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Upped my Semaglutide (Glp1) maintenance dose only 5 units! Did it make me sick?
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Our summary
Karli Sine says she had been taking a steady 15 units of semaglutide as her maintenance dose. Because she has a trip planned for February, she decided to raise it slightly, and she took 20 units, an increase of only 5 units. She says she then got sick.
One person's experience, in their words. Not medical advice.
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What else the video covers
She describes the sequence: she had a somewhat larger dinner than usual, went straight home, and felt a little off without connecting it to the dose. The next morning she woke with a very gurgly stomach and sulfur burps and expected to throw up. She says she drank a lot of water, took Zofran, and later sipped a protein shake, which she says helped a great deal, though she notes the Zofran had probably started working by then. She adds that she tends to get sick two days after her shot, "like clockwork," and asks viewers whether that happens to them, since she knows some people feel unwell the day of the shot or the day after.
She says she feels better now and plans to stay on 20 units to see how it goes, which she describes as 20 units once a month. If she is not happy with it, she says she may go back down. She says it took her three to four weeks to feel normal when she first started the medication. She closes by asking viewers what helps them when they are sick and mentions a link in her profile with a code for half off a telehealth consult.
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Takeaways
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- 0:00 Karli says she raised her semaglutide maintenance dose from 15 units to 20 units ahead of a February trip.
- 0:00 She says she had a larger dinner than normal on the day of the 20 unit dose and did not link feeling off to the dose at first.
- 0:31 She describes waking with a gurgly stomach and sulfur burps and expecting to throw up.
- 1:03 She says Zofran, water and a small protein shake helped her feel better.
- 1:34 She says she gets sick two days after each shot, and asks viewers whether they experience the same.
- 1:34 She plans to stay at 20 units to see how it goes and may go back down if she is not happy with it.
What the video says
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- Medication
- semaglutide
- Side effects mentioned
- vomiting
- Who is speaking
- Patient
Questions this video answers
Can a small semaglutide dose increase make you sick?
Karli says she went from 15 units to 20 units, an increase of 5 units, and then felt sick. She also notes she had a larger dinner than usual that night, so she does not attribute it to the dose alone.
What did she do to feel better after getting sick on semaglutide?
She says she drank a large amount of water, took Zofran, and sipped some of a protein shake. She says the protein shake helped her a lot, though she thinks the Zofran had likely started working too.
How long does semaglutide sickness last for her?
Karli says she gets sick two days after her shot, which she describes as happening like clockwork. She also says it took her three to four weeks to feel normal when she first started taking the medication.
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