comments about my body were harder to take than any side effect and nobody warns you about it
you are not the only person in here who has felt that, and i say that as somebody who was certain they were
#mental-health 2026-05-05
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Highlights from this day
- two_four_ceiling — you are not a fraud. you took a treatment and it worked. that really is the whole story, not advice obviously 17:11
- identity_shift — has anyone found a way to celebrate that isnt about a number it is a loss as well as a relief and you are allowed to say both of those things 18:35
- quiet.hours — how do you handle a partner who is not pleased about you doing this i am kinder to myself now than i was when i was heavier, and that is not because of the number 20:14
- lyophile_liv — you are not the only person in here who has felt that, and i say that as somebody who was certain they were 21:09
my partner was not pleased at first and came round. what changed it was my blood pressure, not any argument i made
my relationship with eating was the thing i managed and now i dont know what im managing
how do you stop reading every twinge as something serious
not the easy way
the food noise going quiet is the thing people are least prepared for. i sat in the kitchen at 8pm not knowing what i was for, anyway
update on the earlier thing we are a chat channel. good company, not clinicians, and it matters that we keep saying so
the disorienting bit for me was realising how much of my day had been spent thinking about the next meal
while im here i get anxious the night before a dose increase, so i take it in the morning now and sleep first
that counts
follow up i came back at month 14 to say thank you and got a much warmer response than i expected
that was me too
somebody thanked me a year later for something i barely remember saying, and that is why i still read this every day
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did the flatness lift on its own or did people have to do something about it
the dose escalation nerves, does anyone have a routine that helps with them
you are not a fraud. you took a treatment and it worked. that really is the whole story, not advice obviously
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i keep waiting for it to stop working and the waiting itself is exhausting
thank you for saying it
[edited]how did people get through a long plateau without giving up entirely
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be kind to yourself
does anyone talk to somebody professionally about this side of it
my mood dipped around week five and lifted by about week ten. i cannot tell you why either of those happened
we are a chat channel. good company, not clinicians, and it matters that we keep saying so
glad youre back
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were not clinicians
youre not a fraud
does anyone else find compliments make them want to hide
i asked one relative to stop commenting. it was awkward for a week and it was worth it, thats one data point
has anyone found a way to celebrate that isnt about a number
it is a loss as well as a relief and you are allowed to say both of those things
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update from 26 months ago: the flatness lifted, slowly, and i did not have to change anything to make it
hold on if you can
is anyone else more anxious about running out than about any side effect
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thats grief honestly
flat is the word i used too. not sad exactly, just less colour in things for a while
youre not alone in that
thinking of you
the running out anxiety is real and worth naming. i keep a spare month in the fridge and i sleep better for it
how do you handle a partner who is not pleased about you doing this
i am kinder to myself now than i was when i was heavier, and that is not because of the number
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i am kinder to myself now than i was when i was heavier, and that is not because of the number
the quiet is strange isnt it
nobody says you took the easy way about a blood pressure tablet, and i keep that sentence ready for when i need it, happy to be corrected
it is a loss as well as a relief and you are allowed to say both of those things
please talk to somebody
you are not the only person in here who has felt that, and i say that as somebody who was certain they were
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same at week 5
somebody said the easy way thing to me and i just said it was not easy and changed the subject. it worked fine