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Anyone Felt Nauseous When Going Back Down Doses?

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macandcheeseforthewine · 11/07/2025 11:53

In total I've done one 2.5mg pen, one 5mg pen, two 7.5mg pens and one 10mg pen (although had to reduce my doses on the last pen as felt so nauseous).

On 5mg and 7.5mg I had a little bit of feeling queasy for a couple of days, then it would disappear. It was perfectly manageable. I also stopped having that problem on the second 7.5mg pen.

I decided to go up to 10mg for my last pen as weight loss had slowed down, I'd stopped having any bad side effects, so thought it would get me to target. It did, but only because I felt so nauseous after jab 2 and 3 I could barely eat.

I went back down to 7.5mg, thinking that would help, but nope.

Last week I decided to do 6mg. I felt ok the next day, so thought I'd got it sussed, but then after that the nausea came on again and has got just as bad.

I also spread the days out more with those last two doses, so it was 9 days apart rather than 7 (and the last couple of days of each were lovely as I no longer felt so sick).

Next week I'm going to do 5mg and see how I go.

Just wondered if anyone else had experienced similar? I definitely did not expect to feel so awful coming down the doses and trying to find a maintenance dose.

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Itscoldouthere · 11/07/2025 14:05

Yes I’ve had similar, horrible vomiting on my 3rd 10mg pen, this was after about 9 months with hardly any side effects and almost at goal weight.
i moved down to 7.5mg but on my 3rd pen had the vomiting again. I’m now on 5mg and so far everything is good although I have lost a bit more even though I’m eating more, exercising more and trying to maintain.
I feel like because I’d lost the weight the higher doses just became too strong for me.
I'm hoping I can stay on 5mg for quite some time and maintain.
Not sure what I’d do if I was still trying to loose weight.

macandcheeseforthewine · 11/07/2025 15:48

Itscoldouthere · 11/07/2025 14:05

Yes I’ve had similar, horrible vomiting on my 3rd 10mg pen, this was after about 9 months with hardly any side effects and almost at goal weight.
i moved down to 7.5mg but on my 3rd pen had the vomiting again. I’m now on 5mg and so far everything is good although I have lost a bit more even though I’m eating more, exercising more and trying to maintain.
I feel like because I’d lost the weight the higher doses just became too strong for me.
I'm hoping I can stay on 5mg for quite some time and maintain.
Not sure what I’d do if I was still trying to loose weight.

I'm glad it's not just me, but sorry you've had it too.

It's so debilitating, I'm really struggling to do anything. It tends to wear off after a week, which is why my last couple of jabs have been 9 days apart. Those two days when I stop feeling sick are bliss!

I'm so hoping 5 doesn't do the same, as I'm off on holiday next week and it's going to be a bit miserable if it does.

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