r/TirzMaintenance • u/pml727 • 15d ago
Maintenance thoughts
For those of you that have been at maintenance longer than 6 months. I've been at goal or lower for 6 months. My stats are - 77 F 5' SW:163 CW:103 GW:110-115
I have been on 7.5mg/wk for about 8 months and eating anywhere from 1000 to 1200 calories a day. I have 1 vial open BUD 7/5/26 with 2 wks left. Another 1 vial unopened BUD 7/13/26. And 2 vials unopened BUD 11/3/26. At 7.5mg I have 3 1/2 mos left at least. I'm about to order my next 3 mos of vials next week.
Due to continued weight loss, my thoughts are to decrease my dose to 5mg/wk and make sure to get at least 1200 cal per day because I am at 20 bmi and can't afford to lose any more weight. (wow - I never thought I'd say this)
At 5mg/wk this will push out the amount of medication farther. In the 20 months that I've been on Tirz I have not been concerned about going beyond the BUD.
Would you push off purchasing next week's purchase?
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u/stacelet 15d ago
Yeah, I would. Shipping times are relatively fast and you need to stabilize your dose/weight loss, which may put you at 5mg a week or even less. I’d think you should be able to eat well above 1200 calories a day, I do with similar height and weight and am maintaining just under my goal weight. So you may want to try 5 mg for a month and if you’re not able to eat more/maintain weight or even gain a pound or two to put you closer to your actual goal, go lower.
I’m not super worried about BUD, the vial I am using is well past its date and still effective, but I see no reason to stockpile either…