The most commonly reported adverse events (observed in 5% of clinical trial participants) were nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, abdominal pain, dyspepsia, injection-site reactions, fatigue, hypersensitivity reactions, eructation, hair loss and gastroesophageal reflux disease.1 In studies, most nausea, diarrhea and vomiting occurred when people increased their dose but the effects generally decreased over time
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Drawing 50 units from the same vial would give you 2.5 mg, a 150% overdose
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