It might be better to start at a mid-level dose. Muscle loss is a bigger concern than temporary digestive side effects Oh Sang-woo, a professor of family medicine at Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, said both Mounjaro and Wegovy can cause gastrointestinal side effects such as nausea, bloating, constipation and diarrhea as the dose increases
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Figure 1: A metabolic use-case comprehensive patient journey view with taXonomy Pathways In clinical trials, GLP-1 drugs showed high adherence (over 85% of patients stayed on therapy), yet real-world use tells a different story: one large study found only 32% of obese patients remained on a GLP-1 therapy after one year, with just 27% meeting standard adherence thresholds
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The standard starting dose is 0.5mg once weekly, with increases every four weeks following a structured schedule