Half dose this Christmas week?

[Mounjaroscarednewbie]

Lots of chat around missing a dose at Christmas, but I'm thinking of talking a half dose instead . What do people think ? I don't want to over indulge this week but I would like to enjoy my food a bit more , and a reasonable portion of Christmas dinner ...
Just wondering if doing a half dose or reduced dose would be preferable to skipping a dose .

If your not enjoying your food and small portions now maybe your on too high dose. ?

I will be carrying on as normal and just eat very sensibly, like 1 mince pie not 4 or 5. And a small dinner not oing in for seconds etc.

I’m taking my 7.5 as normal. Don’t want to mess with the levels of the drug.

I've just done my 7.5mg dose yesterday as normal, so that will be me for the Christmas period. I want to continue on with my new normal of eating a small portion and being satisfied with that. I'm actually looking forward to having a Christmas Day where I'm not internally cursing myself for having no self control.

@morbidcuriosity Maybe I am on too high a dose, but it's only 5mg. I think actually, I will try reducing it by a third , rather than half dose.

Normal dose. Would you change the dose of any other medication because it's Christmas?

@unsync Actually I would adjust a dose of medication, regardless of Christmas. I am very sensitive to medication and do tend to start with a lower dose than prescribed...Build up gradually.
My question is about whether or not it would be preferable to reduce a dose to skipping a dose .

I've just realised I done my 5mg jab yesterday so that's me till after Xmas I usually start to feel hungry Wednesday night

How long have you been on 5mg? If your finding you can't eat then yeah maybe go back down to 2.5 for a while.
I have no experience in different strengths, I just did 5 at 2.5 then straight to 5 and did 2 pens, now on 7.5 . 7.5 is strong, but I can still enjoy food just much smaller amounts, which to be honest my portion size now is probably a normal person's dinner not the big lot I used to eat.. reason I was obese to start with.
I wouldn't just change it for Christmas though, change it for a few weeks till your body is happy with the strength then up again.

I've been on 5mg for 7 weeks and it was working fine until this week where suppression has gone after 4 days..I was going to go up tomorrow on dose day but might stick to 5mg so I won't be forcing food down and can eat a reasonable dinner! Follow your instincts and do what's right for you. Everyone has different suppression levels at different doses and week.

Absolutely won't be missing a dose. I think I must have gained about ½ stone last Xmas period. Couldn't stop grazing, would easily have 5 or more mince pies in a day and God knows how many Quality Street. Plus a huge Xmas dinner then seconds (and thirds) on the actual day.
I have just gone up to 7.5 so got a headache today but it is worth it if it gets rid of the food noise.
I do worry about putting it all back on again really quickly if / when I stop using MJ. My 2nd pen was delayed and I noticed my sweet tooth came back really fast, within about half a week of missing my jab. I know I need to train myself to eat better but I have 30+ years of binge-eating to undo 😕

Going up to 12.5 on Wednesday. I stopped last Christmas and gained ten lb, not doing that again.

You can't be 'very sensitive' to all medication.

I'm adjusting mine down to 2.5 from 5 because I'm not really liking being on 5. I want to see how it goes before ordering my next pen.

I took mine today as normal so it will be wearing off a bit by Wednesday (still titrating). I’m enjoying eating Christmas food in moderation so far. A small slice of cake is just as nice as a big one!

I’m delaying my dose by one day, because occasionally I feel dodgy and have very stinky burps the day after injecting. Normal day is Tuesday evening so I’m going to do it Christmas Day evening instead

I've been so sick on 5mg that I halved my dose today just because a don't want to spend Christmas miserable. After Christmas, I hope I either feel less sick or can deal with it better but that's currently a January problem.