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Before and after labs — cholesterol, A1C, all improved

Started by CassandraWebb · Jun 15, 2026 · 39 replies · 890 views
Jun 15, 2026 #1
My doc kept me at 0.5mg for almost 3 months because I was losing well and tolerating it fine. I pushed back a bit because I'd read about faster titration schedules, but looking back I'm glad she slowed it down. Zero serious side effects the whole time. Anyone else had a similar experience with a conservative titration?
Jun 16, 2026 #3
Late to this but Ugh I felt exactly the same way at that stage. Did your appetite come back at all on the higher dose. Sending solidarity, this part is genuinely hard. (Not medical advice, just my own experience.)
Jun 17, 2026 #4
Reading this and Ugh I felt exactly the same way at that stage. Did the nausea ease up after the first few weeks for you. I stayed on the starter dose an extra month and it was the right call. Thanks for sharing this. Everyone's different of course.
Jun 17, 2026 #5
I hit a 6-week stall and thought the medication had stopped working. It hadn't. The body sometimes needs time to catch up with the fat loss. Measurements changed even when the scale didn't.
Jun 23, 2026 #14
You're not alone in this, so many of us have been there. I stayed on the starter dose an extra month and it was the right call. Keep us posted! (Not medical advice, just my own experience.)
Jun 24, 2026 #15
Just wanted to say, Did your appetite come back at all on the higher dose. Look how far you've come. So glad I'm not alone in this. (Not medical advice, just my own experience.)
Jun 24, 2026 #16
I've been at 10mg tirzepatide for three months now and I can honestly say it's the most powerful appetite suppression I've experienced. I'm not hungry in the mornings at all and sometimes have to remind myself to eat lunch. The GIP component really does seem to add something beyond what semaglutide did for me. Zero complaints at this dose.
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