what am I in for ?....first maintenance dose this week and still unsure
July 4th weekend here in the US. I just hit goal weight (52 pounds lost!) last week and want to start maintenance but I have been suffering pretty bad nausea 3-4 days after shot day the whole journey. I'm at 10 mg. For my first maintenance do I just push it back a day (instead of Thursday, do it Friday?) and see how it works? I'm scared I will be a little sicker on the extended shot day since I won't have as much drug in my system by waiting , if that makes sense? I could go down in dose. I have some 7.5 mg left over from when I titrated up and could ask my doctor to change from script from 10 to 7.5mg?
I also always got hypoglycemia if I did not eat every 3-4 hours before I started Zepbound (it's what prevented me from losing weight before) and when I get near shot day , I can feel that creeping back in. so I'm a bit nervous changing anything, as I have gotten used to the nausea (or used to being "sick" for 3 days) which is not ideal but doable. I have been on a plateau at my goal weight +1-2 lbs. Not really losing much anymore.
I'm not a great person with change , so possibly over worrying for nothing but wish I had at least a concrete plan. Id love to stop the nausea and be able to enjoy my weekends and start more vigorous exercise plan , so maybe going down in dose would be a better answer. and if the hypoglycemia shaking/dizzy spells return , I can hope fully go back up ? any suggestions?