unrelated but magnesium citrate worked for me where oxide did nothing. that might just be absorption, thats just me
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#side-effects 2025-08-04
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- electrolyte_eli — powering through is how people quit entirely. reducing is how people stay on it 16:46
- ring_size_down — let the alcohol dry before you inject. that alone fixes a lot of the stinging, ask me again in a month 18:57
- ring_size_down — sorry youre having a rough one 19:19
- noct.titrate — do you tell your prescriber about the small stuff or only the big stuff 20:58
my resting heart rate went up a few bpm and stayed there. worth logging from baseline
powering through is how people quit entirely. reducing is how people stay on it
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magnesium
severe persistent pain radiating to the back, or repeated vomiting you cannot keep water down through, is not a chat question
drop a rung
eat more
please get seen
has anyone had a side effect that got worse at a lower dose
thats not a chat question
what did your gallbladder symptoms actually feel like before it got diagnosed
everything tastes metallic since i went up, does that settle
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quick one if you have stopped enjoying food entirely and are not eating, say so, we will help you build meals, take that with a pinch of salt
taste changes settled for me around week eight and never fully came back
water first, then fibre, then magnesium, then a softener, then a pharmacist. in that order
anyone had the fatigue turn out to be something boring like not drinking enough
anyone found the fatigue lifted when they fixed their protein
nobody here can tell you whether a symptom is serious. we can tell you the ones that are always worth checking
severe persistent pain radiating to the back, or repeated vomiting you cannot keep water down through, is not a chat question
i had gallstones confirmed on a scan after losing quickly. slow down if you can
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has anyone had reflux specifically get worse rather than better
ginger did nothing for me and worked for two other people here. thats where the evidence is at
sulphur burps. is there anything at all that helps
genuine question, at what point does this stop being tolerable and start being a reason to stop
if you are under 1000 calories by accident that is a problem, not discipline, i could be wrong
ginger did nothing for me and worked for two other people here. thats where the evidence is at
update on the earlier thing how do you cope with the smell of food when nothing is appealing
water first
let the alcohol dry before you inject. that alone fixes a lot of the stinging, ask me again in a month
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started shedding hair around month 6, does it stop
is a bit of bruising at the site something or nothing
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sorry youre having a rough one
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the hiccups are real, nobody knows why, they seem to fade after a few doses
nausea is usually worst somewhere in the first 24 to 72 hours after the dose and then eases
site itching is common and rotation fixed it for most people i have seen post about it
dropping back a rung for a fortnight is a completely legitimate move
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same at week 3
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my resting heart rate is up about 4 bpm, is that a known thing
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for the archive i lost my gallbladder in 2024 and i tell people that not to frighten them but because slowing down is free
protein
| 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 |
right upper side pain on and off for a week, should i be worried
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that settles
whats actually worked for anyone on the constipation, ive tried everything
[edited]update from 22 months ago: the nausea did settle, around week seven, completely
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do you tell your prescriber about the small stuff or only the big stuff
dose day = d0
0.25mg nothing much
0.50mg d1-d2 mild
1.00mg d1-d3 moderate
1.70mg d1-d2 moderate, d4 fine
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day two is the worst
rotate the site
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the sulphur burps seem to track fatty meals for a lot of people here, including me
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let the swab dry
it does stop
protein and iron are worth checking if the hair thing is dragging on past six months
if you are under 1000 calories by accident that is a problem, not discipline
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, happy to be corrected
eating small and often was the only thing that made the first month liveable for me, i have it written down somewhere
new severe right upper quadrant pain after fast weight loss is a get seen situation
electrolytes made more difference to my fatigue than anything else i tried