In 2025, the FDA declared the Wegovy shortage resolved and began warning companies like Hims for promoting compounded alternatives with misleading claims such as same active ingredient. Companies built on regulatory arbitrage may find their business models threatened by enforcement actions
Reduced androgen symptoms : Acne often improves, new facial hair growth may slow, and some women notice scalp hair becoming thicker
According to Nooms chief medical officer and double board-certified physician Jeffrey Egler, MD, the interest in microdosing is tied to a much bigger issue
It's not approved for weight management, but people who take it do lose weight
Insulin resistance can lead to the overproduction of androgens, further exacerbating the hormonal imbalance
One study showed that eating shredded cabbage raised GLP-1 more than drinking pureed cabbage