Do side effects tend to get better at all or is this just how it’s always going to be?

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I’ve been on 0.25mg for 5 weeks now. I feel my appetite is adequately suppressed, so I don’t feel the need to increase my dose. I have lost about 8lbs since starting.

The problem is, about 4-5 days after my dose, I get sulfur burps that result in needing to vomit to feel better. The vomiting usually happens just once, and then the rest of the day I can barely eat. Then after another day or so, I can eat normally again.

I don’t want to stop taking ozempic because I have absolutely no control over my appetite without it. The food noise is just too much. But I’m also worried this is the start of irreversible gastroparesis and I don’t want to die, either.

Is this going to get better or am I going to need to stop taking it?

Posted May 1, 2026, 9:20 PM UTC

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