does 2.4mg actually matter or is it forum lore at this point
Trying to settle this properly because the thread from last year went in circles.
The claim: semaglutide matters. The counter-claim: it is measurement error. Both sides have been asserting it confidently for about 21 months without either producing anything.
What would actually settle it is 3 people measuring the same thing the same way. I have started; my numbers are below. They lean one way but not strongly enough for me to declare victory.
If you have data, post the data. If you have an opinion, flair it as an opinion.
best — the order this archive was captured in
My reflux was worst at 0.5mg and better at 0.25mg, which makes no sense and I have stopped trying to explain it.
My reflux was worst at 0.5mg and better at 0.25mg, which makes no sense and I have stopped trying to explain it.
Yes, exactly this, and it is the bit that took me 79 weeks to accept.
Week 73 for me and the honest summary is: 33kg down, constipation manageable, and the quiet happened around week 24.
the 2.4mg dose is not the target, it is just what the pen goes up to
pens are overpriced, research vials are research grade, same molecule different price
my triglycerides moved before the scale did and i nearly missed it
Right, and the corollary is that stopping escalation does not reset your tolerance, it just pauses the clock.
Week 73 for me and the honest summary is: 33kg down, constipation manageable, and the quiet happened around week 24.
Counter-anecdote: opposite result, same dose. Which mostly tells us the variance is huge.
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Ozempic versus Wegovy versus research grade is the wrong argument, they are literally the same molecule
Not to be pedantic but Wegovy and weekly dosing are being used interchangeably and they are not interchangeable in real life.
the 2.4mg dose is not the target, it is just what the pen goes up to
That is net peptide content, not purity. Different number, different meaning.
titration speed is titration plus side effects, period
Hard agree. Week 5 me needed this. Week 51 me is nodding smugly.
Hard agree.
Disagree on that part. 97.9% and 97.6% on the same vial is normal.
That is net peptide content, not purity. Different number, different meaning.
my ferritin moved before the scale did and i nearly missed it
pens are overpriced, research vials are research grade, same molecule different price
week 18 on the pen, 21kg down, this is the answer
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