Mounjaro week 2

Following sharing that I've started taking the weight loss drug Mounjaro for perimenopausal weight gain I thought I'd document my journey on the medication.

At the time of starting my weight was in the high 80s (kg).

Previous weeks

Side effects

Much the same as week 1, I felt a wave of nausea on the Thursday and Friday and also I started to feel quite shaky on those days. I thought maybe my blood sugar was just dropping too low, and though I don't usually eat sweets I started keeping some jelly babies in my pockets and eating a couple when it start to come on. This worked for me.

Mounjaro, the brand name for tirzepatide, is a drug that lowers blood sugar levels so it ties in that if your blood sugar wasn't high to begin with that it could start to drop it down a little too low.

What is Mounjaro? Uses, How it Works and Side Effects

Mounjaro is a type of medication you might need to take if you have type 2 dia

Diabetes UK

Remembering to eat

This really is something I had to make a concerted effort to keep on top of, especially as I am exercising regularly also.

I struggled to eat any lunch all week and so I switched to small snacks throughout the say - a couple of oatcakes late morning, some berries early afternoon, that sort of thing.