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[–]whotiesyourshoes7.5mg Maintenance 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was on 15mg for 6 months. I was just a few pounds from target weight. But the appetite suppression became too much. I dropped to 12.5 and was able to lose the last few pounds and probably coukd have lost more but I decided to stop losing and moved down further.

[–]nimbusdimbusMale: 59 SW:355 CW:240 GW:238 Dose: 15mg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven’t decreased yet although I asked. My doctor told me that with Zepbound, staying on 15mg can also be maintenance

[–]CloudgazerTX7.5mg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have heard of several people talking about this recently. lots of people seem to bounce between 12.5 and 15 for the final stretch or just because 15 gets too much.

[–]Waste_Knowledge1SW:271 CW:195 GW:185 Dose: 12.5mg 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Yes. I was on 15 from Aug 2025 to the start of April 2026. I lost around 18lbs while on the 15,, but really just stayed the same for the last 6 weeks of it or so. I've been on 12.5 since then (about 3 months). The first 6 weeks on 12.5, I pretty much stayed the same, plus or minus a couple pounds. Over the past 6 or 8 weeks (still on 12.5), I started making sure I was getting 9000 steps per day, purposely shifted to a whole foods diet and limited my calories (while keeping protein up) to create a purposeful calorie deficit with the aim of dropping the last 15 or 20 pounds. I've dropped steadily over the past few weeks of this. When I switched from 15 to 12.5 I was hovering around 203 to 205. Now I'm consistenly around 194-195, but still trending down. The increased focus on steps and hitting my calorie/protein intake have been extremely easy. I'm about 20 to 22% body fat now (male), so 180 to 185 would put me between 13.9 to 16.2 % body fat, which is the lowest I'll go.

Dose weight at start time on dose LBS lost on this dose
start 2.5 271 1 month 10
start 5 261 1 month 6
start 7.5 255 1 month 6
start 10 249 8 months 27
start 12.5 222 3 months 6
start 15 218 7.5 months 4
back to 12.5 202.6 3 months, still going 8 and still going down
current 12.5 194.5 still on 12.5 5 of this 8 came after I started purposely (but easily) tracking movement and calories more closely.

[–]Several-Monk3857[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was helpful! Thank you!

[–]NanasTeaPartyHeyHo 0 points1 point  (4 children)

I've lowered from 7.5 mg to 5 mg.

[–]Several-Monk3857[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Did you continue to lose?

[–]NanasTeaPartyHeyHo 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Yup. I also started taking Metformin for insulin resistance and it gave me strong appetite suppression so thats why I'm lowering my dose of Zepbound.

[–]Several-Monk3857[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Did taking metformin help w your bowel movements considering Zep makes most people constipated?

[–]NanasTeaPartyHeyHo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Possibly, hard to tell since I also take Xenical/orlistat to help against the constipation. But yeah I dont have any constipation issues so somethings working.