do you drop back a dose for side effects or push through
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#side-effects 2026-02-13
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- alt_ast_ali — right upper side pain on and off for a week, should i be worried 10:19
- power_through_no — right so site itching is common and rotation fixed it for most people i have seen post about it 12:07
- satiety_sig — anyone had the fatigue turn out to be something boring like not drinking enough the hiccups are real, nobody knows why, they seem to fade after a few doses 14:22
- nausea_window — how long did it take for the GI stuff to actually settle for you 16:40
update from 9 months ago: the nausea did settle, around week seven, completely
has anyone had a side effect that got worse at a lower dose
water first, then fibre, then magnesium, then a softener, then a pharmacist. in that order
same at week 3
everything tastes metallic since i went up, does that settle
taste changes settled for me around week eight and never fully came back
right upper side pain on and off for a week, should i be worried
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has anyone had reflux specifically get worse rather than better
let the swab dry
is the nausea meant to be worst around day 2 or is that just me
eating small and often was the only thing that made the first month liveable for me
dont push through
nobody here can tell you whether a symptom is serious. we can tell you the ones that are always worth checking
slightly off topic but im at week 29 and eating maybe 900 calories without trying to, is that a problem
it does stop
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week 33 and still nauseous, at what point is this not going to settle
coming back after 1 months off: do the side effects reset
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day two is the worst
severe persistent pain radiating to the back, or repeated vomiting you cannot keep water down through, is not a chat question
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fibre before pills
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that settles
Digest for the week of 2025-11-27 has been published.
right so site itching is common and rotation fixed it for most people i have seen post about it
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right so is a bit of bruising at the site something or nothing
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sorry youre having a rough one
started shedding hair around month 12, does it stop
the sulphur burps seem to track fatty meals for a lot of people here, including me
does eating before or after the injection make any difference
a lot of what people call fatigue on this stuff turns out to be dehydration or undereating
is there a reason nausea is worse if i skip breakfast
new severe right upper quadrant pain after fast weight loss is a get seen situation
i lost my gallbladder in 2024 and i tell people that not to frighten them but because slowing down is free, from memory
protein
thats not a chat question
how do you cope with the smell of food when nothing is appealing
protein and iron are worth checking if the hair thing is dragging on past six months
reflux getting worse is documented enough that it is worth mentioning to a prescriber
quick one if you have stopped enjoying food entirely and are not eating, say so, we will help you build meals
anyone had the fatigue turn out to be something boring like not drinking enough
the hiccups are real, nobody knows why, they seem to fade after a few doses
| 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 |
eat more
drop a rung
quick one i had gallstones confirmed on a scan after losing quickly. slow down if you can
what did your gallbladder symptoms actually feel like before it got diagnosed
the burps started at 7.5 and not before, has anyone else had that
water first
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water first, then fibre, then magnesium, then a softener, then a pharmacist. in that order
it got better for me
slightly off topic but if you are under 1000 calories by accident that is a problem, not discipline, from memory
my resting heart rate is up about 7 bpm, is that a known thing
powering through is how people quit entirely. reducing is how people stay on it, n of 1 obviously
let the alcohol dry before you inject. that alone fixes a lot of the stinging
do you tell your prescriber about the small stuff or only the big stuff
the shed usually starts month three to four and usually stops. it tracks how fast you are losing
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magnesium
electrolytes made more difference to my fatigue than anything else i tried, thats just me
the dose day matters more than the dose for the GI stuff, at least for me
sulphur burps. is there anything at all that helps
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how long did it take for the GI stuff to actually settle for you
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anyone found the fatigue lifted when they fixed their protein
genuine question, at what point does this stop being tolerable and start being a reason to stop