Common side effects: Nausea (44% with Wegovy, 20% with Ozempic) Diarrhea (30%) Vomiting (24%) Constipation (24%) Abdominal pain (20%) Fatigue, headache, dizziness The good news
With todays approval of the Wegovy pill, patients will have a convenient, once-daily pill that can help them lose as much weight as the original Wegovy injection, Novo Nordisk CEO Mike Doustdar says in a Dec
Consider discussing the pill with your doctor if: You have a strong aversion to self-injecting You travel frequently and prefer not to manage refrigerated medications Your morning schedule allows for a 30-minute fasting window before eating You do not take other morning medications that would complicate the timing You are not breastfeeding The injection may remain the better fit if you have MASH (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis), since that indication was studied specifically with the injectable form, or if your morning routine makes consistent fasting difficult
If your BMI is 25 to 29.9, you are overweight
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Some people experience stronger early nausea on tirzepatide
