5mg stopped working

[PresidentBarklett]

Hi all. Been on 5mg for the last 2 months and it has simply stopped working over the last week. Constant thoughts of food and able to comfortably overeat again. Am white knuckling it until Friday when I can go up to 7.5. Relying on willpower which, as you might imagine, is in short supply. It's a sobering and depressing change after 3 months of freedom from all this.

I already have my plan to increase, but am plaguing myself with thoughts that maybe I've had my shot and I'm back to the same old battle again. I'm looking for reassurance really. Has anyone else experienced this and then gone on to get the positive effects kicking back in when they increased? I'm a worrier by nature abd the thought of having this come to an end is genuinely very upsetting.

Try not to be despondent or negative. This just means the dose is not effective for you so you need to move up. I'm about to start 10mg due to the dose wearing out, i managed almost 2 months on it before it stopped working and yes suppression kicks back in strongly with the increase. Some people just need a higher dose.

5mg is a relatively low dose, it's not unusual to have to move up. I wouldn't be concerned.

It’s just you didn’t follow the dosing schedule, so your body is fully tolerant, it should be fine moving up now, some find they can’t tolerate if they stay on a lower dose too long, hopefully you will be fine, the odds are in your favour.

I would inject a day early, do the 7.5 tomorrow. It’s within the guidance.

Thanks for the advice, all. I injected 7.5 on Thursday night and suppression is back, thank the lord. Went to a wedding today, was able to eat a nice, sensible amount and had no desire for the pizza and doughnuts that came out later in the evening. Am now sitting with a nice cup of tea and no compulsion to snack.

No side effects yet, touch wood, other than my usual slight headache the morning after injecting plus some (non sulphurous) burps.