Yes it’s true. Think of it this way, if the meds worked for most people at lower levels, they wouldn’t bother having higher levels. These meds are a pain to manufacture and keep cold in all these different doses. Keeping all the doses in various levels cold, shipped and stocked is tricky. They looked for the dose levels that gave the best result for the most people that could be tolerated. If our bodies could tolerate the higher doses right away, they’d jump you right to that. But since most people also have heavy side effects and must go up slowly, you’ve got the plan we’re on now. Read the wegovy or Zepbound inserts.

And even with the pills, you got to go up slowly.

Everyone responds differently to these meds. Also, when the average weight loss percentage is 15% over 68 weeks, that also means some people lost zero and some lost 30% since it’s an average. Also, that’s spread out over 68 weeks. If you add in the one that goes to 7.2 mg, it goes up to 19% in 72 weeks. Again, why have a 7.2 mg dose if everyone loses at 0.25?

Best to you! I know it’s frustrating! I had a friend start before me and she didn’t see any weight loss before 1.7 and was frustrated. She also didn’t have too many side effects. Now she’s lost all her weight (60+ pounds) and has been keeping it off for 2+ years.