How to Prevent Muscle Loss While Taking Ozempic and GLP-1 Medications How to Prevent Muscle Loss While Taking Ozempic and GLP-1 Medications By Dr Anjali Mahto, Dr Charlotte Keigwin Patients using GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro can experience muscle loss alongside fat loss if active steps are not taken
This mechanism, designed to reduce appetite and slow digestion for satiety, sometimes causes the gut to move food through the system faster than normal
This modification involves the addition of fatty acid chains to the peptide structure, which enhances its stability and slows down its clearance from the bloodstream
In one 2024 study, researchers found people with type 2 diabetes taking semaglutide were about four times more likely to develop NAION than people with similar health conditions not on the drug
These metabolic effects can lead to a decrease in body weighta beneficial outcome for many of our patients with type 2 diabetes who also struggle with obesity