Serum Feels Sticky or Greasy Cause: Excess glycerin or oil content, or insufficient water balance
Usually, anyone with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher can benefit from semaglutide or tirzepatide
Possible disadvantages may include gastrointestinal side effects such as nausea, bloating, constipation, or diarrhea, particularly during the early stages of treatment
The FDA approved semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) for adults with obesity in 2021, and tirzepatide followed in 2023but adolescent use remains limited and requires physician discretion
We encourage you to begin your journey by taking our personalized quiz to see if Mounjaro or other FDA-approved medications could play a role in your treatment
In one published case, an active, lean-adjacent man lost about one-third of his total weight as muscle on 2.5 mg and recovered it after adding resistance training and increasing protein. This is a cautionary case, not an incidence estimate