Reply 3's questions matter more than the dose number IMO. I've been parked at 0.5 for over two months now, down 17 lbs, and keeping up with walks is what keeps me from second-guessing the slower climb. I'll only think about moving up if the food noise creeps back.
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Does anyone else stay at 0.5mg longer than the standard schedule?
I stayed on the starter dose an extra month and it was the right call. So proud of you.
Same here, I sat at 0.5 for almost three months because appetite control was solid and side effects were minimal. Only bumped up when the cravings started sneaking back in around week ten. Slower climb worked fine for me, still lost steadily the whole time.
Down 24 lbs myself and I stretched 0.5 way past the schedule too. If hunger stays quiet there's no reason to rush the climb -- I only moved when the cravings started creeping back in.
I stayed put at 0.5 for a good while too and it never slowed my losses -- down 44 lbs overall and most of that came while ignoring the schedule entirely. Food noise coming back was my only real signal to move, so if your appetite is quiet right now I'd ride it out.
I sat at 0.5 for nearly six months and kept losing the whole time, down 66 lbs now. Moving up early always wrecked my stomach, so staying put was the better trade for me. The food noise was the only thing that ever told me it was time.
No rush here either. I'm on Mounjaro and loitered a few doses longer than planned because the food noise was gone and losses kept coming -- only bumped when the hunger crept back. Sounds like you've found yours, so stay put til it isn't.
I camped at 0.5 for months too and my losses kept ticking, though at a slower pace. Only thought about moving when the food noise started creeping back in, which sounds like your situation isn't there yet. No rush if it's still working.
Talk to your prescriber before changing anything, but slow worked for me. The jump to the next dose was smoother than I feared.
Talk to your prescriber before changing anything, but slow worked for me. My last check-up came back looking great.
I spent most of my first year on 0.5 too and still dropped a big chunk of my 74 lbs there, so staying put while it works makes sense to me. Food noise returning was the only thing that ever pushed me to consider moving up.
Down 8 lbs myself and still hanging out at the lower end, so no rush here either. Only thing that'd make me reconsider is if the appetite quiet starts fading.
Staying at the lower dose is where most of my 43 lbs came off too, no plans to climb until the appetite control slips. Higher doses are there if you ever need them, not a race.
I climbed all the way to the top of the Wegovy ladder before figuring out hunger was creeping back, not side effects. If 0.5 is still keeping the food noise quiet for you, I'd ride it as long as it lasts - the higher doses will still be there later.
I'm down 65 lbs and did most of it at the same low dose before ever moving up - if the appetite control is still doing its job, there's no reason to rush. Once the food noise starts creeping back, that was my cue to go higher, but a good stretch at a comfortable dose beats chasing a schedule.
Wish I'd known this earlier - I climbed on schedule out of some idea there was a finish line, and looking back the lower doses were doing plenty. Only moved up when the food noise came back, not because a calendar told me to. Three pounds might feel slow but if the quiet is there, that's the win.
Same boat here, still sitting at 0.5 after months and the early loss was slow (5 lbs in) but the appetite control hasn't budged, so I see no reason to touch it. A calendar means nothing to me now - when the food noise comes back, that's my signal, not a week count.
This is the good stuff right here. Consistency is paying off for you.
Stuck with the same thinking here - stayed low for ages and food noise stayed quiet the whole time. Only considered a bump once the cravings started creeping back, and that worked out fine. Why chase side effects for a number on a pen?
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