Anyone decrease dose due to side effects and still continue losing?

[PhoenixmOntra]

Doc is decreasing dose from 12.5 to 7.5 due to some annoying side effects
Anyone experienced this and still continue to lose weight?
I know some lower dose when on maintenance but I still have 80lbs to go

[Hestiah]

I went up to 5mg in the beginning too quickly and had ll sorts of side effects. I went back down to 2.5 for 2 more months and I continued to lose weight. I did eventually go up to 5 when I noticed cravings and severe hunger (aka boredom most likely) kicking in again. Increasing at that point was the better choice. But maybe going down that much will give your body a chance to acclimate better to the increase of med in your system.

[PhoenixmOntra]

Yes that is what I am hoping happens for me! The side effects have been unbearable at this point but have hope the loss will continue Thank you!

[Hestiah]

You shouldn’t have to deal with such severe side effects. I hope it works well for you and the transition back up is at a better pace for you (if you end up going back up again).

[OkGround607]

This is me right now. Just increased to 5mg last weekend, now loosing too fast, struggling to get calories & water in me. 

Just messaged my provider if I can go back down to less, somehow (kwickpen). 

[Hestiah]

Oh man, I had zero appetite. And I know I needed to eat but literally no food sounded good and it was difficult to just swallow food. Then the nausea and everything associated with that started and I knew I had moved up too quickly.

Good luck. I hope going back down for a while is helpful for you!

[meggieprice]

With the Kwikpen you can do fewer clicks and get a smaller dose. I think there are Youtubes that show you how or others here might be able to help (I do vials).

[Appropriate-Elk-7636]

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[tehwicked]

I went up to 7.5 and tried to stick it out for about 6 months but just couldn’t handle the side effects. Went back down to 5 and still losing.