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The main reasons include gastrointestinal side effects (e.g., nausea, vomiting), high costs , and a preference for oral medication over injections

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Your provider should monitor kidney function, bone health, and GI symptoms annually, but indefinite use is medically supported

These side effects can sometimes get better over time but, Shah said, at least 10% of patients who start these drugs have to be taken off of them because the side effects do not improve

Persistent hunger despite adequate dosing should be reviewed

L-carnitine, a derivate of the amino acid lysine, is found predominantly in red meat, certain fish and trace levels observed in dairy and some plant foods, such as avocado 43