What is Wegovy™?
Wegovy™ (Weight Loss injection) is an FDA-approved injectable prescription medication for treatment of obesity with BMI of >30 without any medical condition or BMI of >27 with two medical conditions like High Blood Pressure or Diabetes.
It is an injection like a pen and is injected under the skin. It is only used once a week.
Benefits of Wegovy Injection:
- Significantly increases weight loss & also helps keep it off
- It can be used for long term to help you keep the weight off
- Because of the weight loss, it also results in improvement of blood pressure and cholesterol levels and other medical diseases
How does Wegovy™ act?
- It mimics glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1), a hormone that regulates appetite & food intake.
- It also reduces hunger and takes cravings away.
How is Wegovy™ taken?
Wegovy™ is given as an injection once a week and the dose is increased every month by your physician depending on your response. It starts at 0.25 mg per injection. The maximum dose is 2.4 mg per injection.
Side effects of Wegovy™
The most common side effects of Wegovy™ include
- nausea,
- diarrhea,
- constipation,
- vomiting,
- abdominal (stomach) pain,
- dyspepsia (indigestion),
- headache,
- abdominal distension,
- fatigue, dizziness,
- eructation (belching),
- gastroenteritis (an intestinal infection) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (a type of digestive disorder)
- hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) in patients with type 2 diabetes,
- flatulence (gas buildup).
- For a full list of possible side effects, and other important safety information, Contact US.
Our obesity medicine specialist Sagar Verma MD will guide you and has been using Wegovy with his patients ever since it was approved by the FDA
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