Recent content by Katie Cox

Ozempic for diabetes tops out at 2.0, but Wegovy semaglutide goes up to 7.2 now. If it's for T2, tirz would probably be next after 2.0 since insurance would likely cover it.

I climbed slowly to my current 2mg dose, and for some unknown reason 2mg feels best. No more nausea.

What an amazing and inspiring result!!! You go, girl! Were you on any vitamins next to the mounjaro?

I never used another GLP ahead of Reta. What exactly do you give up if you stop Reta? Does Reta have a better fat-burning mechanism while Tirz is better at appetite suppression? Beyond inflammation control, what edge does Tirz hold on Reta?

My Ozempic start was in November since of type 2 diabetes, and lost little weight until I reached 1 mg. Maybe 25 lbs total. I stay on 1 mg because my A1C improved drastically, and there's not much more weight I can spare.

I reached a plateau of about 6 months immediately when I started 15mg, after losing about a third of my body weight. Then I started losing again out of nowhere and I am down about 47% in total, still slowly losing. No changes on my end, the loss simply paused and later resumed on its own...

Go for it, you really can do this. Mounjaro makes sticking to a calorie-controlled plan so much easier!

This has the look of rebound hunger. Are you dosing each week? Some people dose every five days or more often. I wouldn't be scared to raise the tirz dose, for instance 7 mg on a five-day cycle (close to 10 mg weekly). Adding cagri is a decent option too.

I am 50, female, as of August 5. I started O in August 2022 for t2d, 5'2", starting weight 243, now about 160. My appetite was suppressed with each new dose while I learnt a new way of eating, and I think that's how I maintain the loss. Ozempic wasn't my only tool, my eating habits genuinely...

Progress has stopped entirely. Now the goal's shifted to gaining a little back, or at least holding the line. Insurance won't approve stepping down to the smaller amount, so staying put at the current level but skipping alternate weeks. Considering tapering off completely. Type 2 diabetes stays...

Are you currently running any GLP-1, and if so, which one and at what amount? Genuinely curious about a specific optimism-boosting peptide since that effect sounds useful for me. Already prone to depression and low moods in general, and the flatness reta brings on tends to deepen that tendency...

Are you at the higher dose yet? Sometimes it just takes other people longer! Saw zero movement on the scale despite being on the lowest amount for over three months and cutting food intake significantly. Only once I bumped up did the weight actually start coming off, and even then it was...

Way to go! The scale reading is only ever a number, but genuine self-love sticks around forever. So happy to hear things feel more comfortable these days! Enjoy every version of who you are, whatever the weight says!

Sorry if how I phrased that came out a bit off, but genuinely appreciate hearing your take. Feels like plenty of folks are only now catching on that this drug class offers a whole lot beyond simply shrinking the number on the scale.

Those early claims about GLP-1s causing severe muscle loss look overstated, mostly because standard scans like DEXA lump intramuscular fat in with total muscle mass. Compounds such as tirzepatide and reta have actually been shown in studies to specifically cut down that muscle marbling, meaning...