No, you should not skip a week of Wegovy
Ozempic operates by stimulating insulin production (triggering insulin release) and lowering glucose production in the liver resulting in lower blood sugar levels
Routine Monitoring: For most patients, bloodwork checking ferritin and electrolyte levels around month 2 of treatment serves as a useful baseline
Semaglutide overdose rarely causes death in otherwise healthy adults, but complications like severe dehydration, pancreatitis, and acute kidney injury can become life-threatening without medical support
Serious adverse effects of semaglutide can include the following: Thyroid tumors Hypersensitivity or serious allergic reactions Acute kidney injury Cholelithiasis (gallstones) Cholecystitis (gallbladder inflammation) Angiodemia (tissue swelling of your face, eyes, and lips) Syncope (fainting and loss of consciousness) Pancreatitis (pancreas inflammation) Gastrointestinal adverse events associated with semaglutide: A pharmacovigilance study based on FDA adverse event reporting system, Frontiers in Public Health (2022) Jessica Marren, APRN, CRNA, of Bella Bar Medspa Megan Horsham, MD of Sanctuary Wellness Institute Medically accurate: SingleCares Medical Review Board analyzes all of our content to confirm its in line with current medical advice