This can also help with removing dead skin cells, remove old blemishes, help improve the overall tone of the skin and improve immune system
Providers should monitor weight trajectory , GI tolerability (nausea, vomiting, constipation) , signs of pancreatitis (persistent severe abdominal pain vomiting), gallbladder disease (RUQ pain, fever, jaundice), hydration/renal function when clinically indicated (risk of AKI with severe GI effects), blood pressure , and glucose metrics (especially if combined with insulin or sulfonylureas due to hypoglycemia risk)
What to ask at your next appointment You dont need an extensive workup before starting a GLP-1
For most people, nausea from weight loss medication is at its worst in the first few weeks of starting treatment or after each dose increase, and it tends to ease over several weeks as the body adapts