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Semaglutide Weight Loss in Boca Raton

A once-weekly injection that changes how full you feel and how long that feeling lasts. We run your labs first, show you the injection here, and adjust the dose as you go. Bruce J. Stratt, MD reviews what gets prescribed.

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What it actually is

Semaglutide, in plain terms.

It is a GLP-1 receptor agonist. GLP-1 is a hormone your gut releases after you eat; part of its job is telling the brain the meal has landed. Your own version breaks down in minutes. This one keeps the signal running for days.

Mechanism

Three things it changes

One signal, doing its normal job for longer than it naturally would.

Appetite between meals. The pull toward the next snack quiets down. Patients mention this before the scale.
Fullness during a meal. You reach enough sooner and stay there longer.
Gastric emptying. The stomach clears more slowly — which extends the fullness, and is why most side effects are digestive.

It also increases insulin release when blood glucose is high. This drug family came out of diabetes medicine, which is why we read your metabolic markers first.

Honest limits

What it doesn't do

It is not a fat-burner and not a plan on its own. What it does is make an eating pattern sustainable that willpower alone was not — a different claim from doing the work for you.

Protein and resistance training decide how much of what you lose is fat rather than muscle.
It does not fix an underactive thyroid, insulin resistance or a hormone deficiency. Those are found on labs and treated on their own terms.

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What treatment looks like

Start low, move up slowly, get looked at along the way.

Nothing is prescribed before your labs and a results review — someone here goes through the numbers with you, by phone or at the office, rather than emailing a PDF, Dr. Stratt consults on what gets prescribed, and you have the price in writing before you decide. After that, most bad experiences with this medication trace back to going up too fast. How fast the dose goes up is the part that decides how you feel. That's the part we manage in person.

Your first dose

You start below the dose expected to do the work — the gut needs time to adapt. We show you the injection in the office: same day each week, under the skin.

Stepping up

The dose moves up in stages, with weeks between increases. How fast depends on how you are tolerating it, not on a calendar applied to everyone. Holding longer at a dose is a normal decision.

Check-ins at the office

You come in to 7035 Beracasa Way. Weight, blood pressure, what you are eating, what side effects you have had, what the labs say. An online form can't tell us how you're actually tolerating the dose. That's what the visit is for.

Maintenance, and the exit

At some point the dose stops climbing. Where that lands, how long you stay there and what happens afterward get decided with you — at the start, not improvised later.

Safety

Side effects, and when we say no.

This is a prescription medication with real side effects and real reasons we would not prescribe it. We go through both with you before you start.

Commonly reported

Nausea, especially after a dose increase
Constipation or loose stools
Acid reflux or feeling uncomfortably full
Fatigue in the early weeks
Reaction at the injection site

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Severe or persistent abdominal pain
Vomiting you cannot keep ahead of, or signs of dehydration
Any new symptom you are unsure about

When we wouldn't prescribe it

Personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma
Multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2
Pregnancy, planning a pregnancy, or breastfeeding
A history of pancreatitis or significant gallbladder disease
Certain gastrointestinal conditions, reviewed case by case
Labs pointing to a thyroid or hormone problem we should treat first

How we manage it

Slow, individualised titration
Holding or stepping back a dose when tolerance says so
Hydration, fibre and protein guidance that heads most of it off
Repeat labs where indicated

If your history rules this out, that is a useful visit rather than a wasted one.

Why patients come to an office for this

Getting the prescription is the easy part.

Semaglutide is easy to obtain and easy to prescribe badly. Patients come from Delray Beach, Boynton Beach and Deerfield Beach for the supervision around it.

Questionnaire and ship

A form, then a prescription — labs optional or skipped
One escalation schedule applied to everybody
Side effects reported into a chat box
No plan for what happens when you come off

LifeBoost, Boca Raton

Titration paced to you, decided at in-person check-ins
Injection technique taught in the office, not by video
Dr. Stratt consults on the protocol; price in writing before you start
A local office to call, not a support inbox — since 2014

The clinical team behind your care

Dr. Stratt and Gabrielle Janney, PA‑C. One office in Boca Raton since 2014.

Dr. Stratt is the medical director and consults on weight loss protocols. Gabrielle Janney, PA-C is nationally certified and sees many of the wellness visits.

Bruce J. Stratt, MD, Medical Director of LifeBoost in Boca Raton

Bruce J. Stratt, MD Age management medicine fellowship, University of South Florida · American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine · Boca Raton since 2014

Gabrielle Janney, PA-C, physician assistant at LifeBoost in Boca Raton

Gabrielle Janney, PA-C Nationally certified PA · Duke University PA Program · Nearly a decade in clinical medicine

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Before you call

Questions we get about semaglutide.

How is semaglutide taken?

A once-weekly injection under the skin — abdomen, thigh or upper arm — given at home on the same day each week, with or without food. We show you how at the office before your first dose, and you can call us if one does not go as expected.

How soon will I notice anything?

Most people notice the appetite change before the scale moves, often within the first few weeks. The starting dose is deliberately low, so the early effect is usually mild, and weight change is rarely a straight line. We look at the trend with you in person.

What side effects should I expect?

Most are digestive: nausea, reflux, constipation or loose stools, usually worst in the days after a dose increase. Going up slowly is what keeps them manageable, and holding at a dose is a normal adjustment rather than a failure. Severe or persistent abdominal pain is different — call us the same day.

What happens if I stop taking it?

Appetite regulation drifts back toward where it was, and weight can follow. That is not a reason to avoid the medication — it is a reason to decide early what comes after it: nutrition, activity, and any hormonal issue your labs turned up. We discuss the exit at the start.

Do you take insurance, and when do I find out the cost?

LifeBoost is a self-pay practice, so nothing is billed to insurance. You get your price in writing when we go over your results together, once we know what is indicated for you and before you commit to anything.

This page is for general information and is not medical advice. Whether any treatment is appropriate for you is determined after evaluation and, where indicated, laboratory testing.

Questions we haven't answered? Call the office on (561) 922-9967, Monday to Friday, 10am–4pm.

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Semaglutide or tirzepatide?

We prescribe two weekly injections: semaglutide and tirzepatide. Tirzepatide also acts on the GIP receptor. Your labs and history decide which one you're prescribed. Call (561) 922-9967 and tell us what you've already tried.

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