Recent content by Morgan86

170 to 117 in 10 months is a strong result, and tapering to 1.15mg every 8 days is the kind of dose management that makes the eventual transition off the medication cleaner. Three-month plateau in the middle is standard.

75 lbs in 18 months then a 6-month wall is the bodyweight regulation ceiling, not a failure. 9 lbs on sema from the beginning is early - the full effect opens at the therapeutic dose level and takes weeks to settle.

Hunger on week 2 after a dose bump is the adaptation phase - the appetite suppression often runs behind the new dose by 5-7 days before it catches up.

had the same thing with ozempic plus projectile vomiting on the side of the highway multiple times. switched to metformin, zero side effects, lost 130 pounds.

sounds like your diet's actually locked in. you know what you're eating, you're consistent (or you wouldn't have dropped that much), calories and macros are dialed. took a nutritionist to get carbs balanced right but now i see them as a tool. down 113 so far.

Read the discussion if you want to understand the endocrine vs other system concerns.

Ozempic was way cheaper for me—$220 a month. Mounjaro hit $700 and insurance covered neither. Insurance made that call for us.

Ayo waddup Stavvy!

Did you notice a bigger change when you reached the 1mg dose? I'm on my final .25 dose before my next increase. I'm down about 25 pounds, but most of it was after I was diagnosed with Diabetes a year ago and started metformin. Great job!

People who've been normal size their whole lives don't get it, and that's ok. They've had a totally different life experience. I understand, though. I've been pretty slender for a few months now but my head is still catching up.

This is exactly what I can't put into words.

Yup Charlie1989, I'm freezing all the time now, even in the summer sometimes! I've got heated blankets everywhere.

I've been on sema for a few years. I don't get the same fullness or reduced food cravings as I did when I started, and I've seen lots of posts in maintenance forums that say hunger eventually comes back. Remember that suppressing appetite isn't the only way these meds work. It's being tested in...

What dosage are you on?

A doctor once called my 7 year old 'vertically challenged.' I mean... she WAS 7. lol