This is the number one reason patients experience nausea, fatigue, or feel discouraged early in treatment
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drinking water consistently throughout injection day reduces both nausea intensity and orthostatic hypotension episodes
Even then, oral bioavailability remains low, around 0.4-1%, requiring much higher doses than injectable forms