Side-Effect SOS — Ask & Support

Rough patch? You're not alone. This is the thread to ask for support with nausea, fatigue, constipation, sulfur burps — all the unglamorous parts. Share what's helped you, and remember: this is peer support, NOT medical advice. If a symptom is severe or scary, call your prescriber or seek care. We're here for the day-to-day stuff.

Sulfur burps were my nemesis for the first couple months and smaller meals with actual protein helped more than anything. I found fatigue hit hardest when I let myself run on empty, so I treat even a snack as non-negotiable on shot days now. Congrats on the 48 lbs, that's no small thing.

Sulfur burps were my worst side effect early on and 51 lbs later I still get them occasionally — ginger chews and smaller dinners made a real difference for me. The mental grind is real too, some weeks the scale does nothing and I just have to trust the trend line. Hang in there, the unglamorous parts do ease up for most of us.

Sulfur burps were my worst side effect for a while, and eating smaller meals with more protein helped me get past them. Losing 58 lbs didn't come without rough weeks, but they do pass. Hang in there.

Fatigue hit me hardest on tirzepatide, especially early in the week after my shot. What helped me was not skipping meals entirely like I wanted to -- even a boiled egg or some yogurt kept me from feeling like a zombie. The burps eventually faded for me once my stomach settled into the dose.

Sulfur burps hit me hard too around the two-month mark, and eggs were the worst trigger for a while. I cut way back on greasy stuff and it settled down after a few weeks. Also down about 26 lbs, so the rough stretch hasn't stopped the progress.

Constipation was the one that got me around the 30 lb mark, and adding a fiber supplement plus actually tracking water made a bigger difference than I expected. Low-appetite days made everything sluggish until I forced some protein down too. It's unglamorous but it passes.

Sulfur burps wrecked my evenings too until I cut dinner portions way back and stopped eating late. Around 27 lbs down now and they only show up if I overdo it. Ginger anything was my lifeline those first rough weeks.

Nausea evenings were my worst too around the 15 lb mark, and smaller dinners plus not lying down right after eating made a huge difference for me. Sulfur burps mostly stopped showing up once I slowed down at meals. Hang in there, it really does ease up.

The sulfur burps were my worst early on and sparkling water plus smaller portions at dinner made a real difference. Down 29 lbs myself and it's wild how those rough weeks fade into the background once you find your rhythm. Hang in there.

Down 7 lbs myself and the burps were brutal for me too until I started eating way slower and putting real protein in every meal. The fatigue thing checks out for me as well -- pushing through on an empty stomach always made it worse. Congrats on the 48, that kind of progress makes the rough patches feel survivable.

Only 9 lbs in myself so far but the sulfur burps already found me twice, and eating slower was genuinely the fix for me too. Weirdly the burps showed up the day after takeout both times, so I've been keeping portions smaller since. This thread is oddly comforting to scroll on rough days.

Sulfur burps got me too, and I noticed the same pattern with greasy takeout — cutting that out plus smaller portions made a big difference around the 20 lb mark. Ginger chews live in my bag now. Glad this thread exists for the unglamorous days.

Fried or greasy takeout is my burp trigger too, almost like clockwork the next day. Only about 5 lbs in so far but eating slower and keeping portions small has already made a difference, so hopefully that keeps working for you as well.

Greasy food is the culprit for me too, though my burps hit more with anything heavy sitting late in my stomach. Only a couple pounds down so far so still early days, but sticking to lighter dinners has kept things calm. Ginger tea before bed helps when one sneaks through.

The greasy food and sulfur burp connection held true for me all the way through, even 50+ lbs down — one fried meal and I regret it the next morning. Ginger chews and walking after dinner got me through the worst stretches. Hang in there, the unglamorous days pass.

Interesting that everyone here landed on greasy food as the trigger — mine was more portion size, even with lean meals. Half my old servings and the burps mostly stopped. Still keep ginger tea around just in case.

Portion size is the one for me too at 44 lbs down — a normal-looking plate still wrecked me early on, so I started plating half and it made a bigger difference than anything I ate or avoided. Sulfur burps barely show up now unless I clean my plate out of habit.

Early days here, only a few pounds down, but the half-portion trick is already clicking for me too. Even a "healthy" plate left me miserable until I started plating smaller and saving the rest for later. Guess my eyes were ordering way more than my stomach could handle.

Down 53 lbs on compounded tirzepatide and the half-plate thing still holds up for me too. Sulfur burps only show up if I eat past comfortable, so that's my cue now rather than something I fight through.