Saxenda prescription online for weight loss

As a GLP-1 medication, Saxenda mimics the hormone GLP-1 in the body. GLP-1 stimulates insulin production to lower blood sugar levels after you eat. GLP-1 also makes you feel full and slows down how quickly food leaves your stomach. 

With food in your stomach longer and GLP-1 telling you you’re full, you don’t want to eat as much and may not want to eat as often. And when you eat less, you can lose weight. 

Where natural GLP-1 only lasts in your body for minutes, GLP-1 agonists, like Saxenda, break down slowly and curb your appetite all day.

In clinical trials, people lost between 5 and 10% of their starting body weight when taking Saxenda for 56 weeks.

Learn more about Saxenda for weight loss.

Saxenda is an injection that you take every day. It comes as an 18 milligram/3 milliliter pen you use to inject yourself in your belly, thigh, or upper arm. 

Doses include 0.6, 1.2, 1.8, 2.4, and 3.0 milligrams. The pen lets you set your dose. Your provider will have you start with the 0.6-milligram dose and increase to the next higher dose each week until you reach your maximum maintenance dose — usually 3 milligrams. 

If you don’t tolerate a dose well, your provider may have you increase more slowly or stay at a lower dose.

If you want or need to stop taking Saxenda, talk to your weight loss provider first. They’ll help you know what to expect and how to manage any side effects. They may want to wean you off slowly to help minimize weight gain or possible indigestion.

Saxenda doesn’t deliver the same weight loss results that Zepbound (a GLP-1/ glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide [GIP] dual agonist medication) or Wegovy (a GLP-1 medication), but it does deliver. And some people may prefer a daily med or not tolerate Wegovy or Zepbound. 

Saxenda results in about the same amount of weight loss as Qsymia (phentermine-topiramate) and Contrave (bupropion-naltrexone) — 5 to 10% in 56 weeks. It results in potentially a bit more than Xenical (Orlistat), which lets you lose at least 5% in a year. And it offers more weight loss than Adipex-P (phentermine), a short-term weight loss solution, that can result in 3% weight loss in 3 months.

So, how do you decide which medication is right for you? Talk to a provider who can assess your health and your needs and recommend a weight loss medication if one is right for you.

Learn more about Saxenda vs Wegovy and Saxenda vs Mounjaro (aka Zepbound) for weight loss.