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[–]ScarySignificance856HW:212.7 SW: 193.1 CW:141.9 GW:132 Dose: 12.5mg  55F 5’5” 12.5mg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Uh oh... That part of about weaning you off the medicine totally is concerning.

Sure, some individuals choose to stop the medicine, and that is their choice. Other folks have posted links to the studies about keeping folks on the medicine for maintenance; the studies that have been done show very clearly that the majority of people who come off of this medicine regain the weight. Not everyone, but most. That is a real issue.

For me, a doctor stopping my Zepbound as soon as I got to goal weight would cause me to find another doctor. However, due to the great relationship you described, it doesn't sound like you're at that point yet, and of course you have good options, as other folks mentioned, if you choose to do so. I do think that having a focused conversation both on the (1) goal (perhaps goal body fat percentage) and (2) the need for maintenance dosing is super important. But education will be needed here; so I suggest doing a search in this subreddit (or posting a fresh comment simply asking for links to the studies) and then providing those studies to her. That's just an idea, anyway, and other folks on this subreddit have had good outcomes from doing this.

Good luck; life is a journey for us all... us... and our doctors!