GLP-1 Side Effect Diary
Log how you feel in a few taps: the symptoms the labels list most, how bad, and a note. The diary sets them beside your doses for your next appointment.
ExampleExample journal · logged most, last 90 days
Nausea
On 5 days; your entries came mostly 1–2 days after a dose.
- Entries, last 28 days
- 2
- Days with an entry, last 28
- 2
This is a record, not medical advice. Follow your prescriber and your medicine’s label. SourcesTerms
Your side effects
These are the example’s entries. Yours will appear here, newest first, saved only in this browser.
Tue, Oct 6
- 9:00 AMNausea · Mild
Tue, Sep 22
- 9:00 AMBurping · Mild
Wed, Sep 9
- 9:00 AMNausea · Mild
Tue, Sep 8
- 3:00 PMTiredness · Mild
- 10:00 AMNausea · Mild
Wed, Aug 19
- 8:00 AMConstipation · Mild
Wed, Aug 12
- 1:00 PMNausea · Moderate · Small meals helped
Tue, Aug 11
- 9:00 AMNausea · Mild
Weight
Your weigh-ins live in the GLP-1 weight-loss tracker, on this device. Add them there and they appear here and in your printout.
Open the weight tracker →Calendar reminderA repeating alert in your own calendar, no account
A repeating event in your own calendar app, with an alert. No account, no server and no push messages: your calendar does the reminding. It says only that it’s your usual day and never names a dose, so it can’t fall out of step with what your prescriber orders.
Labels this journal citesFDA prescribing information on DailyMed, with versions and dates
The medicines, their strengths, the injection sites, the common side effects and the warning signs come from these labels. Compounded products have no FDA label: the journal records what your pharmacy wrote and nothing more.
- Wegovy (semaglutide) injection and tablets: prescribing information and Medication Guide (Novo Nordisk; DailyMed, SPL version 19, published Jun 30, 2026)
- Ozempic (semaglutide) injection: prescribing information and Medication Guide (Novo Nordisk; DailyMed, SPL version 20, published Jun 10, 2026)
- Rybelsus and Ozempic (semaglutide) tablets: prescribing information and Medication Guide (Novo Nordisk; DailyMed, SPL version 14, published Aug 19, 2026)
- Zepbound (tirzepatide) injection: prescribing information and Medication Guide (Eli Lilly and Company; DailyMed, SPL version 40, published Sep 2, 2026)
- Mounjaro (tirzepatide) injection: prescribing information and Medication Guide (Eli Lilly and Company; DailyMed, SPL version 40, published Sep 2, 2026)
- Saxenda (liraglutide) injection: prescribing information and Medication Guide (Novo Nordisk; DailyMed, SPL version 22, published Jun 15, 2026)
- Foundayo (orforglipron) tablets: prescribing information and Medication Guide (Eli Lilly and Company; DailyMed, SPL version 10, published Aug 13, 2026)
How this works: Method, 7 sources, Checked against 2 worked examples,
How this works
Method
It records what you enter and nothing more. A branded medicine’s dose is chosen from the strengths printed on its current FDA label, a compounded one is the mg written on the pharmacy label, with no conversion of any kind. The site map numbers your last four injection sites and lists those not used lately, oldest first. The missed-dose page finds the sentence of the label that matches the hours since the dose was due and quotes it word for word.
Sources
- Zepbound prescribing information, §6.1 (DailyMed, SPL version 40, published Sep 2, 2026)
- Wegovy prescribing information, §6.1 (DailyMed, SPL version 19, published Jun 30, 2026)
- Ozempic (semaglutide) injection: prescribing information (Novo Nordisk (DailyMed), SPL 20, 2026)
- Rybelsus and Ozempic (semaglutide) tablets: prescribing information (Novo Nordisk (DailyMed), SPL 14, 2026)
- Mounjaro (tirzepatide) injection: prescribing information (Eli Lilly and Company (DailyMed), SPL 40, 2026)
- Saxenda (liraglutide) injection: prescribing information (Novo Nordisk (DailyMed), SPL 22, 2026)
- Foundayo (orforglipron) tablets: prescribing information (Eli Lilly and Company (DailyMed), SPL 10, 2026)
How it’s tested
2 worked examples for this page are checked by automated tests before every release: given the inputs, the tool must show the expected answer.
Limits
This is a record, not medical advice. Follow your prescriber and your medicine’s label.
Changes
- First published: a private dose log with an injection-site map, a side-effect diary, a printout for your doctor, calendar reminders and the labels’ missed-dose rules.
Worked example: two months of notes
In the example journal, eight entries over the first two months on Zepbound: nausea 5 times, mostly mild and once moderate, plus constipation, tiredness and burping once each. Set beside the doses, they came mostly 1–2 days after a dose, and nausea came back for a few days after the step from 2.5 mg to 5 mg in September. That is the kind of pattern worth showing your prescriber: what, how bad, and when after a dose.
