Wegovy - take a break or keep on low dose? (Planning around holiday)

[ProudMNslapper]

Hi everyone. I’ve had 3 weeks on Wegovy (0.25 pen). It’s been pretty straightforward. Food noise gone, appetite for food (and drink) suppressed a bit but not entirely, minimal side effects (felt really sick but wasn’t one day had too much rich food and drink). I’ve lost 10 pounds in 3 weeks which is not huge but it’s been pretty “easy” in that I’m not feeling deprived. I’m due to start the 0.5 pen next week.

In 5 weeks time I’m going on holiday for 3 weeks to countries with rich, spicy food and possibly lacking in public toilets. So do I:

1. Carry on with the 0.25 dose up to and through the holiday (and don’t go mad on spicy food and drink)
2. Move up to 0.5 next week, risk increasing side effects and feeling crap on holiday.
3. Stop taking on holiday and then restart after.

I’m tending towards 1. I guess there’s a risk that the low dose will stop working at some point but if I CAN continue to lose at a low dose then I figure there should be less bounce back when I come off?

I'd definitely go with option 1 or 3. You don't want to risk it with increasing while on holiday. Better safe than sorry.

10 pounds in 3 weeks IS huge. Two pounds a week is a good steady rate. Move up to the .5 as any side effects are usually in the first week, so if you are still at home, you have enough time for it to settle.

I may have missed that the holiday is in 5 weeks time. So you have at least 3 weeks for any side effects to have settled. In that case, I'd do option 2 and if by the 3rd week or so, you're not comfortable, then take a break and restart after holiday.

Thanks for the thoughts ladies. Yeah, I guess I could trial the spicy food while I’m home …