I have been on tirzepatide for a year and cagrilintide for a few months, but this is the first time I grabbed the wrong vial.
Darn it, I just injected 15 mg of cagrilintide thinking it was tirzepatide. What should I expect now?
The original poster realized the switch resulted in only 2.5 mg of cagrilintide and reported no side effects over several days while skipping their usual tirzepatide. Other users described varying experiences with cagrilintide including strong appetite suppression, constipation, nausea, and the need for hydration or stool softeners. Advice focused on supportive care like electrolytes and waiting out the long half-life rather than seeking medical reversal.
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Darn it, I just injected 15 mg of cagrilintide thinking it was tirzepatide. What should I expect now?
I have been on tirzepatide for a year and cagrilintide for a few months, but this is the first time I grabbed the wrong vial.
Hold on, the concentration in the cagrilintide vial is lower, so I actually only got 2.5 mg at 75 units. That is a relief, I was panicking for a minute.
My usual cagrilintide amount was 0.4, so this is still an increase, though I had been using it three times a week.
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I would skip any GLP medications for about a week just to be safe.
You are probably looking at a tough week ahead.
Even 2.5 mg can hit hard. I once combined 1 mg with 7.5 mg of tirzepatide and only now feel like eating again.
Cagrilintide left me very constipated. Hard to say what will happen here. Just be more careful next time.
Make sure to get fiber, water, electrolytes, and enough calories. Maybe try Gatorade and a fiber supplement.
If symptoms get bad a doctor could prescribe metoclopramide for stomach emptying issues, and it may also ease nausea or heartburn.
Drink plenty of fluids and add electrolytes often. At half a milligram I could hardly eat and felt irritable. Protein shakes might help if solid food is unappealing.
Understood. I thought I had really messed up by taking the wrong one. So far nothing feels off, keeping my fingers crossed.
I was convinced something terrible was about to happen, and I had also dosed my sister who takes a lower amount of tirzepatide than I do, so at least that part is less concerning.
Still feeling okay at this point.
Start a stool softener to avoid getting backed up and maybe toss any food that will spoil since hunger will probably disappear for a while. Not medical advice and this could be poor guidance.
How are you feeling today? I have been worried along with you about this.
How are things going? You have probably been pretty sick by now.
Still fine on day two.
I feel completely normal with zero side effects.
My sister and I are both still okay with no problems, though we skipped our tirzepatide doses just in case.
Everything is fine on day three. Glad it was not the full 15 mg.
This is exactly why I got a label maker. It is cheap, simple, and I only need it for the vials in use. I am too forgetful to keep track otherwise and could easily mix up different peptides.
I bought a labeler after pulling out two different vials, removing their colored caps, and then realizing I could not tell them apart. Luckily one causes an itchy lump so I figured it out after testing, but now I label everything right away.
75 units? Why dilute it so that you need that much volume for a dose?
There seems to be a ceiling effect. I stopped using it fairly quickly because tolerance built so fast.
I try to choose concentrations so the dose fits in 10 to 25 units for comfort. Larger volumes are not pleasant for subq shots even if the compound costs a bit more.
That depends on how much bac water you add. You can adjust concentration so 5 mg equals 10 or 20 units. Look into peptide calculators.
I will say a prayer for you tonight.
RIP, just kidding.
I was wondering the same thing but staying quiet.
Is the original poster still around?
The original poster was last seen on Wednesday, so they are clearly still fine after the December incident.
I know. I was hoping for a detailed hour-by-hour account of any symptoms. At least it sounds like there were none. This is exactly the kind of mistake I could see myself making.
Your body part will fall off but the wolverine blend will make it grow back.
My guess is intense stomach trouble with nausea, vomiting, cramps, and either diarrhea or constipation plus other annoyances. These effects can last days because of the long half-life.
You are about three months late to this discussion.
Oops, I need new reading glasses.
Do any cagrilintide vials come in sizes larger than 10 mg?
Yes, 20 mg vials exist.
Since the original poster has not returned, I wonder if this story is real or just meant to get clicks. It reminds me of another overdose post that seemed like a joke.
I foolishly began at 0.5 mg and feel like I might not survive it.
I moved up to 1 mg around week three or four and noticed some morning nausea, more than what I felt after 18 mg of tirzepatide taken three days earlier.
Jumping in here. My wife's research subject received 3.75 mg of cagrilintide instead of the usual 7.5 mg of tirzepatide yesterday and is now very nauseous with dry heaves. What should we watch for and how can we help? She has never used cagrilintide before.
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