Mounjaro (Tirzepatide)
What is Mounjaro (Tirzepatide?
Mounjaro is used for weight loss and weight maintenance in adults. Mounjaro primarily works by regulating your appetite, giving you a sense of satiety (‘fullness’), making you feel less hungry and experience less food cravings. This will help you eat less food and reduce your body weight.
Wegovy (Semaglutide)
What is Wegovy?
Wegovy is a weight loss medicine that can help to regulate your appetite and reduce cravings. It can be a very effective medicine to achieve sustained weight loss when used alongside a reduced calorie diet, increased physical activity and healthy lifestyle choices.
Orlistat (Xenical)
What is Orlistat?
Xenical is a medicine used to treat obesity. It works in your digestive system to block about one-third of the fat in the food you eat from being digested.
Xenical is indicated in the treatment of obesity in conjunction with a low calorie intake diet.
Practical tips
The most common side effects observed in clinical trials were nausea and diarrhoea, these were mild/moderate in severity, and usually of short duration and most frequently reported during the first few months on treatment.
- Try: Eating smaller portions
- Try: Eating slowly
- Try: to stay hydrated
- Try: To stop eating at first sign of fullness
- Avoid: Large portions
- Avoid: Fried or fatty foods
- Avoid: Overly sweet or spicy foods
- Avoid: Drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes
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