It was always to actually enjoy them
After years of dieting and attempting every weight loss hack on the planet, semaglutide gave me an opportunity to lose weight without feeling restricted
The New England Journal of Medicine, 388(11), 961963
No, you dont need to see an endocrinologist
The connection between these medications and oral health is real, but it is also very manageable with the right preventive approach

Reported benefits (per available research): Studied for restoring more youthful pulsatile GH and IGF-1 secretion in older adults, based on a small 1997 randomized, placebo-controlled human trial of a closely related GHRH(1-29) analog published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism May support gains in lean body mass in men specifically: that same 16-week trial found a statistically significant increase in lean body mass in men but not in women, alongside a significant increase in skin thickness (a marker of dermal collagen) in both sexes Proposed to support broader recovery and body-composition goals tied to growth-hormone-axis activity, though sermorelin-specific modern adult trial data remains thin, and much of the anti-aging and muscle-building framing used in commercial marketing outpaces the current clinical evidence base Known risks and side effects: Injection-site reactions (pain, swelling, or redness) are the most commonly reported adverse event associated with sermorelin therapy in manufacturer drug-labeling data Headache, flushing, dizziness, difficulty swallowing, hyperactivity, drowsiness, and hives have also been reported less commonly per that same labeling data
