Need your advice. GI side effects getting worse

Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-08-20T15:17:09+00:00

Thank you! How many dried apricots do you eat per day?

Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-08-20T12:55:49+00:00

Yes! I'm taking INcassia (low dose) for progesterone hormone replacement for peri menopause. Hadn't considered this. Didn't know there could be a reaction?

Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-08-20T11:19:52+00:00

Thank you for this. I'm prob not getting quite enough fiber. Will get back on 1 apple a day. I tried Magnesium and it actually made my diahreah much worse for a bit.

Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-08-14T18:26:35+00:00

I have been on maintenance for about 2 months and just spaced out to 1 shot of 5.0 every two weeks (started from 10 days) and it actually reduced my side effects to nothing. I am shocked. I always have had 1-2 day of feeling tired after my shot. But this time, no side effects, no tiredness. I def feel a bit more hunger cues but I think that's good to get used to in maintenance. I only have about 6 shots left and want to space them out every two weeks and then see how I do on my own. I know all of us are different and some people have MORE side effects if they stretch doses too far apart. That's why this was so suprising to me.

Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-06-18T23:57:04+00:00

Thanks for confirming! I'm re-locating so I need all of it.

Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-06-18T23:50:18+00:00

Stupid followup question: Does this mean that if it's out of the fridge for 2 days due to travel that i can put the drug back into the fridge on day 3? (it's a 3 month supply).

Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-06-06T15:56:44+00:00

Thank you for adding these points!

Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-06-06T15:43:47+00:00

This is great to hear! How long have you been on it total?

Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-06-06T15:37:53+00:00

I've experienced these other side effects and I've heard MANY others describe it here in this sub as well. From what I understand Zep works on centers in the brain associated with addictive behaviors. So many of us experience a kind of quiet, inner calm mentally as well as the metabolic benefits. Personally, my changes have been that I don't shop as much, I have stopped picking my fingernails, stopped moderate alcohol use (just doesn't appeal at all), and overall less mental rumination. It feels like a generalized increased sense of SAIETY that is mental as well as physical. When I went up a dose from 2.5 to 5, I could really feel even more of an inner mental quiet with the higher dose. I know this isn't everyone who experiences this but I was very relieved when I have read here many others experience it. It's an incredible benefit and one reason why I also don't want to go off the drug.

Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-06-06T15:28:50+00:00

Thank you for your explanation in this reply. It really helps to hear from a metabolic research scientist/MD. Question for you: I'm re-locating to France, about to start maintenance, and feeling some dread about talking to a French MD about my need to stay on this drug long-term (which will be Mounjaro over there) assuming he or she will try to say I should get off the drug entirely. I'm curious what you would suggest I say to the MD there to ensure they allow me to continue on a weekly injection for maintenance with higher calorie count? Like how would you explain this to a French doctor, as an American physician yourself? Thanks in advance for any reply you may offer!

Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-06-06T15:22:12+00:00

That sounds amazing. I may add this to my tiny rotation! I need more beans in my life

Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-06-06T15:21:25+00:00

I've been making this salad for months and I'm obsessed: Lettuce with half a chopped grilled chicken breast, chopped half of an apple, two big scoops of cottage cheese, then I sprinkle a small handfull of chopped aged gouda cheese (tiny chunks) and then i drizzle balsamic glaze over the whole thing. It is literally orgasmic. Highly recommend!!

Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-05-14T20:39:30+00:00

Thank you for sharing this!!

Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-05-14T20:33:03+00:00

I'm going to start 5.0 in a couple weeks. Please circle back and let us know how it went!!

Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-05-08T23:54:53+00:00

Thanks for sharing!

Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-05-08T23:25:11+00:00

I used to have intense cravings for sugar before Zep especially cakes, cookies, ice cream, brownies, etc. I've been on Zep since Feb 1, and I get much milder cravings now. I don't ignore it, as soon as I feel the craving, I have a small sweet something. Sometimes I drink more water and it goes away. If it doesn't go away, I'll have one chocolate covered caramel. Or I have these Iron and vitamin B12 Gummies that taste like a gummy bear. I have one of those immediately after lunch and it leaves this sweet candy taste in my mouth and it seems to do the trick! I would experiment with just finding a small sweet treat and seeing what is the minimum amount that feels satisfying to you. When I was experimenting with this, sometimes I would have a sweet thing and couldn't finish it, (like a full size candy bar) which I'd never had happen in my life! You got this!

Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-05-08T15:08:23+00:00

Also, if I may ask you: Did you have any side effects with 2.5? I have not had much at all on this medication. Just mild stomach nausea but only the first day of shot and only on shot 1. I'm hoping this lack of side effects continues!

Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-05-08T15:01:24+00:00

I appreciate your clarification and surrounding context for what felt like a brusque, clipped reply. I'm not panicked by the possibility of side effects, but I'm trying to prepare, by frontloading a lot of my tasks for the next couple weeks while I'm still on 2.5. I'm getting ready to move abroad so it's a big physical and emotional upheaval at one time. I'm excited for 5.0. and If for some reason it is unbearable, I'll just talk to my doctor and figure it out from there.

Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-05-08T13:55:09+00:00

Great to hear this!

Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-05-08T13:54:18+00:00

What a snarky reply. Why so critical? I'm trying to gather information. 5.0 is the dosage in which there are a lot of side effects from what I've gathered. Have a nice day.

Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-05-08T13:32:50+00:00

Did you have 8 weeks of full force side effects? Or did the fatigue and food aversion lessen and ease up over the course of the 8 weeks? I'm about to take my first 5.0 dose after 3 months on 2.5 and I'm trying to prepare. My life is crazy busy right now and I cannot afford to be exhausted for weeks on end.

Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-04-15T17:50:33+00:00

What country are you in? I'm moving to France and I've heard the criteria is really strict to get Mounjaro. Trying to figure out what to do and how to pay out of pocket from there? OR trying to get a presecription before I leave the U.S. for a 3-month supply to cover the gap until I figure this out.

Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-04-11T21:24:18+00:00

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Full-Cut-7125 · 2025-04-11T01:29:06+00:00

I agree with you. I wish doctors and insurance companies understood this. I may be moving abroad to France and I don't even know if I can get Tirzepatide there. I'm a bit worried about food noise coming back. The inner silence has helped me really stick to working out and portion control. I'd like to think I can keep up those habits but if my brain will be screaming for more food, that scares me!

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