If you're starting on a GLP-1 medication or considering one, the names get confusing fast. Ozempic. Wegovy. Mounjaro. Zepbound. Rybelsus. Trulicity. Some are the same drug under different brand names. Some are entirely different molecules. Some are approved for diabetes, some for weight loss, and some for both.
The first thing almost everyone notices on a GLP-1 medication isn't the weight loss. It's the side effects. Nausea that comes and goes. Fatigue that hits at strange times. Constipation that doesn't respond to the usual fixes. Sulfur burps that show up out of
Starting a GLP-1 medication like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, or Zepbound is a real turning point. The medication does work that no diet or willpower alone has ever done, but most people quickly realize the scale alone tells a tiny fraction of the story. Side effects come and go. Doses titrate