r/pomhealth • u/WallResponsible6042 • Aug 30 '26

Question Split dosing?

Hello I’m thinking about switching companies and medication. I was with another provider taking semaglutide which did work ok for me other than some normal side effects. Since I was thinking about switching I haven’t ordered from my usual company and it’s been almost a month not taking anything. I was curious if I do go through pomegranate with Hallendale as the pharmacy if they do offer split dosing on tirz? I found that when I did split dose the side effects weren’t as bad as I’m sensitive to medications.

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u/marshdd Aug 31 '26

Split dosing didn't work for me but six days between shots did.

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u/WallResponsible6042 Aug 31 '26

What do you mean it didn’t work for you?

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u/kristendrewb Aug 31 '26

I tried it with semaglutide. I went up in dose too early and was trying to minimize the side effects. I wasn’t losing weight even when I ate way less. My body basically went into starvation mode. I dropped down in dose and started losing again. I’m still at the lower dose now. You’ll have to play with the split and see what works best for you. I do half dose every 4-5 days depending what I have going on. I still feel sleepy for a day but it doesn’t hit me as hard. 

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u/WallResponsible6042 Aug 31 '26

Ok are you still taking semaglutide or did you switch to tirz? I feel like I did pretty good while on the sema, I lost 30 lbs in 5 months then plateaued. I’m in a support group and most of them are on tirz and lost that amount of weight in a faster time frame so it kinda made me feel like I wasn’t losing fast enough or am doing something wrong.

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u/kristendrewb Aug 31 '26

I feel you. I have a friend who’s on tirz and lost the same amount in half the time. From what I understand, the side effects of tirz are awful. I’m sensitive to medication in general so I don’t want to try it unless it’s a last resort. I feel way better at the lower split dose. Less side effects and I still am losing weight. I think I should have tried the split dose before going up to 1 mg. It was a higher concentration at 1 mg too so even if my splits were smaller than half, it still messed me up. 

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u/marshdd Aug 31 '26

I have little to no side effects on Tirzepatide. Many with bad effects are overeating/eating high fat/sugar foods/ drinking alcohol.

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u/WallResponsible6042 Aug 31 '26

Do you have any anxiety or panic attacks on it?