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c/maintenancephase·submitted 3 months ago by u/liv_kuipers

three years of dose stretching threads, summarised so you do not have to read them

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Been lurking in c/compounding for about 13 months and finally have something worth posting. Short version: week 85, 5mg, and dose stretching is the bit I still cannot get a straight answer on. I have read the wiki, I have read the last 31 threads, and the answers split roughly down the middle. What I actually want to…

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u/hub_opssite staff365 points·3 months ago

Every time this gets posted it hits the front page and every time someone has to re-explain it.

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u/liv_kuipersOP251 points·3 months ago

Regain on a taper is expected. 14% back over 9 weeks, which matches the discontinuation data. Planned for it.

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u/elise_ramos104 points·3 months ago

Regain on a taper is expected.

Yes, exactly this, and it is the bit that took me 63 weeks to accept.

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u/fabio_kuipers77 points·3 months ago·edited

This is correct. Weight variance is normal at maintenance.

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u/elise_ramos123 points·3 months ago

regain is not a moral failing

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u/liv_kuipersOP52 points·3 months ago

Tried the lowest-effective approach. 15mg worked for 12 weeks, then cravings returned. 10mg was the actual floor.

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