[Discussion] can we stop arguing about regain until somebody posts a number
can we stop arguing about regain until somebody posts a number. I would rather ask a basic question now than get this wrong quietly for two months. Stopped abruptly once and gradually once. The gradual one was easier to interpret because I could see what was changing. The habits are what carried it for a while. When…
Withdrawal studies across this class consistently show substantial regain after discontinuation, with appetite typically returning before weight changes. That is a description of the pharmacology of a chronic condition.
Interval stretching lowers the trough concentration while keeping the dose; dose reduction lowers the level while keeping the rhythm. They are different interventions with different subjective profiles.
Went back on after eight months away. Nobody here made me feel bad about it, which mattered more than I expected.
Withdrawal studies across this class consistently show substantial regain after discontinuation, with appetite typically returning before weight chang
Disagreeing with this bit: stretching and reducing are different things and the post treats them as one.
Stretched from seven days to ten to twelve over four months. Appetite told me where the limit was each time.
regain is the expected outcome and framing it as failure helps nobody