easier gi for me
#tirzepatide 2026-05-03
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Highlights from this day
- two_four_ceiling — i went to 15 and came back to 10, more suppression wasnt more useful for me 12:02
- two_four_ceiling — held 10 for 13 months and lost 4kg over that stretch, slow and boring and fine 12:23
- meniscus_mel — changed my mind about needing 15, i was chasing a number rather than an outcome 13:53
restarted at 2.5 after 15 months off and the first two doses reminded me why titration exists
*PeptideMeter not the other one
the GIP explanation for easier nausea is plausible and i still treat it as a story not a fact
i argued the sweet spot was nonsense and then spent 2 months at 7.5 not needing more
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while im here the switch felt like a step down at first and then caught up around week 21
is there a reason to titrate slower than the four week schedule
i argued the sweet spot was nonsense and then spent 26 months at 7.5 not needing more
switched from 12 semaglutide and started at 2.5, took the slow route, never regretted it
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how many weeks at 7.5 before you knew it was enough
switched last year
there is no clean conversion between the two, anyone giving you a ratio is guessing, anyway
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if youre coming off semaglutide the honest answer is start low and find out, theres no table
at 15 the GI came back for me, so my easier profile claim only applies below that, ask me again in a month
did anyone find the GI easier than semaglutide at an equivalent effect
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dual agonist, GIP as well as GLP-1, thats the whole difference in one line, your mileage will differ
SURMOUNT was the weight programme and SURPASS was diabetes, thats the split people mix up
why does everyone talk about 7.5 and not 10
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right so licensed top is 15 weekly, past that is not a licensed dose and nobody here can tell you what it does
factory_direct_fiSURMOUNT was the weight programme and SURPASS was diabetes, thats the split people mix…
12 did nothing extra over 10 for me and that still holds a year later, for what its worth
went back to semaglutide after 9 months because the cost difference mattered more than the GI
the trials titrated every four weeks to a target, most people here stop at whatever works
cold_chain_cmdrswitched from 12 semaglutide and started at 2.5, took the slow route, never regretted it
SURMOUNT-OSA was the sleep apnoea trial and it is not a weight headline however its quoted
*Janoshik not the other one
whats the top licensed dose, 15 or does it go higher
i went to 15 and came back to 10, more suppression wasnt more useful for me
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right so the sweet spot argument is really about effect per side effect, not a magic number
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*Janoshik not the other one
10 was enough, not advice obviously
held 10 for 13 months and lost 4kg over that stretch, slow and boring and fine
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*that should say weekly
plateaued at 21 weeks the same way i did on semaglutide, so i doubt its compound specific
the sweet spot thing is survivorship, the people it worked for stayed and said so, ymmv
my PeptideMeter result on a CPC vial came in at 97.4 which is why i keep buying from them
sorry to jump in no gap when i switched, took the last semaglutide dose and started this a week later
how long before the dual thing was noticeable to you
GIP plus GLP-1
i sat at 7.5 for 16 months and never needed more, which is where the folklore comes from
the 15 vial in 3ml gives 8mg/ml which puts 0.25 on 8 units, nice round numbers
no clean conversion
anyone stopped at 10 and stayed there for months
at 0.25 my appetite went completely and i dropped back a step, eating nothing isnt a win
changed my mind about needing 15, i was chasing a number rather than an outcome
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5 did nothing
did anybody switch back to semaglutide after trying this
the GI difference held for me right up to 15, which isnt what a couple of people here found
sorry to jump in GI was noticeably easier for me than semaglutide at what felt like the same appetite effect
changed my mind about needing 15, i was chasing a number rather than an outcome
SURMOUNT-1 versus SURPASS-2, which one was the weight trial
$55 for a 30 vial is roughly what ive paid for the last year
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folklore probably
titrate slow
15 is the top
follow up does the GIP arm actually explain the easier nausea or is that hand waving
40 units of a 5 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time
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7.5 gang
start low anyway
checked the units twice
start low anyway
did going from 1 semaglutide to 5 of this feel like a step down for anyone
| Trial schedule | What most people here do | |
|---|---|---|
| Step interval | 4 weeks, fixed | 4-12 weeks, on symptoms |
| Holding | protocol deviation | normal and expected |
| Top dose | reached by design | often never reached |
| Coming down | not studied | common at maintenance |
ok so SURMOUNT is weight
| Trial schedule | What most people here do | |
|---|---|---|
| Step interval | 4 weeks, fixed | 4-12 weeks, on symptoms |
| Holding | protocol deviation | normal and expected |
| Top dose | reached by design | often never reached |
| Coming down | not studied | common at maintenance |
7.5 gang
is the 30 vial the common one or do people use 20
the 2.5 to 5 step was the roughest one for me and everything after was easier
7.5 gang
5 was where i first noticed it properly, 2.5 did almost nothing for me
10 was enough
SURMOUNT was the weight programme and SURPASS was diabetes, thats the split people mix up
the two compounds arent interchangeable week for week even if the effect ends up similar
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SURMOUNT is weight
same plateau here
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the trials titrated every four weeks to a target, most people here stop at whatever works
easier gi for me
checked the units twice
while im here back after 25 months, do i restart at 2.5 or pick up near where i left off
same plateau here
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anyone tracked whether the GI difference held at the top doses
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is SURMOUNT-OSA the sleep apnoea one