The standard dosage of Ozempic is 0.5 mg once weekly at any time of the day, with or without food
Prior to her Instagram post, the tennis icon who shares Olympia, 6, and Adira, 1, with her husband, Alexis Ohanian opened up about her weight loss journey, revealing that she has been using a GLP-1 medication to help with weight loss and has since lost over 31 lbs
Any concurrent use would be off-label and requires explicit medical supervision with careful monitoring
This difference highlights how the drugs action on the digestive system can lead to discomfort
Treatment should also be interrupted temporarily during periods of acute illness, severe dehydration, or gastrointestinal upset
Impaired glucagon secretion is a contributing mechanism