How Zepbound and Wegovy Work Both medications are lab-made versions of certain hormones your body naturally produces that help control appetite and fullness
A 2022 study found that when people stopped taking the medication they gained back about of the weight they lost within a year
Some patients require 2,000-4,000 IU daily as a maintenance dose, while others with severe deficiency may need higher prescription-strength supplementation (50,000 IU weekly for 6-8 weeks, then maintenance)
Draw half the total units in one syringe, inject, then draw the remaining units and inject at a different site
This effect is mediated through actions on appetite-regulating centres in the brain
Homozygotes and heterozygotes can be symptomatic, although the disease typically is more severe in persons who are homozygous for the deficiency