GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro cause significant weight loss and can treat obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Serious side effects like gastric paralysis come from dosing too fast. Start at the lowest dose, stay there for four weeks, and only increase if weight loss stalls and side effects are gone.
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