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To allow the body to adapt slowly, minimizing side effects like nausea, fatigue, or GI distress, while still gaining the benefits of appetite regulation, insulin sensitivity, and metabolic rebalancing
Moreover, 59.1% of patients in the 25-mg arm achieved at least a 10% reduction in weight, while 38.6% hit at least 15% weight loss at 26 weeks
However, you need to compare them to the baseline risk for the population taking these medications
3 To help guide dosing decisions, use the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) instead of the serum creatinine (SCr) level, because the SCr can translate into a variable range of eGFRs ( TABLE 1 )
Symptoms may include: Mild constipation Reduced appetite Fatigue during large calorie deficits Higher Doses Temporary nausea or digestive sensitivity may return when doses increase