Disclaimer:
The recommended maximum dosage is 50 units of the compounded GLP-1 medication. If you titrate past this, you will be charged your monthly subscription price plus an additional vial at an ala carte rate. All ala carte vial sizes should be consulted with the provider and case manager. Please contact your case manager for this pricing.
Semaglutide is a compounded GLP-1 medication and is safe, but like all medications, may come with some side effects.
Less Common:
- Belching
- Bloated, full feeling
- Excess air or gas in the stomach or intestines
- Gaseous stomach pain
- Heartburn
- Passing gas
- Recurrent fever
- Stomach discomfort, fullness, or pain
- Yellow eyes or skin
Rare:
- Burning feeling in the chest or stomach
- Indigestion
- Stomach upset
- Tenderness in the stomach area
Incidence Not Known:
- Anxiety
- Blurred vision
- Chest tightness
- Chills
- Cold sweats
- Confusion
- Cool, pale skin
- Cough
- Darkened urine
- Difficulty swallowing
- Discouragement
- Dizziness
- Fast heartbeat
- Feeling sad or empty
- Headache
- Hives, itching
- Increased heart rate
- Increased hunger
- Irritability
- Lack of appetite
- Large, hive-like swelling on the face, eyelids, lips, tongue, throat, hands, legs, feet, or sex organs
- Loss of consciousness
- Loss of interest or pleasure
- Nausea
- Nightmares
- Pains in stomach, side, or abdomen, possibly radiating to the back
- Puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tongue
- Redness of the skin
- Seizures
- Shakiness
- Skin rash
- Slurred speech
- Tiredness
- Trouble breathing
- Trouble concentrating
- Trouble sleeping
- Unusual tiredness or weakness
- Vomiting
These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine:
More common:
Less common:
Rare:
- Bleeding
- Blistering
- Burning
- Coldness
- Discoloration of the skin
- Feeling of pressure
- Hives
- Infection
- Inflammation
- Itching
- Lumps
- Numbness
- Pain
- Rash
- Redness
- Scarring
- Soreness
- Stinging
- Swelling
- Tenderness
- Tingling
- Ulceration
- Warmth at the injection site
- Change in taste
- Loss of taste
