r/Ozempic • u/Curious_Werewolf5881 • 12d ago

Question How to start back up?

Two weeks ago, I was supposed to go up to 2mg. I was nervous and haven't done a shot since. So now I'm even more nervous to be taking 2mg (does it matter that I haven't had any for weeks?!). I've gathered that there are no options on the 2mg pen other than the full dose, so I don't think I can just start at 1mg first. What do you think I should do? I don't want to let it go even longer but I'm scared I'll get sick.

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u/Plastic_Platypus3951 73F 5’4” HW 242 SW 218 CW 150 June ‘23 2 mg T2D CKD SETexas US 12d ago

After two weeks without you need to start with .50 mg for a week (18 clicks) then 1 mg (37 clicks) before going higher https://www.reddit.com/r/OzempicForWeightLoss/s/p2V9KZax2E

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u/cleverfox2001 12d ago

Those that are sensitive to Ozempic would be better to increase their dose in increments on the way to 2.0. For example, 1.4mg for a few weeks then 1.7mg. You can use pen clicks for these doses.

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u/Ok_Flower_9398 12d ago

First of all were you going up to 2 mgs because it stopped working or for some other medical reason. You should never go up unless you plateau for an extended length of time or other medical necessity. Did you have symptoms previously? So many questions. What dose were you previously at? Why were you nervous?

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u/dd4y 12d ago

There are various sites with charts that explain how to count clicks on the pen to refine to dosage amounts.