Semaglutide Peptide Weight Loss Therapy

Seattle Semaglutide Peptide Therapy

is an Effective Treatment for Weight Loss

Semaglutide Peptide Weight Loss Therapy is an effective treatment to stabilize hunger and satiety signals, balance blood sugar, and support fat loss, particularly for those who have tried many therapeutic diet strategies and are active but have not seen results.

You will notice an immediate decrease in hunger and cravings, less emotional eating, and more satiety. Weight loss is expected at a rate of 1-3 lbs per week and works even for those who have a history of frequent or repeat dieting, difficulty losing weight, difficulty maintaining weight loss, high sugar or food cravings, peri- or post-menopausal weight gain, and poor blood sugar control.

The peptide treatment is administered weekly — either at home or in our clinic — until goal weight is achieved.

Semaglutide Peptide Therapy (also prescribed under brand names Ozempic (R) or Wegovy (R)) is an effective treatment for weight and fat loss, inability to lose weight with healthy diet and activity levels, elevated sugar cravings, excessive hunger, emotional eating, binge eating, low satiety, and menopausal or peri-menopausal weight gain — WITHOUT deprivation, will power, excessive exercise, or restrictive dieting.

Patients experience reliable, realistic weight loss of 1-3 lbs per week on average, with decreased hunger, reduced emotional eating, more satiety, and a significant reduction in cravings – even when diet and lifestyle changes have failed to produce results in the past.

You can use Semaglutide Peptide Therapy to manage high hunger levels, reduce weight, balance blood sugar, and support your fitness pursuits.

Dr. Storm will be with you every step of the way to ensure healthy, sustainable results and your most effortless weight loss journey.

FAQs

What is Semaglutide Peptide Therapy?

• Semaglutide (also known as Ozempic or Wegovy) is a peptide: a small chain of protein building blocks called amino acids that sends signals in your body that help with blood sugar regulation, insulin production and sensitivity, satiety/sensations of fullness, and fat loss.

How does Semaglutide Peptide Therapy help with weight and fat loss?

• This peptide increases satiety signaling, helping you feel full more quickly. It also significantly reduces cravings for sugar, high carbohydrate foods, and hyper -palatable foods such as snack foods and fast foods. It helps regulate insulin, a hormone that balances blood sugar and is involved in the regulation of fat loss.

Why Semaglutide Peptide Therapy?

• Semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) regulates appetite and blood sugar to allow you to be able to feel your natural satiety signals. The sensation you get of being full. Patients report that they experience sensations of fullness again, sometimes for the first time in years. This naturally allows them to eat a healthy amount and then stop eating – and not think about food again until the next meal. It reduces cravings that lead to less-healthy foods choices, including high sugar foods, snack foods, and fast foods — without relying on deliberate restriction or willpower. Clients return to wanting healthier foods, including vegetables, fruits, whole grains, healthy fats and protein, sometimes for the first time in decades.

Is Semaglutide Peptide Weight Loss Therapy for me?

• Semaglutide Peptide Therapy is an effective treatment for those who:
  • Have more than 15 lbs of weight to lose
  • Are over 30 years old
  • Have excess weight that is not easily lost with diet and exercise alone
  • Have tried many diets and exercise programs without progress, or have lost weight in the short term but gained it back
  • Struggle with sugar or high-carbohydrate food cravings
  • Emotionally eat
  • Binge eat
  • Have elevated blood sugar on lab tests (not required to be eligible for treatment)
  • Feel like they do everything right but cannot lose weight, or have to be “perfect” with their diet and exercise to not gain weight
  • Have gained weight in menopause or peri-menopause and cannot seem to lose it
  • Who have Pre-diabetes or Type II Diabetes
  • Cannot lose weight due to PCOS

How is Semaglutide Peptide Therapy administered?

• Semaglutide Peptide Therapy is administered as a weekly injection. If you qualify for this therapy, Dr. Storm will demonstrate how to inject the medication at home. Patients also have the option of coming into the clinic once per week and having Dr. Storm administer the injection. The injections are safe and easy, and minimally uncomfortable.

Who is a good candidate for Semaglutide Therapy:

• Those with MORE than 15 lbs of weight to lose
• Those over 30 years old
• Those who have not seen results with diet changes and exercise
• Those who struggle with sugar and food cravings
• Those who are experiencing weight gain during menopause or perimenopause
• Those who have been told their blood sugar levels are increasing, or have pre-diabetes

What does the initial consultation look like?

