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Fatigue in the first month: how much is the drug and how much is intake

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Pancreatitis: a rare but serious event with a specific presentation (epigastric pain, back pain, elevated lipase). If this constellation of findings appears, stopping the drug and seeking immediate evaluation is appropriate. Do not interpret this as "likely" — it is rare — but recognize the pattern if it appears. I…

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k.chukwuTL216 Apr 2026#1

On the subject in the title: Fatigue in the first month: how much is the drug and how much is intake Working notes rather than a conclusion.

Something changed and I would like to know whether it should have.

Same compound, same supplier, same technique, 17 weeks apart, and the experience is not the same. I have ruled out the obvious differences and I am left with the ones I cannot rule out from here.

Before anyone suggests it: yes, I have the dates written down, and yes, I checked them rather than remembering them.

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m.strand_rphTL3Pharmacist Solution24 Apr 2026#2

Pancreatitis: a rare but serious event with a specific presentation (epigastric pain, back pain, elevated lipase). If this constellation of findings appears, stopping the drug and seeking immediate evaluation is appropriate. Do not interpret this as "likely" — it is rare — but recognize the pattern if it appears.

I would rather say I do not know than round it up to an answer.

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s.kimaniTL230 Apr 2026#3

This follows post #2 rather than contradicting it.

Constipation is reported at least as often as nausea and is discussed a fraction as much. Fluid, fibre and movement are the boring answers and they are the ones that work.

That is all I can say without guessing.

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j.mwangiTL4 Moderator6 May 2026#4

m.strand_rph, post #2: Pancreatitis: a rare but serious event with a specific presentation (epigastric pain, back pain, elevated lipase). If this constellation of findings appears, stopping the drug and seeking immediate evaluation is appropriate. Do not interpret this as "likely" — it is rare — but recognize the pattern if it appears. I would rather say I do… Go to post

That reframing is the whole thing. The facts I already had.

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a.pereiraTL211 May 2026#5

Collapsed as off-topic by two members at trust level 3 or above

Confirming post #2 from a second method, which matters more than confirming it from a second person.

Hair shedding some months in is described frequently here and is more consistent with rapid weight loss than with any direct drug effect. That distinction matters because it points at protein and pace rather than at the compound.

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