1st shot 5/25

Felt somewhat tired the first day and a little again in the afternoon of day two.

Good luck. I also notice some tiredness on the evening of the shot and the next day.

Keep electrolytes up while on this, but go easy on sodium. Probably not an issue yet at the starting dose. Try holding the same amount for four weeks before moving up.

Congrats. I'm also new and keeping a similar running log. Wish I had begun at 1 mg like you. I did 0.5 mg first to test tolerance then another 0.5 mg a couple days later. Planning the next 1 mg this coming Saturday. Thirst jumped a lot for me, easily two gallons of water daily. Similar age, bit taller, over 100 lb heavier. Electrolytes and lots of water help. I also added 3-6 g fiber each morning and sometimes before dinner starting a week before the first shot and I'm glad I did.

Day 4 and the effects already feel like they're easing. More interest in food again and drinking less water. Almost had a second soda with dinner but skipped it. Still fill up faster than before so there's still some help. Haven't seen anyone mention this, but does anyone have experience mixing Adderall with this? One of my wife's coworkers is on either tirzepatide or semaglutide plus Adderall. I've been on 15 mg for years and was just wondering.

Splitting the dose is pretty common when the effects drop off early. Might be worth thinking about, though I know extra shots aren't appealing if needles bother you.

Yeah I'm keeping it on a six-day schedule for the first couple weeks. Used to get allergy shots twice a week and just looked away while they did it.

This is great, I like these kinds of updates. Just started today myself so I'll follow along. Thanks for sharing.

Day 6. With the six-day half-life I'm sticking to that schedule and did the shot this morning in the arm, 10 units or 1 mg. Still had some lower right back discomfort for a few hours afterward, so it wasn't just the injection spot. That's roughly where the kidney sits. Anyone else notice kidney-area discomfort? Nothing bad, didn't slow me down, just noticed it. Five hours later a mild headache started, same as after the first shot, plus a bit of fatigue. Scale showed 233, down 5 lb so far. Yesterday I could eat more without feeling full quickly, had eggs and sausage around 4 and a meatball sub around 10. Might have skipped breakfast, probably just coffee.

Did the third 1 mg shot Saturday evening before bed and that seemed to reduce the small sides from before. Slept well the first night but the next night couldn't fall asleep and woke after a couple hours. It feels like it's building up even at 1 mg. Can't eat anywhere near as much as before. Thinking less about junk food and soda, making better grocery choices most of the time. Weighed 229 this morning. Work pants that were tight now fit comfortably and clipping toenails is easier.

I already had sleep trouble before this, so it might just be my usual pattern. Gummies or melatonin help a little, but the sleep issues feel slightly different now. My wife might get annoyed if I'm interested more than twice a day. She had some magnesium so I took that. I'll order the rest, thanks. Never been into supplements so I'll need to read up. Was into the gym in college but stopped after. Always ate poorly. Even losing 10 lb makes you feel better.

Just did my second 1 mg shot on Sunday. Hard to tell if it's doing anything yet. No sides might be a good sign.

Shot four. My usual helper fell asleep early so I was a day late. Did 1 mg last night, seven days apart. Had trouble sleeping but we had a race that night and my mind usually races afterward anyway. No sides today and appetite suppression feels back. No urge to eat anything this morning. Scale has been bouncing between 226 and 232. Thinking about another 1 mg in three days or waiting the full six days then going to 2 mg. Food wasn't great this week because we were busy most evenings and ended up with fast food often.

Haven't updated in a couple weeks. Started 1 mg every three or four days after the last post and weight loss has leveled off or even crept back a pound or two. Added the magnesium, B12, and other supplements suggested earlier. Felt tired most days last week and didn't feel like working on projects in the evenings, sometimes napped in the afternoon around 5-7. People mention tiredness with this, but I'm only at about 2 mg total per week. Hard to eat early in the day, usually just coffee and often still not hungry at lunch. That might be why I'm wiped out later. Tried eggs and sausage yesterday and had stomach cramps most of the day. Bowels have slowed too, which makes sense with lower intake. Weather was bad and rainy, which affects my wife's mood but not usually mine. Going up to a 2 mg shot tonight.

Nearly every unwanted reaction has cleared up for me at this stage, aside from problems getting rest. I'm still awaiting word from the heart specialist about a couple of options I'm interested in testing to address the insomnia.

I've dropped to about 210 pounds. I began with 2 milligrams on the twenty-ninth of June and kept going at that rate every six days. I'm still on the original container, which is now roughly eighty days since I prepared it. It looks like most folks aim to finish theirs in under two months. I only located a thirty milligram one, so that's what I reconstituted. The head pain side effects seem to be intensifying rather than easing up during the initial days following each shot. I'm trying to figure out whether it's a matter of not drinking enough water or perhaps connected to how long the container has been sitting. Has anyone gone beyond the two-month point after mixing and noticed if the negative effects got stronger as time went on?

Headaches are fairly common and don't have to come from the medication, though they could. Lower weight, eating less or differently, and drinking fewer fluids can all trigger them too. Are they one-sided and throbbing like migraines or more of a general tightness? Any history of headaches? If they're new, getting a medical opinion is smart if they continue. Least likely cause is probably contaminants. I got my worst migraine cycle right after adding this on top of 15 mg tirzepatide, every day at 5 or 6 a.m., helped by eletriptan but kept returning for about eight days before stopping. So headaches aren't a typical side but clearly possible. If they don't stop, a medical check might mean trying tirzepatide instead.