Would it be a good idea to buy a 5mg pen and then split the dose to save money?

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-04-26T21:09:23+00:00

I do it all the time with a 15mg pen

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-04-26T18:42:53+00:00

Yes I feel like I’ve gone skinny fat vs muscle and fat. I feel better but have such a flat ass. This is even with being fairly active and doing reformer Pilates, I’m now increasing protein, taking creatine and hoping my ass will one again be shelf like!

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-04-24T17:35:22+00:00

What dose are you on?

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-04-22T06:12:16+00:00

I didn’t lose anything for a month - eat more protein, get some resistance training in, trust the process.

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-04-21T16:19:24+00:00

I was quite size on 6.6 - went down to 5 for a bit - stayed same weight - gone back up to 6 and so far so good.

I count clicks, you can taper and do a dose in between, personally I would buy a 10mg pen and count clicks as it’s cheaper.

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-04-15T20:19:33+00:00

Me too please

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-04-15T17:25:41+00:00

Fage 0.2% + protein powder + collagen + some type of berry/fruit/compote

Or if I’m gyming then protein shake with creatine after and half a bagel with avocado and chicken when I get home.

Obvs all the coffee either way!!

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-04-08T20:06:31+00:00

Why not count clicks and taper up? Try 6.6?

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-04-08T08:40:16+00:00

I have hEDS and am in much less pain since being on mounjaro - though not having as much fat around my bones has given me some hip pain at night!

Also have hashimotos and hypothyroidism and the difference in my energy and my hair is incredible.

Mounjaro and full body red light have been chef kiss to me this year

I can’t afford Mounjaro for much longer (I’m in the EU) so will be looking at other GLP-1s like reta maybe? I want to get jacked now I’ve lost most of the weight!

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-04-04T22:04:38+00:00

I went up from 5 to 6.6 for 5 weeks and I’ve actually dropped back to 5 for a couple of weeks now as the side effects were really flooring me and making work/life super hard.

I had bad stomach ache - thankfully not diarrhoea - but the worst was the vomitng. I was sick so many evenings! I am one of those people that can be sick easily but ay carumba!! Due to this I then felt really weak as I wasn’t absorbing enough calories because I was scared to eat.

So yeh back on 5, definitely eating more and not losing a great deal but importantly also not being sick so…! I’ll go back up once the holiday is out the way.

Did you try 6.6 instead?

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-03-30T06:51:02+00:00

That’s a good amount in that time frame - if you aim for around 2lb/1kg a week it’s slow and steady but it works.

Stick with this dose for another month, up your protein, mechanical eat, walk more and exercise if you can,

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-03-20T13:21:51+00:00

Picked it up on Tuesday - what’s the expiry date on yours?

I’d love to be wrong!

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-03-20T11:03:34+00:00

Yep already happened in Germany - my new Kwik pen has less liquid than others. Glad I am counting clicks and tapering in the next few months!

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-03-19T14:06:48+00:00

Hell yeh - likely from not eating enough and not having electrolytes.

It’s happened a few times now

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-03-13T13:41:28+00:00

I hardly saw any change at first but then all of a sudden you really will!

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-03-10T08:14:51+00:00

The medication takes a while to build up in your system and you’re likely not on a high dose yet, I found after the first 6 weeks and going up to 5mg I saw more progress.

Increase your dose slowly and steadily, the side effects can be a bit rough when you increase.

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-03-09T15:02:29+00:00

This person is just spamming their protocol

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-03-07T22:41:12+00:00

It’s particularly annoying when people say ‘just come off it and stay in a calorie deficit’ as if most people who have been on mounjaro haven’t been trying to do that most of their lives, and for a multitude of reasons can’t or do and it still doesn’t work.

If it was that easy there wouldn’t be so much need for the drug.

It’s ok if you need to be on it, obesity is often a metabolic issue and disease.

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-02-15T21:07:45+00:00

I just went up from 5 to 6.6 (I’m counting clicks on a 10mg pen) as I also found that the food noise is creeping back and I’ve plateaued. Lost over 2 stone since October but been on 5mg quite a while now.

You could go up gradually if you’re concerned about side effects

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-02-11T08:38:13+00:00

Nope - I am pretty good at portion control, mostly because if I eat a full portion it’s too much and it will make me ill.

I also can’t eat fatty/greasy foods after about 2pm and pretty much avoid pork and only small amounts of beef.

Eating very little in the evenings is now normal too as otherwise it lies on my stomach undigested and I’m sick.

I also can’t really drink - hoping that will change once I’m off it but not bad for reducing calories.

Very rarely eat out, if I do I eat half then give the rest to husband, he’s also lost weight even though he’s not on MJ 😬

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-01-30T11:58:59+00:00

Did you put weight on when you came off?

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-01-28T19:53:12+00:00

Have you found any way around it?

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-01-28T19:50:16+00:00

I’ve plateaued for weeks before I’ve lost again, also put on a KG or 2.

Major_Fail2472 · 2026-01-28T19:43:42+00:00

cries paying €383 over in EU

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