eating small and often was the only thing that made the first month liveable for me
#side-effects 2026-01-22
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im at week 5 and eating maybe 900 calories without trying to, is that a problem
has anyone had a side effect that got worse at a lower dose
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let the swab dry
magnesium
electrolytes made more difference to my fatigue than anything else i tried
same at week 3
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coming back after 17 months off: do the side effects reset
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everything tastes metallic since i went up, does that settle
site itching is common and rotation fixed it for most people i have seen post about it
i had gallstones confirmed on a scan after losing quickly. slow down if you can
the hiccups are real, nobody knows why, they seem to fade after a few doses, still working it out
how do you cope with the smell of food when nothing is appealing
genuine question is there a reason nausea is worse if i skip breakfast
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slightly off topic but do you tell your prescriber about the small stuff or only the big stuff
i keep a one line note per day. it is the only way i could see the pattern, from memory
does eating before or after the injection make any difference
dropping back a rung for a fortnight is a completely legitimate move
rotate the site
dont push through
update from 11 months ago: the nausea did settle, around week seven, completely
what did your gallbladder symptoms actually feel like before it got diagnosed
that settles
| Step | What | Give it |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | water, properly, all day | 3 days |
| 2 | soluble fibre | 4 days |
| 3 | magnesium | 3 days |
| 4 | stool softener | 3 days |
| 5 | pharmacist | now |
escalation is when most of the trouble happens, not the absolute dose
right upper side pain on and off for a week, should i be worried
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let the alcohol dry before you inject. that alone fixes a lot of the stinging
anyone had the fatigue turn out to be something boring like not drinking enough
taste changes settled for me around week eight and never fully came back
while im here magnesium citrate worked for me where oxide did nothing. that might just be absorption
if a side effect is new and severe rather than familiar and annoying, that is the line
if you have stopped enjoying food entirely and are not eating, say so, we will help you build meals
protein and iron are worth checking if the hair thing is dragging on past six months
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 d3genuine question i lost my gallbladder in 2024 and i tell people that not to frighten them but because slowing down is free
the sulphur burps seem to track fatty meals for a lot of people here, including me
how long did it take for the GI stuff to actually settle for you
is a bit of bruising at the site something or nothing
sulphur burps. is there anything at all that helps
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quick one hiccups. every single time. why
my resting heart rate went up a few bpm and stayed there. worth logging from baseline
genuine question, at what point does this stop being tolerable and start being a reason to stop
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it got better for me
day two is the worst
ginger did nothing for me and worked for two other people here. thats where the evidence is at
week 34 and still nauseous, at what point is this not going to settle
right so anyone get properly wiped out for a day or two after the dose
*Janoshik not the other one
water first, then fibre, then magnesium, then a softener, then a pharmacist. in that order, anyway
powering through is how people quit entirely. reducing is how people stay on it
if you are under 1000 calories by accident that is a problem, not discipline