When to increase dose?

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I have been on Mounjaro for 2.5 weeks now and losing weight ok. I started dieting the week before just to help my mindset and am focusing on calories/protein etc.
I am due to take 3rd dose this week and then plan to order so I have my next pen in advance (post can be slow where I live).
I'm wondering is it worth trying another 4 weeks of 2.5 or going up?

At the moment I don't have a ton of suppression but I don't mind that too much because the help I am getting is that I'm not craving sweets or fatty foods most days and where I would have given in previously, I seem to be able to be more consistent. My only concern is that I've noticed more snacking this last couple of days and on the days I'm due to inject my cravings come back with a vengeance.
Reluctance to up my dose probably comes from the fact that I've had 0 negative side effects and I've heard the next dose can be bad for them.

Any tips for knowing when to go up?

The advice is if you are loosing weight then stick to your current dose. I think you'll know when you are ready to move up. For transparency I've been taking it 6 months and remained on 2.5mg throughout. I've lost just over 4st.

The 5mg pen is the same price as the 2.5. If you reorder 2.5 and find it's not enough you will have to just stick with it or inject twice to increase eg full clicks for 2.5 then x clicks for the 1.25 extra, getting through the pen quicker.

If you go for the 5, which is what I did, you can still take 2.5 by counting clicks. You can decide to go up to 3.75 or 5 or whatever you want. You can choose to get slightly longer out of the pen (controversial!) or just chuck it away after the 30 days.

Either way I would buy more needles and swabs so you are ready.

It sounds like you need to move up if you are not getting much suppression and cravings are kicking in.

I am an advocate for sticking to the lowest dose that works for you.

I went for the 5mg pen after my first 2.5mg. It will allow you to stick to 2.5mg or increase to 5mg (or somewhere in-between if concerned about negative side effects).

21 weeks in I am still using the 5mg pen to give me a 3.75mg dose and it is still mostly working. Some weeks the suppression wanes and will power is needed, then it will kick back in the following week without changing doses. I plan to stay on 3.75mg until I get 2-3 weeks where it needs a lot of will power and I am struggling to cope.

I totally agree! Price is the same. If you feel that 2.5 is not enough and you start snacking then it is better to order 5mg. You can either carry on with 2.5 by counting clicks or slowly increase the dose to maybe 3.75 before you jump straight to 5? I personally don't use it after 30 days but everyone has the right to do what they think is best for them.

Thank you all, I really appreciate it. I haven't talked about taking it as those around me disapprove so it's really helpful to be able to speak about it. I think I'll see how I get on this week and then if it's still going well try another 2.5.
Thanks again x