Key points Our emotions can impact our hunger levels and make us crave food beyond our physical needs By finding acceptance and alternative ways to soothe emotions, we can move away from emotional eating Take home message Despite being a very effective medication to help lower hunger and support weight loss, we may still experience hunger on Ozempic, particularly in the early stages of taking the medication
"FDA Approves New Medication for Chronic Weight Management." Accessed on November 7, 2023 at Lilly's Zepbound Official Website
If the provider has no structured plan for monitoring your progress, adjusting your dose, or managing side effects like sulfur burps , menstrual changes , or leg cramps , you are essentially self-medicating with a prescription drug
Wegovy (semaglutide) can be prescribed for the treatment of obesity in adults with a body mass index (BMI) of: 30 kg/m or higher, or with a BMI of 27 kg/m2 or higher who have obesity-related complications, such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or dyslipidaemia (abnormal blood fat levels)