Vomiting: when it is expected and when it is a reason to stop — one year on

Vomiting: when it is expected and when it is a reason to stop — one year on Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did.

Reporting something rather than asking about it, in case the pattern is useful to anyone else.

Over 16 weeks I logged this consistently: date, dose, time of day, and a simple severity score from 0 to 4 for each symptom. That is 178 data points, all self-reported, all unblinded, and collected by someone who knew what he expected to find. Treat it accordingly.

The reason I am posting is that my experience does not match the shape people usually describe here, and I would like to know whether that is unusual or whether the usual description is just the loudest version.

For anyone arriving from a search: the marked solution above is the direct answer, and the replies underneath it add the caveats that make it safe to use.

Gallbladder complications: rapid weight loss increases the risk of gallstone formation. The mechanism is not specific to this drug class. The risk is greatest in the first months when weight loss is most rapid.

Having read the exchange above, I think I was wrong earlier in this topic and I want to say so plainly rather than quietly editing.

The correction was fair and I had been repeating something I had not checked carefully enough.

Hair shedding: telogen effluvium associated with rapid weight loss is reported. The timing usually correlates with the speed of weight change rather than the compound specifically. It is usually self-limiting.