Following up on semaglutide and wanted to open this up for the group. I plateaued until the dose increase kicked things back in gear.
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Just took my semaglutide dose, sharing how it's going
The plateau-before-kick thing is real, I had the same pattern on Mounjaro where 5mg stalled out and 7.5 got things moving again down here in MN. Down about 12 lbs so far, slow but steady. Glad the increase worked for you too.
Say, Going slow on titration made all the difference for side effects.
Cutting fatty meals the day of my shot helped the nausea. We're all in this together.
Slow and steady works, I'm down 15 myself and it took a stall on my old dose before the next one shook things loose again. The lighter meals on shot days kept my stomach happy too.
Say, Just hit my first 20 lbs and I can't believe it. The jump to the next dose was smoother than I feared.
The stall-then-breakthrough pattern is so real -- I sat stuck for weeks before my increase, then dropped another 6 lbs in a month. Congrats on the 20, that milestone felt huge when I passed it too. Down 34 now and it still surprises me some mornings.
I plateaued until the dose increase kicked things back in gear.
I plateaued until the dose increase kicked things back in gear. I set a reminder so I never guess which dose I'm on. Update us when you can.
My prescriber recommended holding through the holidays and it was smart. My prescriber walked me through the titration schedule step by step. The jump to the next dose was smoother than I feared.
My clinic checks in before every increase, which I appreciate. Enjoy this win.
Bumping felt scary the first time, easy by the third. Found my sweet spot dose and I'm not in a hurry to go higher. Take it with a grain of salt, every body reacts differently.
The post-increase plateau break is so real, same thing happened to me. Down 6 lbs myself and stalled for weeks until my last bump restarted things. Glad the jump went smooth for you.
The stall-then-break cycle seems to be a common pattern, happened to me too. Down about 5 myself and was stuck for almost a month before things moved again. Nice to hear the increase did its job for you.
Consistency is paying off for you. Big respect for sticking with it.
That dose-bump restart is real, my stall broke about three weeks after mine and now I'm down 31 total. Glad the uptick unstuck you too.
Stalls are so discouraging but mine broke a few weeks after my increase too, and I'm sitting at 22 down now. Glad the higher dose got things moving for you again.
The starter dose alone did more for me than I expected. Consistency with my injection day mattered more than the exact dose.
Interesting that the increase is what got things moving for you two, since I'm still on my starting dose and down about 4 lbs so far. Hoping I can ride this wave a while before needing to make that call.
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