Treatment typically begins with 3 mg once daily for 30 days, which serves as a dose escalation step to improve gastrointestinal tolerability rather than a therapeutic dose
The milligram numbers do not translate one to one
Moderate alcohol consumption, defined as up to one drink per day for women and up to two drinks per day for men, is generally considered acceptable for most patients, though individual tolerance and circumstances should be considered
Youre eating the same amount, but your body now needs less
These medications slow down the speed at which food moves through your gut, giving your body more time to absorb water from the waste, which results in hard, dry stools
Diabetologia (2024): Network meta-analysis of GLP-1 and dual agonist medications * Illustrative images on this page are models, not actual patients