Some people may tolerate tirzepatide better, while others tolerate semaglutide with fewer problems
Regular monitoring and clinical assessment are key to find the best schedule
One question that has started to surface is: can these medications cause hair loss
For example: Semaglutide for diabetes (Ozempic) typically starts at 0.25 mg weekly for 4 weeks, then 0.5 mg weekly, potentially increasing to 1 mg weekly Semaglutide for weight management (Wegovy) follows a different schedule, starting at 0.25 mg and increasing through 0.5 mg, 1.0 mg, 1.7 mg to a maintenance dose of 2.4 mg weekly For diabetes treatment, your healthcare team will typically review your HbA1c after about 3 months
Several case series (60) suggest that the combination of a better glycemic control, improved metabolic parameters and bodyweight reductions achieved by exenatide treatment as monotherapy or as add-on to standard therapies may lead to improvements in liver biomarkers and hepatic fat reductions in patients with T2D