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2 Months on MOUNJARO 💉| UPDATE and REVIEW | 5mg | WEIGHT LOSS Update | 😊My Experience
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Patrice, who runs the channel The.Patrice.Denise, gives a two-month update on taking Mounjaro (spelled "Manjaro" in the captions). She says she takes the weekly injection to manage type 2 diabetes, and notes that many people also use it for weight loss. Her first month was on the 2.5 milligram starting dose. In month two her doctor approved a move to 5 milligrams.
One person's experience, in their words. Not medical advice.
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She reports that her fasting blood sugar, checked each morning, trended down during month two. According to her notes, the highest reading was 126 and the lowest was 92, with the 120s mostly in the first week and more readings in the low 100s, 110s and 90s afterward. On weight, she says she started at 191.4 pounds, was at 182 after four weeks, and was at 179 at the end of week eight, with one small gain in week seven. She describes this as 3 pounds lost in month two and 12.4 pounds in total, about 1.5 pounds per week. She also tracks her abdomen measurement, which she says went from 38.5 inches mid-first month to 37.18 inches, with a goal of getting under 35 inches.
For side effects, she says constipation was the main one and that she manages it by taking Miralax and Metamucil two to three times a week and drinking close to a gallon of water a day. She reports no nausea, other stomach or GI problems, or injection site reactions. She says she paid $25 for her next box of 5 milligram pens at a local Publix Pharmacy and plans to stay on 5 milligrams for at least another month. She also mentions fitting into size 10 pants, more energy, and exercising five days a week on a treadmill.
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Takeaways
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- 0:00 Patrice says she takes Mounjaro weekly for type 2 diabetes and started on the 2.5 milligram dose before her doctor approved 5 milligrams for month two.
- 1:30 She reports her fasting blood sugar ranged from 92 to 126 during month two and trended down after the first week.
- 2:30 She says she went from 191.4 pounds to 179 pounds, a total of 12.4 pounds lost, including 3 pounds in month two.
- 4:00 She reports her abdomen measurement fell to 37.18 inches and she aims to get below 35 inches.
- 5:00 She says constipation was her main side effect and that Miralax, Metamucil and water kept it manageable, with no nausea or injection site reactions.
- 7:00 She plans to stay on 5 milligrams for at least another month, mentions a $25 box of pens, and notes size 10 pants and more energy.
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What the video says
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- Medication
- Mounjaro
- Doses mentioned
- 2.5 mg and 5 mg
- Point in the journey
- Month 2
- Side effects mentioned
- constipation
- Who is speaking
- Patient
Questions this video answers
How much weight did she lose in 2 months on Mounjaro?
Patrice says she lost 12.4 pounds in two months, going from 191.4 pounds to 179 pounds. She says that works out to about 1.5 pounds per week, and that 3 of those pounds came off in month two on the 5 milligram dose.
What happened to fasting blood sugar on Mounjaro 5mg?
She says her morning fasting readings during month two ranged from a high of 126 to a low of 92. She reports the 120s were mostly in the first week, followed by more readings in the 110s, low 100s and 90s.
What side effects did she have on Mounjaro 5mg?
Patrice says constipation was the main side effect over the first eight weeks. She says she managed it with Miralax and Metamucil two to three times a week and by drinking about a gallon of water a day, and she reports no nausea, other GI issues or injection site reactions.
How much did she pay for Mounjaro 5mg?
She says she got her next box of 5 milligram pens for $25 at her local Publix Pharmacy.
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- Mounjaro for weight loss, and why Zepbound exists
Mounjaro is tirzepatide approved for type 2 diabetes. Zepbound is the same molecule from the same maker, approved for weight management, and it goes to the same 15 mg. So unlike Ozempic and Wegovy, there is no dose ceiling pushing you from one to the other: the reason people move is coverage and cash price, not strength. Using Mounjaro for weight is off-label and a prescriber's decision. In the one head-to-head trial, tirzepatide beat semaglutide, 20.2% mean body-weight loss at 72 weeks against 13.7%.
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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.
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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.
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