how do you cope with the smell of food when nothing is appealing
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#side-effects 2026-05-03
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- ferritin_fay — how do you cope with the smell of food when nothing is appealing 13:20
- reship_rita — sorry to jump in the shed usually starts month three to four and usually stops. it tracks how fast you are losing 14:22
- sharps_bin_sid — the hiccups are real, nobody knows why, they seem to fade after a few doses 19:16
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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do you drop back a dose for side effects or push through
i keep a one line note per day. it is the only way i could see the pattern
severe persistent pain radiating to the back, or repeated vomiting you cannot keep water down through, is not a chat question
protein and iron are worth checking if the hair thing is dragging on past six months
hope it settles
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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, for what its worth
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that settles
eating small and often was the only thing that made the first month liveable for me
sorry to jump in the shed usually starts month three to four and usually stops. it tracks how fast you are losing
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genuine question, at what point does this stop being tolerable and start being a reason to stop
a lot of what people call fatigue on this stuff turns out to be dehydration or undereating
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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if you are under 1000 calories by accident that is a problem, not discipline
hiccups. every single time. why
ginger did nothing for me and worked for two other people here. thats where the evidence is at, not advice obviously
New independent result logged — HJ, lot F-1330, purity 97.4% (PeptideMeter).
same at week 3
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 d3my resting heart rate is up about 6 bpm, is that a known thing
water first
rotate the site
drop a rung
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slightly off topic but escalation is when most of the trouble happens, not the absolute dose
[edited]quick one magnesium citrate worked for me where oxide did nothing. that might just be absorption, happy to be corrected
my injection site itched for three days, normal
sulphur burps. is there anything at all that helps
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follow up whats actually worked for anyone on the constipation, ive tried everything
if you have stopped enjoying food entirely and are not eating, say so, we will help you build meals
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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
day two is the worst
the dose day matters more than the dose for the GI stuff, at least for me, anyway
| 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 |
unrelated but update from 19 months ago: the nausea did settle, around week seven, completely
if a side effect is new and severe rather than familiar and annoying, that is the line, thats one data point
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new severe right upper quadrant pain after fast weight loss is a get seen situation
dont push through
unrelated but let the alcohol dry before you inject. that alone fixes a lot of the stinging
magnesium
Inter-lab diff for lot B-0114: 99.4% vs 98.1%. Within expected range.
i lost my gallbladder in 2024 and i tell people that not to frighten them but because slowing down is free
powering through is how people quit entirely. reducing is how people stay on it, we shall see
sorry to jump in protein and iron are worth checking if the hair thing is dragging on past six months
water first, then fibre, then magnesium, then a softener, then a pharmacist. in that order
site itching is common and rotation fixed it for most people i have seen post about it
my resting heart rate went up a few bpm and stayed there. worth logging from baseline
protein and iron are worth checking if the hair thing is dragging on past six months
fibre before pills
it does stop
nausea is usually worst somewhere in the first 24 to 72 hours after the dose and then eases
please get seen
everything tastes metallic since i went up, does that settle
*that should say weekly
the hiccups are real, nobody knows why, they seem to fade after a few doses
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what did your gallbladder symptoms actually feel like before it got diagnosed
do you tell your prescriber about the small stuff or only the big stuff
protein
taste changes settled for me around week eight and never fully came back
a lot of what people call fatigue on this stuff turns out to be dehydration or undereating