Okay to stay on a tiny dose of Ozempic?

[workingongreens15]

The logic of taking what insurance will cover at the lowest effective dose is reasonable, but the eating-less point applies regardless of which dose you're on. For the OP at 135 and 5'2, the goal is probably a 10-15 lb change which some people achieve at very low doses without going higher. The insurance coverage question and the clinical dose question are two different problems.

 

[Vinnie33]

Health anxiety improving alongside the weight loss is a connection more people report than you'd expect. 50 lbs in a year with a 5-month gap is still a strong result and the anxiety piece improving too is worth noting for the OP. Staying on a lower dose long-term when it's also doing something for the anxiety side has a different calculus than just the weight piece.

 

[sage_zepfan]

Sounds painfully familiar to my year running ozempic, ended up landing at a tiny amount every other day since that was enough to blunt hunger without heavy nausea. Thankfully other options in this drug class have treated me better with less queasiness. Think the logic here is basically right about finding the correct amount, but ideally scale back roughly ten percent to hopefully hang onto much of the hunger control while shedding some nausea, or move to spacing doses out twice a week instead.

 

[espresso_wk1286]

Wrapped up my first four weeks and sat down with my GP, honestly a bit let down to hear him say bumping the dose wasn't needed since 0.25 was already doing the job. He did clarify though that increasing dose was never really the point. The actual goal with ozempic is staying on the smallest amount that still works.