• In your initial consultation Dr. Storm will ask about your goals and current lifestyle practice and assess your medical history to make sure that you are a good candidate for semaglutide therapy.
• To make sure that you are a good candidate for semaglutide peptide therapy, she will order blood tests to check your blood sugar, insulin levels, and liver and kidney health to ensure that this therapy is a good fit
• If your labs show that you are a good fit for semaglutide therapy we will schedule your follow up appointment to go over your semaglutide prescription and how to administer the medication from the comfort of your home

Semaglutide Peptide (Ozempic/Wegovy (R)) Weight Loss Therapy is a powerful weight loss tool for those with a history of unsuccessful weight-loss attempts, emotional eating, low satiety, elevated food cravings, peri- or post-menopausal weight gain, and elevated blood sugar. It works with the body to restore satiation, reduce cravings, stop emotional eating, and unlock fat loss even after decades of unsuccessful weight and fat loss attempts.

As interest in semaglutide has increased, we’ve had more and more questions about this therapy and how we use and prescribe this peptide. We hope that this additional information provides more clarity about the way we use semaglutide in our office as part of a holistic and long term approach to weight management.

What to expect during semaglutide therapy:

Semaglutide is an injectable medication that is administered 1x per WEEK. Your first injection will be administered or supervised by Dr. Storm in the office. From there you have the option to self-administer at home or come into the clinic for injections (please note that there is a $62.50 office visit charge if you opt to have Dr. Storm administer your weekly injections.)

We require initial lab work to assess your blood sugar, insulin, cholesterol levels as well as liver and kidney function tests. We will use these numbers to track how your body responds to treatment and to make sure we are keeping your body as healthy as possible while you use this medication. We’ll retest these levels every 2-4 months.

We begin with a very low dose of semaglutide to allow your body to adjust to the peptide and minimize any digestive discomfort. Still, it is likely that you will experience some digestive symptoms, the most common of which is nausea, heartburn, and fatigue. You may also experience vomiting the first or second time you dose this medication. You may also experience diarrhea or constipation.

We will monitor you closely during treatment to ensure that side effects are minimal and as comfortable as possible, as well as to monitor your dose of the medication and make sure it is exactly the right dose your body needs for reliable and consistent weight loss of 1-2 lbs per week with minimal side effects. During the early weeks of treatment we require follow up every 2-4 weeks. This is an appointment in office and incurs a visit fee of $200.

We recognize that many online clinics are offering very cheap access to semaglutide with minimal advisement or follow up, and that our model is different than what these online models are offering.

This is for several reasons.

1. The dosing of this medication completely depends on the individual. We have some people who only need the lowest starting dose to achieve their weight loss goals. Others will need to have their medication dose increased several times during the course of treatment. We practice personalized medicine and make sure that you are on the exact right dose to minimize side effects while preserving weight loss.
2. This medication can impact your digestive organ function. We need to monitor these systems and make sure we’re keeping your long term health front and center.
3. We use semaglutide therapy as a tool WITH diet and lifestyle guidance to create long lasting health habits that you can rely on after you wean off of this medication. We do not consider this to be a quick fix or a bandaid therapy, and our goal is to set you up with new habits and a new understanding of hunger and satiety signaling that will allow you to preserve your weight loss long term. This requires individualized care and diet and lifestyle recommendations.

Common side effects: 

Many notice that in the early weeks of using this medication they have more burping, heartburn, nausea and fatigue. These are totally normal side effects and should dissipate within 3-4 weeks.

To support optimal digestive function during semaglutide use Dr. Storm will prescribe nutritional supplements for digestive function, such as natural antacids, liver or gall bladder support, or gut lining support. In certain cases she may also recommend a second peptide called BPC-157 with your semaglutide to reduce these side effects and also give additional support to your digestive organs during the time that you are using semaglutide. 

Rare Side Effects: 

In rare instances this peptide has been linked to a rare type of thyroid cancer, and acute pancreatitis, which is a medical emergency. To date we have not had any patients experience these rare and more serious side effects. 

Other information: 

We use a reputable US based compounding pharmacy to supply semaglutide. Your prescription is compounded specifically for you and is not allowed to be administered to any other person. Having this medication compounded does not impact the supply for patients who are using this medication through their insurance. We are able to compound this medication because it is on a national shortage. There is a chance that in the future this may change and that we will not have access to this medication. We will keep you updated and let you know if the access to this compound changes. 

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