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Some individuals report fatigue, particularly during the initial weeks of treatment or following dose increases
Researchers found that people who took semaglutide lost, on average, 3.6% of their body weight after three months
When it comes to prescription drug interventions, however, many weight loss medications have led to their fair share of controversy over the years
Research demonstrates that approximately one-third of patients lose less than 0.5% body weight weekly during the first month of intensive behavioral treatment, with the majority of these individuals ultimately failing to achieve clinically meaningful results after six months
The results paved the way for liraglutide, branded as Saxenda, to be approved in the US as a once-a-day subcutaneous injection in December 2014 and in Europe in 2015 for the treatment of chronic weight management combined with a reduced calorie diet and increased physical exercise (Molteni, Chen)