You may want to know: Are Wegovy and Ozempic The Same As Semaglutide?
The short answer is yes! They are all the same.
Wegovy is the name of the FDA-approved medication for chronic weight management. Throughout its development, it’s been compared to the type 2 diabetes treatment, Ozempic. Both Wegovy and Ozempic contain the same active medicine – Semaglutide. Semaglutide is the generic name for both medicines.
Made by Novo Nordisk, semaglutide (Ozempic) has been on the market since 2017 to help manage type 2 diabetes. But in June 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved semaglutide to treat weight loss under the brand name Wegovy.
- How does it work?
- Semaglutide suppresses appetite and make you feel full by slowing the movement of food from the stomach to the intestines.
- Semaglutide mimics a hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), which is secreted in the gut and targets receptors throughout the body, including the brain. It sends a message to the brain, letting it know that the body is full – which causes patients to eat less throughout the day.
- Based on the studies of the various medications above, some result in a 15% weight loss or up to 25 pounds in other studies.
- Semaglutide for weight loss is also associated with fewer side effects than many other weight loss medications. It suppresses appetite differently so it may be a
- good option for people who are uncomfortable taking other medications (such as Phentermine, Phendimetrazine or other medications that contain caffeine).
- What Are The Benefits Of Semaglutide?
There are many benefits of semaglutide, including:
- Weight Loss: Semaglutide has been shown to help people lose up to 10% of their body weight.
- Appetite Suppression: Semaglutide reduces your appetite, which helps you eat less and lose weight.
- Reduced Risk Of Weight Gain: Because semaglutide suppresses your appetite, you are less likely to regain the weight you lost.
- Improved Blood Sugar Control: Semaglutide has been shown to improve blood sugar control in people with diabetes.
- Lower Blood Pressure: Semaglutide has been shown to lower blood pressure in people with hypertension.
- It is an FDA-approved medication that is clinically-tested, stimulant-free, and non-habit forming.
What Are The Side Effects Of Semaglutide?
The most common side effects of semaglutide include:
- Headache
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
- Constipation
These side effects are usually mild and go away on their own.
Healthy Solutions now offers Semaglutide!
Semaglutide is administered as a once-weekly injection and can be taken with or without an additional appetite suppressant.
Achieving optimal weight-loss results with semaglutide requires reaching and staying at the full weekly dose You start semaglutide at a dose of 0.25 mg once a week and may increase the dose every 4 weeks until you reach the full dose of 2.4 mg.
Added Bonus in our Semaglutide is BPC-157
BPC-157composed of 15 amino acids is a partial sequence of body protection compound (BPC) that is discovered in and isolated from human gastric juice. Experimentally it has been demonstrated to accelerate the healing of many different wounds, including tendons, muscles, nervous system and superior healing of damaged ligaments. Those who suffer from discomfort due to muscle sprains, tears and damage may benefit from treatment with this peptide. It can also help aid skin burns to heal at a faster rate and increase blood flow to damaged tissues.
Benefits of BPC-157 May Include:
- Supports cognitive performance
- Supports joint health
- Protects against drug-induced damage
- Restores the serotogenic transport system
- Protects dopaminergic system
- Enhances the GABergic system
- Reverse opiod tolerance
- Accelerated wound healing
- Ligament healing (knee, rotary)
- Benefits for ulcers in the stomach
- Benefits for intestinal damage
- May help irritable bowel disease
- Promotes lipolysis
- Improves overall skin apperance
- Repairs skin barrier proteins
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