However, like any medication, it may have potential side effects
Robert Kushner: I worry about it mostly in an elderly individual, 65 years or older, because starting at about age 30 or so we start losing muscle mass
A large study of 2000 patients without diabetes showed that using Ozempic/Wegovy in addition to diet and exercise for 68 weeks led to a 15% weight loss (1/3 of the participants lost up to 20% of their starting weight.) Those in the control group that were only coached on the lifestyle changes lost 2.4% of their weight
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If you do drink, keep it to a minimum
Usually, if a patient has difficulties with the treatment, the proper thing is to reduce the dosage