For decades, pharmacotherapy for obesity was a disappointment, offering 5 to 8% weight reduction at best
The sensations patients describe are typically related to the medication's mechanism of action
Now, the aim is to complete the dose-optimisation studies for the once-daily formulation as quickly as possible with a target of the first quarter of 2025 to allow registration trials to get underway later that year
The starting dose is 0.25 mg once weekly for four weeks, followed by 0.5 mg for four weeks, then 1 mg for four weeks, then 1.7 mg for four weeks, and finally 2.4 mg once weekly as the maintenance dose
I've heard of some places where you go and order like a menu what dose you want
Prioritize protein Starting a GLP-1 tends to make you feel fuller faster, reducing the total number of calories you consume