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No labs were required to start

A few hours at room temperature is usually fine

Dosing and How to Take Them Semaglutide Dosing For weight loss (Wegovy): Start: 0.25 mg weekly for 4 weeks Increase gradually to 2.4 mg weekly Take as injection under the skin once per week Also available as daily pill (Rybelsus) for diabetes Tirzepatide Dosing For weight loss (Zepbound): Start: 2.5 mg weekly for 4 weeks Can increase up to 15 mg weekly Take as injection under the skin once per week Only available as injection, not as pills Both medications work best when you increase the dose slowly

They're too rich and often trigger nausea

On GLP-1 therapy, this normal processing time is further prolonged , which can make protein-heavy meals feel unusually heavy or uncomfortable, contributing to the sensation that food is lingering. High-fat meals and physiologic slowing of digestion Dietary fat slows gastric emptying through normal physiologic feedback