Maintenance dose of tirzepatide - what are you holding at?

Trying to decide whether to bump my tirzepatide dose or ride out this plateau. I've been at 12.5mg for a while now. How did you know it was time?

Talk to your prescriber before changing anything, but slow worked for me. Clothes are loose enough that I need a smaller size.

We're all in this together. Down 55 lbs over the last year on this journey.

Bone broth and electrolytes got me through the tough days. Has your sleep changed at all since starting?

You should be really proud. Honestly by month three the side effects basically disappeared.

Plateaus happen at every dose, so I'd give it a few more weeks before changing anything. I stalled around the same time after losing my first 13 lbs and it broke on its own without a bump. Worth asking whether hunger is actually creeping back, since that was the only thing that made moving up make sense for me.

Down 44 myself and hit a similar stall around the same stretch. For me the test was whether the appetite noise started creeping back -- once it did, I knew the current dose wasn't pulling its weight anymore. If you're still feeling nicely suppressed at 12.5, I'd give the plateau more time before changing anything.

My doctor had me hold until side effects settled. Did you split your dose or take it all at once?

On Saxenda I sat at the same level for a couple months before things started moving again, so a plateau alone wouldn't push me to change. If the appetite quiet is still working for you, I'd ride it out a bit longer before considering a step up.

Cutting fatty meals the day of my shot helped the nausea.

I was on 10 for months and hit a stall too, gave it about six weeks of tracking before deciding the plateau was real and not just noise. Ended up moving up and it broke things loose, but I know plenty of folks who rode out a few weeks and started losing again on the same dose. Down 39 lbs here so I get the hesitation about messing with what's mostly worked.

Just hit my first 20 lbs and I can't believe it. Smaller portions on shot day kept the GI stuff manageable.

Down about 20 myself and I sat at the same crossroads last spring. What tipped me off was when the food noise crept back and a month of stalls kept happening even with my protein and steps dialed in. Still, I'd give it a few more weeks at 12.5 before deciding anything.

The sulfur burps almost made me quit, slowing down eating helped. How's your energy been lately.

I'm down 11 so far and had the same question a couple months back. For me the tell was hunger creeping back in the evenings even though my meals hadn't changed -- if that's not happening for you, I'd just sit tight at your current spot a while longer.

What's your current titration schedule looking like? Fatigue hit hard on my first dose bump, more protein fixed it. Going slow on titration made all the difference for side effects.

Fatigue hit hard on my first dose bump, more protein fixed it. Constipation was my big one, magnesium at night helped a ton.

I plateaued until the dose increase kicked things back in gear. Fatigue hit hard on my first dose bump, more protein fixed it.

Down 7 myself so progress feels slow enough that I get the temptation, but I stalled about six weeks at my dose and riding it out ended up working -- the loss picked back up on its own. Only you know if hunger is creeping back in a way it wasn't before, and that's honestly what made me consider a change.

What's your current titration schedule looking like? Bone broth and electrolytes got me through the tough days.