Becca Jane St Clair

This second month on Mounjaro was also my first month on 5mg, and you can read about weeks 5-8 by following the links at the bottom of this post.

I’m definitely settling in to taking it. I have a bit of a system now where on a Monday I take it about a half hour before I go to bed so that if there’s anything side effect wise, it’s not interrupting my day.

Speaking of side effects – everything has improved. My digestive system seems to be around 85% on board with the new medication and while I’m still burping, they’re not nearly as foul. I mean, they’re still icky, but that first month they were clear the room foul! According to most of the documentation I’ve read, the burps can last as long as 5-6 months. So, I think it’s just a case of deal with it. I also didn’t need immodium at all this past month and I used pepto twice. The horrible cramp seems to have gone away – I only experienced in on weeks 1 & 2 with the 5mg, though weeks 3 & 4 I took preventative ibuprofen after the shot. At my appointment with Fiona, she suggested I try giving myself the shot further around my belly to prevent the odd sensation that had been going into my groin right after giving myself the shot.

The one side effect that is easiest to deal with and hasn’t gone away is feeling cold fairly constantly unless I’m having a hot flash. But this is easily countered with jumpers, thick socks, and blankets. The only times I seem to not be extremely cold is in bed, and my nights are still spent with the blanket on/blanket off issue that seems to plague most of my perimenopausal friends.

I had my bloods done after this month, and saw my results a few days later in the NHS app. YES, it’s still high. NO, I’m not concerned. Considering it was 103 when I was in hospital in September, I’ll take the current A1C number – 65. This was also only two months in instead of three, so it’s possible next month it will be even better. I’m staying on 5mg for month three, but then we are going to try going up to 7.5mg and see how I do with that. Obviously, the current goal is to find the dose that works to control my blood sugars and it will be whatever it needs to be. If I wind up needing max dose, well, then that’s because that’s what my body needs. We also did another finger prick test as I don’t do those daily and the result was 10, which is two hours after eating breakfast. Last month, it was 14. So again, I’ll take it.

I did not shift any weight this month, which doesn’t concern me as again, I’m looking at weight loss as a side effect, not a goal. I also increased my physical activity an have gone on 2 runs and 3 walks this month, which could have effected my weight. But interestingly, I have seen inches come off again. more off my hips than my belly, but I’ll take it. It’s HARD to get rid of the PCOS belly. Even at my lowest weight I still had the belly. Though in some fun clothing news I have gone down a size in terms of Halara!

I picked up a apair of XL Extra Petite jeans on Vinted last month and I noticed after just a few weeks that they were already feeling a little loose around my waist. It’s challenging finding Extra Petite, and they only seem to make the wide legged jeans in XP, but I found a pair in a size Large on Vinted and quickly scooped them up. They fit perfectly. Primark sizing is still all over the place and I actually purchased a skirt in a size 12 (elasticated waist) a few weeks back, but then I was in last week and tried on M, L, XL, and 2XL in multiple items and I seemed to fit a range of sizes. Ah, gotta love women’s fashion.

I won’t be making weekly Mounjaro posts unless there’s something to say. There’s no point in me posting a one liner of “Everything was fine.”, so I will be updating you all again in another month….

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Previous Posts about Mounjaro:
Mounjaro for Type 2 Diabetes
Mounjaro for Type 2 Diabetes Week One
Mounjaro for Type 2 Diabetes Week 2
Mounjaro For Type 2 Diabetes Week 3
Mounjaro for Type 2 Diabetes Week 4
Mounjaro After One Month
Mounjaro for Type 2 Diabetes Week 5 / Week 1 5mg
Mounjaro for Type 2 Diabetes Week 6
Mounjaro for Type 2 Diabetes Weeks 7&8