Choosing your target maintenance dose The right maintenance dose depends on several factors: Remember that you can always adjust your target dose based on how you respond
Your blood pressure would increase. The reasoning is the same for obesity, Saad asserted, since, like diabetes mellitus and hypertension, it is a chronic disease, and must be treated accordingly. It is clear, he said, that treatment must be individualized, and that some patients can gradually reduce medication, but this does not happen with the majority, and early cessation of treatment can lead to weight regain. Mir Ali, MD, a board-certified general surgeon, bariatric surgeon and medical director of MemorialCare Surgical Weight Loss Center at Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA, who was not involved in the meta-analysis, suggested several ways to help avoid adverse gastrointestinal effects, the first of which is limiting dose sizes as much as possible
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Comparing Semaglutide and Tirzepatide: Approved Uses Shared Approved Uses Both semaglutide and tirzepatide are FDA-approved for managing type 2 diabetes and aiding in chronic weight management for adults