Semaglutide (brand names: Wegovy for weight loss, Ozempic for diabetes) targets a single receptor called GLP-1
Stomach Paralysis The FDA has received reports of certain patients using semaglutide, encountering severe gastroparesis, commonly referred toas stomach paralysis. This condition leads to a significant slowing down of food digestion, potentially resulting in intense vomiting and nausea
Speaking with your doctor about over-the-counter and prescription medications that may help you manage side effects, potentially only on a short-term basis
If your regular injection day is a specific day of the week, and you need to inject one day earlier, simply inject and then decide: do you want to keep the new day as your regular day going forward, or do you want to return to your original schedule next week
Dosing Mounjaro starts at 2.5 mg weekly for four weeks, then increases to 5 mg