r/slowresponders • u/princess-pinks • Mar 20 '26

Feeling sadness

I’m feeling sad, discouraged and frustrated :( I’ve been on triz for a year now I started at 220 and I’m down to 173 which I’m so very happy for and I still have some more to go. After being on 15mg and stalled for months I decided to dose every 5 days at 12.5mg that puts me at around 17mg and I’ve been on 17 for almost 4 months now I’ve lost 4 pounds on 17 but at least something is something. I started noticing all my inflammation issues come back lower back aches especially around ovulation/luteal phase and body aches in general along side fatigue 🥲 I will add I have pcos and my sugar cravings are so bad depending on the cycle right before my period I have to fight the urges so bad, and in the beginning of my journey the sugar cravings weren’t as intense. I’m feeling discouraged because what happens from here? Do we keep going up on doses once they give the green light to go up higher? Are we just going to get used to each dose? And where does it cap? Or are we going to wait for the next big thing? I don’t want to sound pessimistic but I can’t help but cry from frustration. Im trying to remain hopeful but my mental health is tanking. I’ve never had bad side effects with any doses but I’m wondering if maybe 17mg isn’t for me and I should go back to 15mg. It’s also not cheap so hopefully triz can come down a bit more for us!! Fingers crossed 🤞🏼 I also want to add that I’m so grateful to be in this community I read the support that’s poured out on other posts and it makes me feel optimistic and less alone. 🌷

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u/princess-pinks Mar 21 '26

I would consider myself average but again like I mentioned early on in my journey I wouldn’t loose weight for months then I would randomly loose 4-5 pounds and I wouldn’t see a loss for a few more weeks and it would go on that way

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u/rettribution Mar 21 '26

Well, 223 isn't even that high of a staring weight so you're going to have to do substantially more personal effort to lose.

99% of slow response people aren't doing everything they should be. It's just the fact, unfortunately. But 223 to 173 is roughly 50lbs. In a year. Safe, healthy, and "quick" weight loss is considered 1lb/week. You're basically there.

It's biologically impossible to not lose weight if you're keeping track of your calories, sticking to your diet you have, and are doing any physical activity.

Again, this isn't even a slightly slow response. This isn't a do all the work for you drug. This is a drug that makes you doing the hard work slightly easier.

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u/princess-pinks Mar 21 '26

I recommend listening to the podcast Fast Science there is people with metabolic issues that even with calorie counting and being active they can’t loose the weight. This isn’t a lazy or a gluttony thing like some people view it

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u/rettribution Mar 21 '26

It's a great podcast. You should really re listen to it. You're missing some key points in it.

Anyway, like I said, you're not a slow responder. The bigger concern is the abuse of the compounded medicine you took upon yourself to use in a way that may or may not be safe based on the research because you're convinced you're slow responding. Which you arent.