[166] [167] In July 2023, the Icelandic Medicines Agency reported two cases of suicidal thoughts and one case of self-injury of users of the injection, prompting a safety assessment of Ozempic, [168] Wegovy, Saxenda, and similar drugs
Hair shedding on a GLP-1 is usually telogen effluvium, a temporary response to fast weight loss rather than the drug itself, and it often improves once weight stabilizes
They are less effective against habitual eating, emotional eating, and food cue reactivity
Peptides are not a substitute for care from a licensed provider
Thus, adding an additional commercially available drug, such as B12, is insufficient to justify compounding a GLP-1 medication
We can process most refills within 24 hours