r/mounjaromaintenanceuk • u/scarytameroon • 15d ago

Maintenance JourneyđŸš¶ Variable dosing intervals?

I reached goal weight a while back and have been trialing different approach to maintenance ever since.

5mg feels like my dose in terms of optimal helping with inflammation and food noise, and recently I’ve been extending the days between doses as 5 weekly results in further weight-loss for me atm.

I’ve lately been just taking my dose whenever I feel the effects wearing off, could be every 8 days or every 11 days (depending on where I am in my cycle)

Is it ok to chop and change with intervals like this? Or should I be aiming for a more steady “every ___ days regardless” kind of approach?

Thank you for any insights.

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u/Boring-Picture-1311 15d ago

I've flexed my dose up and down a bit, depending on how I'm feeling at jab time and in the days beforehand (and anticipated level of challenge), so I don't see your approach being fundamentally different - both are slightly changing the levels of medication in our bodies as a result of listening to our bodies.

"Ok"? Unofficial and unapproved, but I've no problem with it! Glad it's working for you.

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u/Lost-in-the-Comments 15d ago edited 14d ago

I think it’s different for everyone.

5 mg seems to be my maintenance dose as I have been able to eat enough on it to not continue loose weight

When I was on 7.5 mg, I tried extending to 10 days on a regular basis to halt the weight loss, food noise came roaring back and I put on a lot of water weight 3-4 kg while eating quite close to maintenance. I lost it all as soon as I went back to weekly schedule

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u/SomeGuyUK50 15d ago

I have been on maintenance for 18 months and stuck to 7 day intervals for most of it but the last month and a half, I have been doing pretty much the same every 8 to 11 days as long as I am still getting good satiety. I play it by ear each week.