You will remain at this maintenance dose unless you experience any adverse side effects, in which case you may drop back down to 0.5 mg
When to talk to a healthcare provider Only take GLP-1s alongside the guidance of a healthcare provider, and with regular touchpoints where you can talk to that provider about your symptoms
This can take a few minutes
Whilst sulphur burps are generally a benign side effect of Saxenda, certain red flag symptoms require prompt medical assessment
Hoerman, J
In the obese trial cohort, 1 mg moved 24-hour heart rate by +0.7 bpm in the first week, essentially placebo. In a healthy lean Phase 1b group, the same dose raised heart rate by about 10 bpm, with a peak near 15 to 20 bpm around days 4 to 6. Lean, younger participants had more reactive heart-rate control than the sedentary, obese, and metabolically stressed trial population