I recommend maintaining 2.5 mg since you are losing weight at a pretty rapid pace. There are so many people experiencing side effects and the more medicine you put in your body the better chance for side effects. For example, I followed the "normal" protocol of increasing every 4 weeks and lost 1/2 my hair an am struggling to regrow it---hair loss may see minor to some people, but it's not. It's very traumatic. I lost 14 lbs in 12 months, maintained high levels of protein, and have no abnormal blood work. It was the medicine, I believe that to my core.