One 40-year-old fashion executive and mom of three who lives on the Upper East Side, who wished to remain anonymous, told The Post she is currently taking off-brand semaglutide in the hopes it will help her lose the excess baby weight, a hush-hush trend she said is permeating her affluent Manhattan neighborhood
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Although the gastrointestinal upset can be uncomfortable or even painful when taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, most people adapt within a few weeks
This does not mean it is ineffective
You can press a clean cotton ball to the area until the bleeding stops
The dose you are taking matters significantly here, as higher doses produce more dramatic slowing of gastric emptying and correspondingly more reflux risk