2.5mg still working after months?

Stuck at 1mg going on three years. Stomach discomfort went from days to just a few hours after injection. Eat normally now. Holding strong! Using it for PCOS and endometriosis inflammation, plus insulin issues. Makes such a difference.
 
Currently on 4mg one time weekly. Spent about three months at 2.5mg before that. Didn't feel the need to split doses and the weekly schedule is working perfectly.
 
Been at one dose for months and it's holding strong. Started heavy and the med's been a lifesaver - dropped about 180 pounds overall. Still have work ahead but the wins add up. Spreading doses out when weight drops too fast is smart, not a failure. Body finds its rhythm when you ease off the gas.
 
The 2.5mg window is where most people spend too little time before moving up. If food noise is increasing after 2 months, that's the signal to move - but waiting a full 4 weeks at any new dose is standard before reading it as a plateau. Staying at 2.5 longer isn't losing gains - it's building baseline data while the gut adapts. The jump to 5mg typically lands cleaner once you're 6-8 weeks into 2.5. Going slower now means better tolerance later.
 
Moved to 2mg. After four weeks, no visible skin change, still on it five months later. Partner commented around three or four months. Stopping when the vial runs out.
 
Still working at 2.5mg after 5 months is the unusual end of the response curve - most see the suppression floor drop by now. If food isn't appetizing without restricting consciously, the GLP-1 is doing more than the dose typically suggests. The case for staying is real.
 
Plateauing at 5mg after two months is worth discussing with your prescriber - sometimes the jump to 7.5mg breaks the stall, other times it's a dietary factor the medication can't address on its own.
 
Still at 2.5mg at five months and still suppressing that hard is a real response - the dose spread idea is worth trying. Protein first at whatever meals you can manage is the main thing when calories are this low.
 
15% of starting weight in 12 weeks at 2.5mg is genuinely excellent. If the question is whether it's still working and the answer is 'I struggle to eat enough,' the answer is very clearly yes. Don't fix what isn't broken.
 
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