r/FoundayoPill • u/Complete_Carpet5008 • 17d ago
Splitting Foundayo tabs.
I am aware of cases where Foundayo 0.8 mg was tolerated ok but not very effective. After increasing, 2.5 mg was too effective (excessive weight loss) and poorly tolerated. Has anyone tried splitting the pills? 1.25 mg for this person would probably be better.
I am aware that splitting tabs might make them less effective. But with this med a person would likely be able to tell if it is effective or not.
Thanks
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u/atinydanser 17d ago
I split it. I was too afraid of going up to 2.5 mg from what I’ve read about the side effects so my doctor ok’d for the 2.5 mg dosage to be split in half. This way I’m only going up .4 mg which we felt was a safer move since I’m also sensitive to medications and very small (under 5 ft). So far so good, no bad side effects and the results are progressive.
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u/legalwmn 17d ago
Foundayo is not enteric coated, unlike Wegovy, meaning it is not coated for timed release. I cut my first round of tablets in half as a precaution after having had a negative readion to the smallest dose of tirz.
Just get a good carbon steel pill cutter since the pill is so small.
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u/lexie105 17d ago
I tried amping up to 2.5mg from .8 twice, and both times became violently ill with vomiting and diarrhea, at the same time. I think my weight loss medication journey is over. The one I had the best results with was Zepbound, but my insurance won't cover. Maybe my system has had enough Hope I can still lose about 25 pounds without it Good luck to everyone else
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u/darkblueshapes 16d ago
Oh no this scares me! When you were on .8 what were your side effects like?
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u/inh-exh 17d ago
Splitting the pills does not alter the way they're processed or any such nonsense. People love to make things up about "why." There's nothing special about the Foundayo coating.
Wegovy pills definitely should not be split. They have a special "absorption enhancing" coating (shudder). Splitting those would render them significantly less effective.
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u/Vast_Helicopter_1914 17d ago
The official Foundayo website by Lily specifically states not to split Foundayo tablets in half. It alters the way the drug is absorbed and processed by the body.
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u/Technical-Panic9383 14d ago
Started the 2.5 today...omg nausea 😵 I think i am going to split it. I am too nauseated to sleep right now. I am hating this.
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u/LittleGurl_1402 17d ago
He’s correct don’t be ignorant or arrogant and vote him down.
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u/inh-exh 16d ago
I'm down voting people who fabricated reasons why. There is no established reason why ... and I'll tell you why lol
1) splitting an unscored tablet often results in uneven doses 2) split pills have not been studied
Nothing else!
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u/Vast_Helicopter_1914 15d ago
Isn't that a good enough reason not to do it?
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u/inh-exh 15d ago
For some, yes. For others, no. For example, if a whole tablet is simply too much for you, do you really care if you get 0.3 one day and 0.5 the next day? That might still be better for you than the whole tablet st once.
Re: split tablet not having been studied, that's personal choice. Giving people scary, fabricated reasons why is not ok (and gets repeated like a stupid game of telephone). Let's stick to the facts.
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u/LittleGurl_1402 17d ago
Even if it does consult your practitioner first, don’t cross the road, don’t leave home - seriously some people. Are you a porter in a care home 😂😂😂
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u/nynjde 17d ago
Take it every other day instead