Does anyone else stay at 0.5mg longer than the standard schedule?

Curious what made you decide to stay, was it side effects easing off or the appetite control still holding?

How's the food noise holding up late in the week? That's the thing I'd watch before deciding.

How's the food noise holding up late in the week? That's what told me to stay put at 0.5 for a while.

I stayed at 0.5 until the food noise started creeping back around day five, then moved up. Sounds like yours is still holding, so I'd probably sit tight.

idk, i stayed at 0.5 for a couple months past when my doc wanted me to bump it. The food noise was already quiet enough there and i couldn't see a reason to rush it.

I stretched 7mg on Rybelsus way past the usual ramp because the appetite quiet was still holding. Only moved when it started slipping, and honestly the jump felt milder than i expected.

Bone broth and electrolytes got me through the tough days. Ginger tea and tiny meals saved me through the early weeks. Eating slower than I ever have has fixed most of my GI issues.

That takes real discipline. You're setting a great example for the rest of us.

I sat at 0.5 for months too and only moved when appetite started creeping back. Down 40 lbs now and honestly think the slow pace is why the side effects never wrecked me. No calendar needed.

I stayed on 2.5 for a while myself before bumping up, mostly because the appetite control was still solid and I didn't see a reason to rush. Not on 0.5 though, so I get why you'd want to sit tight

I lingered at 0.5 way past the schedule too and my loss barely slowed, down 45 lbs now. Appetite creeping back was my only signal to move, no calendar involved.

Do you notice the appetite creep as a slow thing or does it hit suddenly? I only ask because mine came back pretty abruptly around week six at 1mg.

Sounds like we all landed on the same rule: hunger is the signal, the calendar isn't. I sat at 0.5 for months too, and only moved once appetite stopped staying quiet between meals. Down 29 lbs at my own pace, no regrets about lingering.