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Mounjaro Week 2 Update | 6 Pounds Down, Feeling Better Every Day (Zepbound)
Our summary
Chris, a 59-year-old who runs the channel, reports on his second week taking Mounjaro, which he says was prescribed for weight loss, diabetes and related conditions. He is on a 2.5 mg dose taken once a week. He says this is a starter dose meant to help the body adjust, and that 5 mg is where studies show the therapeutic effect. He adds that people he talked to on Facebook stayed on 2.5 mg for a long time and still saw good results.
One person's experience, in their words. Not medical advice.
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On appetite, Chris says food noise was minimal, and that at first the quiet was almost jarring. He describes stopping a meal when full even with food left on the plate, which he calls a dramatic change for someone who always cleaned his plate. He says he spent far less time thinking about what and when to eat, and skipped a few meals without effort. He is still working out how much he should eat and whether to force a meal, and he asks viewers how they structure their eating.
His main side effect was constipation, which he had never had before. He says he managed it by taking four fiber gummies before bed with a large bottle of water, and that a couple of episodes were painful. His starting weight was 255.4 lb and his week two weight was 249.5 lb, a loss of 5.9 lb, which he rounds to 6 lb. He says the average loss is between half a pound and two pounds. He also shares that Fairlife protein shake, with 30 g of protein, became his go-to food, and he compares it with Premier Protein on taste and thickness.
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Takeaways
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- 1:02 Chris says he takes 2.5 mg of Mounjaro once a week, a starter dose, and that studies put the therapeutic effect at 5 mg.
- 2:04 He reports minimal food noise, stopping when full, and skipping meals without needing willpower.
- 5:10 He says constipation was his biggest side effect and that a couple of episodes were painful.
- 6:11 He says he takes four fiber gummies before bed with a large bottle of water to keep things moving.
- 7:12 He reports going from 255.4 lb to 249.5 lb in two weeks, a loss of 5.9 lb.
- 8:02 He says Fairlife protein shake became his go-to food, and compares it with Premier Protein.
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What the video says
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- Medication
- Zepbound and Mounjaro
- Doses mentioned
- 2.5 mg and 5 mg
- Point in the journey
- Week 2
- Weight loss mentioned
- 6 lb, in the title
- Side effects mentioned
- constipation
- Who is speaking
- Patient
Questions this video answers
How much weight did he lose in two weeks on Mounjaro?
Chris says he went from a starting weight of 255.4 lb to 249.5 lb at week two, a loss of 5.9 lb, which he rounds to 6 lb. He says the average loss is between half a pound and two pounds.
What dose of Mounjaro is the starter dose?
Chris says he takes 2.5 mg once a week, which he describes as a starter dose to help the body acclimate. He says studies show the therapeutic effect at 5 mg, though people he spoke with stayed on 2.5 mg for a long time and had good results.
What side effects did he have in the first two weeks of Mounjaro?
Chris says constipation was his biggest side effect, and he had never experienced it before. He says a couple of episodes were painful, and that he used fiber gummies and a large bottle of water before bed to manage it.
Does Mounjaro reduce appetite and food noise?
Chris says his food noise was minimal and he felt full sooner, stopping even when food remained. He also says he skipped a few meals with ease, which previously took a lot of willpower.
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- Mounjaro dosage chart: the label's schedule, every pen and vial, and what each dose costs
Mounjaro starts at 2.5 mg injected once a week. If more blood sugar control is needed, the dose goes up in 2.5 mg steps after at least four weeks on the current dose, to a maximum of 15 mg a week for adults and 10 mg for children 10 and older. Lilly sells every strength self-pay starting at $499 a month, so on the brand the price does not climb with the dose.
- Mounjaro side effects: the label's numbers by dose, the low blood sugar risk, and how tirzepatide compares at weight-loss doses
On Mounjaro's own label, the common side effects are stomach ones and they rise with the dose: nausea in 12, 15 and 18 percent of people at 5, 10 and 15 mg against 4 percent on placebo, diarrhea 12 to 17 against 9, and any gastrointestinal reaction in 37 to 44 percent against 20. Most of it happens while the dose is being raised and fades. Low blood sugar is rare on Mounjaro alone and is mainly a risk when it is added to insulin or a sulfonylurea. Below: the full table, the rare warnings, and why Zepbound's numbers for the same molecule look higher.
- Mounjaro for weight loss, and why Zepbound exists
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