[Results] 69 weeks, 24kg, and appetite return was the hard part
69 weeks, 24kg, and appetite return was the hard part. Same spreadsheet I have been keeping since the start, nothing retrofitted.
Numbers, in the order they matter: 69 weeks and 24kg.
Stopped abruptly once and gradually once. The gradual one was easier to interpret because I could see what was changing.
Had the conversation with a clinician before stopping rather than after. Considerably easier that way round.
If somebody has the same thing measured a different way, post it next to mine and we will see whether they agree.
best — the order this archive was captured in
Nothing on this board is a taper schedule, and no member can write one for another. What can be shared is what people watched and what they observed.
coming back later is allowed and it is common
Withdrawal studies across this class consistently show substantial regain after discontinuation, with appetite typically returning before weight changes. That is a description of the pharmacology of a chronic condition.
coming back later is allowed and it is common
Adding the one process step — write down where you are before you change anything.
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the habits are what has to carry it afterwards
Not convinced. Two weeks of stable weight is not evidence of anything yet.
Adding the one process step — write down where you are before you change anything.
Disagreeing with this bit: stretching and reducing are different things and the post treats them as one.
decide what you are watching for before you stop
A written baseline — dose, date, weight, waist, and how appetite feels — taken before any change is what makes the following months interpretable rather than a series of impressions.
There is very little published guidance on stopping specifically, which is exactly why board consensus here should carry less weight than usual and a clinician conversation should carry more.
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