A day early or an extra 0.5mg?

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I’m on 5mg and am struggling a bit, I got to my ideal weight but have put on 3lbs in the past 4 weeks. I don't need a lot ‘more’ just something to take the edge off. I have only ever been as high as 7.5mg and tbh it was too much for me, but I did go up very slowly 0.5mg at a time. Now I’m wondering whether is should do an extra 0.5mg this week or inject a day early. I have never really felt it wear off towards the end of a week like some people do so I’m not sure if a day early might help. What do people think?

I've found both methods helpful, separately. Up to you really. Are you ok with changing and keeping track of your injection day if it changes?

Yes I log into an app so I remember which day/dose/site. If they have both helped you thats promising. I’m not sure which would be better, I’m leaning towards an extra 0.5mg but not for any reason, just as that’s what I have done before:

I always find increasing the dose slightly works better than taking it a day early.
When I tried taking it 1-2 days early for 3 weeks, I got stomach cramps each week which was odd as I’ve never had side effects on MJ in a year of taking it until then. Plus it didn’t become any more effective.
When I increase my dose is when I find I get better suppression and losses without any S/Es.

Thats just my body though, appreciate we’re all different.

Both have worked for me.

I'm not on maintenance yet as still have a lot to lose. Twice now, I'd taken it a day early, because I wanted to move my regular day back from a Friday. I kept the dose the same. The first time I felt dreadful and nauseous ALL the following day. I've only had it mildly when going up a dose, but then, I've only ever gone up very gradually. The 2nd time I took it a day earlier, I seemed to get terrible constipation 😩

Based on my very limited experience of twice, I'd inject on your regular day but up it by 0.5mg.

Thanks everyone, I think that upping slightly is the way forward this week.

Have you ever done this because in my experience and anecdotally the pharmacy will not deviate from the prescribing standard so will just tell me to go to 7.5mg. I don’t want or need a whole 2.5mg so won’t be doing that.

Oh no it’s fine I’m just pondering it all and wondered if you had maybe had a positive experience with prescribers. I reckon I’m overthinking it at this point, I have been in for nearly 2 years with great success but this is the first gain (I have had a few periods of maintaining throughout) and it’s come just to tip me back into a zone I was happy leave as I was at a really good weight. I think 3lbs in the bigger scheme is probably nothing to worry about but it has made me realise rather then sticking at my ‘ideal’ weight (which was just in the top of healthy range) i need to aim for maybe half a stone below so i can have a few pounds to ‘play’ with.

I have actually decided to give it one more week just with the 5mg before changing anything as experience tells me I need patience, not more MJ, for now!