u/Boring-Current-1512

**I have not named the pharmacy here as I am not sure if they have interpreted the guidelines in my favour in this instance or if it is completely above board and I am just lacking understanding how this works**

Reading many posts from UK peeps on approach to MJ supported maintenance I realised that rather than waiting a few more months whilst I ran my mini stockpile down, contacting my pharmacy ahead of maintenance to see how the land lay with them and what they could do for me was advisable.

Plus as I have come to the conclusion I am in need of MJ for life I was kicking myself a bit as had I realised sooner that I am a “lifer” i.e. within six weeks of ordering my last pen I would have reordered a couple more 15mg, especially as the GD is soon disappearing. 5mg from a 15mg pen that still has the GD comes in at c. £20 a week.

So I contacted them via their chat / message function expecting as it was 10 weeks since my last order, to be told I had to reorder at 2.5mg but basically they said so long as I confirmed date of my last jab (which was 3 days ago) and stated clearly my current pen had lasted so long due to me micro dosing (they also made clear to me that they would never agree to a micro dosing schedule) they are fine to issue me with another 15mg pen this time and indeed this has just been approved.

I am guessing if I do this again, wait another 10 weeks or so, therefore leaving no doubt what I am up to, it will be a firm start back at 2.5mg … but the way they worded it made it sound like I might be able to keep ordering in this way now that I am already on 15mg??? …. it would be very beneficial for my finances if that were the case and has left me feeling that these wonderful GP led pharmacies do really want to assist and will be as flexible as they possibly can be. If this is something they can do in future - within official guidelines - then I am really counting my blessings.

I have, with much dithering on this matter, come to realise that after 4 + long decades of struggle around food and weight Mounjaro is to be a permanent feature in my life.

My partner (and I) were not delighted at the prospect of needing to find £150 ++ per month forever more (or certainly for the next ? 6 / 7 years ? until hopefully cheaper generic versions become available in the UK. Also my partner is sad that they now get to drink alone as I am pretty much teetotal as alcohol gives me the ick.

But, with coming off completely in mind, I recently titrated down to 3mg and OMG the resulting food obsession and grazing!, it put me mentally right back where I began and the reason why I started this med in 2025 in the first place, 60lbs ago.

We are now both in agreement fortunately - me going back to those dark days is just not worth it. The peace I feel on 5mg makes me so happy, satiated, content and living binge free. A no brainer at the end of the day.

Help / worried! We will have just 1 hour 9 mins between arrival of Eurostar from London at Gare du Nord to departing on TGV to Avignon from Gare de Lyon and it looks like best bet is to take RER D southbound one stop to Gare de Lyon. The one station stop is only 7 minutes but / however, google AI instructions I can find are saying allow 90 mins to 2 hours for this transfer if it is your first time navigating these Paris stations which it is for us. Do not want to rely on getting a taxi as am assuming taxis will have very long queues just after a Eurostar train has arrived, plus the RER transfer will be included in our Eurostar ticket price ….

An advice, reassurance / tips?

Many thanks… 😬.