Some experts, however, believe that Ozempic and related drugs are causing a surprising and worrying amount of muscle loss, and drugmakers are working hard to find new therapies that will help better preserve muscle
This hormone helps regulate insulin, controls appetite, and slows digestion, meaning you feel full longer after meals
A growing number of researchers use sub-therapeutic doses of semaglutide, sometimes called microdosing, for specific goals that do not require the full 2.4mg maintenance dose
The medication appears to affect the brain's reward pathways, potentially diminishing the pleasure response associated with certain foods, though this evidence is still developing
If you started at the full dose on day one, the nausea and digestive side effects would likely be severe enough to make you quit entirely
The good news is that most of these symptoms will improve over time as the body adjusts to the medication, McGowan says