The Wegovy pill dosing schedule is: Day 1 - 30 (Starting dose) - 1.5mg tablet once a day for 30 days Days 31 - 60 - 4mg tablet once daily for 30 days Days 61 - 90 - 9mg tablet once daily for 30 days Days 91 onwards (maximum dose) - 25mg once a day
Request a visual inspection rather than running the medication through an X-ray machine if you have concerns, though modern airport scanners do not degrade GLP-1 compounds
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However, significant improvements were also seen in their heart failure symptom scores and heart failure hospitalisation rates too, suggesting these aspects of their condition may have benefitted too
These include: Nausea (most frequent, affecting up to 20% of patients) Diarrhoea Vomiting Abdominal pain or discomfort Decreased appetite Constipation Dyspepsia (indigestion) For individuals who have undergone cholecystectomy, digestive symptoms may be experienced differently or potentially overlap with post-cholecystectomy digestive changes