Maintaining proper hormone balance is essential for overall health and wellbeing. As we age or gain excessive weight, hormonal imbalances can develop, contributing to fatigue, mood changes, increased appetite and weight gain, and more. Rebalancing key hormones through lifestyle changes and hormone replacement therapies can produce dramatic improvements in energy, weight management, motivation, sleep, sexual health, and an overall sense of vitality.
At Renewal Hormone Clinic, our experienced practitioners specialize in advanced hormone testing and cutting-edge therapies, including innovative new approaches like semaglutide shots. We tailor programs to each patient's unique needs and goals to optimize hormone levels safely and effectively.
Semaglutide is an exciting new peptide hormone recently approved specifically for chronic weight management in adults. It works similarly to the hormone GLP-1 that is released after eating to signal feelings of fullness and satisfaction. By mimicking these effects, semaglutide promotes:
In clinical studies, most patients using semaglutide weekly lost 15-20% of their body weight over 12-20 weeks - far exceeding typical results from diet and exercise alone. Unlike many past weight loss medications, semaglutide does not act as a stimulant, avoiding side effects like jitters, insomnia, or cardiovascular strain.
With expert medical guidance, semaglutide shots provide a powerful new tool in the fight against obesity and related health conditions like diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and more. The specialists at Renewal Hormone Clinic help patients determine if semaglutide is appropriate for their needs, provide injectable dispensed semaglutide customized to each patient’s dosage requirements, and offer extensive coaching for healthy, sustainable lifestyle change.
Semaglutide shots may be an excellent option for adults struggling with obesity and:
To provide semaglutide, our practitioners must first determine if it is safe and appropriate. We carefully evaluate health history and risk factors, order required lab testing, and collaborate with each patient’s other healthcare providers.
Key factors we assess include:
Beginning semaglutide shots involves:
We dispense ready-to-administer compounded semaglutide tailored to each patient’s prescribed dosage, typically starting low and gradually increasing over several weeks for better comfort and tolerability. Patients then self-administer a simple subcutaneous injection once weekly.
During the first month, patients have several check-ins to address initial side effects like GI upset or decreased appetite. Our coaches also provide nutritional ketosis guidance to accelerate results. Follow-ups continue every 1-2 months to ensure therapy stays on track, make dosage adjustments if needed, and order additional lab tests to monitor effects. The full course of semaglutide runs 12-20 weeks depending on the individual’s response and goals.
As a specialized hormone clinic, Renewal Hormone Clinic offers powerful advantages for those considering semaglutide shots, including:
We recognize that obesity stems from complex physiological and behavioral factors. Through compassionate, evidence-based care, our goal is not just short-term weight loss, but equipping patients with tools and knowledge for achieving and maintaining overall wellness long term.
Renewal Hormone Clinic provides compounded injectable semaglutide to give patients advantages over Ozempic/Wegovy brand therapy including:
Brand semaglutide also has strict candidacy requirements around BMI and preexisting conditions. Our compounding lab can formulate customized semaglutide using the same potent ingredient, but opens access beyond FDA indications to more patients likely to benefit.
The team at Renewal Hormone Clinic tailors semaglutide dosage protocols individually based on the patient’s weight, medical history, tolerance, progress with weight loss, and goals. However, a typical initiation, ramp-up, maintenance, and discontinuation schedule involves:
Initiation
Ramp-Up
Maintenance
Discontinuation
The maintenance phase from weeks 6-20 represents where most consistent, sizable weight loss occurs for most patients. However, we can safely extend treatment beyond 20 weeks for those who continue losing at a sufficient pace and tolerate the medication well.
Appropriate timing for discontinuation depends on:
Semaglutide is a new type of injectable diabetes medication that not only helps control blood sugar levels, but has also been shown in studies to promote moderate weight loss in most patients. This unexpected beneficial side effect is likely due to semaglutide's ability to increase feelings of fullness and decrease appetite.
While semaglutide potently suppresses appetite and elevates calorie expenditure, certain lifestyle measures can enhance its effects, including:
Incorporating positive habits while on semaglutide therapy potentiates success during treatment and post-discontinuation for maintained wellness.
The Port Richey area offers abundant amenities to support the lifestyle adjustments that amplify semaglutide treatment including scenic areas to de-stress and focus on healthy behaviors. We recommend:
Despite public health warnings about the epidemic of obesity, rates continue rising across all ages. Difficulty losing and sustaining weight reduction stems from not just lifestyle factors but complex involuntary mechanisms honed through evolution to prevent starvation after famine. Our bodies conserve fat via effects on appetite signaling, metabolism, stress pathways and more - fighting against our conscious efforts to shed pounds. Until now, options to counteract these biological drivers have remained extremely limited.
However, the recent availability of innovative medications like semaglutide finally offer clinical tools potent enough to dramatically bolster weight loss outcomes. Though not magic bullets on their own, under expert medical guidance, these breakthrough treatments help “turn the tables” against hardwired obesity drivers so that healthy diet and increased activity can start showing results.
At Renewal Hormone Clinic, we appreciate that every patient comes with unique health histories, preferences and objectives. After comprehensive testing and consultation, we can incorporate powerful solutions like compounded semaglutide shots into customized plans holistically addressing nutrition, movement and lifestyle for leaner, stronger and happier living!
Conclusion
In summary, Renewal Hormone Clinic now provides expertly-formulated compounded semaglutide injections to assist appropriate patients with substantial yet safe medical weight loss. Our hormone specialists carefully screen candidates, offer convenient in-house blood draws, provide 1:1 coaching, and modify regimens over 12-20 week treatment courses for optimal, sustainable outcomes.
Alongside pharmaceutical-grade dispensed semaglutide, we equip patients with nutritional ketosis guidance, fitness recommendations, stress and sleep management techniques, supplement advice, and other lifestyle optimizations. If obesity has continued plaguing your health despite dedicated efforts, consider contacting Renewal Hormone Clinic today to explore if custom compounded semaglutide shots might help you overcome biological barriers to achieve your goals.
