Medication

Medication overview

• Can I get Wegovy or Mounjaro without a prescription?
• These medications are new. How do I know they are safe?
• Is using medication to lose weight cheating?
• How do these medications actually work?

How the medication works

• What is a safe rate of weight loss?
• How long before I start to see results?
• Where can I find the official patient leaflet for my medication?
• Are there side effects?
• What is the difference between Mounjaro and Wegovy?
• Semaglutide, Wegovy and Ozempic — what’s the difference?

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Injecting and pen use

• My pen is faulty or jammed
• When should I inject (day/time)?
• Where do I inject?
• How do I inject?

Dosing & Titration

• What about microdosing?
• How quickly is the dose increased?
• Can I speed up titration?
• What dose will I start on?
• What does “titration regime” mean?

Storage and handling

• What do I do when my sharps bin is full?
• What do I do with the pen after it’s finished?
• How do I store the medication?

Stopping the medication

• How should I reduce the medication when the time comes?
• Why is the maintenance phase so important?
• Will I regain the weight when I stop?
• What happens if I miss a dose?

Women's health

• What about menopause?
• What if I want to get pregnant?
• Do I need to think about contraception?
• Could these medications affect my fertility?
• I have PCOS. Is there anything special I need to know?
• Will this medication affect my periods?