Undecided about moving up to 5mg

[Summerbay23]

So undecided. I’m on W2 D4 at the moment. Supression not so intense this week but I’ve been easily able to keep to 1300 calories. I’ve lost 6lbs in total.

Reasons for staying at 2.5. I’ve still felt nauseous/ropey for the first couple of days and still bad constipation so don’t want side effects to be worse. I’m also away with friends mid May then on holiday early June so don’t want bad side effects then either.

Reasons for moving up to 5mg. What if the supression gets even less and I feel hungry/tempted again?

Id really like to stay on a lower dose if I can. Wondering what decisions other people have made and why? I’m still 16st3lbs so should hopefully continue to lose. I know I could order the 5mg pen and do a 3.75 dose but to be honest I’m worried about increasing when I’ve got a busy 6-7 weeks ahead.

It’s a tricky decision! I moved up to 5mg and now moving back down to 2.5mg, the side effects are horrendous for me but of course everyone is different 😊
I’m on week 12 and & 37lbs down

Do you mean moving up after the first month, Op, not moving up now? You’re supposed to stay at 2.5 for all least a month to help your body gradually get used to it.

Wow, that’s an amazing loss, congratulations. How many months did you do at 5mg? You are a good example of why I should possibly stay at 2.5.

Yes. Sorry not to be clear, moving up after 5 doses, not moving up early.

Oh that’s good, maybe just see how it goes. There are days when I still get awful diarrhoea, sulphur burps, and occasionally feel sick, usually when I’ve eaten too much, too rich, too fatty or just too late at night.
Yes, well done, @HattieMacTattie. You’ve lost almost as much as me and I’ve been on it for about nine months (now on 12.5mg and have lost about three and a half stone, maybe pushing four stone).

That’s an inspiring loss too!! Well done. Did you move up after the first month?

I’ve stayed on 2.5mg for 10
weeks and lost a stone, still losing, and I don’t intend to go up. I like still feeling a bit hungry as it’s good practise for when I eventually come off the medication. steady slow loss suits me to avoid gall stones!

@Summerbay23 I'll be 5 weeks on 2.5mg tomorrow and I've lost 10 pounds (starting BMI was 40).

Tomorrow I'm going up to 3.75mg. I was also undecided but I'm realising that the last 24-48 hours before "jab day" the food noise returns and I'm counting down the hours to jab so I'm going up to see if it helps.

Thanks, I guess it’s just how long I can risk waiting until ordering the next pen. Congratulations on your loss so far! Fantastic.

I'm with Asda so I ordered it after I had done the golden dose and then collected the next day.

You could order a 5mg and then count the clicks to get. A smaller dose although this is against the instructions

Yes, might do that too. I think I’ll wait until at least after my 3rd jab (delivery was quite quick last time).