Patient safety advice should include: Reporting severe or persistent abdominal pain immediately Maintaining adequate hydration, particularly during gastrointestinal upset Monitoring for signs of depression or suicidal ideation (regulatory authorities are monitoring this signal, though no causal link has been established) Understanding that rapid weight loss may necessitate adjustment of other medications Regarding pregnancy , advice is product-specific: Wegovy and Saxenda are contraindicated in pregnancy
However, some fish studies also reported that dietary l-carnitine could increase the muscle carnitine content in African catfish and zebrafish ( Reference Li, Li and Qin 27 , Reference Ozrio, Uktoseja and Huisman 50 , Reference Ozrio, Van Ginneken and Van den Thillart 51 )
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Individuals on a GLP-1 receptor drug reported the following: 65% reported nausea, compared to 16% of placebo 37% reported abdominal pain, compared to 6% of placebo
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