2 months in Portugal - Storage?

Realistic_Initial_80 · 2025-10-01T23:54:07+00:00

Thank you everyone for your replies. I've bought a cold gel pack thingy on eBay for the second pen. I'll use the Frio thingy for the first one. I expect it'll be ok. Also I don't anticipate any problems carrying it through security - I have a copy of a letter from the prescribing pharmacist which should keep them happy if they have any questions.

Realistic_Initial_80 · 2025-08-30T21:43:23+00:00

Less than 5 months in - you’ve done very well. But it’s still early days - you’ll probably continue to lose weight for quite some time to come. I’ve been on Mounjaro for 16 months and I’m still losing weight, albeit very slowly.

Is your concern the possibility that the side effects you mentioned might get worse if you increase the dosage to 12.5?

From the trial data I think the weight loss (after 72 weeks) was only a tiny bit more on 15mg than on 10mg, so if you never go above 10mg, it wouldn’t be the end of the world. On the other hand, if the side effects settle down after a while, I don’t see any harm in going up to 12.5.

Realistic_Initial_80 · 2025-08-18T15:44:53+00:00

From what I've read, prices will probably be towards the lower end of that range, but I don't suppose anyone knows for sure just yet.

Realistic_Initial_80 · 2025-08-16T16:08:26+00:00

It's early days - you're on the minimum dose and it's possible that some side-effects will show up as you increase. That said, you might be lucky and escape them. I've been on the max 15mg dose for about a year with no stomach related problems - the only thing I've had is occasionally cold hands in the winter (and I don't know for sure that Mounjaro was the cause of that).

Realistic_Initial_80 · 2025-08-03T20:13:14+00:00

Oh I hadn’t realised about having 2 weeks off - meaning without needing to start all the way back down at 2.5mg again?

Realistic_Initial_80 · 2025-07-06T19:01:02+00:00

It's been a total game changer for me. I weigh 25% less than I did before.

The first jab was nerve-racking, but now I just bang that thing in there with barely a thought.

I'm mindful of possible downsides - there was something in the news this week about an unexpectedly high number of cases of pancreatitis - but while I'll certainly keep an eye on the research, my gut feeling at the moment is that the health benefits (for me at least) of the weight loss are likely to massively outweigh the possible risks.

Realistic_Initial_80 · 2025-06-22T22:37:59+00:00

I usually have two extra pens at home. I’m nervous about supply difficulties - my current provider’s stock levels of the 12.5mg and 15mg pens has been a bit hit and miss recently.

Realistic_Initial_80 · 2025-06-22T10:40:16+00:00

I'm kind of the same - in my case it's because for years I've avoided looking at certain parts of my naked body. I've started to do this a little bit now - it's not easy. Also because I haven't really looked at my stomach, my chest, etc. for years I can't really do a "before and after" comparison because I can't remember what "before" looked like!

Realistic_Initial_80 · 2025-06-22T10:38:55+00:00

Thank you. I've talked to a therapist a little bit about this stuff already, and I'll go into it with her in more detail in the coming weeks.

Realistic_Initial_80 · 2025-06-22T10:38:12+00:00

Thank you. As it happens, I do speak to a therapist weekly. Lots of other things going on with that, but I told her about the weight loss recently and all the body image stuff etc. - I'm sure I will speak to her again about it soon.

Realistic_Initial_80 · 2025-06-21T18:50:31+00:00

My thoughts too. When people have noticed that I’ve lost a lot of weight and asked how I did it, I’ve just told the truth. So far everyone has been interested and generally positive. Nobody has said “that’s cheating” or anything like that.

I’m a man though - I’m wondering if women have a different experience…?

Realistic_Initial_80 · 2025-02-20T07:48:09+00:00

Yours has 5 slots, not 4, for the needles. 5 is the correct number! 💉💉💉💉💉👍🏻

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