jason_paloalto said:Worth knowing that the injection site changes very little.
I will push back on the "any working dose is fine" framing. The maintenance evidence sits overwhelmingly at the top studied dose, and the extension data shows regain tracking dose reduction rather than tracking stopping. Holding low is reasonable; pretending it is evidentially equivalent is not.
jason_paloalto said:Worth knowing that the injection site changes very little.
That holds for the injectable. The oral formulation has different absorption behaviour and the dose numbers are not interchangeable, which is worth saying out loud because people quote them as if they were.
jason_paloalto said:Worth knowing that the injection site changes very little.
Saving this. It is the first explanation that did not require me to already understand it. Adding it to my notes with a link back to this thread.
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Back pain as a lean mass side effect: not from the medication itself, but from rapid body composition changes. Losing 46 lbs shifts your center of gravity and your core muscles need time to adjust.
Physical therapy has been essential. Core strengthening exercises (planks, dead bugs, bird dogs) daily for 10 minutes have eliminated my lower back pain. Your body is literally relearning how to carry itself.
SarahChen_PharmD said:Back pain as a lean mass side effect: not from the medication itself, but from rapid body composition changes.
Can confirm. Same sequence, different timescale.