Episode 236: Wegovy HD medication

If Wegovy has helped you — but not enough — the answer may not be more willpower. It may be a higher dose.

The FDA just approved a new 7.2mg version of Wegovy, and the clinical data is turning heads.

In this episode, I break down everything you need to know about this new higher dose — what the research shows, who it's designed for, and what it actually means for your weight loss journey.

Weight loss medicine just crossed a new threshold. This isn't just a bigger dose, it's a meaningful new option for people who need more help reaching goals that can transform their health. Listen now!

Episode Highlights:

• Why 1 in 3 people on the standard Wegovy dose don't lose even 5% of their body weight and what the new dose does differently

• The Step Up Trial: what a 1,400-person, 72-week clinical study published in 2025 found about the 7.2mg dose

• How nearly half of participants lost 20% or more of their body weight numbers we typically only see with bariatric surgery

• The side effects you need to know about, including the new one that showed up in 23% of patients

• Who this higher dose is best suited for and who should wait

• How the dosing process works and what to do if side effects become uncomfortable

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About Dr. Alicia Shelly

Dr. Alicia Shelly was raised in Atlanta, GA. She received her Doctorate of Medicine from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Shelly has been practicing Primary Care and Obesity medicine since 2014. In 2017, she became a Diplomat of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She is the lead physician at the Wellstar Medical Center Douglasville. She started a weekly podcast & Youtube channel entitled Back on Track: Achieving Healthy Weight loss, where she discusses how to get on track and stay on track with your weight loss journey. She has spoken for numerous local and national organizations, including the Obesity Medicine Association, and the Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons. She has been featured on CNN, Fox 5 News, Bruce St. James Radio show, Upscale magazine, and Shape.com. She was named an honoree of the 2021 Atlanta Business Chronicle's 40 under 40 award. She also is a collaborating author for the, "Made for More: Physician Entrepreneurs who Live Life and Practice Medicine on their own terms''.

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