She adds that most patients report their baseline appetite returning after discontinuing Wegovy, so its important to make a plan for managing your weight moving forward if you want to stop the drug
Breastfeeding does burn extra calories, typically between 300 and 500 per day
Common adverse effects include gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea), decreased appetite, and hypoglycaemia when combined with insulin or sulphonylureas
Remember that most side effects often improve over time as your body adapts to the medication
Yes, some of the weight lost is lean mass, but most of the measured loss is fat
Regarding pregnancy and breastfeeding, GLP-1 receptor agonists should be avoided, with semaglutide discontinued at least 2 months before a planned pregnancy