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A doctor may consider GLP-1 or similar receptor therapies for patients who: Are overweight (a BMI of 27 or more, with weight-related health risks) Have obesity (a BMI of 30 or more) A medical consultation is important to work out whether this treatment is appropriate for you, because these medicines are not right for everyone
[17] [18] By contrast, the SmPCs for semaglutide (Wegovy and Ozempic) do not list insomnia as a common adverse effect
Joseph Rizzo, senior author of the July 2024 study that found an association between semaglutide and NAION, called the condition, in effect, a stroke of the optic nerve. Rizzo is the director of neuro-ophthalmology at Mass Eye and Ear in Boston
There is also a lack of human controlled studies
Even though the approved FDA label references pancreatitis, victims allege that the drugs warnings do not properly indicate the possibility for damage that is permanent in nature