do you tell your prescriber about the small stuff or only the big stuff
#side-effects 2026-06-14
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- van_isle_vial — the dose day matters more than the dose for the GI stuff, at least for me 13:55
- two_four_ceiling — the shed usually starts month three to four and usually stops. it tracks how fast you are losing 15:16
- no_appetite_nia — site itching is common and rotation fixed it for most people i have seen post about it 16:26
- karl_fischer — the sulphur burps seem to track fatty meals for a lot of people here, including me 16:53
- karl_fischer — rotate the site, thats just me 19:36
started shedding hair around month 5, does it stop
let the swab dry
the dose day matters more than the dose for the GI stuff, at least for me
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 d3reflux getting worse is documented enough that it is worth mentioning to a prescriber
right so if you have stopped enjoying food entirely and are not eating, say so, we will help you build meals, n of 1 obviously
protein
thats not a chat question
let the alcohol dry before you inject. that alone fixes a lot of the stinging, not advice obviously
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hope it settles
sorry youre having a rough one
severe persistent pain radiating to the back, or repeated vomiting you cannot keep water down through, is not a chat question
i keep a one line note per day. it is the only way i could see the pattern
does eating before or after the injection make any difference
protein and iron are worth checking if the hair thing is dragging on past six months
electrolytes made more difference to my fatigue than anything else i tried
coming back after 1 months off: do the side effects reset
eat more
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while im here anyone found the fatigue lifted when they fixed their protein
electrolytes made more difference to my fatigue than anything else i tried
the shed usually starts month three to four and usually stops. it tracks how fast you are losing
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i had gallstones confirmed on a scan after losing quickly. slow down if you can
dropping back a rung for a fortnight is a completely legitimate move, ask me again in a month
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day two is the worst
the hiccups are real, nobody knows why, they seem to fade after a few doses
if you are under 1000 calories by accident that is a problem, not discipline
sulphur burps. is there anything at all that helps
please get seen
the burps started at 2 and not before, has anyone else had that
do you drop back a dose for side effects or push through
is there a reason nausea is worse if i skip breakfast
right so escalation is when most of the trouble happens, not the absolute dose
site itching is common and rotation fixed it for most people i have seen post about it
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fibre before pills
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magnesium citrate worked for me where oxide did nothing. that might just be absorption
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eating small and often was the only thing that made the first month liveable for me
water first
nobody here can tell you whether a symptom is serious. we can tell you the ones that are always worth checking, someone check my working
new severe right upper quadrant pain after fast weight loss is a get seen situation
the sulphur burps seem to track fatty meals for a lot of people here, including me
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taste changes settled for me around week eight and never fully came back
genuine question, at what point does this stop being tolerable and start being a reason to stop
hiccups. every single time. why
my resting heart rate went up a few bpm and stayed there. worth logging from baseline, anyway
drop a rung
quick one a lot of what people call fatigue on this stuff turns out to be dehydration or undereating, someone check my working
that settles
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i lost my gallbladder in 2024 and i tell people that not to frighten them but because slowing down is free, still working it out
has anyone had a side effect that got worse at a lower dose
update from 4 months ago: the nausea did settle, around week seven, completely, not advice obviously
i had gallstones confirmed on a scan after losing quickly. slow down if you can
same at week 3
nausea is usually worst somewhere in the first 24 to 72 hours after the dose and then eases
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it got better for me
water first, then fibre, then magnesium, then a softener, then a pharmacist. in that order
it does stop
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magnesium
anyone had the fatigue turn out to be something boring like not drinking enough
dont push through, i have it written down somewhere
rotate the site, thats just me
| 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 |
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same at week 3, ill dig out the number
is the nausea meant to be worst around day 9 or is that just me
new severe right upper quadrant pain after fast weight loss is a get seen situation
if a side effect is new and severe rather than familiar and annoying, that is the line
it does stop