#side-effects 2025-09-24

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Highlights from this day

lead_time_lars — my injection site itched for three days, normal 19:16
appetite_back — eating small and often was the only thing that made the first month liveable for me 19:19
appetite_back — nobody here can tell you whether a symptom is serious. we can tell you the ones that are always worth checking 19:21
no_escrow_nate — unrelated but the dose day matters more than the dose for the GI stuff, at least for me 20:04
no_escrow_nate — the burps started at 12 and not before, has anyone else had that 20:05

a lot of what people call fatigue on this stuff turns out to be dehydration or undereating

let the alcohol dry before you inject. that alone fixes a lot of the stinging

it does stop

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dropping back a rung for a fortnight is a completely legitimate move, i could be wrong

coming back to this reflux getting worse is documented enough that it is worth mentioning to a prescriber

my injection site itched for three days, normal

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update from 8 months ago: the nausea did settle, around week seven, completely, we shall see

eating small and often was the only thing that made the first month liveable for me

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nobody here can tell you whether a symptom is serious. we can tell you the ones that are always worth checking

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 d3

week 34 and still nauseous, at what point is this not going to settle

protein

i keep a one line note per day. it is the only way i could see the pattern

ginger did nothing for me and worked for two other people here. thats where the evidence is at

escalation is when most of the trouble happens, not the absolute dose, n of 1 obviously

the shed usually starts month three to four and usually stops. it tracks how fast you are losing

unrelated but the dose day matters more than the dose for the GI stuff, at least for me

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the burps started at 12 and not before, has anyone else had that

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protein and iron are worth checking if the hair thing is dragging on past six months