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Week 4 is the common window for meaningful appetite suppression to arrive, after the GI adjustment phase settles.

9 months at 1mg with no response is the plateau that usually prompts an escalation or a stack - Vyvanse plus GLP-1 is a real combination people use when food noise isn't the only driver.

348 to 246 in 15 months with 86 more to go - still plenty of runway.

Good advice! Fiber is key, but you need plenty of water with it. Otherwise, you can end up with blockages. Chia seeds in my oatmeal work well for me.

I had random vomiting spells before Mounjaro. I thought I needed to eat a low FODMAP diet. I def get it on Mounjaro if I eat something that doesn't agree with me.

Stress driving? That's new to me, but I can see how that would happen. Have you tried other ways to cope? Maybe walking or some kind of exercise?

I quit caffeine six months ago and have zero desire for it anymore. (I also don't drink alcohol at all.) I wish I could say the same thing about nicotine, but semaglutide isn't doing anything for that addiction. :(

I've heard you shouldn't freeze reconstituted peptides, it can break them down.

Good luck, Med_Queen499! Hope it works better than the Wegovy did for you.

I have a colleague who used to drink a lot. She said when she started the shots, she lost interest in alcohol. We were all just glad, nothing else worked, so anything that helps people struggling with addiction is a win.

Do some research. There's a range for gram/lb based on goals, lean vs total weight, bro science, etc. I'm focused on maintaining mass while cutting. I started TRT, lifting, and take 3g HMB daily to protect lean mass. Getting another DEXA this month or next to compare to my baseline from...

I've been on Ozempic (a semaglutide) for a while now to manage my A1C, and honestly, I'm not sure why your doctor is suggesting a switch if your levels are already well-controlled and you only have mild side effects from metformin. Metformin has other protective benefits, too. I'd get a second...

Published: March 4, 2026 I had a veteran patient trying to give up smoking for about 12 years. He started on a GLP-1 med for his type 2 and, all of a sudden, he didn't want to smoke anymore. No gum, no patches, nothing. He wasn't even trying! It just happened. And another patient using these...

It depends on how curious you are... a baseline and checks along the way is what I’m doing. My next one should be next month.

I like this approach. Any advice on when to get a DEXA scan? Never had one. I've been on low dose (1mg/wk) Reta for a month. Noticed appetite and alcohol suppression. I was really surprised by the alcohol thing. I'll make a drink and barely finish it, and don't want another. My drinking is...