As someone who has posted here before and complained about being a slow responder (which I still believe I am 😅), I thought it was only right to come back and give an update.
I started on 29 December 2025 at around 190 kg (419 lbs / 29 st 13 lbs).
I did 4 weeks each on:
2.5 mg
5 mg
7.5 mg
10 mg
I’ve now been on 10 mg for 6 weeks.
In total, I have only lost 4.5 kg (9.9 lbs / 10 lbs).
My experience so far:
2.5 mg – nothing really happened for me.
5 mg – I lost 2 kg (4.4 lbs / 4 lbs).
7.5 mg – mixed results, some weeks I gained, some weeks I maintained. Honestly my worst dose.
10 mg – first 2 weeks nothing happened, but the last 4 weeks I’ve been losing around 0.5 kg a week (1.1 lbs / 1 lb).
For context:
I eat healthy
I drink 3 litres of water a day
I do not go to the gym
Exercise is limited
Some days I do 3,000 steps, some days 6,000, some days 700.
What I’ve noticed (and I may be wrong) is that since moving to the higher dose and after the medication had been in my system for a while, things seem to be working better. Even though I haven’t had the dramatic losses some people post here, it actually hasn’t been bad at all. It’s been steady, and I’m grateful for that.
I’m wondering if for some of us slower responders, it can take time for the medication to really kick in.
If you’re going through something similar, I hope this encourages you not to give up.
And if you’ve had a similar experience, please share your thoughts. Especially for those of us who cannot exercise much, still need to lose weight, and definitely do not want to give up.