Dealing with nausea, tiredness, or anything else? This is the space to ask for advice, share what’s helped you, and support others going through the same.
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04/04/2025 3:08 pm
Had my second jab of MJ this morning and the nausea is still hanging around from the first one 😩 Haven’t had much appetite at all, which I *suppose* is the point, but the queasiness is doing my head in a bit now.
I’ve dropped a few pounds already (small win!) but just wondering – does this pass? Anyone else had a similar experience around week 2?
04/04/2025 3:10 pm
Yes, totally get you Lottie. I felt like I was on a cross channel ferry in a storm for the first 3 weeks 😂 😩
Mine eased up by week 4. Ginger tea helped me, and weirdly so did mints. Not loads, just enough to settle it down.
04/04/2025 3:12 pm
What is MJ?
04/04/2025 3:13 pm
I’m on week 3 now, still having spells of nausea but nothing like the first week. I keep crackers by the bed and have nibble before I get up – sounds daft - but it’s made mornings easier. Hang in there, you’re not alone ❤️
04/04/2025 3:14 pm
This is me too. I actually wondered if it was *me* or the jab. Glad (ish?) to hear it’s a common thing. I’ve found cold food sits better – yoghurt, berries, that sort of thing.
Hot meals have been a bot of no-go for now.
04/04/2025 3:16 pm
Honestly, week 2 was the worst for me. Felt like I had mild food poisoning but without the food 😂!!!
It eased though – now on week 6 and doing alright.
Try not to eat just before bed, that made mine worse.
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04/04/2025 3:17 pm
Thanks all – feeling a bit more hopeful now. Love the idea of crackers before getting up, @Sarah-Lou. I might try that tomorrow. Didn’t expect the nausea to knock me sideways like this tbh.
04/04/2025 3:20 pm
Hi Lottie, mine peaked at jab 2 as well. It was like clockwork – two days after the injection, I felt proper grim. But by week 3 it calmed down. Just took it slow and sipped flat lemonade for a few days.
Weight’s down about 4kg though, so swings and roundabouts eh?
04/04/2025 3:31 pm
I felt a bit like I’d been run over the first fortnight 😅 But now (on week 5) I’ve got more energy than I’ve had in ages. So it *does* settle. I actually almost gave up, but I’m super glad I stuck with it. Top tip!!! Salted popcorn weirdly helped me??
04/04/2025 3:33 pm
Little wins! That’s what it’s about. I celebrate every week I don’t cave and go back to the chocolate and biscuit drawer. This jab’s tough on the tummy but strong on the willpower somehow (probably the hormone effects)
09/04/2025 4:33 pm
It does settle, took me a month! I’ve also had minor re-occurrences when going up to a higher dose, but only really for the first two shots of the higher dose.
12/04/2025 10:19 am
Mounjaro!
12/04/2025 10:20 am
Yes, someone told me it takes 4 doses of higher dosage to get used to it 👍
13/04/2025 2:27 pm
Yes I think it varies from person to person how long the nausea feeling lasts for. A friend and I have been on it for the same length of time as me and he hasn’t been so bothered by the nausea but it certainly has affected me. I guess it’s the trade off for consistent weight loss and that feeling you get when you are starting to see results on the scales. I found that ginger based products, Greek yogurt and toast were good for me in the mornings when I was feeling sick.