How the diary is organised
Each entry is one symptom, a severity you choose (mild, moderate or severe), the date and time, and an optional note. The list of symptoms comes from the labels: they are the side effects each label lists as the most common, reported in at least 5% of people in the trials, in plain words. Anything else goes under “Something else” in your own words.
The chart puts your symptoms in rows and the last 28 days in columns, shaded by the worst severity you logged that day, with your dose days marked along the top. The summary counts how many days after the latest dose each entry came. It describes your own notes and nothing more: it does not grade a symptom, compare you with anyone or suggest a change.
Some symptoms are not for a diary. The Medication Guides list signs to act on straight away, such as severe stomach pain that will not go away or swelling of the face or throat; they are listed on this page in the guides’ own words. If one of those happens, contact your healthcare provider or get medical help rather than logging it and waiting.
- Zepbound’s most common adverse reactions (≥5%): “nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, abdominal pain, dyspepsia, injection site reactions, fatigue, hypersensitivity reactions, eructation, hair loss, gastroesophageal reflux disease.” Source: Zepbound prescribing information, §6.1 (DailyMed, SPL version 40, published Sep 2, 2026).
- Wegovy’s list (≥5%) adds headache, dizziness, abdominal distension, flatulence, gastroenteritis, dysesthesia and hypoglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes. Source: Wegovy prescribing information, §6.1 (DailyMed, SPL version 19, published Jun 30, 2026).
- “Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea that does not go away”: diarrhea, nausea and vomiting can cause dehydration, which may cause kidney problems (Zepbound Medication Guide). Source: Zepbound prescribing information (DailyMed, SPL version 40, published Sep 2, 2026).
Common side effects on each label
The side effects each FDA label lists as most common (reported in at least 5% of patients), in plain words. A blank does not mean a medicine never causes it.
| Symptom | Listed (≥5%) on the label for |
|---|---|
| Nausea | Wegovy, Ozempic, Rybelsus and Ozempic tablets, Zepbound, Mounjaro, Saxenda, Foundayo |
| Vomiting | Wegovy, Ozempic, Rybelsus and Ozempic tablets, Zepbound, Mounjaro, Saxenda, Foundayo |
| Diarrhea | Wegovy, Ozempic, Rybelsus and Ozempic tablets, Zepbound, Mounjaro, Saxenda, Foundayo |
| Constipation | Wegovy, Ozempic, Rybelsus and Ozempic tablets, Zepbound, Mounjaro, Saxenda, Foundayo |
| Stomach pain | Wegovy, Ozempic, Rybelsus and Ozempic tablets, Zepbound, Mounjaro, Saxenda, Foundayo |
| Indigestion | Wegovy, Zepbound, Mounjaro, Saxenda, Foundayo |
| Burping | Wegovy, Zepbound, Foundayo |
| Bloating | Wegovy, Foundayo |
| Gas | Wegovy, Foundayo |
| Heartburn or reflux | Wegovy, Zepbound, Foundayo |
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| Headache | Wegovy, Saxenda, Foundayo |
| Tiredness | Wegovy, Zepbound, Saxenda, Foundayo |
| Dizziness | Wegovy, Saxenda |
| Low appetite | Rybelsus and Ozempic tablets, Mounjaro |
| Hair loss | Wegovy, Zepbound, Foundayo |
| Injection-site reaction | Zepbound, Saxenda |
| Low blood sugar | Wegovy, Saxenda |
Frequently Asked Questions
How long do GLP-1 side effects like nausea last?
It differs from person to person, which is why a diary helps. The labels describe nausea, diarrhea, vomiting and constipation as the most common side effects and schedule the dose increases in steps to reduce them. Logging when they start, how bad they are and how many days after a dose they come gives your prescriber something concrete to work with.
When should a side effect not wait for my next appointment?
The Medication Guides say to stop the medicine and call your healthcare provider right away for severe stomach pain that will not go away (with or without vomiting, sometimes felt in the back), and to get medical help for signs of a serious allergic reaction such as swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat or trouble breathing. They also ask you to tell your provider right away about nausea, vomiting or diarrhea that does not go away, and about signs of gallbladder problems. These are listed on this page in the guides’ words.
Does the diary tell me whether a symptom is serious?
No. You choose the severity, and the diary only records it. It never grades a symptom or tells you what to do about your medicine; that is for your prescriber. What it does is put your notes in order, beside your doses, ready to print.
Can I print my side-effect diary for my doctor?
Yes. “Print for my doctor” in the ⋯ menu prints one report with your dose history, injection sites, the side-effect chart and every entry with its notes, and your weigh-ins if you keep them in the GLP-1 weight-loss tracker. It prints in light colours on A4 or US Letter, whatever theme you use.
Wegovy, Ozempic, Rybelsus and Saxenda are trademarks of Novo Nordisk A/S; Zepbound, Mounjaro and Foundayo are trademarks of Eli Lilly and Company. Binary Decimal is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.