Correlation to it let's just say I think if your going to do it keep the low dosage and do it over a longer period. Don't just chase the weight loss quickly. From what I'm seeing I'll never use it | |||
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"Let's just say on average I'm taken about 6 people a month to hospital with complications due to taking this. I'm not against people doing it but honestly if you can lose the weight a different way it's much better in long run Is that for A&E admission, caused by Mounjaro or correlated with it? Correlation to it let's just say I think if your going to do it keep the low dosage and do it over a longer period. Don't just chase the weight loss quickly. From what I'm seeing I'll never use it " It's like all medication, only using the lowest effective dose is wise. | |||
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"Had to come off it and change to wegovy " me too | |||
"I’ve only been eating scrambled egg on toast. Drinking sugar free squash or tea the odd banana and occasional cereal. On some days I can’t eat at all " Well, that would cause weight loss on itself. For people who take it gor weight loss | |||
"Let's just say on average I'm taken about 6 people a month to hospital with complications due to taking this. I'm not against people doing it but honestly if you can lose the weight a different way it's much better in long run " It’s not always about losing weight though. I’m not overweight but MJ is the only thing that has worked on reducing my blood sugars for my diabetes My side effects weren’t great but they eased over time. I’ve lost around 10lb ( which I really didn’t need to lose) in 18 months but I’ve also had chemo and radiotherapy in that time too. However my blood sugars are the best they’ve been since 2018 which is the whole point of me being on it | |||
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"Doctor says stop for 1 week and see how I recover " Definitely focus on your Doctor's advice. As it can easily affect your weight, you'll also need to be careful, if you restart it, to ensure that your nutrition is adequate for good health | |||
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"I’ve only been eating scrambled egg on toast. Drinking sugar free squash or tea the odd banana and occasional cereal. On some days I can’t eat at all " Well a calorie deficit will help with weight loss | |||
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"I’ve only been eating scrambled egg on toast. Drinking sugar free squash or tea the odd banana and occasional cereal. On some days I can’t eat at all " I was like that at first and ate far too little, lost weight too quickly and lost a lot of muscle mass which is causing me new health issues | |||
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"I've had the eggy burps on a much older glp1. I don't get them at all on Ozempic which I'm on to help control glucose levels as well as lose weight. They are notorious for causing stomach issues which is why that's the number one reason people stop using them." I was on semaglutide tablets lost 2 a d a half stone on it then it stopped working and I gained almost a stone now my doctor has moved me onto ozempic I started on 0.25mg now I'm on 0.5 mg will start that Monday I think I have lost a few pound not been checking. How is it going for you is my question I have around 8 stone to lose and I'm also on metformin my blood sugars are below pre diabetes levels now | |||
"Retatrutide is the future Absolute game changer " I'm assuming that with the success of the current range of treatments, that even better ones will get developed and what we have now will come to be seen as old and basic. The pill forms will also possibly be seen as more attractive to many people. Though I kinda like a weekly jab and forget it, apart from the effort of dedicated dieting. My last part of my diet is the hardest to shift weight, as I've lost the easiest - maybe. But the massive successes, just shown in this thread, is inspirational | |||
"I've had the eggy burps on a much older glp1. I don't get them at all on Ozempic which I'm on to help control glucose levels as well as lose weight. They are notorious for causing stomach issues which is why that's the number one reason people stop using them. I was on semaglutide tablets lost 2 a d a half stone on it then it stopped working and I gained almost a stone now my doctor has moved me onto ozempic I started on 0.25mg now I'm on 0.5 mg will start that Monday I think I have lost a few pound not been checking. How is it going for you is my question I have around 8 stone to lose and I'm also on metformin my blood sugars are below pre diabetes levels now " . I’ve been taken off it. I have only got to lose about a stone but it gave me terrible Diarrhea, I’m starting again in a week see what happens | |||
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"Sounds horrific. If it’s for weight loss, just exercise and eat sensibly. If it is for diabetes, good luck." You still need to diet for weight loss, if taking them and exercise is of course recommended | |||
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"Does anyone else have experience taking this medication? I’ve been put on it to regulate my insulin levels as I’m type 2 diabetic. My experience as I enter 3rd week is not great. I have had almost constant stomach discomfort and diarrhoea. I also suffered blurred vision. And obnoxious burbs which are very antisocial Does it quieten down? I’m on 2.5 dose weekly " do you drink plenty of water i found drinking a litre of water before injecting and then around 2 litres through the day helped loads zero side effects and 25kg down. | |||
"I’m starting it soon when it gets delivered, I’ve tried pretty much every diet going and had mixed results for the first few weeks before it all goes back on so I’m hoping medication might work better for me " Aim for slow and steady weight loss, as rapid loss is less likely to be sustained and may cause more side effects too, that are less prevalent, with the slower, progressive approach. Human nature often wants things almost imminently but this often has a hidden cost. Good luck with your diet  | |||
"Does anyone else have experience taking this medication? I’ve been put on it to regulate my insulin levels as I’m type 2 diabetic. My experience as I enter 3rd week is not great. I have had almost constant stomach discomfort and diarrhoea. I also suffered blurred vision. And obnoxious burbs which are very antisocial Does it quieten down? I’m on 2.5 dose weekly I've had a brilliant experience with it, have been on it a year. Have you adjusted your diet and what you eat since you started , as there's loads of foods that don't react well to mounjaro... I went clean the day I started and have had very minimal effects.
Was does clean food mean....what do you eat
Cut out 100% sugar
Eat lean meat & fish only, no bacon, no fat on meats... even salmon I found too oily for mounjaro. Chicken breast, turkey, sliced ham all OK
Cut alcohol entirely at first then added back gradually (if you choose to, and can tolerate)
Avoid white bread and white rice/pasta for as little wholemeal bread as you can get away with and then wholemeal rice/pasta.
No oils, no butter, etc. Don't fry anything.
Other typucally well tolerated foods, boiled/poached eggs, porridge, tuna, olives, lettuces/slalad/spinach, apples, Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, 0% Greek yoghurt, seeds, nuts (although not great as high fat content means can lower effectiveness), baked beans, black beans,
I've haavw read online of people taking mounjaro and making no dietary changes then having a reaction... it's usually the combination of mounjaro and the not compatible foods rather than mounjaro outright.
Trust me, 1 year in, it's changed my life immeasurably for the better.
Best of luck!
"..... Following the diet outlined above and avoiding "trans fats" should go a long way in itself towards lowering blood sugar levels and also reducing weight. The consumption of trans fats, which are found in most processed foods, alter the cells ability to properly regulate insulin levels and are a significant underlying cause of type 2 diabetes. The WHO has officially recognised a number of countries for their efforts in banning trans to bring about improved heart health and reduce obesity which is associated with type 2 diabetes. | |||
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"If its bad on 2.5mg id be looking to switch as it will get worse as the dose increases " I just stayed on 2.5 and lost just over 2 stone now just 2.5 every 2 weeks Cholesterol down off statins feel healthier no real bad side effects a little nausea first 24 hours Key is drink lots of water | |||
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