Wegovy does have potential side effects, the agency said, including nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, abdominal (stomach) pain, headache, fatigue, dyspepsia (indigestion), dizziness, abdominal distension, belching, flatulence, low blood sugar in patients with diabetes, flatulence and heartburn
*Rates of hypoglycemia are highest for individuals treated with intensive insulin therapy (including multiple daily injections of insulin, continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion, or automated insulin delivery systems), followed by basal insulin, followed by sulfonylureas or meglitinides
The FDA continues to explain GLP-1 drugs should not be used in patients with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2). Today, experts agree that there is no real risk of thyroid cancer associated with GLP-1 drugs
You don't need to taper off semaglutide, but it's often recommended