Greater doses provided greater weight loss and caused more side effects such as upset stomach and, in rare instances, dysesthesia (2.3%4.5% of those enrolled)
In February 2025, a coalition of state attorneys general urged the FDA to crack down on bad actors selling counterfeit or substandard Semaglutide, warning of significant safety risks to patients
However, tirzepatide may cause higher rates of gastrointestinal side effects, particularly during the initial dose titration stage
They thank the personnel of the Teaching, Research, and Service Laboratories LADISER Clnicos and LADISER Inmunologa for allowing the use of their facilities to collect and analyze the biological samples
Modeling suggests lean mass loss varies by sex, with men potentially losing 20% to 25% of total weight as muscle and women losing 10% to 15%