IV therapy has minimal to no downtime and may cause mild side effects like bruising or a cool sensation at the injection site
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The most common side effects of GLP-1 medications like Wegovy are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and acid reflux (find the full list of side effects here)
Both medications are GLP-1 receptor agonists, but they work differently enough that it may affect your overall results
Post-weight-loss hormonal adaptations exacerbate challenges, with decreases in anorexigenic hormones and increases in orexigenic ones driving weight regain (10)
But the Pharmaceutical Task Group (PTG), which represents the majority of the SA pharmaceutical industry by production (above 80%), said SA should follow the trend of leading global regulators and ban GLP-1 compounding by pharmacists completely on safety grounds