Cost Considerations and Insurance Coverage Lets address the elephant in the room: these medications arent cheap, and navigating insurance coverage can be frustrating
[Cut to Amy Lynn.] Amy Lynn, speaking: Patients who are starting them just need to be aware that they may have some GI side effects including nausea, vomiting, constipation or diarrhea
The drug was approved by the US FDA in June 2021 as a 2.4 mg once-weekly injection for chronic weight management in adults with obesity or those overweight with at least one weight-related condition, such as high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes or high cholesterol.3 In 2023, according to market information from Midas (IQVIA), sales of semaglutide for weight management more than quadrupled year-on-year, and further interest has been spurred by new indications related to reducing cardiovascular risk, and emerging benefits are being shown in people with Alzheimers disease.4,5 The strength of these figures clearly demonstrates the intense demand for GLP-1 treatments, but it does not convey the unforeseen implications of such high levels of popularity
Silence, solitude, prayer, meditation, journaling, worship, and scripture study I make sure to prioritize that as much or more than I do physical fitness
Therefore unless you already have a seizure disorder, I do not believe this is a legitimate concern
Salinas et al., 2018