Side-effect monitoring: Watch for injection-site discomfort, headache or nausea
This energy deficit, while promoting weight loss, can result in fatigue, lightheadedness, and generalized weakness, particularly during the initial weeks of treatment or after dose escalation
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Some individuals may develop a slight headache, dizziness, or a warm flushing sensation shortly after the injection, though these symptoms usually resolve quickly
Readers should understand that compounded GLP-1 availability may depend on current federal policy, state rules, individual pharmacy requirements, current shortage status, and clinician judgment