In a pre-specified blinded extension for those with a BMI 35, participants who continued on retatrutide 12 mg to 104 weeks lost an average of 85.0 lbs (30.3%).2 Additionally, retatrutide showed significant improvements from baseline across certain cardiovascular risk factors, including waist circumference, non-HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, systolic blood pressure and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)
Adopting these lifestyle changes may help you achieve your weight loss goals while on weight loss medication, help you maintain your weight loss if you decide to stop treatment, and help to improve your overall health
While these revolutionary weight loss injections are highly effective, they significantly alter your metabolism and put extra demands on your internal organs
Some choose not to use the medication at all
Your TSH and free T4 should be checked every 68 weeks during the first 34 months of semaglutide use, then every 3 months thereafter