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    redfang replied to the thread My clothes are too big!.
    Take someone else shopping. Mine did this: once she'd dropped many pounds my mother kept buying things five sizes too large, so I walked...
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    redfang replied to the thread Sema vs. PMS Appetite Battle!.
    At .25 the chatter hadn't vanished, but it got noticeably quieter. Appetite dipped slightly, yet steady loss only started once I reached...
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    redfang replied to the thread 25 with chronic food noise. planning to take mounjaro/reta - should i?.
    Mine wasn't nonstop thinking about food. It showed up as three habits. First, snacking without hunger simply because snacks were in the...
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    redfang replied to the thread Slow Start on GLP-1s?.
    I side with the other replies. The first .25 and .5 doses are basically loading, real therapy begins around 1mg and needs a few doses to...
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    redfang replied to the thread GLP-1s and a new lease on life!.
    Great to see a doctor who considers price. After 7 months at 5mg I stepped up to 7.5, and the 15mg pen, which stretches over 2.5 months...
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    redfang replied to the thread Hitting Goals!.
    Not certain I count as a strong responder, though I began in April at 285 with a long term target of 180. Short term goals help me too...
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    redfang replied to the thread Scale's a liar!.
    Blame the scales, not yourself. Your reading shifts by the hour, by the day, by the week. No reading ever shows your true weight, since...
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    redfang replied to the thread Feeling like my clock turned back!.
    The $149 monthly figure is the manufacturer's entry price, medication included. That's oral Wegovy at the starting dose, and the price...
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    redfang replied to the thread Reta plateau at week 10 - dose up?.
    Week two at 10mg for me. Possibly another week or two at 10mg to check whether the August plateau gives way, but 12mg is tempting, since...
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    redfang replied to the thread Math check for Reta dose?.
    One option: reconstitute the whole amount, then split it across sterile vials. Suppose you wanted 60mg in 6ml. Put 2ml into the vial and...
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    redfang replied to the thread Finally seeing results!.
    Worth adding that even without the scale moving much on this medication, it's genuinely been life changing. All my PCOS symptoms have...
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    redfang replied to the thread Ozempic long-term - my story.
    Could've stuck with the older diabetes pills, but instead talked to my endocrinologist about switching over. Didn't come across as a...
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    redfang replied to the thread Sema not working? Help!.
    On the whole 'did it take a while' question, the single-pathway medication needs roughly four to five weeks of consistent weekly dosing...
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    redfang replied to the thread Restarting at the Lowest Dose?!.
    A moderate amount worked best for me for a good while. The next step up barely made a dent, then going higher still worked out great...
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    redfang replied to the thread Booze on GLP-1s: A Cautionary Tale.
    Would you actually call yourself someone with an alcohol dependency, or just someone who's lost interest in drinking since starting this...
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