Sehar Shahid, a National Pharmacy Association board member and trainer for weight-management prescribing, said: Dysaesthesia is a broad term covering abnormal sensations such as burning, tingling, numbness or altered skin sensitivity, so healthcare professionals should be alert to patients reporting these symptoms while taking semaglutide. In practice, many side effects only become clearer once a medicine is used at scale in the real world, Shahid added
Addressing Complex Conditions: Many metabolic conditions are multifaceted
Setting realistic weight loss goals and creating a customized plan
Substantial weight loss comes with hurdles and adjustments such as skin laxity and volume loss
First-line obesity treatments include lifestyle intervention (e.g., low-calorie diets) and behavioral modification therapies 4,5 since approved obesity medications have limited efficacy and commonly have side effects 6