"The microdosing strategy has some attractive benefits, including helping to mitigate side effects and being able to customize the dose to the minimum efficacious dose for individual patients," says Katie Sorensen , a nurse practitioner specializing in GLP-1 medications who was not involved in Burgess' treatment
No, musculoskeletal pain is not listed as a recognised adverse effect in the UK Summary of Product Characteristics for Ozempic, and major clinical trials did not identify it as a statistically significant adverse event
A collaborative approach between patients and healthcare professionals, with realistic goal-setting and regular communication, optimises the likelihood of achieving and maintaining meaningful health improvements through a GLP-1 treatment plan
Rapid weight changes can alter hormone levels, which may lead to irregular or missed periods in some individuals
Simultaneously, her metrics for what good health and good nutrition looked like changed, too