sorry youre having a rough one
#side-effects 2025-11-16
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- tga_notice — the shed usually starts month three to four and usually stops. it tracks how fast you are losing 18:23
- deadspace — i had gallstones confirmed on a scan after losing quickly. slow down if you can 19:06
- truncation_tru — coming back to this if a side effect is new and severe rather than familiar and annoying, that is the line, i think 19:13
- cricket_or_footy — update on the earlier thing anyone found the fatigue lifted when they fixed their protein 19:37
the sulphur burps seem to track fatty meals for a lot of people here, including me
the hiccups are real, nobody knows why, they seem to fade after a few doses
the shed usually starts month three to four and usually stops. it tracks how fast you are losing
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site itching is common and rotation fixed it for most people i have seen post about it
is it the dose or the escalation that causes the nausea
im at week 9 and eating maybe 900 calories without trying to, is that a problem
day two is the worst
magnesium
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severe persistent pain radiating to the back, or repeated vomiting you cannot keep water down through, is not a chat question
magnesium citrate worked for me where oxide did nothing. that might just be absorption
water first, then fibre, then magnesium, then a softener, then a pharmacist. in that order
i lost my gallbladder in 2024 and i tell people that not to frighten them but because slowing down is free
let the swab dry
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i had gallstones confirmed on a scan after losing quickly. slow down if you can
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new severe right upper quadrant pain after fast weight loss is a get seen situation
coming back to this if a side effect is new and severe rather than familiar and annoying, that is the line, i think
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eating small and often was the only thing that made the first month liveable for me
do you tell your prescriber about the small stuff or only the big stuff
rotate the site
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update on the earlier thing anyone found the fatigue lifted when they fixed their protein
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hope it settles
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taste changes settled for me around week eight and never fully came back
quick one everything tastes metallic since i went up, does that settle
ginger did nothing for me and worked for two other people here. thats where the evidence is at
nobody here can tell you whether a symptom is serious. we can tell you the ones that are always worth checking
has anyone had a side effect that got worse at a lower dose
i keep a one line note per day. it is the only way i could see the pattern
if you are under 1000 calories by accident that is a problem, not discipline
the hiccups are real, nobody knows why, they seem to fade after a few doses
drop a rung
reflux getting worse is documented enough that it is worth mentioning to a prescriber
electrolytes made more difference to my fatigue than anything else i tried
let the alcohol dry before you inject. that alone fixes a lot of the stinging, i think
the dose day matters more than the dose for the GI stuff, at least for me
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unrelated but does eating before or after the injection make any difference
eat more
it does stop
| 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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genuine question, at what point does this stop being tolerable and start being a reason to stop
it got better for me
a lot of what people call fatigue on this stuff turns out to be dehydration or undereating
powering through is how people quit entirely. reducing is how people stay on it
dont push through
what did your gallbladder symptoms actually feel like before it got diagnosed
if you have stopped enjoying food entirely and are not eating, say so, we will help you build meals
my resting heart rate went up a few bpm and stayed there. worth logging from baseline
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