Drugmaker Novo Nordisk said 25,000 people are starting Wegovy every week in the US alone
Dangerous signs include severe abdominal pain, persistent vomiting, difficulty swallowing, signs of pancreatitis (upper left pain, fever), or allergic reactions
But younger, low-income people still need help
Patient assistance programs through Novo Nordisk, the manufacturer of Ozempic, offer medications at no cost
If your side effects make it tough to continue, your provider may be able to adjust your dosing to try to minimize them, says Lofton
For example, in a trial of people with type 2 diabetes that observed the same time frame and the same dosage as the above trial above, those taking semaglutide lost a little less than 10% of their body weight