I would have the doctor move you up for month 2 and see how things are going. That’s what I did. I did 4 weeks at 2.5 and now 6 weeks at 5. Moving to 7.5 next week. The whack issue, is since I need 3 months to really know what my A1C is, I’m guessing. Although i was able to stop one of my blood pressure medicines due to weight loss and my glucose, while still high, has come down.

They keep you at the starter does for about a month. Your body needs to acclimate to the drug. I didn’t lose a lot at first but the second month I started losing weight.

Mine looks to see if you are losing every week and if you are, you stay on that dosage. I lost probably 7lbs quickly and then slowed to around 1lb a week. But as long as I was still losing 1lb I didn’t go up. I’ve lost around 16lbs since July.

Started 2 weeks ago at 2.5 and the first week I really did not feel any differently nor did I really eat differently. This is my second week and I definitely feel something now. I have a general feeling of fullness and a lack of desire to eat. I still do make myself eat some but I get the full feeling quickly so I eat much less. No other unpleasant side effects. Maybe a little cramping in the intestines occasionally. I have lost 6 pounds and need to lose 15 more to no longer be considered overweight. My goal is to lose a total of 30.

How do I or my doctor know whether to keep me at this dose or increase it after my next 2 doses.

Also the applicator is super easy to use and doesn’t even hurt. I was a little worried about that.