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Muscle Cramps: These can be caused by electrolyte imbalances, so make sure to maintain your intake of sodium, potassium, and magnesium

Over time, your body can adapt to this medication, leading to a diminished effect on appetite suppression

Since the May 2026 generic launch, the cheapest semaglutide in Canada is generic Apo-Semaglutide (the Ozempic molecule), about $88 to $99 per month at Costco Pharmacy and roughly $100 to $120 at most other chains, which undercuts brand Ozempic ($250 to $265) by more than half

But because food is staying in your stomach and digestive system for an extended period of time and the impact on certain receptors in the brain, it raises your risk for the most common gastrointestinal GLP-1 side effects, like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and constipation

Studies show that 91.3% of patients who reused needles more than three times developed lipodystrophic lesions at injection sites