Tirzepatide (Zepbound and Mounjaro): weekly vials you load into a syringe yourself or preloaded injection pens Semaglutide (Wegovy and Ozempic): weekly, preloaded injection pen in various doses Liraglutide (Saxenda and Victoza): daily injectable pens Other GLP-1s and weight-loss meds: Trulicity , a less common GLP-1 (dulaglutide), comes in the form of a pen for once-weekly injections Bydureon BCise (once-weekly preloaded injection) Rybelsus (oral method) Contrave and Xenical (weight-loss drugs that are not GLP-1s and typically come at a much cheaper price tag) Other medications: antibiotics, antidepressants, asthma medication, and much, much more Note: Ozempic, Mounjaro, Victoza, Trulicity, Bydureon, and Rybelsus are FDA approved for type 2 diabetes only and must be prescribed off-label for use as a weight-loss treatment
GLP-1 medications can already affect gastrointestinal motility, so adding bitter orange extract could lead to side effects like nausea or increase cardiovascular risks
CagriSema: Fixed-ratio combination of two separate molecules -- cagrilintide (long- acting amylin analog) and semaglutide (GLP-1 agonist) -- co-administered in a single weekly injection
Theyre almost completely painless and take less than two minutes to complete
Possible side effects may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, reduced appetite, stomach discomfort, and indigestion
Supporting Weight Management Goals: