Alchemy West provides weekly Semaglutide weight loss injections to patients who qualify. All patients are required to meet with our Nurse Practitioner for a weight loss consultation before beginning our weight loss program. Patients will be asked about their health history and will be thoroughly informed about side effects and other pertinent information.
Here’s what all patients are told prior to starting our monthly program:
Semaglutide is the first once-weekly medication that is FDA-approved to help with chronic weight management. It works best in combination with a healthy diet and exercise. Adults taking Semaglutide lost an average of 15% of their initial body weight.
Semaglutide is an injectable glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist that is administered once weekly. It was initially designed to help control blood sugar in Type 2 Diabetes.
GLP-1 is a hormone that plays a role in your appetite and digestion. They help lower your blood sugar by triggering insulin release and blocking sugar production. It also slows down how quickly food leaves your stomach.
The combination of these two actions causes you to feel full, lowering your appetite and causing you to lose weight.
The most common side effects are gastrointestinal (GI) related including nausea, diarrhea, constipation, and vomiting. Other side effects include stomach pain, headache, fatigue, indigestion, dizziness, bloating, and burping.
In some cases, Semaglutide may cause more serious side effects. This medication carries a black box warning which is the FDA’s most stringent warning for drugs and medical devices on the market. This risk has been seen in animal studies but hasn’t been confirmed in humans. If you have a personal or family history of thyroid tumors or pancreatitis, you should not take Semaglutide.
Other serious side effects include:
Semaglutide is an FDA-approved injectable weight loss medication. It may help you lose more weight than other medications on the market. It takes a few months to reach the target dose and you may experience side effects like mild nausea and constipation. This is typically managed by slowly increasing your dose over time. Talk to your provider to learn more about Semaglutide for weight loss
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