This process includes checking for a personal or family history of multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2 or medullary thyroid carcinoma
Your body is adjusting to a drug that hits three separate hormone receptors at once, and that adjustment is not always comfortable
And while GLP-1 medications like semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) have taken the weight loss world by storm, here's what most most people are missing: these medications work significantly better when your hormones are also being addressed
This is how it lowers blood pressure and reduces swelling
The 2-month recommendation provides additional safety margin
It can also play a role in many immune-mediated diseases such as allergies, inflammatory bowel disease, otitis, pancreatitis, cancer and asthma