three years of appetite return threads, summarised so you do not have to read them
Thinking out loud about this: three years of appetite return threads, summarised so you do not have to read them. Went back on after eight months away. Nobody here made me feel bad about it, which mattered more than I expected. Had the conversation with a clinician before stopping rather than after. Considerably…
What the evidence says about stopping, written plainly because the framing does real damage.
Withdrawal studies across this class consistently show substantial regain after discontinuation. Appetite typically returns first, well before weight changes. This is a finding about the pharmacology of a chronic condition, in the same way that blood pressure rises again when an antihypertensive is stopped.
People on this board quit in shame over an entirely predictable result, and then avoid coming back because they have interpreted it as a personal failure. It is not. Knowing that in advance is the single most useful thing this board can offer anybody planning to stop.
What the evidence says about stopping, written plainly because the framing does real damage.
This is the sentence that reframes the whole board. Appetite first, scale later.
coming back later is allowed and it is common
Stretched from seven days to ten to twelve over four months. Appetite told me where the limit was each time.
Push back: that is a taper schedule aimed at another member and this board does not host those.
a fortnight of nothing is not evidence that you are fine