Welcome Dose
The starting dose (0.25mg or 2.5mg), meant to introduce the medicine, not to produce loss.
Definition
The initial starting dose (0.25mg or 2.5mg), intended only to introduce the medicine to your system, not necessarily to start measurable weight loss.
Why it matters
People quit here. Nothing much happens on the welcome dose, and that is what it is for.
Source: this entry is drawn from “Dosing” in FAT BITCH: Killing the Willpower Myth by Cat Clark (UNLIT Publishing, October 15, 2026). The full chapter has the context this page does not. Get on The First Copy List and we send the order link the day it goes live.
None of this is medical advice. It is educational material drawn from FAT BITCH: Killing the Willpower Myth by Cat Clark, and it does not replace your prescriber, your pharmacist, or your actual doctor. If something here does not match what your care team told you, go with your care team and bring this along to the conversation.