taste changes settled for me around week eight and never fully came back
#side-effects 2026-01-17
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- electrolyte_eli — site itching is common and rotation fixed it for most people i have seen post about it 19:57
- amylin_amy — nobody here can tell you whether a symptom is serious. we can tell you the ones that are always worth checking 20:21
- fibre_first — for the archive i lost my gallbladder in 2024 and i tell people that not to frighten them but because slowing down is free 20:33
- evidence_or_not — protein and iron are worth checking if the hair thing is dragging on past six months 20:43
- electrolyte_eli — coming back after 11 months off: do the side effects reset 21:19
magnesium citrate worked for me where oxide did nothing. that might just be absorption
reflux getting worse is documented enough that it is worth mentioning to a prescriber
what did your gallbladder symptoms actually feel like before it got diagnosed
the dose day matters more than the dose for the GI stuff, at least for me
anyone get properly wiped out for a day or two after the dose
does eating before or after the injection make any difference
rotate the site
drop a rung
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same at week 3
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it got better for me
if a side effect is new and severe rather than familiar and annoying, that is the line
week 8 and still nauseous, at what point is this not going to settle
electrolytes made more difference to my fatigue than anything else i tried, i have it written down somewhere
powering through is how people quit entirely. reducing is how people stay on it
the hiccups are real, nobody knows why, they seem to fade after a few doses
that settles
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the shed usually starts month three to four and usually stops. it tracks how fast you are losing
site itching is common and rotation fixed it for most people i have seen post about it
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dropping back a rung for a fortnight is a completely legitimate move, ask me again in a month
dont push through
if you have stopped enjoying food entirely and are not eating, say so, we will help you build meals, n of 1 obviously
a lot of what people call fatigue on this stuff turns out to be dehydration or undereating
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eat more
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the sulphur burps seem to track fatty meals for a lot of people here, including me
nobody here can tell you whether a symptom is serious. we can tell you the ones that are always worth checking
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thats not a chat question
magnesium
for the archive i lost my gallbladder in 2024 and i tell people that not to frighten them but because slowing down is free
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has anyone had reflux specifically get worse rather than better
protein and iron are worth checking if the hair thing is dragging on past six months
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whats actually worked for anyone on the constipation, ive tried everything
ginger did nothing for me and worked for two other people here. thats where the evidence is at
slightly off topic but hiccups. every single time. why
right so let the alcohol dry before you inject. that alone fixes a lot of the stinging
if you are under 1000 calories by accident that is a problem, not discipline
anyone found the fatigue lifted when they fixed their protein
if a side effect is new and severe rather than familiar and annoying, that is the line
dont push through
sorry to jump in my resting heart rate went up a few bpm and stayed there. worth logging from baseline, i could be wrong
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coming back after 11 months off: do the side effects reset
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i had gallstones confirmed on a scan after losing quickly. slow down if you can
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please get seen
eating small and often was the only thing that made the first month liveable for me
electrolytes made more difference to my fatigue than anything else i tried
for the archive nausea is usually worst somewhere in the first 24 to 72 hours after the dose and then eases
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fibre before pills
everything tastes metallic since i went up, does that settle
sorry to jump in do you drop back a dose for side effects or push through
it does stop
severe persistent pain radiating to the back, or repeated vomiting you cannot keep water down through, is not a chat question
water first, then fibre, then magnesium, then a softener, then a pharmacist. in that order
while im here 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
sorry youre having a rough one
new severe right upper quadrant pain after fast weight loss is a get seen situation, anyway
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hope it settles
magnesium
escalation is when most of the trouble happens, not the absolute dose
is the nausea meant to be worst around day 2 or is that just me
water first
magnesium citrate worked for me where oxide did nothing. that might just be absorption
let the swab dry
a lot of what people call fatigue on this stuff turns out to be dehydration or undereating
protein
i had gallstones confirmed on a scan after losing quickly. slow down if you can
right upper side pain on and off for a week, should i be worried
the hiccups are real, nobody knows why, they seem to fade after a few doses
my injection site itched for three days, normal
update from 4 months ago: the nausea did settle, around week seven, completely
im at week 5 and eating maybe 900 calories without trying to, is that a problem
it does stop
ok so how do you cope with the smell of food when nothing is appealing