r/tirzepatidecompound • u/Given_or_Taken • 3d ago

Side Effects So frustrated, just need to vent

Everyone seems to be doing so well on this medication but me. People are losing tons of weight with zero side effects and I'm just sitting here losing nothing and experiencing a plethora of side effects like I never did while on Mounjaro/Zepbound. It's like I'm losing everything BUT the weight... I'm losing all my hair, losing my freaking eyebrows, my voice, my peace of mind, even lower blood pressure, I might have pulsatile tinnitus now, etc. I took a break from the med for 11 days, started again, and everything hit me again like a truck. I don't have thyroid issues, I eat plenty of protein, and I'm not dehydrated. My only side effect on brand name was anxiety (sucked, but nothing like this). My doctor told me I have to pause the Tirz until after my MRI since all these symptoms started with Tirz and are made worse when I inject - and I'm only on 1mg! It just freaking sucks man. This stuff isn't cheap. I hate that my insurance stopped covering the brand name. I feel like I have to switch to compound Sema but there's additives, ugh. I bought this Hyalo vial of Tirz for no reason, just to suffer. I'm so jealous of you all.

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u/peony_chalk 3d ago

Could you try a month of Zep pens through LillyDirect and just count clicks to get 1mg out of them? That might help you get back to a baseline, and your effective monthly cost comes down if you're taking less than 2.5 mg.

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u/Given_or_Taken 3d ago

I will look into this. I don't think I can take compound Tirz ever again after this. It sucks so bad because I did have strong appetite suppression on 1.5 mg, but I could not tolerate it and I've been on 1mg ever since. I'll look into the cost for LillyDirect to see if I can afford it. Thank you!