No Joy in Hobbies

Hi everyone! I’ve been on tirzepatide 2.5mg for 4 shots now. In the last couple of weeks I’ve gotten the dull feeling for not having food as my reward but it’s also dulled my joy of doing my favorite hobby. I can’t even force myself to do the hobby. I know this tends to happen on higher doses but it can happen in the beginning. Has anyone else experienced this and does it go away? I’m already on an antidepressant for menopause symptoms. Thanks!

1. Belle member

   I’m about 5 months into the shot. My overall motivation has suffered and my adderall is the only thing keeping me together. I’m still on 5mg. I need tips too lol. My fatigue has been bad overall and i think it’s contributing. I still enjoy doing things it’s just forcing myself to do them and the initiation that’s hard.

2. Belle member

   I have also experienced this and found that NAD really helped with this! I would highly recommend for you to try out NAD to see if that could help you.

3. Belle member

   I would also suggest reaching out to your dr who helps you with your antidepressant. It’s my understanding that a GLP-1 can sometimes change the way your body metabolizes medicines bc of the delay in gastric emptying. It might be worth a convo with your dr to see if your meds need to be adjusted for a bit. 💗💗

4. Belle member

   This happened to me for a few weeks and it went away. Def keep an eye on it 💕 but from what I’ve heard a lot of people end up passing through that! For fatigue I know my NAD+ and MIC+B12 have that on lock. How are you sleeping?

5. Belle member

   @member not a problem. It’s just trying to work on my hobby in the evening. I end up just watching TV until I go to bed. Can’t seem to force myself or get movtivated.

6. Belle member

   I experienced this when I started on 10mg. I did notify my Belle provider. Luckily, it only lasted about 4-5 weeks and resolved on its own.

7. Belle member

   I’m hoping mine will pass as well!

8. Belle member

   This happened to me and went on for possibly 2 months. But at the same time I was also horribly fatigued. I got a function health membership and had like 119-120 blood tests run, and thought the oral estrogen pills I had been on for peri weren’t making things look so good so I switched to the patch at a dose equivalent to half of my previous pills and the problems went away pretty immediately, making me think for me it wasn’t the tirz. I saw in another post you’re on the patches so idk if this would be relevant for you. Derrick at belle talked to me about this and recommend a SAMe supplement, but I would book your own call in case that isn’t good for you personally to try. Howeverrrr- about hobby motivation… my husband and I talk about this a lot and the best thing to do is to just not think about whether you’re motivated at all and do the hobbies anyway. As you do them more and more, you are more motivated to continue doing them. So if you fall off the wagon it can be hard to get back on it, but just get back on and don’t think about it really. It will be more forced to start with so maybe do some easier projects to start with that you can complete more quickly and then let things progress naturally from there.

9. Belle member

   @member Thank you! I’ve been on the patch for several months now. I just noticed the change in the last couple of weeks. I figured it is the tirzepatide. You’re right. I just need to keep doing my hobby. I want to keep doing it because I love it, but also so it will help me not eat. I need it to help change my eating habit. 😂 I’m hopeful from other people’s responses that it’s temporary. Just got to push through!

10. Belle member

    @member if it is the tirz it is probably temporary, like I said just do easier projects when you don’t really feel like it. I have a lot of creative hobbies so I have a lot to choose from.. and actually for me, doing one hobby will make me more interested in doing another one of my hobbies like working on knitting something makes me want to paint next or sew. So you could always try something new or get a little hobby/art kit somewhere to do a single project. I think they probably activate the same part of the brain 🤷🏼‍♀️ idk what your hobby is but if it is creative, it can also help to look at coffee table books like photos of interior design or fashion, or to go on a drive in the country on a nice day, just look at beautiful things one way or another

11. Belle member

    @member I make handmade cards. I’m definitely going to get back in my craft room this weekend. I already have a card started. I’m just going to keep working on it until the joy comes back. It’s funny, I love to read. I don’t have a problem doing that. Just recently I couldn’t get back into the craft room. I know it will get better. 😊