I feel like Zepbound is losing it's efficacy
This is kind of a two-parter, so bear with me. I'm wondering if anyone has experienced anything similar.
I'm a female in my 40s and I've been on Zepbound for about a year and a half. I've titrated up slowly and have mostly been a slow and steady loser. My weight loss is definitely at the lower end of what I'm seeing compared to most, but I'm fine with that. My labs have improved significantly and I just feel so much better in my body. It improved my aches and pains, and reduced water retention and bloating -- until now.
I had been on 10 MG since last June and was beginning to stall, so I went up to 12.5 about six weeks ago. Since then I have continued to stall and maybe even increase a little. I'm starting to feel bloated a lot and my rings and pants are feeling tighter again. What's worse is that I'm starting to wake up with all of my old aches and pains creeping back in. I have an appointment with my prescriber in a few weeks, so I'll discuss it with her then, but I'm curious if anyone else has had something like this happen. I'm wondering if I need to give 15 MG a shot (I don't usually titrate up that fast) or if 12.5 just needs to take more time to work. I did have to space out my injections for a few weeks due to some travel logistics, but it can't imagine it impacted me this much. I should also add that I started an oral contraceptive in December to regulate my periods in case that's relevant.
Here's part two. I adopted the anti-diet mindset years ago, because after years of dieting, I believed there was no safe way to lose weight and keep it off (for me at least). I decided to accept my body size for what it was and to work on improving my health independent of that. I wasn't as successful as I hoped, but critical of GLP-1s for a number of reasons when they first became popular. One of the big reasons was that I didn't believe it would lead to successful long-term weight loss. I hope what I'm experiencing now is a bump in the road, but my mind is turning to "what if this is the end of the road?" like with every other failed attempt at long-term weight loss.