Examples of weight-related conditions: High blood pressure Dyslipidaemia Sleep apnoea Examples of non-caucasian ethnicity: South Asian Chinese Middle Eastern Black African African-Caribbean Before a switch can be approved, a NowPatient weight specialist clinician must confirm Wegovy is safe and suitable for you (e.g., no allergy to semaglutide, not pregnant/breastfeeding, and no relevant contraindications or interactions)
But keep in mind that it may not lead to the same weight loss either
Discussion While GLP-1 RAs are powerful anti-obesity medications (AOMs), they do raise some serious concerns most notably, up to 40% of the profound weight loss induced by these agents can be due to loss of lean mass 3,4,5 and prior studies have shown that a significant portion of this lean mass is muscle 33,34,35
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