Monthly Side Effect Tracker
A calendar-format tracker that helps you log daily side effects, rate their severity, and spot patterns over time. Print one for each month of your journey.
See it in action — a typical first month on GLP-1s. Nausea that improves over time, a few rough days after dose changes, and the detail log capturing those harder days.
What's Included
Monthly Calendar Grid
35 cells covering any month. Each day has space to write your main side effect, plus a 1-5 severity scale to circle. See your entire month at a glance.
Daily Detail Log
Eight rows for the days that need more space. Record the specific side effect, severity rating, and what might have triggered it — meals, timing, activity level.
Severity Scale
A built-in 1-5 severity reference — from mild to "contact your doctor." Circle the number each day so you can track whether side effects are improving or getting worse.
Print & Go
Landscape format designed for a 3-ring binder. Generous write space, even for bad handwriting. Print as many copies as you need — one per month.
During my first month on a GLP-1, I didn't track anything — I just "remembered" how I felt. When my doctor asked about patterns, I had nothing useful to say. The second month I started writing things down, and it completely changed the conversation. We could actually see that my nausea was worst on injection days and mostly gone by day 3. That kind of detail helped us make better decisions together. You don't have to fill in every single day — just capture the ones that matter.
How to Use This Template
- 1 Print in landscape and 3-hole punch it for your binder. Write the month and year at the top.
- 2 Fill in the dates starting from the correct day of the week for that month.
- 3 Each day, jot down your main side effect(s) in the calendar cell and circle the severity number that matches how you felt.
- 4 On rougher days, use the Daily Detail Log on the right to note what triggered the side effect and anything you tried that helped.
- 5 Bring it to your next appointment. Your doctor can see trends at a glance — patterns that are easy to miss day-to-day become obvious on the calendar view.
Get the Full Tracking Toolkit
This template is just one of 23. The full bundle gives you everything you need to track your entire GLP-1 journey.
Daily & Weekly
- Daily Check-In
- Weekly View
- Weekly Reflection
- Habit Streaks
Health Monitoring
- Side Effects
- Injection Sites
- Body Measurements
- Blood Work
- Sleep
Progress & Milestones
- 8-Week Tracker
- 12-Week Dashboard
- Progress Charts
- NSV Tracker
- Clothing Timeline
Nutrition & Lifestyle
- Protein Tracker
- Meal Planning
- Food Diary
- Exercise Log
- Hydration
Planning & Reference
- Appointment Prep
- Medication Supply
- Cost Tracker
- Support Network
Bonus
- Free access to every future template — as the toolkit grows, so does your bundle. No extra cost, ever.
- Request custom templates — need something specific? Reach out to Brandon and he'll build it for you.