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I have started on the GLP-1 injections 3 weeks ago. Dr started me on 10cc for 1st month,20cc for 2nd month, 40cc for 3rd month, my biggest complaint is nausea! Does it get easier over time? I sure hope so.they say eat lots of protein but I'm doing good to eat anything,just don't have a appetite, have to make myself eat. I had my gallbladder removed 3 yrs ago.i take Zofran for nausea which helps a little till i eat food, can't stand that watery feeling at my throat a lot.any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm not a diabetic just packed on a lot of weight in a year. I was 157 last year,I'm now 230,the biggest I've ever been.i don't won't to give up on the injections just hoping things will get better the longer I'm on it since it's only been 3 weeks. Hopefully someone can give me some good advice? Thanks..

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@barbaraspainhour - I'm not a medical professional, but I have taken semaglutide (Wegovy) personally. The first time I was on it a couple years ago, I got so sick (massive abdominal pains and churning, nausea, random vomiting, diarrhea daily) that I finally asked to change to another GLP-1. I did, and about the time I got to the highest dose, my insurance stopped covering it. I could have ordered from the manufacturer, but by that point, I'd lost only 1 pound and was not sure that medication was working for me. Plus, paying the manufacturer would be a high price to sustain in one's monthly budget.

When I was sick on the semaglutide, I was put on ondansetron (Zofran) like you mentioned. However, it only sort of helped me with prevention of nausea - it was still there a lot of the time.

I do think it's worth journaling and seeing if there are any correlations with what you eat or drink while on the semaglutide and your nausea. I did see it occur more when eating out and sometimes when I drank something alcoholic.

For this second time on the medication (since I did lose 53 pounds on it and my insurance is covering it again), a pharmacist is directing me to go very, very slowly titrating up in dose. It's making a big difference. He is having me take each dose for three months. The progress level is crazymaking - really not losing yet - but the side effects are so much better with giving my body a chance to become accustomed to each dosage.

Have you and your doctor looked at the option of slowing your titration up at all?