Patients should understand that the timeline for appetite suppression does not necessarily correlate directly with weight loss, which typically becomes evident after eight to twelve weeks of treatment, as demonstrated in clinical trials
Discoloration toward yellow or brown, cloudiness after reconstitution, or visible particulates suggest oxidation or microbial contamination
Personal Opinion If cost were not a factor, continuous use makes the most sense based on everything we know about incretin biology
Reviewed by Renee Hutton, UGA Dietetic Intern References Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The starting dose is ultra-low (0.25 mg) and is increased very slowly because Only after at least 16 weeks of increasing the dose gradually, you reach the most effective weight-loss dosage of 2.4 mg injected per week
In clinical trials of oral semaglutide for T2DM, cholelithiasis was reported in 1% of patients-treated with semaglutide 7 mg PO