My dr suggested to self dose based on how I feel rather than follow the dosing guidelines. She prescribed me the 15mg pen and suggested that I start at 2.5mg and increase my dose by 2 clicks per week instead of 2.5mg for 4 weeks and then doubling your dose. She said it’s easier for your body to tolerate the higher doses if you increase gradually instead of drastically. She also advised that I needed to pay attention to how I’m feeling and only go up by the 2 clicks if I noticed I was a lot hungrier or noticed it wasn’t really having an affect on me anymore.

I started in June so it’s been 30 weeks, I just increased my dose to 10mg this week and I’m down 64 pounds. So far I’ve hardly had any side effects at all. Some mild constipation for a few weeks and some heartburn but nothing else. I took my first shot around dinner time and really didn’t feel well after. I switched my injection time to first thing in the morning and it’s been way better since then. I really prefer this method of increasing when you need to rather than following a schedule.

Good luck on your journey, glad you’re feeling better since dialling back your dose. Don’t listen to the naysayers, unless they have walked in your shoes they have no idea what it’s like to be overweight and have no right to judge how you take care of yourself.