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Been taking low dose (1mg) tirzepatide for the past three weeks, some thoughts:
Firstly, it's working. My appetite is lower and I'm getting full faster, also my cravings for sugar and alcohol are reduced. I've already lost about 1.5kg.
I haven't noticed any lessening desire for other addictive behaviours (watching porn, scrolling etc) which I was hoping for, but then again I am on a very low dose. Consequently I'm not proscrastinating any less.
I can't tell at this stage if it is affecting my sleep. Normally my sleep is really sensitive to any changes to diet/supplements/medication so I would expect to see this. Me and my wife have a newborn so that's preventing me from measuring my sleep in a meaningful way. My hope is that the drug could stabilise my blood sugar which could reduce late-night awakenings, but we'll see.
Injections were scary at first, but I feel like I'm getting the hang of it.
Overall I'm feeling pretty positive. My plan is to try and lose weight gradually (about a pound a week) until I'm at my target weight, which I think should be possible by adjusting my dose as needed.
Anyone else partaking in delicious Chinese peptides?
I've written about my experience a bunch here. Been on them for about 18 months now. Been awesome.
I had to discontinue them for a bit for a colonoscopy and the ratchet bakery near my house that I haven't been to in 17 months started sounding appealing again.
Truly a miracle drug.
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