Wegovy is a weight loss medication that has been proven to work in clinical trials. It is made by Novo Nordisk and comes as a pre-filled pen that you can give yourself injections with, once a week.
Directions: You inject Wegovy just once a week into your tummy, thigh, or upper arm.
Wegovy is taken in doses which are increased monthly to ease you onto the medication this should reduce the chances of you experiencing any serious side effects.
The dosing schedule will be:
Month 1: Start Wegovy at a dose of 0.25 mg once a week
Month 2: you can increase your weekly dose to 0.5 mg
Month 3: You can increase your weekly dose to 1 mg
Month 4: you can increase your weekly dose to 1.7 mg
Month 5 onward: you can increase your weekly dose to the full dose of 2.4 mg
It works by making you not want to eat as much. When used with a healthy diet and exercise, it can help you lose weight.
It’s available on prescription for people with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 and above, or 27 and above with weight-related conditions.
The drug works by reducing your appetite. It means you consume fewer calories and you will lose weight gradually.
The active ingredient, Semaglutide, is a type of medicine called a GLP-1 agonist. This is the same type of medicine as the weight loss drug Saxenda. These medications work by making your body produce more of a hormone called GLP-1. This hormone affects how hungry you feel.
Increasing GLP-1 levels slows down digestion and stomach emptying. It affects your appetite because you feel fuller for longer which means you eat less. Over time, this results in weight loss.
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