Cardiovascular risk factors may worsen, particularly in patients who regain significant weight
In very serious cases, an inflamed pancreas may cause severe pain in the midsection that is not associated with nausea and wont go away
It is important to recognize that microdosing is considered a medical treatment
Patients taking Ozempic for the first time start on a 0.25 mg dose for 4 weeks
Phase 2 Obesity Trial Jastreboff et al., New England Journal of Medicine (2023) Jastreboff and colleagues conducted a phase 2, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of retatrutide in adults with obesity
I've had a lot of people indicate they think I'm somehow "cheating" (as if there's some kind of a rule book about the 'right' choices to make for your own health) and that any weight I lose isn't "legit." Frankly, I don't give a crap, but this attitude is out there, and anyone choosing semaglutide or another GLP-1 medication to lose weight will probably encounter it