Emergency Warning Signs
Some symptoms are not side effects to manage at home. These are the ones that mean stop reading and get help.
If you are having thoughts of suicide or self-harm, you do not have to work through this page first. In the US and Canada, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline). If you are in immediate danger, go to the emergency room.
- Severe, persistent abdominal painEspecially pain that radiates to your back or makes it impossible to stand up straight.
- Intractable vomitingOr an inability to keep down liquids.
- Signs of dehydrationDizziness, or no urination.
- Signs of a serious allergic reactionSwelling, or trouble breathing.
- Mental health crisisIf you experience thoughts of self-harm, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) immediately.
Seek emergency medical attention if you experience
- Inability to swallow or breathe.
- Severe, persistent vomiting (dehydration).
- Severe abdominal pain that makes you curl into a ball.
- Thoughts of self-harm or suicide.
- If you feel like you are having a medical emergency.
Source: this entry is drawn from “Troubleshooting” in FAT BITCH: Killing the Willpower Myth by Cat Clark (UNLIT Publishing, October 15, 2026). The full chapter has the context this page does not. Get on The First Copy List and we send the order link the day it goes live.
None of this is medical advice. It is educational material drawn from FAT BITCH: Killing the Willpower Myth by Cat Clark, and it does not replace your prescriber, your pharmacist, or your actual doctor. If something here does not match what your care team told you, go with your care team and bring this along to the conversation.