This eliminates the need for frequent in-person appointments, making weight loss management more convenient and accessible
For high-risk patients or those with documented decline despite optimal lifestyle measures, referral to clinical trials of emerging anabolic/anti-catabolic therapies is appropriate
I am also microdosing patients who are concerned about their risk for Alzheimer's disease but are already quite thin." There are risks associated with microdosing, however mostly because it's an "experimental and unauthorized" approach to using these medications, per UCLA Health
The drug isnt the whole strategy
How much weight will I lose
This is covered in detail in the maintenance section, but briefly: people who have established ketogenic metabolic adaptation while on semaglutide appear better positioned to maintain their weight loss after discontinuation than people who relied purely on drug-mediated appetite suppression