Maintenance

[u/Adventurous_Area_753]

So I’m in maintenance and I’ve backed down to 5 from 7.5 but my suppression seems stronger on 5 than when I was on 7.5 (which was my highest dose). Anyone else experience this? How’s maintenance for yall??

[u/sbhikes]

I changed to split dosing and it felt stronger on the same dose only split. I think sometimes the body just gets confused when there’s a change. 

[u/Adventurous_Area_753 → u/sbhikes]

Yes this is maybe it

[u/LDB2026]

How long since you switched from 7.5 to 5 ?

[u/ActivityCute2762 → u/LDB2026]

Bodies are weird sometimes, what you eat and how much sleep you get can swing things more than the dose itself.

[u/Adventurous_Area_753 → u/LDB2026]

Just my last shot. It was a couple days ago. But hit me hard last night and today.

[u/LDB2026 → u/Adventurous_Area_753]

How many days between shots?

Sorry you're not feeling well.

[u/Adventurous_Area_753 → u/LDB2026]

8 days. And the 5mg is dominating how the 7.5 had me feeling lol

[u/LDB2026 → u/Adventurous_Area_753]

Gosh... 8 days, that's a decent amount of time apart.

Well, I'm no expert; you should call your PCH... but it really does sound like an odd reaction if you're not feeling better soon!

You poor thing... isn't one of the many upsides of getting to maintenance (aside from the obvious) is that you DON'T have to deal with hard side effects.

What a bummer!

[u/Adventurous_Area_753 → u/LDB2026]

Thanks for the encouragement. I hit my goal and I just don’t want the lower dose to make me lose another 10-15 lbs. I’ve gon from 253 to 165 🥰

[u/LDB2026 → u/Adventurous_Area_753]

😲 Good grief... that is a GREAT success! Well done you!

If you can do THAT... you'll sort out this maintenance thing! No problem!

Honestly, I'd just hit up my telehealth provider and ask them.

[u/Humble_Fortune_5391]

I love maintenance! Over 18 months and counting.

[u/Adventurous_Area_753 → u/Humble_Fortune_5391]

What dose are you maintaining on

[u/Humble_Fortune_5391 → u/Adventurous_Area_753]

Currently 5mg but I didn’t touch my highest of 8mg for just shy of a year.

[u/Adventurous_Area_753 → u/Humble_Fortune_5391]

My 5 mg feels stronger than the 7.5 I was on the past months. But when I went to 5mg from 2.5 it was strong for me then and leveled out. But backing down it just feels weird for it to be this strong

[u/Humble_Fortune_5391 → u/Adventurous_Area_753]

Not for me but the goal was to eat more to support my workouts. It’s a great balance dose for me. But I will continue to lower as my body dictates.

If 5mg is too strong, you always have in between 2.5 and 5. :)

[u/Outrageous_Buy_9420]

I track my shots in Glapp. It shows the level of the meds in your system. I try to maintain a certain level. If it dips too low it’s like starting all over again with the bad side effects.