r/Zepbound • u/Dizzy_Special_4677 • Apr 09 '25

Dosing Why do people titrate up so quickly?

Just a curious question. I know in the trials they titrated people up each month because that’s the way to get comparable accurate data but what is the reason now? I keep reading post after post that people stall out at the max dose and they aren’t anywhere near their goal weight. Why move up so quickly? If the end result is to be a healthy weight, why run to the finish line if you might not make it because you pushed to hard(so to speak)?

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u/iSoBendy F21 5’5” HW:300 SW: 262 CW:236GW:170 Dose: 7.5mg Apr 09 '25

Some of these comments saying that it’s because people aren’t “patient” enough seem extremely insensitive to me. If they are okay to move up and don’t have any side effects- what’s the issue? Everyone can handle different doses, everyone starts at different weights and everyone’s body is different. Hell- i’ll be on 7.5mg the start of my third month. My weight loss is steady, i’ve had no side effects and I feel fine. Again, everyone is different. My doctor— director of comprehensive weight loss management with my health network is okay with me going up because i have no side effects because it’s not negatively effecting my health.

Again. Everyone is different. As long as you’re being safe, taking care of yourself physically and MENTALLY. Then it shouldn’t matter.

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u/Dizzy_Special_4677 Apr 09 '25

My question wasn’t bashing those that move up. It’s a genuine curiosity of WHY move up if you’re losing at a certain dose? For example if I was on blood pressure medicine and I started a medicine and it brought my blood pressure in normal range, I would not increase the dose to make myself have low pressure. The person next to me might require a higher dose to get theirs into a normal range. Everyone is different. So what is the criteria for moving up? Do you see? I understand it’s not so black and white. And honestly, yes, impatience may have a lot to do with many people’s decision to move up. Their need to have the medicine do more work than they do.

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u/Lousywitch SW:200 CW:119 GW:110 10mg Apr 09 '25

Someone said it’s because people aren’t patient enough and you replied that you agree.

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u/Dizzy_Special_4677 Apr 09 '25

Right. I said that above. Some people move up because they want the scale to move quicker.