or adults with overweight and at least one weight-related health condition such as Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol Lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events in adults with both heart disease and obesity or overweight Common side effects of Wegovy are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, stomach pain, indigestion, burping, bloating, gas, headache, tiredness, and dizziness
However, Saxenda alternatives like Ozempic and Wegovy utilize a different GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide as its active ingredient
If patients stop retatrutide, weight returns
They projected based on the known weight loss effects (15% average weight loss) of this therapy that its use could result in 43 million fewer people with obesity, and prevent up to 1.5 million heart attacks, strokes and other adverse cardiovascular events over 10 years
When youre talking about peptides being promoted online, those health claims have not been vetted by any expert group, the FDA, or anyone else