Headaches in week 1 — dehydration or the medication?

Found my sweet spot dose and I'm not in a hurry to go higher. I plateaued until the dose increase kicked things back in gear. Onward! (Not medical advice, just my own experience.)

Honestly, Found my sweet spot dose and I'm not in a hurry to go higher. That stall messed with my head too, you'll break through. Bumped up to the next dose this week and feeling good.

The mental side is harder than people admit. Onward!

Totally agree. Been there, it does get easier I promise. Ugh I felt exactly the same way at that stage. Did your appetite come back at all on the higher dose. Onward! Definitely run it by your own prescriber though.

Same here, How long did the food noise take to quiet down. Going slow on titration made all the difference for side effects. Rooting for you.

Totally agree. That stall messed with my head too, you'll break through. Fatigue hit hard on my first dose bump, more protein fixed it. Onward!

Hydration made a bigger difference than I expected. So glad I'm not alone in this.

That stall messed with my head too, you'll break through. How long did the food noise take to quiet down. Hang in there. (Not medical advice, just my own experience.)

Smaller portions on shot day kept the GI stuff manageable. Cutting fatty meals the day of my shot helped the nausea. That stall messed with my head too, you'll break through. So glad I'm not alone in this.

Following along, What's your current titration schedule looking like. You've got this. Keep us posted!

Totally agree. Stay the course. Ginger tea and tiny meals saved me through the early weeks. Are you pairing it with any walking or strength work. This community is the best.

Just wanted to say, Did your appetite come back at all on the higher dose.

Smaller portions on shot day kept the GI stuff manageable. Ugh I felt exactly the same way at that stage. You've got this. (Not medical advice, just my own experience.)

Did the nausea ease up after the first few weeks for you. Ugh I felt exactly the same way at that stage. This community is the best. Everyone's different of course.

Sending solidarity, this part is genuinely hard. Cutting fatty meals the day of my shot helped the nausea.

For what it's worth, Did the nausea ease up after the first few weeks for you. Honestly by month three the side effects basically disappeared. So glad I'm not alone in this.

Reading this today and Going slow on titration made all the difference for side effects. You're not alone in this, so many of us have been there. Hang in there.

Reading this today and Been there, it does get easier I promise. Definitely run it by your own prescriber though.