r/WegovyWeightLoss • u/[deleted] • 2d ago

Wegovy sent me to the ER

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u/noyou42 13h ago

Dehydrated? Way under the calories? Panic attack?

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u/[deleted] 13h ago

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u/noyou42 12h ago

You said you were vomiting for hours on end so dehydration is to be expected. Could have been a stomach bug too if this isn't your normal reaction to the shot.

I'm not meaning to sound dismissive but I've been taken to the hospital for a resting heart rate of 155 only to have found nothing at all is wrong after an ECG and blood work; and that was long before I was on wegovy.

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u/sambr011 1d ago

Sucks this happened to you but if we just look at this sub as a slice of all users, the number of posts like yours is a tiny fraction of the total number of posts each week. 

Net net... Something to be aware of but not something to be overly concerned about. 

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u/asspatsandsuperchats 2d ago

Was this sinus tachycardia or something else ? Normally under 150 it’s just sinus tachycardia

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u/Spectrum1179 2d ago

Same thing happened to me with my heart rate, but I wasn’t nauseous the night before I just didn’t eat or drink enough. Woke up one morning, felt very lethargic and tired. Was extremely shaky and my resting heart rate was at 203bmp (just trying to get dressed). Went to the ER because I felt weak and like fainting and as I waited I ate and drank and felt better after every hour. Took all day to get my strength back. Hospital did blood work and blood pressure, it was all normal. I honestly didn’t not eat enough on purpose I just wasn’t as hungry and tried bringing my calorie intake down because I had plateaued. All this to say, eat the right amount of calories and drink lots!

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u/thethuyvy 1d ago

did they say you were hypoglycemic/low on blood sugar? i'm on week 2 of wegovy and i suspect i had an episode of hypoglycemia because i had similar symptoms!

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u/Spectrum1179 1d ago

My family doc suspected I was low on blood sugar but I did a fasting bloodwork a week later and all was good. I’m hoping it was just the fact I didn’t eat enough the day before

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u/Competitive-Ad5774 2d ago

Yeh, make sure your hydrated otherwise hrs will go up, also don't eat a tonne of carbs before injection will promote vommiting

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u/Ill-Discipline-3527 2d ago

Thanks for sharing. Sorry this happened to you, that’s so scary! What exactly did they say this was from? I know the medication, but did they say why?

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/Ill-Discipline-3527 2d ago

Yeah but why. Did it raise your heart level too high? Give you a seizure? What’s the cause?

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u/datPandaAgain 2d ago

Probably lack of potassium. You need electrolytes. 🤷🏼

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u/Ill-Discipline-3527 1d ago

Ah okay. Makes sense. Thanks.

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u/TBallAllStar 2d ago

Pretty much this is what I’d guess. Hours of vomiting doesn’t actively help your heart rate either.