let the alcohol dry before you inject. that alone fixes a lot of the stinging
#side-effects 2024-09-04
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- VialBot — archive lookup: telogen effluvium — 34 matches in #side-effects, earliest 2024-03-11. most-read: shedding at month 3 and what actually helped 21:20
- HPLC_Hank — it does appear in the trial tables at low rates, and it tracks with how much weight came off 21:36
- HPLC_Hank — if you are getting bloods done, stop biotin well before the draw and tell whoever ordered it 22:32
ok so escalation is when most of the trouble happens, not the absolute dose
the dose day matters more than the dose for the GI stuff, at least for me
magnesium
update on the earlier thing if you are under 1000 calories by accident that is a problem, not discipline
the dose day matters more than the dose for the GI stuff, at least for me
hiccups. every single time. why
sorry youre having a rough one
drop a rung
same at week 3
nobody here can tell you whether a symptom is serious. we can tell you the ones that are always worth checking
taste changes settled for me around week eight and never fully came back
eating small and often was the only thing that made the first month liveable for me
whats actually worked for anyone on the constipation, ive tried everything
dose day = d0
0.25mg nothing much
0.50mg d1-d2 mild
1.00mg d1-d3 moderate
1.70mg d1-d2 moderate, d4 fine
2.40mg d1 rough, gone by d3dropping back a rung for a fortnight is a completely legitimate move
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that settles
month 3 and my hair is coming out in the shower. is this the drug
almost certainly the weight loss rather than the molecule
telogen effluvium. a stress event pushes a chunk of follicles into the shedding phase together, and you see it two to four months later
so if you started losing fast in month 1, month 3 to 4 is exactly when you would notice
so i cannot blame the vendor for this one
you can blame the vendor for many things. not this
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does it stop
in the usual case it is self limiting. the follicles are not dead, they all restarted the cycle at once
mine took about four months from the peak shed to looking normal again
archive lookup: telogen effluvium — 34 matches in #side-effects, earliest 2024-03-11. most-read: shedding at month 3 and what actually helped
ok so this is a well worn path
very
it does appear in the trial tables at low rates, and it tracks with how much weight came off
so faster loss, more shedding
that is the inference most people draw. the trial was not designed to answer it
the practical levers are rate of loss, protein, and iron status. all three are things you can actually check
iron?
ferritin and B12 both slide when intake drops. worth knowing your numbers before you start guessing
mine was ferritin. sorted that and the shed stopped a couple of months later
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fair enough, and glad you got it looked at properly
should i be taking biotin
biotin will not fix a shed you caused with a calorie deficit. it will however interfere with some thyroid and troponin assays
if you are getting bloods done, stop biotin well before the draw and tell whoever ordered it
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that one deserves its own pin honestly
22:35vacuum_vic pinned a message
slowed down. dropped back a dose and stopped chasing the scale
that is the intervention
how long before you knew it was working
eight weeks before the shower stopped being horrifying. not fast
so to answer the original question — yes it stops, and no, it is not quick
thanks. bracing for month 3
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