### Specific Considerations for Semaglutide - API Sensitivity: Semaglutide, being a peptide, is sensitive to moisture and temperature
When we recommend semaglutide for your weight loss and health, we also custom-design a diet and exercise plan that starts with where you are now and aims for an optimal dose. For instance, the starting dose of semaglutide might be just 0.25 mg per week, working gradually toward the maintenance dose of 2.4 mg
In some cases, they might recommend staying on your current dose for an additional week or two if the side effects are manageable but still present
Decrease the hydrocortisone dose by 5 mg per day
It is not a scheduled controlled substance, so possession for personal research use is not criminalized the way a scheduled drug would be, but it also cannot be legally sold as a dietary supplement or marketed with a therapeutic claim
Mitochondrial (Dys)function and Insulin Resistance: From Pathophysiological Mechanisms to the Impact of Diet