4 weeks coming up.
I have been overweight for about 20 years now. I lost about 20 kg a couple of years back by dieting and exercise but put them back on when my mother died due to brain cancer.
For context, I am a man in my late 40s, having hypothyroidism and high bp. My sleep apnea is the killer. No diabetes though. I have a lot of sport related injuries that i picked up in college that make it hard for me to do a number of exercises, but i persevere.
I tried rybelsus in late january and again, in april this year. But the drug wreaked havoc on my stomach and nervous system. So i had to stop it after a couple of weeks each time.
Mounjaro has literally been a life saver at this point. I am on the 2.5 mg dose for the last four weeks and lost 6.2 kg overall. I also seem to have more motivation to do the things i used to do before. The dosage is wearing off after four days but i want to keep it at the same level for some more time.
Since the four week anniversary is coming up, i wanted to do blood/urine tests etc to ensure that nothing is going awry. This will include blood sugar, lipid profile and thyroid. Can the community suggest other tests that i ought to be doing?
Thanks
Stats: Height: 175 cm Starting Weight: 120.7 kg when i started mounjaro. I had managed to reduce it from 128 before taking it. Target Weight : 75kg. Starting Waist Size : 138 cm. I started measuring it only a couple of weeks back. It is at 133 cm now Target Waist Size : 80cm.
I will be taking my end of 4th week measurements on Sunday.
Posted Jul 4, 2025, 1:32 AM UTC