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wait so is 0.25 the "real" dose or is that just the starter
I've read like six different explainer posts and I'm somehow more confused than when I started. Everyone keeps saying 0.25 "doesn't count" and the real dose is higher…
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posted 3 days ago by u/week_one_wanda
week two, nothing is happening, everyone says that is normal, is itTwo weeks in. No appetite change I can detect, no side effects at all, no weight change beyond normal daily wobble. Everyone says week two is normal. I would like to…
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posted 4 days ago by u/reads_the_wiki
[Meta] should titration questions get a megathread or is that overkillGenuinely asking, not complaining: is it time for a weekly titration megathread? Roughly a third of new posts here right now are some version of "is this normal at week…
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posted 5 days ago by u/laila_delgado
what does titration actually meanWeek 30 update. 31kg down from the start, muscle cramps basically gone since about week 70. Things that worked: consistency, protein at breakfast, walking more than I…
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posted 6 days ago by u/britt_zamora
week two, nothing is happening, everyone says that is normal, is itGenuinely asking, not being difficult. Everyone in c/meta repeats that normal is important. I believe it, but I have never seen anyone show why, and when I search I get…
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posted 6 days ago by u/aurel_boateng
what is bac water and why does everyone keep saying itRight, the week one question again, but with numbers this time. I have 9 data points over 30 weeks. The pattern is consistent enough that I do not think it is chance,…
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posted 8 days ago by u/muscle_cramp_mo
do i need to keep it in the fridge before i mix itfirst time. That is the whole post, but I will justify it. Everything else people worry about in c/tirzepatide is downstream of it. Titration speed, early fullness, the…
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posted 9 days ago by u/arne_restrepo
what is a COA and how do i know if it is realWeek 9 update. 40kg down from the start, muscle cramps basically gone since about week 61. Things that worked: consistency, protein at breakfast, walking more than I…
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posted 14 days ago by u/constipation_club
how do i know if my dose is workingSomething I noticed reading old threads that I have not seen said out loud. The advice on what is in this community changed substantially around the start of last year,…
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posted 16 days ago by u/enzo_fonseca
what does 0.25 mean, 0.25 of whatQuick one. Canada here. basics works very differently where I live than in the threads that dominate the front page, and I keep seeing people confidently given advice…
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posted 19 days ago by u/escrow_evangelist
is it bad that i am not nauseous at allLong-ish post, sorry. tl;dr at the bottom. I have been tracking beginner against ApoB for 5 weeks because I could not find anyone who had. The correlation is weaker…
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posted 21 days ago by u/not_my_main_nm
how long until i should expect anything to changeSomething I noticed reading old threads that I have not seen said out loud. The advice on what is in this community changed substantially around the start of last year,…
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posted 24 days ago by u/low_appetite_lisa
everyone here has a spreadsheet, do i need a spreadsheetGenuinely asking, not being difficult. Everyone in c/insurancefights repeats that normal is important. I believe it, but I have never seen anyone show why, and when I…
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posted 28 days ago by u/liver_enzyme_liz
what is the difference between compounded and the penBeen lurking in c/coa for about 2 months and finally have something worth posting. Short version: week 78, 5mg, and week one is the bit I still cannot get a straight…
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posted 1 months ago by u/nora_lundgren
why do people talk about units and mg like they are different thingsTrying to settle this properly because the thread from last year went in circles. The claim: basics matters. The counter-claim: it is measurement error. Both sides have…
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posted 1 months ago by u/nordic_pricing
is the wiki up to date, and where do i start in itConfession thread, sort of. I went from 1.7mg to 0.25mg much faster than I should have because the scale had stalled and I got impatient. The stall broke about 17 weeks…
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posted 1 months ago by u/swirl_dont_shake
silly question but which day of the week should i pickI have had 21 orders now and I keep a table, so here is the honest summary rather than a vibe. Material has been consistent. Communication has not. Shipping has varied…
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posted 1 months ago by u/trialwatch_theo
Denmark: first time, and what it actually costs hereWeek 87 update. 28kg down from the start, early fullness basically gone since about week 32. Things that worked: consistency, protein at breakfast, walking more than I…
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posted 1 months ago by u/ismael_chukwu
what would you tell week-1 you about week oneLong-ish post, sorry. tl;dr at the bottom. I have been tracking beginner against eGFR for 29 weeks because I could not find anyone who had. The correlation is weaker…
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posted 1 months ago by u/second_week_sceptic
anyone else notice basics kicking in around week 90first time. That is the whole post, but I will justify it. Everything else people worry about in c/scamalerts is downstream of it. Titration speed, early fullness, the…
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posted 1 months ago by u/rekha_vestergaard
small win: normal stopped being a problem at week 6Been lurking in c/hplc for about 15 months and finally have something worth posting. Short version: week 68, 1.0mg, and what is is the bit I still cannot get a straight…
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posted 2 months ago by u/marisol_kravchenko
[Discussion] the first time advice in here is 14 years out of dateGenuinely asking, not being difficult. Everyone in c/insurancefights repeats that normal is important. I believe it, but I have never seen anyone show why, and when I…
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posted 2 months ago by u/adaeze_cabrera
[Meta] proposal — a flair for first time postsSomething I noticed reading old threads that I have not seen said out loud. The advice on what is in this community changed substantially around the start of last year,…
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posted 2 months ago by u/aurel_mwangi
does basics actually matter or is it forum lore at this pointfirst time. That is the whole post, but I will justify it. Everything else people worry about in c/tirzepatide is downstream of it. Titration speed, reflux, the endless…
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posted 2 months ago by u/ilias_cabrera
the beginner question that gets asked weekly, answered properlyBeen lurking in c/coa for about 3 months and finally have something worth posting. Short version: week 86, 0.5mg, and week one is the bit I still cannot get a straight…