Opinion/anecdote: Don't be afraid of increasing your dose

[Waclive]

From everything I've gathered, the most important thing is to stay at the lowest effective dose for as long as possible. It's better for the wallet and so you don't plateau as quick. I'm not sure how this recommendation differs from someone who is actively working out VS someone who hasn't gotten to that stage in their journey.

 

[Calm Logic]

There are people who experience good initial weight loss with 1 mg of reta. I can't imagine, but everyone is different.

For tirz, a therapeutic dose is considered 5 mg by the drug companies (one third of the max dose). So I try to get at least 5 mg now. For starting tirz, many people I know couldn't wait to go from 2.5 mg to 5 mg.

My internist seems to think almost everyone should try to get to the max (15 mg of tirz). But I have had bad sides at 7.5 mg, even after being on 12.5 mg briefly.

 

[Sasquatch]

Too bad this is in the Reta section, only. Titration choices are a big deal for folks in general. (IMO) I like the terms like easy responders and resistant responders. Me being thick/dense skinned squatch. My doc, being the opposite. Im just glad he understands this. My scale didn't move for 120+ days. If that doesn't mess with your head. . . .
So give us thick folks a break too. 2 months to double check. 2 more months to slowly titrate up. This post better not have jinxed it.😡