switched from 5mg to 12.5mg and food noise got better, not worse
switched from 5mg to 12.5mg and food noise got better, not worse. I have gone back and forth on this for months. The relevant figures are 5mg and 12.5mg, and they come from the same log I have kept the whole time. Drifted up 12kg over a winter and panicked. It came back off without any change, which is apparently…
Body weight varies by a couple of kilos over days in stable people through fluid, glycogen and gut content. A range is not a trend.
What dose are you holding, and for how long now?
do not chase the last two kilos with a dose increase
On stopping, since it is the question underneath most posts here.
Withdrawal studies in this class show substantial regain after discontinuation, consistently, across compounds. Appetite returns first, typically well before the scale moves. That is a statement about the pharmacology of a chronic condition, not about anybody’s character, and the framing matters because people quit in shame over an entirely predictable result.
If you are going to stop — for cost, for supply, for any reason — the useful preparation is deciding in advance what you will watch for and what your plan is when appetite comes back. Doing that in advance is much easier than doing it in a panic, and it is a conversation to have with someone who knows your history.
Has appetite changed, or only the scale?
Two years at maintenance. The logistics are the only remaining work — ordering, storing, remembering.