When this is not a side effect to manage at home

Almost everything on these medications is manageable and settles. A small number of things are not, and they are worth knowing by name so you are not deciding in the moment whether it counts.

• Severe or persistent abdominal pain, particularly pain that goes through to your back.
• Vomiting you cannot stop, or being unable to keep fluids down for more than a day.
• Signs of an allergic reaction — swelling of the face, lips or throat, or difficulty breathing.
• A lump or swelling in your neck, hoarseness, or trouble swallowing.

The care team reads messages every day, not every minute. For anything on the list above, go to urgent or emergency care and tell us afterwards.

• GLP-1 receptor agonist labelling, Warnings and Precautions: pancreatitis, hypersensitivity reactions, and thyroid C-cell tumour signal.

• The common ones, and what actually helps
• When this is not a side effect to manage at home