Winchester GP were truly humbled when one of our patients, unprompted, started sending in their weekly experiences of starting the weightloss medication Mounjaro. We think it’s an incredibly brave and generous thing to do, and so are delighted to share their updates verbatim here.

All comments below are the patient’s own and should not be construed as medical advice or a guarantee or promise as to results.

Week 5 - 9 - week 5 - 96.6kg, week 9 - 93.6kg
Week 5 was the first week I actually put off having my injection. I felt really nervous about increasing my dose, as apprehensive as I did that first week.
The day after I took the higher dose I started experiencing nausea, dizziness and tiredness. It wasn't awful like having the flu but it wasn't hugely pleasant. It reminded me of how I felt when I was pregnant (although everyone I speak to seems to have varying degrees of both negative and positive side effects).
I haven't written my update weekly because weeks 5-9 have been fairly similar. I think my body is getting used to this dose as the first few days always seem to have similar effects, but a little less each week. I had my first check up with Winchester GP and the Dr suggested try taking some over the counter vitamins. I think these are taking effect which is good.
We also decided together that my next prescription would stay with the same dose as I'm still losing weight (albeit less) and my body is clearly still getting used to it. I'll be honest, I was in two minds whether to increase the dose as per the original plan…but I'm glad to have the GP to consider this with. It makes me feel at ease.
With the side effects, I joined a couple of Facebook groups which was probably not one of my finest ideas. It's highly addictive and also a little toxic. People aren't being negative in the group - there's nothing but positivity, but people don't always give the best advice. I've been quite surprised by how easy it is to get the drug without seeing a Dr first and reading some of the stories makes me shudder.