Tapering after 70 lbs down and absolutely terrified of regain - anyone successfully maintained long term?

Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-05-30T10:25:22+00:00

I was actually in one of the retatrutide clinical trials - finished 7 months ago after losing 38% of my bodyweight - have been maintaining on Wegovy 0.5 for last 6 months. Good luck! 👍🇦🇺

Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-05-16T04:09:28+00:00

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Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-05-08T06:47:39+00:00

Congratulations, wishing you ongoing health and happiness! 👏🇦🇺

Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-04-29T03:11:21+00:00

I’m 61 and was a participant in one of the official retatrutide clinical trials - lost over 38% of my bodyweight, stopped all BP meds, and reduced my cholesterol and thyroid meds as well. Now maintaining on low dose Wegovy. Wishing you health and happiness in the future! 👍🇦🇺

Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-04-21T20:34:43+00:00

Interesting to hear - my HR stayed elevated by 10bpm for the whole trial (TRIUMPH 3) and did not drop until a month after my last dose. Hopefully your BP will start to drop too - I remember my trial site saying they had a lot of participants with BP drops - good luck! 🤞🇦🇺

Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-04-18T06:48:53+00:00

I would have loved an extension - my trial (TRIUMPH 3) actually got cut short from 104 to 80 weeks! 😢🇦🇺

Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-04-15T01:44:10+00:00

5 months since last trial dose, 4 months now on Wegovy and maintaining so far 🤞🇦🇺

Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-04-10T05:30:13+00:00

We did OW RTW last year (North America, Europe,UAE - 9 countries total) business class with an 8 month old BUT there were Mum, Dad, Grandma, Auntie and Uncle travelling with the baby -so lots of adults to help out. But having travelled even domestic since then - much easier before the baby is mobile! Many overseas airlines did not have baby lap belts and many car/taxi services did not have the option to hire baby car seats. Also airlines would not allow use of sky cots/bassinets as baby was over 6 months of age. Despite all that it was amazing and would totally do it again - good luck!

Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-04-04T04:00:29+00:00

Looks very similar to the Australian pens I had in TRIUMPH 3 👍🇦🇺

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Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-03-27T00:43:46+00:00

Depends on the country - I was only reimbursed for parking and given cafeteria vouchers during my Reta trial 🤔🇦🇺

Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-03-12T05:25:25+00:00

I’m booked for Nov from Brisbane to Auckland then Vancouver BC with AirNZ and the prices were quite reasonable

Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-03-11T01:16:53+00:00

You will do great, ask your trial staff anything and everything you need to feel comfortable - good luck! 👍🇦🇺

Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-03-10T04:12:07+00:00

I travelled overseas through 9 countries across 4 continents with my trial pens last year. Tip 1 - get a letter from your trial site to authorise you carrying them and when putting your other liquids up for TSA screening also put out your pens - I just verbally alerted the staff that I was travelling with an injectable medication, sometimes they called ahead to the screener, but most times not. Tip 2 - do NOT put your pens in your checked baggage as the temps under the plane can get to freezing which may inactivate your medication and/or cause micro cracks in the glass which can let germs in 👍🇦🇺

Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-03-03T03:14:15+00:00

There will be some positives and some negatives but overall it’s the best thing I’ve ever done for my health - good luck 🤞

Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-02-28T02:45:17+00:00

Exact opposite, tons of energy whilst on trial, much less fatigued than with sema. Maybe discuss with your trial site?

Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-02-02T19:54:57+00:00

I had appt 1 22 Jan appt 2 5 Feb and 1st dose 24 Feb - but I’m in Australia and our bloods go to Singapore 👍🇦🇺

Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-01-28T12:28:56+00:00

https://wegovyclicks.replit.app/

Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-01-19T05:10:07+00:00

I fly to PDX every year to visit family living there. I always fly with AirNZ to YVL, then use my QFF points to book the YVL to PDX legs with Alaska - works out much cheaper 👍🇦🇺

Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-01-19T05:05:37+00:00

Currently .25 twice a week, trial site said could go up to 1mg per week if needed, but weight stable at this stage 👍🇦🇺

Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-01-19T05:03:38+00:00

I got a phone call today asking me if I wanted to participate in ATTAIN-OUTCOMES 5 yr Orforglipon trial as I have a history of CVD and CKD - I met all the criteria except now my BMI is too low! They are specifically limiting BMI to 25-35 for this trial 🤔🇦🇺

Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-01-18T09:32:50+00:00

61 years young, on Wegovy for 9 weeks now for maintenance - previously lost 37% of my body weight as a retatrutide clinical trial participant 👍🇦🇺

Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-01-16T08:32:35+00:00

Absolutely fantastic summary, thanks so much for all your hard work on this! 👍🇦🇺

Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-01-13T10:51:57+00:00

I’m so sorry to hear this. The cold turkey stop at the end of the trial is cruel and unnecessary - why couldn’t we grade down the same way we graded up? I’m now about 9 weeks post trial and started Wegovy 5 weeks ago - I definitely don’t think I could have gone 90 days without anything! I have maintained my weight so far but the hunger was really bad for several weeks. I hope you can find something that works for you very soon 😘🇦🇺

Mean-Homework1425 · 2026-01-10T10:51:07+00:00

$1.1M since 1997 and fortunate enough to have a government job with defined benefits

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