do you tell your prescriber about the small stuff or only the big stuff
#side-effects 2025-11-09
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- private_script_pri — the hiccups are real, nobody knows why, they seem to fade after a few doses 20:26
- turnaround_tam — sorry to jump in dropping back a rung for a fortnight is a completely legitimate move 20:39
- sulphur_burp — is it the dose or the escalation that causes the nausea taste changes settled for me around week eight and never fully came back 21:43
- sulphur_burp — if you are under 1000 calories by accident that is a problem, not discipline protein and iron are worth checking if the hair thing is dragging on past six months 22:46
- sulphur_burp — sorry youre having a rough one 23:06
the hiccups are real, nobody knows why, they seem to fade after a few doses
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is the nausea meant to be worst around day 7 or is that just me
fibre before pills
nobody here can tell you whether a symptom is serious. we can tell you the ones that are always worth checking
genuine question, at what point does this stop being tolerable and start being a reason to stop
hiccups. every single time. why
sorry to jump in dropping back a rung for a fortnight is a completely legitimate move
magnesium
sorry youre having a rough one
electrolytes made more difference to my fatigue than anything else i tried
anyone had the fatigue turn out to be something boring like not drinking enough
the dose day matters more than the dose for the GI stuff, at least for me
follow up taste changes settled for me around week eight and never fully came back
magnesium citrate worked for me where oxide did nothing. that might just be absorption
it got better for me
eat more
if you have stopped enjoying food entirely and are not eating, say so, we will help you build meals
severe persistent pain radiating to the back, or repeated vomiting you cannot keep water down through, is not a chat question
protein
ginger did nothing for me and worked for two other people here. thats where the evidence is at, ask me again in a month
dropping back a rung for a fortnight is a completely legitimate move
reflux getting worse is documented enough that it is worth mentioning to a prescriber, i have it written down somewhere
let the swab dry
im at week 31 and eating maybe 900 calories without trying to, is that a problem
drop a rung
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how do you cope with the smell of food when nothing is appealing
thats not a chat question
eating small and often was the only thing that made the first month liveable for me, take that with a pinch of salt
slightly off topic but my resting heart rate is up about 5 bpm, is that a known thing
let the alcohol dry before you inject. that alone fixes a lot of the stinging
is there a reason nausea is worse if i skip breakfast
is it the dose or the escalation that causes the nausea
taste changes settled for me around week eight and never fully came back
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if a side effect is new and severe rather than familiar and annoying, that is the line
new severe right upper quadrant pain after fast weight loss is a get seen situation
right upper side pain on and off for a week, should i be worried
a lot of what people call fatigue on this stuff turns out to be dehydration or undereating
[edited]the sulphur burps seem to track fatty meals for a lot of people here, including me
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update from 7 months ago: the nausea did settle, around week seven, completely
has anyone had a side effect that got worse at a lower dose
right so has anyone had reflux specifically get worse rather than better
water first
water first, then fibre, then magnesium, then a softener, then a pharmacist. in that order
magnesium citrate worked for me where oxide did nothing. that might just be absorption
please get seen
is a bit of bruising at the site something or nothing
protein and iron are worth checking if the hair thing is dragging on past six months, ill dig out the number
the shed usually starts month three to four and usually stops. it tracks how fast you are losing
i lost my gallbladder in 2024 and i tell people that not to frighten them but because slowing down is free
taste changes settled for me around week eight and never fully came back
my injection site itched for three days, normal
i keep a one line note per day. it is the only way i could see the pattern
sulphur burps. is there anything at all that helps
if you are under 1000 calories by accident that is a problem, not discipline
protein and iron are worth checking if the hair thing is dragging on past six months
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let the alcohol dry before you inject. that alone fixes a lot of the stinging
day two is the worst
rotate the site
escalation is when most of the trouble happens, not the absolute dose
dont push through
sorry youre having a rough one
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sorry to jump in coming back after 26 months off: do the side effects reset