How Ozempic and Wegovy Change Your Gut Bacteria When you start taking GLP-1 medications, youre not just affecting your appetite and blood sugar
For one, unlike brand-name drugs or the generic versions of those drugs that have the same active ingredient compounded drugs are not approved by the FDA (meaning that the FDA has not verified the safety or effectiveness of the products), a fact that can be buried in compounded drug ads, if disclosed at all
The body attacks its own cells because of an inability of white blood cells to read protein markers upon cell membranes
Patients can develop dehydration rather quickly while taking these medications"
You typically start at 3 mg daily for the first month, move to 7 mg after that, and potentially go up to 14 mg if needed
But it does mean the risk profile is fundamentally different from FDA-approved products, and patients need to take active responsibility for verifying the quality of what they are injecting