
Managing The First Few Weeks On Wegovy
The early gastrointestinal side effects are the most common reason people consider stopping. Most are manageable with simple changes to how you eat and what you eat.
Longer reads on the topics that come up most often in consultations. Side effects, comparisons, exercise, plateaus, stopping treatment, and the SA-specific compounded semaglutide issue.

The early gastrointestinal side effects are the most common reason people consider stopping. Most are manageable with simple changes to how you eat and what you eat.

Roughly one in two South Africans on weight loss treatment is using an unregulated copy. Why this matters, what the risks are, and how to spot the real thing.

Both available in SA, both SAHPRA approved. The deeper comparison beyond the pillar page: how to actually choose based on goals, budget, and tolerance.

The medication makes calorie reduction easier. That changes what kind of exercise actually matters during treatment.

Plateaus happen on every weight management treatment. Why they occur, what is genuinely useful when one hits, and what to leave alone.

Treatment for a chronic condition is not the same as a course of antibiotics. What stopping looks like, and why most people regain weight without ongoing management.

Why obesity is not on the PMB Chronic Disease List, what major schemes do cover, and how to approach the conversation with your scheme.