Do I Need Semaglutide Long-Term?

Name: Do I Need Semaglutide Long-Term?
Uploaded: 2024-07-12T12:00:15+00:00
Duration: 33 s
Channel: Dr. Charles Mok
Description: YouTube video by Dr. Charles Mok addressing whether semaglutide must be taken long-term for obesity. The speaker reports that drug companies typically…

12 Jul 2024 · 1 min

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YouTube video by Dr. Charles Mok addressing whether semaglutide must be taken long-term for obesity. The speaker reports that drug companies typically say the drug should be taken indefinitely because obesity is chronic, but argues obesity can be cured and questions indefinite high-dose use given cost and side effects; recommends patients consult healthcare professionals or their doctor.

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This is where we're going with semaglutide. It's a little more complicated because you are changing things over. But our professionals can kind of walk you through that. If you're interested in talking to us or you can talk to your doctor about this, they generally understand. What the drug companies have told us is that you got to take this forever. Because obesity is a chronic disease. We can say it is, but in reality, it can be cured. I mean, that's a known event. You can cure obesity if it is a disease. And if you've cured it, why would you want to keep taking this drug at the highest dose possible, indefinitely? Just doesn't make sense. It's expensive, has a lot of side effects, and typically, we want to, you know, take as little drug as possible.