Common Side Effects (Both Medications) Gastrointestinal Effects (Most Common): Nausea (Zepbound: 25-29%, Wegovy: 24-44%) Diarrhea (Zepbound: 19-21%, Wegovy: 7-30%) Vomiting (Zepbound: 12%, Wegovy: 24%) Constipation (Zepbound: 12-17%, Wegovy: 14-24%) Abdominal pain or discomfort Indigestion and acid reflux General Side Effects: Fatigue or tiredness (approximately 4% of patients) Headache (more common with Wegovy) Dizziness Hair loss (temporary in most cases) Injection Site Reactions: Redness, itching, or bruising at injection site Slightly more common with Zepbound Managing Common Side Effects The good news is that most side effects are: Mild to moderate in severity Most pronounced during the initial weeks of treatment Tend to decrease as your body adjusts to the medication Manageable with proper strategies Practical Tips to Minimize Side Effects: Start Low, Go Slow: Both medications use gradual dose escalation specifically to minimize side effects Dietary Modifications: Eat smaller, more frequent meals
L-Carnitine is an amino acid present in the bodys skeletal muscles, heart, and brain that plays an important role in converting body fat into energy
9,10 As well as gut hormones, bone remodelling is also known to be regulated by parathyroid hormone (PTH) and influenced by various other biochemical factors, such as calcitonin, oestrogen, thyroid hormones, glucocorticoids, insulin-like growth factors (IGFs), bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), prostaglandins, vitamin D, and transforming growth factor (TGF-), 4,11 but the focus of this report will primarily be gut hormones
Deep wrinkles require longer consistent use and may benefit from combination with other modalities
CDKs: cyclin-dependent kinases
[Wegovy] became approved for weight loss in people without diabetes a few years back, Ali says
